Sheep graze among poplars at the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission’s Biocycle Farm, which irrigates about 400 acres of trees with treated wastewater from Eugene and Springfield, Ore.

Around the U.S., cities are increasingly warming to an idea that once induced gags: Sterilize wastewater from toilets, sinks and factories, and eventually pipe it back into homes and businesses as tap ...

Rising rural populations, drought and climate change are making water scarcity a problem in country townships—with more efficient handling of sewage system wastewater part of the solution. Subscribe ...

A new study gives Arizona and Nevada high marks for their reuse of treated sewage effluent as a way to reduce Colorado River use, but says the other five river basin states have a long way to go.

Despite persistent concerns about drought in the southwestern United States, the seven states that pull water from the Colorado River only recycle a small percentage of wastewater, squandering an ...

Water is the lifeblood of New Mexico. From our farms and ranches to our families and businesses, every drop matters. As our state faces ongoing drought and rising demand, we must look at every ...

The membrane bioreactor segment of the Grace F. Napolitano Pure Water Southern California Innovation Center in Carson, California. (Edvard Pettersson/Courthouse News) LOS ANGELES (CN) — Can wastewater ...

SALEM — Irrigating crops with treated wastewater is widely considered a promising but underused way to help relieve drought impacts in Oregon and across the West. Given that consensus, it would seem ...