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Water Study Redirect

A $2 million study aimed at achieving zero Bay Area municipal discharge has a new name - Central California Regional Water Recycling - and a bigger scope. It will now look at more options than just shipping the region's treated wastewater to thirsty inland farmers via new pipelines and the Delta Mendota Canal.

"We're worried that potential San Joaquin Valley receiving areas are going to demand an outlet to the ocean via the same right-of-way," says the Sierra Club's David Nesmith, who provided some early feedback on the study's scope and who doesn't want to see west side farmers getting an easy out from their selenium-laced drainage problems.

This kind of feedback is just one of the reasons the study - organized by BurRec and Bay Area wastewater agencies - will now examine a much wider array of reuse options, according to coordinator Randy Raines. The study's new first priority is to maximize local water reclamation, then work out from the Bay in concentric rings to find options for the remaining supplies, says Raines. Outer ring options may include deliveries to the South San Joaquin, Modesto, Turlock and Merced water districts located on the canal's east side. So far only the west side districts have selenium and salt buildup problems. Raines says a rough first cut on other potential water recipients has singled out the Gilroy-Morgan Hill area and the Salinas Valley. He hopes to gather more substantial feedback on the study's scope at public meetings this November (see calendar).

Contact: Randy Raines (510)251-2888 ext. 3402

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