Maryland jurisdictions consider transforming their wastewater into drinkable water

Facing a limited supply of drinking water, Carroll County’s Westminster plans to draw from a surprising source — its own sewage. This winter, the city of 20,000 will begin constructing a new building at its wastewater treatment plant, where already-treated wastewater will be purified with an array of special membranes and UV light, and sent into the city’s drinking water reservoir — rather than discharged into a creek.