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Justin Fox, owner of Carlsbad Solar in Carlsbad, California, stands among surfboards in his garage, Jan. 24, 2023. Behind him at right is a refrigerator-sized appliance made by Hydraloop, that recycles gray water. He’s a salesman for the units.
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A refrigerator-sized appliance, made by Hydraloop, that recycles gray water, stands next to the washer and dryer in the garage of Justin Fox, in Carlsbad, California, Jan. 24, 2023.
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Fernando Ramirez, the U.S. managing director for Hydraloop, in Carlsbad, California, Jan. 24, 2023. Hydraloop makes a refrigerator-sized appliance that recycles gray water.
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South Platte River water arrives at the Peter D. Binney Purification Plant near Aurora Reservoir in Aurora, Colorado, March 23, 2023. The water is pumped from 17 wells along the South Platte River Banks, 34 miles away, into the holing bay pictured here, where floating plastic devices help minimize algae from growing. pipeline to the three pumping stations. It is further sent to the Peter D. Binney Purification Facility located near the Aurora Reservoir. From there it's pumped into the purification process, advanced ultraviolet light oxidation, filtration, and activated carbon absorption. The purified water is then pumped into the Aurora water supply.
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Aurora Water’s Greg Baker stands near a frame of ultraviolet light tubes that will be inserted into the pipe behind, where the light is used as part of the water purification process at Peter D. Binney Purification Plant near Aurora Reservoir in Aurora, Colorado, March 23, 2023. The water there is pumped from 17 wells along the South Platte River Banks, 34 miles away.
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Swirvine Nyirenda, who works in strategic and long-range planning for Aurora Water, at the Peter D. Binney Purification Plant near Aurora Reservoir in Aurora, Colorado, March 23, 2023. The water there is pumped from 17 wells along the South Platte River Banks, 34 miles away, into a purification system that uses ultraviolet light oxidation, filtration, and activated carbon absorption.
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