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L.A. to serve toilet water
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May 2, 2000 |
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The scheme, dubbed the "Toilet to Tap" program, would take water from toilets and run it through a five-year purification process -- to be closely monitored, of course. That water would then be combined with regular groundwater, and eventually would end up in residents' taps. Officials assert that the $55 million program, which could begin soon, is a cost-effective, safe solution to California's water shortages, and environmentalists back the plan. David Czamanske of the Sierra Club told Los Angeles' Daily News, "The water that we drink every day has been around for millions of years and circulated through who knows what -- dinosaurs, black bears and panthers. The water becomes purified through natural processes or it can be purified through reclamation processes." But Lori Dinkin, president of the Valley Village Homeowners Association, said, "This is human waste. I'm very uneasy about that." Bottoms up.
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