Toilet-to-tap drinking water rules approved in California

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley and — coming soon — kitchen faucets.

Toilet-to-tap drinking water rules approved in California
A woman holds two erlenmeyer flasks of water in front of a bunch of tubes.

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley and — coming soon — kitchen faucets.