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San Diego Water Authority Gets $500K In Grants For Water Projects
Three San Diego County projects to improve water supply reliability received a total of $500,000 in grant funding.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – Three San Diego County projects to improve water supply reliability received a total of $500,000 in grant funding from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday.
The county received funding for new seawater intake screens at the Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, brackish water optimization and integrated planning in the San Dieguito River watershed and new water treatment technology at the East County Advanced Water Treatment Project.
With the funding and the completion of the three projects, the Water Authority, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, city of San Diego and the Olivenhain Municipal Water District will be able to take steps to diversify the county's water supply, said Jim Madaffer, chairman of the Water Authority's Board of Directors.
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"These pioneering projects showcase our region's ongoing commitment to developing locally controlled water supplies to sustain 3.3 million people and our $220 billion regional economy," he said. "It's rewarding to see this kind of collaboration between MWD, the Water Authority and our member agencies for the benefit of water ratepayers."
The funding is part of a $3.5 million grant program offered by the Metropolitan Water District to its member agencies. The grant awarded to the Water Authority is the maximum amount a member agency could receive, according to the SDCWA. The San Dieguito River watershed project will receive $250,000, the Padre Dam project will get $80,000 and the Carlsbad Desalination Plant will receive $170,000, according to a spokesman for the Water Authority.
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"Regional collaboration on water issues has been a hallmark of San Diego County for decades," said Allen Carlisle, general manager of Padre Dam Municipal Water District. "It took a team effort to secure these funds, and I look forward to working together on future funding opportunities."
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