Recycled Water

Central Basin's Recycled Water System
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Did you know that all the water here today is the same water that was here in the days of the dinosaurs? Lack of information and abundance of misconceptions have been the biggest obstacles in our efforts to truly understand the safety and quality of recycled water.

Why is recycling water important? It is important because about 75 percent of earth is covered in water. It sounds like a lot, but only 1 percent of that is freshwater, available for serving the water needs of more than 6.6 billion people in the world today. Because of drought and pollution, that 1 percent is slowly dwindling. To make matters worse, the world's population continues to grow, increasing the demand for water. In Southern California, more than 66 percent of our water supply is imported from outside of the region. With these statistics, we hope that you, too, will see the value and importance of recycled water.