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States in the West are recycling water to cope with a shortage

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Recycled water is growing in popularity in the water-short West. Colorado already has rules for taking water from toilet to tap, and California is poised to do the same.

KUNC’s Alex Hager reports on roadblocks – like convincing consumers – for the Mountain West News Bureau.

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