California Housing Development Will Rely Heavily on Recycled Water

摘要

A NEW MASTER-PLANNED community under construction in Southern California has been designed to use recycled water to meet all its nonpotable needs, including the irrigation of private residences' yards. Featuring a dual-plumbed system for distributing potable and nonpotable water, the 2,600-acre Summerwind Trails community in Calimesa, California, is expected to require significantly less treated drinking water compared with similarly sized developments. Begun earlier this year, the first phase of construction for the community includes 633 homes, a 6.5-acre public park, and a 30-acre site for a school that will open in 2021 and serve kindergarten through eighth grade. To be constructed in four or five phases during the next 15 to 20 years, Summerwind Trails will total about 3,700 residential dwelling units clustered on approximately 677 developable acres. The community also will include a 260-acre town center, as well as approximately 1,400 acres of open space, 80 acres of parks, a community recreation center, and approximately 20 mi of multipurpose trails.