santa margarita water district water quality report

Nearly all our drinking water in south Orange County imported from hundreds of miles away through a sophisticated system of pipelines, reservoirs, pumps, and more. It’s used for watering common areas, medians, parks, sports fields, and refilling Lake Mission Viejo.

Recycled water has been used safely in the United States since 1929. It takes roughly 24 hours to treat wastewater and convert it to usable recycled water. Tertiary, or recycled water is the processing of treating the water to Title 22 standards through chlorination.Secondary, or the biological processing substantially degrade the biological content of the waste through aerobic biological processes.

Primary, or the physical processing where the solids are separated from the liquids.There are three main steps to treat raw wastewater to safe recycled water standards: During the cooler months, when Mission Viejo and the surrounding communities do not require as much water, the recycled water is pumped to the Upper Oso Reservoir located near Los Alisos and the 241 for storage until warmer, dryer weather arrives, and water demands are higher. The Oso Treatment Plant was built in 1975 and treats 1.8 million gallons of wastewater each day to recycled water standards. SMWD is also working with the City of Mission Viejo as it begins the development of its Core Area Vision Plan for the shopping center located on the west side of Oso Creek opposite the treatment plant location. Administrative and warehouse construction.No weekend, holiday, or night work is anticipated.Increased noise is expected while excavators break up the concrete structures and dump trucks haul away the debris.Demolition of existing treatment plant and buildings.The architecture and color elements will blend with the surrounding landscape and fit in with the visual character of Mission Viejo. The improvement project includes a largely enclosed, sophisticated water treatment plant that can treat up to 3.3 million gallons of wastewater per day to recycled water standards an advanced water treatment facility – like the one used to fill Lake Mission Viejo - that can treat one million gallons of Oso Creek urban runoff water to improve the water quality and new buildings for administration, warehouse space, and parking.

Santa margarita water district water quality report