Oxnard-- As the county deals with water restrictions, Calleguas Municipal Water District Manager of Resources Dan Drugan tells the Tri County Sentry that recycled water in the City of Oxnard is the best method to alleviate the problem and increase water capacity.
He said the areas in Ventura County that Calleguas serves have more resources than the Conejo Valley and Arroyo Valley areas.
“Oxnard is looking to maximize their own water purification facility and the recycled water they produce from that program,” he said. “We have a couple of injection wells that are on the CIP for injecting highly treated water into those wells in the groundwater basin and then extracting it to blend with other water supplies to serve the customers. That’s progress and a good project.”
He said the City of Oxnard recently received a loan to build out its resources.
“They have some permits in place at the regional board to pilot test that out,” he said. “I’m unclear about the status of that program, but those agencies that we serve in the Oxnard plain have a greater ability to produce a local water supply that buffers those areas from drought that they are experiencing right…
