So, as usual, the leaders are behind on this issue; the people are smarter than their elected crooks.
Imagine how different it would be if San Diego were forced to introduce sewage treatment for its 180 million gallons per day; if it duplicated the Israeli situation, recycling 70%, that would be over 100 million gallons of water per day freed up at a minimal cost per AF.
More significantly, if San Diego introduced biological treatment, it would have to regulate dumping of industrial chemicals into the sewage system, which was the big cost for L.A. and O.C., and a necessary precursor to sewage water recycling and even sewage treatment.
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