California approves new rules for turning wastewater into drinking water

State officials believe the rules will help the drought-prone state have a more reliable source of drinking water

Lakeisha Bryant, public information representative at the Santa Clara Valley Water District, holds flasks of water before and after it is purified at the Silicon Valley Advance Purification Centre (Terry Chea/AP)

California water agencies could soon turn wastewater into drinking water.

The California Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved new rules for turning water from toilets and other uses into drinking water.