Law Practice
Oct. 11, 2007
Water Everywhere but Not a Lot That's Recycled
Municipal water districts and sellers would like more recycled water used in California, where a growing population and global warming are straining dwindling supplies. But some environmentalists, including Linda Sheehan, a lawyer and the executive director of California Coastkeeper Alliance, warn that recycled water could have residual effects. "Just because a human can drink it doesn’t mean a fish can swim in it," said Sheehan, pictured in front of Lake Merritt in Oakland, which is affected by East Bay Municipal Utility District’s water recycling program.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Imagine flipping a switch to spray your lawn with water that you had flushed down the toilet a few months earlier, or filling a drinking glass with water with which you had showered.
Municipal water districts and sellers of recycled water would like to see this kind of thing happen in California, where a growing population ...
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