Is Wastewater Recycled into Drinking Water?

The process of using treated wastewater for drinking water is called potable water reuse. Potable water reuse provides another option for expanding a region's water resource portfolio.

Does waste water become drinking water?

California's Orange County Water District (OCWD), has a plant that recycles used water and returns it to the drinking supply. ... At the Groundwater Replenishment System plant treated wastewater goes through a three-step treatment process using microfiltration, reverse osmosis and UV light.

Do we drink recycled waste water?

After it goes through the sewage plant, it is treated in a second plant (and sometimes a third) using advanced chemical, biological and physical treatments. The water is then fed directly into the drinking supply system or into the natural system (rivers, lakes, aquifers or reservoirs).