UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Pierce County may eventually use recycled sewage to water the prestigious Chambers Bay Golf Course.
KIRO 7's Nick McGurk is live in University Place to explain. Watch on air through 7 a.m. and online through 8 a.m. http://kiro.tv/LiveNews
Currently, the county uses 65 million gallons of well water to water the course and the nearby park every year, but now there could be a new source of water.
According to the News Tribune, there is a $342 million expansion at the Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is set to open this fall.
According to the News Tribune, the plant uses a "de-ammonification” process to break down ammonia. It’s a rare process used in only a handful of other places in the country.
The process allows the Pierce County facility to handle the worst of the wastewater, including human waste.
The irrigation system to take sewage and turn it into water for the greens could take some time to implement.
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