… The agency [Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts] operates 10 different water reclamation plants — from Valencia to Long Beach — that produce 150 million gallons of recycled water every day. The Warren Facility in Carson, meanwhile, isn’t just an isolated water treatment plant. Instead, it’s a key component in a wastewater treatment network  — called the Joint Outfall System — that consists of seven treatment facilities and more than 1,200 miles of sewers running from Long Beach to La Canada-Flintridge. It serves a vast majority of LASAN’s clientele — about 5 million people — and has the capacity to treat up to 400 million gallons of wastewater daily, making it one of the largest such facilities in the world. Six of the JOS plants, according to LASAN, convert less salty waste water into higher-quality recycled water, which is then sent off and used for landscape irrigation, groundwater replenishment and other uses.

Other water recycling news:

• EPA: News release: National Water Reuse Action Plan quarterly update
• E&E News by Politico: Biden EPA official to lead water recycling group