, wastewater can flow to taps or mixed with raw water upstream of a drinking water treatment plant after undergoing extensive treatment.
But before it reaches a water fountain or tap, the wastewater will have been treated to remove its chemicals and pathogens — including additional processes introduced by the new regulation. The water will be digested by bacteria and microbes, filtered through carbon and cleansed with hydrogen peroxide and UV light, among several other steps.
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