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Lake Miramar, a longtime recreational oasis celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, is about to become a key part of San Diego's new $5 billion clean water system that will boost the city's water independence by recycling treated wastewater.
Lake Miramar, the last of San Diego's nine city reservoirs to be built, attracts an estimated 100,000 people annually for jogging, biking, fishing, boating, picnicking and other activities.
This treatment plant is where the city will turn treated wastewater into pure drinking water, ultimately saving a third of San Diego's water supply and reducing the region's dependence on imported water.
Other communities that recycle wastewater into water typically store the treated water underground, but San Diego's topography prevents that. The city requested and received a waiver from the state to store recycled water above ground.
Once the clear water system is built, Lake Miramar will end its long history of storing water flowing south into the reservoir from both the Colorado River and the California Aqueduct.
Other communities that recycle wastewater into water typically store the treated water underground, but San Diego's topography prevents that. The city requested and received a waiver from the state to store recycled water above ground.
Once the clear water system is built, Lake Miramar will end its long history of storing water flowing south into the reservoir from both the Colorado River and the California Aqueduct.
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