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# WaterSMART Grants

Desalination

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## Eligible Projects

| **Feasibility Study**                                                                                            | **State** | **Year Complete** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
| City of Antioch, Antioch Brackish Water Desalination Project                                                     | CA        | 2018              |
| City of Camarillo, North Pleasant Valley Desalter Facility                                                       | CA        | 2017              |
| City of McAllen, Brackish Groundwater Desalination Project                                                       | TX        | 2017              |
| City of Oceanside, Mission Basin Groundwater Purification Facility Well Expansion and Brine Minimization Project | CA        | 2018              |
| City of Thousand Oaks, Los Robles Desalter                                                                       | CA        | 2020              |
| El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, Kay Bailey Hutchison Expansion                                     | TX        | 2018              |
| North Alamo Water Supply Corporation, Energy-Efficient Brackish Groundwater Desalination Project                 | TX        | 2019              |
| Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Dieguito Valley Groundwater Desalination Project                        | CA        | 2018              |
| San Antonio Water System, Brackish Groundwater Desalination Program                                              | TX        | 2011              |
| South Coast Water District, Doheny Desalination Project                                                          | CA        | 2018              |
| Water Replenishment District, Regional Brackish Water Reclamation Program                                        | CA        | 2020              |
| West Basin Municipal Water District, Ocean Water Desalination Project                                            | CA        | 2018              |

*Last Updated: 10/6/23*

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