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A selection of California water districts will spend a combined total of $97.4 million to build and expand infrastructure to conserve, treat and purify water supplies to increase drought resilience, recharge groundwater resources and provide millions of gallons of potable water per day (mgd).
The city of Ventura will invest $60.4 million in the VenturaWaterPure program, providing critical treatment services for water discharged into a nearby river estuary. The funds will enable the city to support the Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Project at the decades-old wastewater treatment plant and develop the VenturaWaterPure advanced water purification facility.
Once concluded, the projects will expand the city’s water supply by approximately 20%, delivering 3,600 acre-feet of recycled, purified wastewater annually. The improved facilities are essential components for developing sustainable, drought-resilience water resources for Ventura, allowing the city to process a larger capacity of water while maintaining environmental standard compliance.
An additional $26.2 million will enable the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWDSC) to move forward with planning, design and improvement work on a major regional water recycling project. The Pure Water Southern California program will use a multi-stage process to treat and purify wastewater, distributing 150 mgd to support drinking water systems, replenish groundwater basins and meet industrial needs.
MWDSC anticipates the completed project will produce more than 118,500 acre-feet of water annually.
Finally, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) received $10.8 million to recycle water as part of the Chino Basin Resiliency Project. The initiative is part of a larger $985 million program that will provide 15,000 acre-feet of purified, recycled water annually, supplementing the Chino Basin’s supply.
The Chino Basin Program includes water treatment and storage projects to boost regional water resilience and reliability, featuring an advanced purification facility, pipelines and upgraded well infrastructure. These efforts optimize local water use, reduce imports, and support resource management across 242 square miles.
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