The program, designed to conserve water as well as cut down on the amount of wastewater discharged into natural waterways, would send used toilet and sink water to a treatment plant where it will be filtered, neutralized, and then piped to places where it can be reused for anything except drinking and cooking, the story said.

The program breaks down the amount of disinfection needed to treat the water into two categories, level one and level two, the article reported.

Level one water would be clean enough to store shellfish, irrigate crops and parks, fight fires and flush toilets, according to the story.

Level two would mean the water would be clean enough to swim in and could be used in turf farm irrigation, and to wash streets and livestock, the story said.

A final board vote is needed in September, and if approved, the program will require the installation of all new pipes to transport the recycled water to consumers.

Source: www.watertechonline.com