R25AP00588

THE RECIPIENT WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL UPGRADES TO ITS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) TO PRODUCE VALUABLE RECLAIMED WATER. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE URGENT NEED TO INCREASE LOCALLY SOURCED WATER SUPPLIES WITH RECYCLED WATER. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT COMPRISE THE RECIPIENTS POPULATION (31,680 RESIDENTS) GIVING THEM THE UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO USE EVERY GALLON OF WATER TWICE. BY PRODUCING A NEW LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY SOURCE, THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPROVE ITS DROUGHT RESILIENCE, CLIMATE ADAPTABILITY, AND ITS WATER MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY.THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING WWTP TO PRODUCE ADVANCED TERTIARY TREATED RECYCLED WATER. A PORTION OF THE WATER WILL BE USED TO SERVE IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS CURRENTLY USING GROUNDWATER RECHARGED BY IMPORTED WATER, AND THE REST WILL DISCHARGE TO THE RECIPIENT PERCOLATION PONDS FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SUPPLY AND RELIABILITY OF LOCALLY SOURCED NON-POTABLE WATER BY AN ESTIMATED 2,470 ACRE-FEED PER YEAR (AFY).

City Of Banning

15.504 - Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse

USBR Lower Colorado Basin Region, Boulder City, NV (LC) [DOI - USBR]

Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) [DOI]

Banning, California United States

City-Wide

WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 (R23AS00464)