Advanced Thinking: Potable Reuse Strategies Gain Traction
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Advanced treatment capabilities enable cities to augment drinking water supplies with purified wastewater. This image shows treated water feeding into a microfiltration unit, part of the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System.
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