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UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County

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Section 7<br />

Future <strong>Water</strong> Supply Projects and Programs<br />

replacement and expansion began September 2009 and is anticipated to be completed<br />

April 2012.<br />

SCWD Capistrano Beach Groundwater Recovery Facility Expansion - SCWD<br />

constructed a 1 MGD Groundwater Recovery Facility (GRF) that came on-line in FY 07-<br />

08 in Capistrano Beach. SCWD plans to expand the GRF with the addition <strong>of</strong> new wells.<br />

The SJBA is performing a study to evaluate the potential new well sites. SCWD will need<br />

to construct a second well in order to reach the permitted limit and construction <strong>of</strong><br />

additional wells will be required to reach the proposed 2,000 AFY goal. Treating in<br />

excess <strong>of</strong> 1,300 AFY will require expansion <strong>of</strong> the GRF and agreement with San Juan<br />

Basin Authority or confirmation <strong>of</strong> water rights from the State <strong>Water</strong> Resources Control<br />

Board. The expansion is anticipated to begin in 2012 and completed by 2014.<br />

Garden Grove Nitrate Blending Project - The Garden Grove Nitrate Blending Project<br />

was active during the years <strong>of</strong> 1990 to 2005. The project is located at the Lampson<br />

Reservoir site, where groundwater pumped from two wells is blended in order to meet the<br />

maximum contaminant level for nitrate. The blending project has been shut down since<br />

2005, but the City is currently retr<strong>of</strong>itting Well 28 with a variable frequency drive and<br />

intends to reinstate the blending operation in 2012.<br />

San Juan Desalter Groundwater Recovery <strong>Plan</strong>t Expansion – The GWRP has been<br />

impacted by Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE), cutting production in half to about 2<br />

MGD or less since the spring <strong>of</strong> 2008. The installation <strong>of</strong> a Granular Activated Carbon<br />

Filter (GAC) is expected to allow the full 5.1 MGD by winter <strong>of</strong> 2011 and is expected to<br />

increase the treatment capacity expansion to 7 MGD by winter 2011 when the GWRP<br />

expansion and GAC systems are complete.<br />

7.4.2. Ocean <strong>Water</strong><br />

Desalination <strong>of</strong> ocean water provides a potentially unlimited supply <strong>of</strong> water if it can be<br />

desalinated and delivered at competitive costs. This section addresses current proposals<br />

for developing a desalinated ocean water supply in <strong>Orange</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />

In 2001, the Metropolitan <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> Southern California developed a Seawater<br />

Desalination Program (SDP) to provide incentives for development <strong>of</strong> new seawater<br />

desalination projects in Metropolitan’s service area. Under the SDP, Metropolitan<br />

provides incentives up to $250 per acre-foot for locally produced seawater desalination<br />

projects that reduce the need for imported supplies. To qualify for the incentive, proposed<br />

projects must replace an existing demand or prevent a new demand on Metropolitan’s<br />

imported water supplies.<br />

To date, there is one project, with a capacity <strong>of</strong> 56 TAF, within the Metropolitan service<br />

area that is currently under construction, which represents 37% <strong>of</strong> the 150 TAF<br />

<strong>Municipal</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Orange</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

2010 Regional Urban <strong>Water</strong> Management <strong>Plan</strong><br />

Final<br />

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