Tag: Ron Falco
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Colorado OKs drinking treated wastewater: Getting over the ‘ick factor’
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Colorado regulators, after years of study, negotiations and testing, approved a new rule that clears the way for drinking treated wastewater this week, one of only a handful of states in the country to do so. The action came in a unanimous vote of the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Oct. 11. Direct potable reuse…
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Boil advisory lifted in Englewood
The city of Englewood lifted a boil advisory Friday afternoon that had impacted over 25,000 customers since Wednesday. Although the tap water in Zone 1 — the largest in the city’s water system — is safe to drink, residents should throw out ice and flush faucets and other appliances “to ensure removal of potentially contaminated water,” the…