Sewer water to be recycled as drinking water in three Texas cities

J. D. Heyes naturalnews.com California is not the only state having difficulty with moisture, as cities in Texas -- which have suffered from three years' worth of drought themselves -- continue to struggle to provide enough safe, fresh water for residents.

In fact, one of them, the north Texas city of Wichita Falls, is awaiting word from state officials for permission to reuse wastewater -- including some from toilets -- for drinking, The Associated Press reported.

The city of about 104,000, located near the Oklahoma border, has not seen substantial rains for a couple of years; over the past three, rainfall in the area is about 34 inches below normal.

At the end of February, the city had recorded its driest 41-month period since records began to be kept in 1897, the AP reported. to read more: naturalnews.com