An Oceanside water purification facility made history on Tuesday as what is being celebrated as San Diego County’s first wastewater treatment plant to go.
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Desalination projects in the San Diego area could get millions in federal funding under a bill Rep. Mike Levin introduced Tuesday.
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Desalination Development Act would provide $260 million over five years for desalination projects across the country, including the City of Oceanside’s Mission Basin Groundwater Purification Facility, which converts brackish flows into potable water, said Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano.
It also sets environmental standards for projects that get federal funding, with requirements for energy efficiency, wildlife protection and water conservation.
Levin said our federal government should invest in desalination to enhance local water sources, especially while California’s communities confront climate-driven droughts.