By Mark Moran | Queen Creek Tribune
That lake you are paddle-boarding on? The water came from your toilets and showers as well as those of your neighbors. But Queen Creek planned it that way.
“It allows them to have an amenity, but also … the water that’s in this lake and the water that’s watering all the bushes and trees and stuff, we produced out of our own toilets and showers and kitchen sinks,” said Paul Gardner, Queen Creek Utilities director.
Gardner explained that the process the town uses to fill about a half dozen pristine lakes in several Queen Creek communities helps manage the growing volume of wastewater, also known as effluent.
