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Every drop counts: Tijuana wastewater recycling may benefit both sides of the border

Posted by: Maven on July 6, 2009 at 5:41 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

Amid birthday picnics, brisk morning strolls and visits to the botanical garden, visitors to Tijuana’s largest public park might not notice the radical change that has taken place: The trees, plants and grass are being irrigated with treated wastewater.

After years of planning, Tijuana’s water-reuse program was launched last month in the city’s fast-growing eastern end. Every day, 470,000 gallons are piped to the sprawling Morelos Park, a green oasis surrounded by parched hillsides packed with small houses. “For every drop of that recycled water that we use, that’s one less drop that we have that we have to carry from the Colorado River,” said Hernando Durán, head of the Baja California Public Service Commission in Tijuana.

Although it will take years to develop, the program marks the start of what authorities say is an important effort to use treated wastewater in the city, reducing the city’s dependence on the Colorado River, which is the source for 90 percent of the region’s drinking water.

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July 6, 2009 · Filed Under Recycled Water

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