Not literally but the thought of it makes me shiver.
As a hedge against water shortages and population growth, Orange County has begun operating the world’s largest, most modern reclamation plant – a facility that can turn 70 million gallons of treated sewage into drinking water every day.
The new purification system at the Orange County Water District headquarters in Fountain Valley cost about $490 million and comprises a labyrinth of pipes, filters, holding tanks and pumps across 20 acres.
Almost four years after construction began, the facility is now purifying effluent from a neighboring sewage treatment plant run by the Orange County Sanitation District, a partner in the venture.
Read the rest here.](“Sewage in O.C. goes full circle”)