Expanding the use of wastewater in Florida to boost drinking water supplies is gaining support in the state Legislature.
St. Johns County officials said that practice is not likely to happen here soon, but the county is using treated wastewater ― that which comes out of toilets and sinks ― for irrigation instead of using drinking water for those purposes.
Wastewater can be reused once it is treated to a safe level, and technology exists to treat wastewater to a level safe for drinking.
House Bill 263, filed by Rep. Randy Maggard, and SB 64, introduced by Sen. Ben Albritton, would add requirements for cutting down on discharge from wastewater facilities and encourage the use of treated wastewater to supplement drinking water supplies ― among other things.
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A man attacked a homeless victim who was living in a tent in a public park leaving him bleeding and bruised, a court heard.
Mark Stagg, 34, confronted the victim who at the time was living in a tent at Diss Mere Park, on August 17, 2019, Norwich Crown Court was told.
Stephen Spence, prosecuting, said the victim was aware that someone was outside his tent and when he went to investigate he was attacked by Stagg.
Mr Spence said there were some punches and pushing but then Stagg went to his rucksack and took out a metal tool, looking like a wrench, and had hit the victim across the face and head.
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There’s a classic scene in “The Graduate” where Dustin Hoffman’s character, fresh out of college, gets pulled aside at a graduation party by a well-meaning friend of his parents and told: “I just want to say one word to you. Just one word . plastics.”
If that scene were written today with sustainability in mind, the word might be “batteries.” Or maybe “hydrogen.”
But it might also be two words: “energy efficiency.”