They'd use 100 percent reclaimed water if it were available. The location is right, too. Sewer water can be sent to a future treatment plant in the Sammamish Valley to produce one to five million gallons of reclaimed water per day. The project is being designed for a location somewhere between Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery and Willows Run Golf Course.
Reclaimed water is sewage water that has been treated and disinfected using four different methods.
The result is safe water for lawns, vegetables and flowers, and swimming, County Executive Ron Sims said at a press conference yesterday. When pressed, Sims ate a piece of lettuce irrigated with reclaimed water. Tastes like lettuce,'' he said. A golfer walks past one of the many ponds on the Willows Run Golf Course in Redmond. A deal announced yesterday might help the golf course use less water from the nearby Sammamish River.