humble3d Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) ‘Toilet-To-Tap’ Water Purification Coming‘Toilet-To-Tap’ Water Purification Coming To South BayALVISO (KPIX 5) – The source for Santa Clara County’s newest, cleanest and virtuallylimitless water is the new $68 million sewage treatment plant near Alviso, but the ultraclean water won’t be going into homes due to the stigma regarding recycled water.The new Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center will open this fall, but due topublic perceptions, the water from the plant will be diverted for use in fire hydrants,landscaping and electrical fountains instead of homes“It takes a long time to educate folks and grasp this concept that this water can bepurified to a level that’s cleaner than what we are already drinking,” said Marty Grimes ofthe Santa Clara Valley Water District. “The reality is that we are able to produce waterthat is cleaner than all of our other water sources.”The plant will produce 8 million gallons of water a day, using a three-step process ofmicrofiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet light – which zaps away impurities.Fresh water is expensive and in short supply during drought years, so this water may someday be a resource that people want to tap.http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/07/22/toilet-to-tap-water-purification-coming-to-south-bay/ Edited June 11, 2014 by humble3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCross Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 What are they talking about, this happens in Europe for years. Americans, always like to make simple things to sound something out of this planet, things that are so common in other parts of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigmatism Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Actually here in the USA, these sewage to water system services are not rare either. Living in Buffalo Kansas I found this out, my own grandparent worked there for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallhagrid Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The problem actually is the existence of flush toilets.They are easily replaced with things that do not waste precious drinkable water on moving fecal matter.Fecal matter is also useful - but in a country of fecophobes it is a taboo subject.So instead we simply throw away the most precious thing we will ever have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallon Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Composting toilets would save water, compact desalination units can add freshwater.It seems odd in places where there is plenty of water, but the world may face war over water in the future.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_conflictAs for the fecal matter being useful - there's a sweet topic for a romantic dinner conversation - latest discoveries even suggestthat intestinal flora of sick people can benefit from a feces transplantation of their healthy fellow men.So, never mind a certain odor that comes with food processed by Omnivores; unknowingly, you've been harboring a goldmine. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 people have been making this type of treatment system for ages...it had just recently had added to it some new technology... and it ups the efficiency so to speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rok Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) Guess who is most worried.......of course Purifier makers. It's time for all Purifiers makers to pack their bags. Ha ha ha :lol: Edited June 15, 2014 by Rok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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