Turning wastewater into gold
November 27, 2007
An Arizona town has
sold its treated wastewater to a New York investment firm. The reason
municipal wastewater can be sold for cash is that Arizona
restricts developers from building unless they can prove they have a guaranteed water supply. As
water recycling becomes a larger component of American water use, recycled-water sales should become a more regular occurrence.
last revised November 2007