UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County
UWM Plan - Municipal Water District of Orange County
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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