Post on 01-Aug-2022
Illustrated by Suzanne BauerLayout by David Bogdal
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Wastewater treatment plant - place where wastewater from houses and businesses is cleaned
Picture GlossaryPicture Glossary(listed as they appear in the story)
Recycled water - wastewater that has been cleaned up
Purple pipe - pipe used to carry recycled water
Grass Flowers Fountain
Business Business owners
Water district - provides stream stewardship, wholesale water supply and fl ood protection
Artichoke and strawberry
Fountain
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Kathy MachadoIllustrated by Suzanne Bauer
Layout by David Bogdal
www.valleywater.org© 2009
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This is the treatment
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plant by the bay.
Wastewater Treatment PlantWastewater Treatment Plant
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This is the water recycled today...
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That carries the recycled today
At the by the bay.
Watered from ; it’s purple, not gray,
Just like the so green where we play,
They grow like , a pretty bouquet,
Next to the buffet,
-To run their with a recycled spray,
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This is the water district seeking a wayTo save more water every day,
Who talked to the in San Jose
Who run a and are willing to pay
To use recycled water in a new way -- - To cool their products without delay, - To fl ush their toilets; it works okay,
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...at the treatment plant by the bay.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Wastewater Treatment Plant
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This is the pipe; it’s purple, not gray,
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That carries the recycled today
At the by the bay.
Watered from ; it’s purple, not gray,
Just like the so green where we play,
They grow like , a pretty bouquet,
Next to the buffet,
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These are the people in San Jose
Who run a and are willing to pay
To use recycled water in a new way -- - To cool their products without delay, - To fl ush their toilets; it works okay,
- To run their with a recycled spray,
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That carries the recycled today
At the by the bay.
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This is the grass, so green where we play,
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That carries the recycled today
At the by the bay.
Watered from ; it’s purple, not gray,
Just like the so green where we play,
They grow like , a pretty bouquet,
Next to the buffet,
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This is a business willing to payTo use recycled water in a new way -- - To cool their products without delay, - To fl ush their toilets; it works okay,
- To run their with a recycled spray,
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That carries the recycled today
At the by the bay.
Watered from ; it’s purple, not gray,
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These are the fl owers, a pretty bouquet,
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That carries the recycled today
At the by the bay.
Watered from ; it’s purple, not gray,
Just like the so green where we play,
They grow like , a pretty bouquet,
Next to the buffet,
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This is a fountain with a recycled spray,
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That carries the recycled today
At the by the bay.
Watered from ; it’s purple, not gray,
Just like the so green where we play,
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This is an artichoke and strawberry buffet,
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That carries the recycled today
At the by the bay.
Watered from ; it’s purple, not gray,
Just like the so green where we play,
They grow like , a pretty bouquet,