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EVMWD Receives Federal Funding To Expand Wildomar Recycled Water System

On Monday, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes made the announcement.

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District received a small piece of an $11.34 million pie called WaterSMART's Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program.

On Monday, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes announced that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation selected eight construction projects in California for funding under the program and EVMWD was on the list.

The funding for EVMWD will be used to expand Phase I of the Wildomar Recycled Water System, which includes construction of a new distribution main and retrofitting existing customer sites to provide recycled water for landscape irrigation.

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The project will allow delivery of recycled water to five additional customers in Riverside County, Lake Elsinore and Wildomar.

Total funding received under the Title XVI program is $62,500, which will cover just over 20 percent of the project’s $250,000 anticipated cost.

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EVMWD was selected to receive funding after responding to a December 13, 2010 funding opportunity announcement for Title XVI construction activities for fiscal year 2011.

According to a U.S. Department of the Interior news release, “Eligible applications were evaluated against selection criteria focused on reducing existing diversions or addressing specific water supply issues in a cost-effective manner, addressing environmental and water quality concerns, and meeting other program goals.”

Funding will be provided once each agreement has been executed.

The Title XVI program is focused on identifying and investigating opportunities to reclaim and reuse wastewaters and naturally impaired ground and surface water, the news release stated. The program focuses on improving water conservation and sustainability, and helping water resource managers make decisions about water use.


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