Because it contains 12 percent of the country’s population, California sets standards in many ways. Now, the state government is working on a standard for potable use of recycled water.On Oct. 6, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 574, which directs state agencies to develop regulations for direct potable reuse of recycled water by blending it with raw water in the pipes leading into a water filtration plant.Under the new law, by Dec. 31, 2021, the California State Water Resources Control Board must adopt uniform criteria for augmenting raw water with recycled water, and it requires the board to establish a
