How Florida intends to reuse sewage water
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A new mandate requires Florida utilities to transform sewage into drinking water without triggering the public's gag reflex.
A new law will prohibit Florida utilities from discharging treated sewage into surface waters, like lakes and rivers.
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Waste Water treatment plant set for 200 acres in South Hillsborough County – The Observer News
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UN: Rising reuse of wastewater in forecast but world lacks data on 'massive potential resource' – UNU-INWEH
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Spillover - WATERSHED
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Where Water is Scarce, Communities Turn to Reusing Wastewater - Yale E360
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Florida sewage spills expected to worsen due to ageing infrastructure, Florida
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National Climate Group Warns More Florida Storm-Related Sewage Overflows To Come
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I Drank Recycled Sewage To Get A Taste Of SoCal's Water Future
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Collection: Garbage & Recycling - Pinellas County
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From toilet to tap: Getting a taste for drinking recycled waste water
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Understanding Water Reuse, Understanding Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding the Nation's Water Supply Through Reuse of Municipal Wastewater
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Water Reuse South Florida Water Management District
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