O.C.’s Water Cycle...O.C.’s Water Cycle 25% Treated Untreated Wastewater Wastewater Imported...
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O.C.’s Water Cycle 25% Treated Wastewater Treated Wastewater Wastewater Wastewater Untreated Imported Water Local Rainfall Santa Ana River Flow Santa Ana River Flow Used Water Upstream Rainfall and Snowmelt Prado Dam Orange County Groundwater Basin Orange County Groundwater Basin Water Imported from the Colorado River & Northern California Water Imported from the Colorado River & Northern California Treatment Treatment 2.5 Million Water Users 0.6 Million Water Users North and Central Orange County 90% (MWD) Southern Orange County MWD Direct 75% of water demands of water demands of water demands of water demands 10% Local groundwater basins Local groundwater basins Recycled water for irrigation Recycled water for irrigation Advanced Purified Water & Pacific Ocean
Transcript of O.C.’s Water Cycle...O.C.’s Water Cycle 25% Treated Untreated Wastewater Wastewater Imported...
O.C.’s Water Cycle
25%
TreatedWastewater
TreatedWastewater WastewaterWastewaterUntreated
ImportedWater
Local Rainfall
Santa AnaRiver FlowSanta AnaRiver Flow
Used Water Upstream
Rainfall and Snowmelt
Prado Dam
Orange CountyGroundwater BasinOrange CountyGroundwater Basin
Water Imported from the Colorado River
& Northern California
Water Imported from the Colorado River
& Northern California
TreatmentTreatment
2.5 MillionWater Users
0.6 MillionWater Users
North and CentralOrange County
90%
(MWD)
SouthernOrange County
MWD Direct
75%of water demands
of water demands
of water demands
of water demands
10%
Localgroundwater
basins
Localgroundwater
basins
Recycled water for irrigation
Recycled water for irrigation
Advanced Purified Water
&
Pacific Ocean
