In 2011, the regions first emergency drinking water storage reservoir, Upper Chiquita Reservoir was completed.In 2016, Lake Mission Viejo became California’s first swimming lake to use advanced treated water, saving some 98 million gallons of drinking water each year.The Trampas Canyon Reservoir holds 1.6 billion gallons of recycled water for watering common areas and may one day be a source of local drinking water. In 2020, Orange County’s largest recycled water reservoir was completed after 15 years of planning, design and construction.In 2021, SMWD annexed the drinking water, wastewater and recycled water services in San Juan Capistrano which included a groundwater treatment plant – SMWD’s first groundwater plant. Most recently, SMWD expanded its services to San Juan Capistrano.It’s a delicate balance of demand management through conservation and recycling water, building infrastructure to store water locally, and investing in alternative supply projects like desalination, to exploring innovative ideas. It is no small feat when there is limited groundwater in the region. It is operated and maintained by the California Department of Water Resources.įor decades SMWD has strategically focused on projects that help reduce its dependence on imported drinking water and allow for local control of its water supply. The State Water Project spans more than 700 miles from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in northern California to southern California. The engineering marvel was built in the 1930s, as the nation was emerging from the Great Depression, and immediately became an essential element in creating the vibrant Southern California we know today. The Colorado River Aqueduct is a 242-mile system comprised of an open canal, tunnels, and siphons that carry millions of gallons of water a day from the Colorado River across the desert to the people of Southern California. The water comes from the Colorado River Aqueduct and the State Water Project. Met imports water for SMWD customers along with 9 million other people in southern California to the tune of 1.5 billion gallons per day. SMWD imports its drinking water through the Municipal Water District of Orange County (“MWDOC”) which represents 32 water providers in Orange County and is a member of the larger wholesaler, MET.
Water is delivered to our customers through a sophisticated system of aqueducts, reservoirs, treatment plants, and pipelines.
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