Recycled Wastewater  

How would you feel about drinking Recycled Wastewater?
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We are facing serious to crippling droughts in various countries including the United States. Many local governments are considering using that which we flush to augment our water supply. Recycled water is also being used to refresh underground water supplies and to irrigate crops.
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Recycled wastewater goes through an elaborate process to make it usable for water glasses.
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To make waste water suitable for dumping into rivers or the ocean, it undergoes the following steps.
* * Big stuff like tree limbs are removed.
* Coffee grounds and other granulars settle out.
* Chemicals are added to encourage gunk to clump and settle out.
* Bacteria are added to break down poo.
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To return it to the water glasses of the American public, it undergoes further treatment:
* * Sodium hypochlorite is added to disinfect the water, which then goes through microfilters.
* The water is treated with reverse osmosis, a process used in some home-water filters, to remove dissolved contaminants.
* Finally, hydrogen peroxide is added and the water is irradiated with ultraviolet light to removed the last of the organics.
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This treated water is said to be cleaner than the original water. Note that this is not where the diseases in crops are coming from (tomatoes & spinach are examples) They are grown on ground and in contact with pooping critters in some cases like cows and frogs.