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Sure: its already done many places. Look up "purple pipe" systems. As far as money, here is a recent addition where 2.5 miles cost $17.5M: https://www.mercuryn
by ac29 4y ago
Sure: its already done many places. Look up "purple pipe" systems.
As far as money, here is a recent addition where 2.5 miles cost $17.5M: https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/05/05/apple-campus-and-areas-down-wolfe-road-to-get-purple-pipe-for-recycled-water/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/05/05/apple-campus-and-area...
Its expensive, but maybe less expensive than you'd think. The goal is to connect large commercial users, not individual households.
- throwaway09223 4y agoI think the cost/benefit for purple pipe is generally not worthwhile, but I'm often in favor because dig projects have a secondary effect of giving cities opportunity to upgrade telecom/fiber infrastructure.
- diggernet 4y agoInteresting, hadn't heard of those. But that $17.5M seems to be mostly pump stations and running the pipe along a road. I was thinking more of getting from that pipe into all the existing buildings and houses, and to the various places it is used (I assume primarily toilets). On the other hand, I agree with the throwaway... Bring me some nice fiber along with that purple pipe!
- sologoub 4y agoYou don’t want purple pipe in the house, just at the street for your irrigation.