Recycled Water
* Re “Brewer May Have to Reply on Recycled Waste Water,” Aug. 3:
As a former member of the L.A. Regional Water Quality Control Board and of the Metropolitan Water District’s board of directors, I have long been a proponent of reclaiming our sewage to add to our diminishing supplies of water. I still support the reuse of such water, via separate piping, for industrial applications and landscaping but not for potable uses.
Now, with the proliferation of new and more virulent, cure-resistant forms of viruses and bacteria, I believe we must be even more cautious about what we allow into our aquifers, our drinking water and our beer.
We have an obligation to protect the health-sensitive and immune-system-impaired among us. A toast to Miller Brewing Co. It is better to err on the side of caution and protect the integrity of our potable water supplies.
ELLEN STERN HARRIS
Fund for the Environment
Beverly Hills
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