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Monday, August 1, 2005
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 Wired builds on the reuse of treated wastewater theme. Tom McNichol writes, "People head to Reno for all sorts of reasons. Some want to gamble. Others are looking for a hasty wedding or quickie divorce. I've come to the Biggest Little City in the World to drink my own pee. Not straight up, of course. First, I'll run it through a new NASA water purification system that collects astronaut sweat, moisture from respiration, drain water, and urine - and turns it all into drinking water."
Category: Colorado Water
7:06:02 PM 
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 Here's an article about Aurora's plans to deliver water in the future from the Rocky Mountain News [August 1, 2005, "Plan eyed to quench growing thirst"]. From the article, "Aurora must expand existing water supplies by nearly 64 percent in the next 25 years to keep up with the flocks of newcomers expected to arrive during that time. By 2030, Aurora will need about 90,000 acre-feet of water, a significant jump over the 55,000 acre-feet its current system delivers, according to a utilities department analysis. To quench that giant thirst, the City Council is eyeing a far-reaching plan to create an extensive recycled drinking-water system, upgrade its delivery system, add storage and buy the rights to other water supplies, largely here in the South Platte River Basin, said Peter Binney, director of utilities. Depending on its ultimate scope, the revamped water system could cost from $300 million up to $1 billion, Binney said."
Category: Colorado Water
6:22:23 AM
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