Projects will increase Southern California’s groundwater, 再生水, desalinated water supplies in face of changing climate
Four new local water supply projects that will together produce enough water for 100,000 Southern California homes every year received a $250 million commitment from the Metropolitan Water District as part of the agency’s latest investments aimed at increasing the region’s supply reliability.
都市的 董事会 last Tuesday (April 9) voted to approve separate 协议s with the city of Los Angeles; Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and Las Virgenes-Triufino Joint Powers Authority; Eastern Municipal Water District; and Municipal Water District of Orange County and South Coast Water District as part of 都市的 本地资源计划, which provides economic incentives for water developed and produced from groundwater clean-up, 水回收利用, and seawater desalination throughout the agency’s six-county service area.
“几十年, investments in local projects have helped strengthen Southern California’s resiliency by reducing demands for imported water supplies and decreasing the burden on our system,” said Metropolitan board’s Vice Chair of 气候行动 Nancy Sutley. ”在一起, 在储存和保护方面的投资, these projects have become critical as we face the dramatic impacts of climate change that are threatening water sources across Southern California and the western United States.”
Metropolitan 总经理 Adel Hagekhalil noted that the Los Angeles and Las Virgenes Municipal Water District-Las Virgenes-Triunfo projects will add a level of water resiliency to areas that faced mandatory conservation in the midst of the last drought in 2022 because of severely limited supplies imported from Northern California.
“的se are all incredibly worthy projects that show the true commitment of our member agencies to increasing the reliability of our water supplies in Southern California. We are stronger by working together and all of our region benefits from these investments,哈格哈利勒说."
“的se projects exemplify the type of investments envisioned through the development of 都市的 水资源适应气候变化总体规划, which will address the impacts of the changing climate through our long-term planning and financial investments,萨特利说.
“的y represent the types of go-forward investments that offer no-regrets insurance against future supply challenges,她补充道。.
Up to $139 million over 25 years will be provided for the Los Angeles Groundwater Replenishment Project, 在都市的 协议 with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 的 project involves developing new facilities that will purify 再生水 to recharge the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin aquifer. 的 project is expected to produce 19,500 acre-feet of water per year, starting in 2028. (一英亩英尺约为326英亩,000加仑水, roughly the amount used by three Southland families in a year.)
的 纯水项目 being developed by Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and Las Virgenes-Triunfo will purify wastewater at the proposed Advanced Water Purification Facility and deliver water to Las Virgenes Reservoir before eventual potable use and deliver it through 18 miles of new pipelines to portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. 预计将于2028年开始运营, 该项目预计将生产多达5个,每年000英亩英尺, 大都会的资助高达42美元.5 million for water produced by the project through 2053.
都市的 协议 with the Eastern Municipal Water District in western Riverside County will provide up to $26.4 million over 25 years for water produced by the Perris North Basin Groundwater Contamination Prevention and Remediation Program. 预计生产3个,从2025年开始每年466英亩英尺, 该工程将处理受污染的地下水, protect groundwater resources and prevent future contamination in the San Jacinto Groundwater Basin.
下一个 协议 with the Municipal Water District of Orange County and South Coast Water District, 大都会将提供高达39美元的贷款.9 million over 15 years for water produced by the proposed Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in Dana Point. 的 project will treat and convey desalinated water and is expected to produce up to 5,600 acre-feet of water per year within MWDOC’s service area, 从2028年开始.
Since 1990, Metropolitan has contributed over $700 million to 116 local water 循环利用和地下水回收项目 整个南加州, 帮助生产了近500个,000英亩-英尺的水, 大约够1个人吃.500万南加州家庭.
的 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, 连同它的26个城市和零售供应商, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. 的 district imports water from the 科罗拉多河 and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, 回收, 存储和其他资源管理程序.
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