Bureau of Reclamation awards $16.98M to five water RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECTS

摘要

The U.S.Bureau of Reclamation will provide a total of $16.98 million to five communities in California,Hawaii and Texas to help plan,design and construct congressionally authorized Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects.Title XVI is part of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Program that focuses on improving water conservation and helping water-resource managers across the West to make sound decisions about water use.The five projects selected are expected to produce 130,316 acre-feet,or 42 billion gallons,of water annually.This is enough water to support more than 521,000 people each year.The selected projects are: Padre Dam Municipal Water District,San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program The Padre Dam Municipal Water District,which provides water,wastewater,recycled water and recreation services to 100,000 residents in the San Diego suburbs is implementing the Phase I Water Recycling Project.It includes the expansion af the Ray Stoyer Reclamation Facility,construction of a new advanced water purification facility,potable reuse conveyance pipelines,a product water pump station,and a biosolids digestion facility to offset energy demands of the project.