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Instructions:
- Watch the videos and take notes.
- Answer the following questions and post your answers.
- Respond to at least one other student’s post for full credit. You will not see other student’s posts until after you post your own response. Once you post a response, other student’s responses will appear.
This discussion assignment is graded, so be sure to respond in a timely manner.
Links:
https://youtu.be/KcEG0gPzBb0
https://vimeo.com/14774639
https://vimeo.com/14774958
https://vimeo.com/14774949
https://vimeo.com/14774983
https://vimeo.com/15374976
Research
To learn more about Orange County Water Districts wastewater treatment process, click on the URL below:
Questions
Answer the questions and post your answers. Write in complete sentences.
- What is “toilet-to-tap” water treatment?
- Why have water districts in Southern California resorted to converting wastewater to drinking water. What are the benefits of reusing wastewater?
- List each step of the water treatment process and explain what each step does to the water to make it cleaner.
- Tell us what you think about, in your own opinion, about the “toilet-to–tap” water treatment process. Would you drink this water? Why or why not?
Toilet-to-tap water treatment refers to the three-step water filtration process used by the Orange County Water District which uses wastewater from the sewage system where dirty water