Recycled Water
California continues to experience a severe drought with below-average rainfall, low snowmelt runoff, and court-ordered restrictions on Delta water withdrawals. Recycled water projects from urban wastewater are reliable long-term sustainable supplies and are the most drought-tolerant water supplies that can be developed. Reusing water helps preserve limited river and groundwater supplies.
Delta Diablo Sanitation District's Recycled Water Facility provides up to 8,600 acre feet per year of tertiary treated recycled water to two power plants and 20 acres of parks and landscaped areas. This project is one of the largest industrial recycled water projects in the State of California.
Antioch Recycled Water Project Update: As of December 2009, contractors have successfully installed 9,200 linear feet of 16" diameter PVC on Pittsburg-Antioch Highway and West 10th Street, sliplined 4,300 linear feet of 14" diameter fusible PVC on A Street, and excavated a 1.1 million gallon storage tank site with poured concrete bottom. The project is on schedule for July 2010 completion.
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