Water reuse isn’t a futuristic idea — it’s already how rivers work.
Across major waterways like the Mississippi, the Colorado, and California’s Bay-Delta system, communities routinely rely on water that has been used upstream, treated, and returned to the river before being withdrawn again downstream. Modern reuse projects make that cycle intentional, monitored, and far more controlled.
“We're all already interconnected in that way,” said Joaquin Esquivel of the California State Water Resources Control Board. “Oftentimes with less stringent standards in what's being put into that river.”
Direct potable reuse reframes the same hydrologic reality: the difference is verification, treatment, and transparency.
Episode at https://bit.ly/CAreuseJoaquin
The Golden State of Reuse is a series exploring the past, present, and future of water recycling across California. The series is a collaboration with WateReuse California.
CDM Smith is the lead sponsor. Learn how their experts are driving innovation at https://www.cdmsmith.com/reuse
The series is also supported by the Sacramento Area Sewer District, Black & Veatch, and Monterey One Water.
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