![]() Part of its benefit will be to allow the storage of water during wet periods for later use during summer and fall months.Īfter treating the wastewater, the Santa Margarita Water District would allow it soak into the groundwater aquifer and recharge supplies there. ![]() The $109 million reservoir will hold treated wastewater for reuse and will be the largest such recycled water storage receptacle in Southern California, according to Don Bunts, the district’s deputy general manager. “Trampas Reservoir allows the district to maximize recycled use and bring us closer to zero wastewater discharge into the ocean,” said Betty Olson, president of the water district. While water may not start filling the reservoir until December, they opened the valve on Friday to spray in a few ceremonial gallons, as state, county and local officials gathered - both in person and virtually - to celebrate the dedication of what should look like a lake a year from now. That in, in turn, will provide a buffer from droughts and other circumstances that could reduce imported flows. While the district currently imports 100% of its drinking water from the Colorado River and northern California, the new Trampas Canyon Reservoir is part of a plan to generate 30% of potable water supplies locally and to recycle more wastewater. ![]() It’s still dry as dirt, but promises to be a central component of future water supplies for the 165,000 people served by the Santa Margarita Water District. ![]()
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