CC 2018-02-13_06b PP_Update on Regional Sustainability Groundwater ProjectRegional Groundwater
Sustainability Project (RGSP)
A New Brand
Closing the Water Gap
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severe drought impacted local water supply and caused concern for sea water intrusion
…water leaders developed a regional groundwater sustainability solution: RGSP.
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RGSP Successes to Date
EIR
Prelim
Engineering
Ground Water Model
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$1.1M Award
Scoped $1.7M
$1.6M Matching Funds $2M Grant
Match includes $$ Back to 11/4/14
Grant to fund
Test injection well (design, test, construction)
Updated groundwater model
RGSP Successes to Date
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Advanced Water Purification
Creating a new beneficial water resource
Wastewater
Treated Locally
Advanced Water Purification
The new recycled water resource will be injected into the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin
Proven water treatment technology will produce a drinking-water-quality resource
Will be sent to new regional groundwater facility instead of discharged to ocean
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A Brand That ….
Speaks to our connection to water.
Acknowledges the value we place on water on the Central Coast.
Connects our community in closing the water gap.
Honors the water sustainability legacy we are leading.
Demonstrates our water innovation across world.
One Water.
One Future.
One Community.
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Together we are defining and celebrating a new water journey!
That we now call….
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advanced Water purification facility
High-quality water source for our
Fives Cities’ communities.
A solution for drought-resistant supplies.
Capturing an existing resource for groundwater replenishment.
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Sustainable water supplies
60%
Increase in
municipal
groundwater supplies
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Beneficial use of recycled water
77%
Reduction
in ocean discharge
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Lasting Water Independence
5 Agencies
Managing water collaboratively and holistically
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Regional water stewardship led to Lopez Lake Dam
Central Coast Blue provides an equally significant water solution for our community and our future.
One Community. One Water. One Future.
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Preliminary Design, Technology Piloting,
Environmental Review &
**Community Connection**
Operations Begins (Phase 1)
Groundbreaking (Phase 2)
Closer to Water Independence
Construction Kick Off (Phase 1) Preliminary Design (Phase 2)
Phase I Design and Permitting
Advanced Treatment Design
Site Selection; Test Injection Well
2016 – current Extensive and thorough planning and collaboration
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Demonstration Facility in Operation Now!
Open House | Ribbon Cutting
Target Date – Spring 2018
Piloting recycled water treatment options to identify the optimal treatment approach before full-scale design and construction
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Key Schedule Items
Benefit Subcommittee Meeting – February 16th
Stakeholders Meeting – March 9th
Conceptual Model TM – This Week
Preliminary Injection Field Location
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One Community
Central Coast Blue protects our shared groundwater
One Water
Central Coast Blue recognizes all water has value
One Future
Central Coast Blue is the right investment for the future
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Using full advanced treatment, the
Central Coast Blue facility will produce a purified water supply to replenish the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin.
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