I’m sure it’s healthy and safe and clean and all that. Hell, the Colorado River Municipal Water District even spent $US13 million on a new plant that runs the urine and whatever gnarly stuff is in wastewater through microfilters, reverse osmosis, peroxide, UV light and any foolproof method you can think of. When you’re dealing with pee, it pays to be extra careful. Also, the h2o is totally up to drinking water regulations but… could you imagine? You’re drinking pee, man!
The new pee water will only affect about 27,000 people in Texas and is only happening because the western region has only received 0.1 inches of rain in the past few months (they’re supposed to get at least 7 inches). Other cities have experimented or are planning similar systems (LA, my hometown, has a possible $US700 million system in the works for example) that would probably do wonders for maintaining the dropping water supply. But seriously, if a city does use peewater as tap water, I’d just rather not know. Ignorance is bliss, you know? [Discovery]
Craig
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 11:29 AMGrow the hell up Casey Chan. It’s recycled water, like all the other water on the planet.
Stephen
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 11:44 AMYou’re making it sound like the yellow peril! Instead, think of daisies, or consider the extra vitamins and minerals.
In fact, it’s probably cleaner than your average tap water by the time they’ve finished treating it.
Oh, and better you than me:).
Stefan
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 11:45 AM“You’re drinking pee, man!”
The hydrological cycle is an extended version of what is happening here, according to your statement everyones drinking piss, effluent and more.
“The new pee water”
For srs? It’s water, there is no piss in it anymore, frankly I’m impressed that Texas has decided to do this, wise move.
Mike
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 11:47 AMI think sooner or later the whole world will be drinking their own pee.
Tara
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 12:17 PMI work for a water utility company – you think you don’t drink your own pee in Australia? There’s a reason I won’t drink the tap water…
David Shears
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 1:09 PMHonestly, I am all for this. The environmental benefits alone are waaay better than converting salt water into drinkable water. That being said. I couldn’t help myself…
http://yfrog.com/kjcxe5j
Patters
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 1:19 PMBetter go drink my own piss
Ben Zemm
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 1:57 PMAt least it’s not Poowoomba!
Steve
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 2:05 PMWon’t someone think of our precious bodily fluids?
Anon
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 2:27 PMBear Grills approves
Steve
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 3:10 PMWhat a dumb article. Casey Chan sounds like a colossal luddite.
Drinking piss is far more preferable to drinking actual wastewater due to the absence of microbes. Or is it just the fact that it was once piss? Guess what, just about all water was once piss. /shock!
I’m glad that a progressive, great system to recycle water is so offensive to your privileged and entitled First World sensibilities.
james_whatsit
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 5:45 PMcalm the hell down, we drink piss from the very day our embryo forms a mouth to drink it with
Jason
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 6:47 PMYou haven’t considered how many towns are upstream of your own?
It’s likely that it contains the (treated) efluent of several towns before you drink it, and it’s been that way since civilisation began.
The Murray-Darling system is over 1500km long with hundreds of towns scattered throughout the catchment. By the time it gets to the ocean, I bet each glass of water has been already drunk by someone else.
Rooboy
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 8:46 AMYou do all know that water is in a finite cycle? There is not such thing as pure clean water, in fact the “clean” water you’re drinking today has past through several hundred thousand bladders and intestines over the millennia.
So before you get all whipped up that “I’ll never drink piss water” too late loser, you already do!
olearymo
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 9:04 AMWow Casey. Pee pee! Poo poo! I bet you’re the sorta guy who giggles uncontrollably at the idea of hemp clothing?
Do you realise everyone in London drinks ‘pee water’?
Coming from Toowoomba, I grew incredibly sick of the debate a couple of years back. Old coot politicians were trying to convince us that drinking recycled water would result in us having floaters in our drinking glasses.
Grow the hell up. (Yes, I realise Casey is from Giz US and can’t see this).
olearymo
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 9:05 AMAnd Casey, ‘ignorance is bliss’? Your ignorance isn’t particularly blissful, we all have to hear about it.
Nathan
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 11:13 AMYeah this isn’t helping people get over what is a personal issue. You keep buying bottled water ruining the planet.
Teens should learn to stop being selfish and think of themselves way before teens should learn to break up on Facebook.
Why not post a video of Bear Grylls drinking pee while your putting putrid photos on a story about how you’re not prepared to sacrifice your comfort to help the planet.
I’ve got a video for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2p5svFJ9cQ
luck
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 2:20 PMwhat (almost) everyone else said. finally something good from texas.
erli hart
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