AWWA SOURCES66545

Cost remains a major constraint to development of water recycling and groundwater recovery projects. To address this issue and help achieve regional water supply reliability, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, under its Local Projects Program (LRP), provides financial incentives to its member agencies for project implementation. Originally, Metropolitan provided fixed funding tied to its avoided cost of securing additional supplies from the State Water Project. Over the years, the program has evolved to a competitive approach for selecting projects. Projects participating under Metropolitan's programs are expected to produce about 363,000 AFY when fully implemented. This paper discusses those projects. Includes table.