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So, in this suburb, the poo and the pee and the wash water are going to this treatment plant right in the middle of the community.
那么，在這片城郊，各種排泄物們和廢水正涌向處于區域中心的處理池。
It looks more like a park than a treatment plant.
其實與其說處理池，它看起來更像一個公園。
The poo at the very bottom of all those layers of gravel -- not touching anyone
那些處于所有砂礫層最下方的糞便們--不與其它成員接觸
is providing solid food for those marsh plants.
為沼澤植物提供了固體養料。
And the clean, clear water that comes out the other end is traveling underground to water each person's yard.
在另外一頭出去的清澈而干凈的水會從地下運輸用于灌溉每個人的庭院。
So even though they're in a desert, they get their own personal oasis.
所以即使他們身處沙漠之中，他們也可以擁有私人綠洲。
This approach is called Integrated Water Management, or holistic or closed-loop.
這種方法被稱為水資源綜合治理，也可以說成全面治理或循環利用。
Whatever you want to call it,
你們想叫它什么都可以，
it's in conflict with the status quo of how we think about sanitation, which is contain, treat, push it away.
但它與我們目前對衛生設施體系的看法（收集，處理，排放）是相悖的。
But in this approach, we're doing one step better.
在這套系統中，我們做的更好。
We're designing for reuse from the very beginning,
我們一開始就設計成了循環利用。
because everything does get reused, only now we're planning for it.
由于所有的東西都希望被再利用，直到現在我們還在繼續規劃。
And often, that makes for really beautiful spaces.
經常，這套系統能幫助創造美妙的空間。
But the most important thing about this system isn't the technicals of how it works.
但是對于這個體系來說，最重要的不是其科技原理，
It's how you feel about it. Do you want this in your yard? Why not?
而是你們對它的感覺。你們希望在你們的后院中擁有它嗎？為啥不呢？
I got really curious about this question.
我對這個問題十分好奇。
Why don't we see more innovation in sanitation?
為什么我們沒有在污水處理中看到革新？
Why isn't that kind of thing the new normal?
為什么革新遲遲不來？
And I care so much about this question, that I work for a nonprofit called Recode.
我真心關心這個問題，之后我為非營利性組織“科技投資新聞資訊網”工作。
