Australians will have to get used to drinking recycled water

Drinking treated sewage has always been on the nose in Australia.

Experts say demand for water as our population grows
 means more recycled water will have to be used for drinking.

The "ick" factor has led successive state governments across the country to rule it out as an option and was a key reason desalination plants were built in many capital cities.

But you're going to have to get over it because once population booms and climate change bites, most Australians will be drinking recycled water, according to urban water experts.

"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.

Read Jessica Longbottom’s story from The Age -“Australians will have to get used to drinking recycled water.”