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Santa Margarita Water District outlines Oso Creek reclamation rebuild, aims for construction in August 2025 and completion by 2028
Summary
The Santa Margarita Water District presented a redesigned Oso Creek Water Reclamation Plant that aims to roughly double capacity while shrinking the footprint by about 20%; staff said construction could begin mid‑August 2025 and finish by 2028, and the city has invested $1,000,000 in the project.
Rob Grantham, general manager of the Santa Margarita Water District, told the Mission Viejo City Council on April 8 that the district will rebuild the Oso Creek Water Reclamation Plant to increase capacity and improve water quality. "We'll be getting in under construction mid August, and then it'll be about 2 and a half year process, and so it should be done by the 2028," Grantham said.
The district's plan, presented alongside chief engineer Trisha Butler, would roughly double the plant's capacity while reducing its footprint by…
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