How will the public know if the water irrigating a landscaped area is drinking water or recycled water?
Signs will clearly designate landscape areas being irrigated with recycled water. Has anybody ever gotten sick from recycled water? Recycled water is commonly used throughout the United States and there are no confirmed reported cases of serious illness or allergies from using recycled water for its intended use of landscape irrigation. Will this water smell bad? It is possible some people may detect a slight chlorine smell, usually less than a swimming pool or hot tub. Could recycled water get mixed with drinking water? A separate set of pipes will carry the recycled water. Pursuant to state law, the recycled water pipes will either be colored purple or clearly marked indicating recycled water use. There will be no direct interconnections or cross connections between the two water systems. The system will operate at a pressure lower than the drinking water system’s pressure, so even if someone tries to cross-connect a recycled water line with a drinking water line, drinking water will
