PICO RIVERA >> Unfazed by the taint of "toilet-to-tap," the Water Replenishment District of Southern California unveiled another in a series of water recycling projects Tuesday that will help end its reliance on imported water and provide drought-insurance for its customers.
The giant step toward self-sustainability means managers of two of the largest ground water basins in the region will no longer need water pumped from Northern California or the Colorado River in order to serve 4 million customers from 43 cities in south Los Angles County.