2005: Irvine Desalter Project Treats 1.6 Billion Gallons a Year
- Select Year: 2005
IRWD’s Irvine Desalter Project in 2005 received the Integrated Project Award of the Year from the Santa Ana Watershed Protection Agency. The Irvine Desalter Project consists of five wells located near the I-5 Freeway in Irvine. Salty water is pumped from these wells and sent to the IDP treatment facility. The treatment process uses reverse osmosis, decarbonation and disinfection to make the water suitable for drinking purposes. The purified water provides 5,100 acre feet or 1.6 billion gallons of drinking water, enough for 50,000 people, per year.
