Oxnard has some major infrastructure projects on the horizon aimed at ramping up recycled water production.
The City Council last week authorized staff to begin the process of seeking a $27.6 million federal loan to expand the Advanced Water Purification Facility and increase the capacity to purify the city s wastewater. The loan, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, would cover about half of the total costs of the latest expansion project.
Council voted 6-0 on the loan, with Councilman Bryan MacDonald abstaining due to a conflict of interest. MacDonald lives in close proximity to Campus Park, the location of six recycled water wells that will be constructed as part of the project. Council also approved a $5 million street paving project for residential streets in the three neighborhoods of Fremont North and Bryce Canyon North and South.