Municipal Recycled Water Use is Increasing 2009 Results: 669,000 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Municipal Recycled Water Use is Increasing

2009 Results: 669,000 acre ‐ feet Other 15,800 2% Golf Course Irrigation Groundwater 43,600 Recharge 7% 79,700 12% Seawater Landscape Irrigation Recreational Intrusion Barrier Impoundment 49,000 112,600 25,800 7% 17% Commercial 4% 6,400 1% Industrial Natural System Restoration, 47,100 Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat 7% 29,600 4% Agricultural Irrigation 244,500 37% Geothermal Energy Production 14,900 2%

Municipal Recycled Water Use is Diversifying 2009 1970 669,000 AF 175,000 AF on 1987 Golf Course Irrigation Landscape Irrigation 267,000 AF Commercial Industrial Agricultural Irrigation Geothermal Energy Production Natural System Restoration, Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat Recreational Impoundment Seawater Intrusion Barrier 1.Golf Course and Landscape Irrigation were combined before 2009 Groundwater Recharge 2. Commercial use was included in Other before 2009 Other 3.Seawater Intrusion Barrier and Groundwater Recharge were combined before 2001

Beneficial Uses have Increased since 1970 Annual Volume How Volumes of Recycled Water for 2009 1987 1970 (acre ‐ feet per year) 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 50,000 0 Agricultural Agricultural Irrigation Irrigation Landscape Landscape Irrigation Irrigation Industrial, Comm Industrial, Commercial & ercial & Geothermal Geotherm Groundwater Groundwater Recharge & Recharge & Barrier Barrier Natural Natural Systems Systems & Rec & Rec Impound Impoundments Other Other

Regional Variations in 2009 Municipal Recycled Water Use The South Coast Region met approximately 7 percent of its urban water demands with recycled water