2020 Title XVI Project Descriptions

California

City of Escondido, San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program, Membrane Filtration 

Reverse Osmosis Facility, Reclamation Funding: $3,069,303

Located in northern San Diego County, the City of Escondido’s Membrane Filtration Reverse 

Osmosis (MFRO) Project will provide an additional water supply source to the City's agricultural 

users. The project will construct a facility to treat recycled water using membrane filtration and 

reverse osmosis technologies to produce high-quality recycled water low in total dissolved solids 

(TDS) and chlorides. This water will be provided to agricultural growers who produce crops that 

require high-quality water and are essential to the local economy. Upon completion, the project will 

produce up to 2,226 acre-feet of water annually.

City of San Diego, San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program, Pure Water San 

Diego Program, Reclamation Funding: $1,160,139

The Pure Water San Diego Program is a phased, multi-year program. By 2035, the program will 

make available 93,000 acre-feet of water per year, or approximately 30 percent of the City of San 

Diego's water supply. The first two phases of the program are expected to produce 33,600 acre-feet 

of water suitable for potable reuse. Funding requested will be used to complete the final design for 

Phases 1 and 2 of the Program. The program will provide the City with a new reliable source of 

potable water by increasing reclaimed water use, which will also reduce the amount of wastewater 

released into the ocean.

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District 

Projects, California, Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Expansion Project, 

Reclamation Funding: $1,397,974

The Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility in Riverside County, California, is projected to reach 

its treatment capacity in the next few years. An increase in population is expected to almost double 

the potable water demand in the area by 2035. The Expansion Project will increase the capacity of 

the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility by 4,480 acre-feet annually, which will be used for 

irrigation and indirect potable reuse. The expansion project will increase local recycled water 

production and create a more reliable water supply for the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water 

District's customers. 
Long Beach Water Department, Treatment of Effluent from the Sanitation Districts of 

Los Angeles County through the City of Long Beach, Tanks 19 and 20 Conversion 

Project, Reclamation Funding: $692,578

The Long Beach Water Department's water recycling system located in the City of Long Beach, 

California, currently includes approximately 26 miles of pipeline, four booster pump stations, and 

three above ground storage tanks. The system recycles wastewater from the Sanitation Districts of 

Los Angeles County's Long Beach Water Reclamation Plant for landscape irrigation and industrial 

use. The Tanks 19 and 20 Conservation Project will convert two potable water storage tanks to 

recycled water tanks increasing the storage available by 8,880 acre-feet per year. This recycled water

is currently being discharged due to a lack of available storage. The additional recycled water storage 

allows the Long Beach Water Department to meet the peak demand for recycled water. 

Long Beach Water Department, Treatment of Effluent from the Sanitation Districts of 

Los Angeles County through the City of Long Beach, Expansion of Recycled Water 

System and Improved Efficiency in Water Reclamation of the El Dorado Duck Pond, 

Reclamation Funding: $1,217,829

The Long Beach Water Department's water recycling system located in the City of Long Beach, 

California, currently includes approximately 26 miles of pipeline, four booster pump stations, and 

three above ground storage tanks. The system recycles wastewater from the Sanitation Districts of 

Los Angeles County's Long Beach Water Reclamation Plant for landscape irrigation and industrial 

use. The Expansion of Recycled Water System and Improved Efficiency in Water Reclamation of 

the El Dorado Duck Pond Project will convert the existing El Dorado Duck Pond to recycled water 

storage, including a pipeline to irrigate the nearby Eldorado Golf Course. Conversion of the pond 

will enable the use of 552 acre-feet of recycled water per year.

Mojave Water Agency, Southern California Desert Region Integrated Water and 

Economic Sustainability Plan, Upper Mojave River Groundwater Regional Recharge 

and Recovery Project Improvements, Reclamation Funding: $2,659,802

The Upper Mojave River Groundwater Regional Recharge and Recovery Project (R3 Project), 

located in San Bernadino County, California, includes recharge basins, conveyance pipelines, pumps, 

reservoirs, groundwater wells, and turnouts to store State Water Project water and blend it with local 

impaired groundwater. The R3 Project will help address groundwater overdraft, impaired water 

quality, and the continued decline of groundwater levels. The R3 Project Improvements will extend 

service to the City of Adelanto by providing the City a direct turnout on the R3 Project, which will 

reduce the City's dependence on an over-drafted groundwater supply. The improvements also 

include the construction of the R3 Central Operations Center to house the centralized Supervisory 

Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA) and control room for the entire R3 Project enabling 

Mojave Water Agency staff to manage the water systems pumps, valves, reservoirs, and wells. Lastly, 

the improvement project includes the construction of protective fencing to minimize risk to the 

operation of recharge areas.

Padre Dam Municipal Water District, San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program, 

East County Advanced Water Purification Program, Reclamation Funding: $4,000,000

Padre Dam Municipal Water District (District) is implementing the Phase I Water Recycling Project, 

which includes the expansion of the Ray Stoyer Water Reclamation Facility, construction of a new 

advanced water purification facility, potable reuse conveyance pipelines, a product water pump 
station, and a biosolids digestion facility to offset energy demands of the project. Funding requested 

will be used for planning, design, and some construction costs. The project will create 3,900 acrefeet per year of potable water by capturing wastewater flows that would otherwise be discharged to 

the ocean, allowing the District to increase local water supplies.

Hawaii 

City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii Reclamation Projects, Kalaeloa Seawater 

Desalination Project, Reclamation Funding: $1,026,272

The Kalaeloa Seawater Desalination Facility in Kalaeloa, Ewa, Oahu will provide 1,904 acre-feet of 

potable water for the Ewa District, which receives only 20 inches of annual rainfall and is subject to 

frequent drought conditions. The project allows local groundwater aquifers to stabilize and be 

replenished by providing a new source of potable water. Once completed, the project will include 

source water wells, pretreatment facilities, reverse osmosis facilities, post-treatment facilities, a water 

transmission main, brine disposal facilities, a control building, and a chemical storage building. 

County of Hawaii, Hawaii Reclamation Projects, Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant R1 Upgrade Project, Reclamation Funding: $1,459,056

The County of Hawaii will conduct planning activities to evaluate upgrading the Kealakehe 

Wastewater Treatment Plant to implement water recycling for landscape and recreation applications. 

The project involves necessary improvements to the existing secondary treatment process so that 

the wastewater treatment plant can produce water suitable for reuse in accordance with state 

guidelines. The first phase of the project includes expanded treatment, new pipelines, and storage 

components. The project is expected to result in recycled water deliveries of 2,016 acre-feet per 

year, which will contribute toward building resiliency for the region’s long-term water supply.