$60,000,000
to LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER IS PARTNERING WITH LOS ANGELES SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENT TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THE LOS ANGELES GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE PURIFIED RECYCLED WATER BY DIVERTING TERTIARY EFFLUENT FROM THE DONALD C. TILLMAN WATER RECLAMATION PLANT TO A NEW ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY USING MICROFILTRATION, REVERSE OSMOSIS, AND AN ULTRAVIOLET ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS. THE PURIFIED WATER WILL THEN BE DELIVERED TO THE HANSEN SPREADING GROUNDS TO REPLENISH THE SAN FERNANDO GROUNDWATER BASIN. THE PROJECT ONCE CONSTRUCTED WILL REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED WATER BY DELIVERING 20,600 ACREFEET PER YEAR OF RECYCLED WATER, ESTABLISHING A NEW LOCAL, AND DROUGHT TOLERANT WATER SUPPLY. FUNDING WILL BE USED TO COMPLETE FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TERTIARY TREATMENT FACILITY AND THE ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY.
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What the model surfaced from this award
The grant funds design and construction of a facility to purify recycled wastewater and deliver it to groundwater basins, reducing California's imported water dependence.
Establishes a local, drought-resilient water supply through advanced recycling, critical for California's long-term water security amid climate stress and Colorado River depletion.
Creates demand for advanced membrane treatment, UV purification, and water infrastructure contractors, strengthening domestic capability in reclaimed-water technology.
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