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You know I think the most important thing
That I try to convey to my friends and family
And people who are maybe a little squimish about indirect portable reuse or water purification
Is the fact that all of our sewage already
From the inland sources
already goes into our rivers and other waterways
We’re already drinking repurified water but it’s being repurified by nature
This is just a means to use mechanical and industrial processes
To make sure that our local water is ultra clean
So what I convey to my friends and family is it’s safe
It’s been done before it’s being done right now
I think all we’re doing is we’re speeding up
What mother nature has always done for us
Instead of waiting for the water
To percolate through the ground
Or come back or be evaporated by the sun and then coming down
As rain water as another source of water we’re speeding it all up
We’re doing with technology what used to take
Years or decades to do in a matter of a few hours
What I would tell people about this about the tour
What I saw on the tour is the extent
To which the impurities are removed from the water
As it’s repurified
All the way down to the tiniest elements
To the point where there’s actually a need to reintroduce
Minerals and other things that
Are essential for human health in drinking water
The thing that blew me away most of all
Was just how technologically advanced everything really is here
This is some of the most advanced technology for
water purification in the world
It’s probably one of the most innovative ways
Of bringing new water into San Diego
And not having to depend on other sources