California Construction News staff writer
Funding has been awarded to projects in Mendocino, Fresno and Los Angeles counties for desalination projects to remove salts and minerals from brackish water and seawater.
The state is working to expand brackish groundwater desalination production by 28,000 acre-feet per year by 2030 to help diversify local water supplies.
Projects in Mendocino, Fresno, and Los Angeles counties will receive $5 million from the Proposition 1- funded Water Desalination Grant Program:
Water Replenishment District of Southern California construction project:
Westlands Water District design pilot project:
City of Fort Bragg design pilot project:
DWR has awarded over $82 million in Proposition 1 desalination grants to 20 projects. Three are under construction in Antioch, Camarillo, and Santa Monica. Additionally, three previously funded projects have completed construction and are now in operation in Torrance, Santa Barbara, and the City of Avalon on Catalina Island. Together, the completed projects produce 8,787 acre-feet of potable water per year serving approximately 18,000 households.
DWR is also collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) on six projects that will pilot breakthrough technologies to reduce energy demand and costs for desalination projects. More information can be found here.
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