Toilet-to-tap tech for drought-stricken California

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 16:30 in Earth & Climate

Support for a controversial process that purifies wastewater into drinking water is gaining momentum in California despite a major "gross" factor. With the state’s drought drying out reservoirs, the governor is pushing for alternative water-saving measures that include so-called "toilet to tap" programs. Chelsea Edwards shows us a pioneering water treatment facility in Orange County.

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