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Carpinteria water district previews advanced purified-water project to reduce reliance on imports
Summary
Carpinteria Valley Water District officials described a proposed advanced water purification project intended to supply roughly 1,000 acre-feet per year, reduce wastewater discharges and improve local water reliability; no action was sought from the Planning Commission at the August meeting.
Bob McDonald of the Carpinteria Valley Water District gave commissioners a high-level briefing on a planned advanced water purification project that would treat wastewater to create a local, potable supply.
The project is intended to generate a baseline supply of about 1,000 acre-feet per year and to reduce the city’s dependence on imported water, McDonald said. “During extended dry conditions, Carpinteria faces a shortfall of 2,500 acre-feet per year,” he told the commission, citing the district’s planning analysis and earlier drought experience in…
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