According to urban water experts, recycled drinking water is about to become reality for Australians with population booms and climate change leaving us no option.
State governments across the country have always ruled out recycled water as an option, which was a key reason desalination plants were built in many capital cities.
"I believe it will happen in the next decade for one of our capital cities on the east coast," Water Services Association of Australia executive director Adam Lovell said.