Reclaimed water is produced by the Metropolitan Wastewater Department, and is sold by the City's Water Department .
Water is too precious a resource to use just once.
A safe, reliable water supply is vital to our economy and quality of life. San Diego currently imports approximately 90 percent of its water from Northern California and the Colorado River. Due to increasing political pressure from other states, San Diego needs to find other reusable sources of water. Water reclamation is one way to create a supplemental water resource for San Diego. It is a locally controlled, dependable, year-round supply.