Debunking 'Toilet to Tap', with Mike Markus
Jan 19, 2022
With climate change threatening
freshwater sources, water demand across the globe is likely to
increase by 20 - 30% between now and 2050. In this episode, we’re
looking at two promising solutions to create clean drinking water
from surprising places: our sewers and our
oceans.
We speak with General Manager of the Orange County Water District, Mike Markus, about
debunking the “toilet to tap” fear and how turning our wastewater
into clean drinking water can be a closed-loop solution to mounting
water scarcity. On the Last Word, we hear from Dr. William
Tarpeh about new research he's leading at Stanford University
that could make desalination a more viable solution; one that’s
less costly and better for the environment.