Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District considers advanced wastewater treatment system
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 20, 2008 at 6:50 amFrom the Inland Daily Bulletin:
From toilet to basin to tap.
That is how one water agency intends to make to the San Gabriel Valley nearly droughtproof. The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District this month approved a $300,000 consulting contract with MWH, an engineering company, which will review plans for a treatment plant that turns waste water into drinking water and stores it in the San Gabriel Basin. The facility would be similar to an Orange County Water District groundwater replenishment plant that opened in January.
“This would take waste water generated in the San Gabriel Valley and turn it into ultrapurified drinking water,” said Tim Jochem, general manager of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, based in El Monte.
“This will help us provide a high quality, local water supply to replace our lost imported water,” said Peter Rodriguez, spokesman for the water district.
The plant could cost up to $70 million, but officials said the expense is reasonable considering that a stable water supply for Southern California is becoming more important. The ongoing drought, climate change and the decline in the imported water from Northern California because of environmental restraints has forced water officials in Southern California to urge water conservation and increase attention on developing a local water supply.
“I would support any project that helps secure water for our region,” said Assemblyman Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina.
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