This is what’s happening in California as the state tries to cope with a record-breaking drought now in its fourth year.
Some Golden State officials recommend that they implement a water-recycling policy known as direct potable reuse. That involves taking sewer water, treating it with a three-step process, then pumping it back into the water supply so that it can be used for drinking.
In effect, human beings would do the same thing that pet dogs do when they lap water from a commode. Critics of the concept refer to it somewhat distastefully as “toilet to tap.”