New Elk Grove plant to improve water treatment, groundwater sustainability

STORAGE IN THE VALLEY. ECHO WATER IS REALLY IT'S A CONCEPT OF WHAT WE CALL BRINGING WATER BACK. RECYCLING WATER THAT IS ALREADY BEEN USED IN MAKING...

May 20, 2023
6:40 AM

STORAGE IN THE VALLEY. ECHO WATER IS REALLY IT'S A CONCEPT OF WHAT WE CALL BRINGING WATER BACK. RECYCLING WATER THAT IS ALREADY BEEN USED IN MAKING IT CLEAN ENOUGH TO USE AGAIN, THIS FACILITY IN ELK GROVE HAS HISTORICALLY TREATED AND RELEASED WASTEWATER INTO THE HEAD OF THE DELTA. THE DIFFERENCE IS WE WERE AT WHAT'S CALLED A SECONDARY LEVEL OF TREATMENT BEFORE, AND THAT WAS A FAIRLY HIGH STANDARD AT THE TIME. BUT WE'RE NOW GOING TO A MUCH HIGHER STANDARD, REMOVING UP TO 99% OF AMMONIA AND 89% OF NITROGEN, BOTH OF WHICH ARE HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN LARGE AMOUNTS.

Heather Waldman