IRON AND MANGANESE
TREATMENT PLANT
(Phase 1)
The plant will remove naturally occurring iron and manganese from wells in the Lower Aquifer System (LAS) at the El Rio Water Treatment and Groundwater Recharge facility. UWCD will then use that water to blend with supplies from wells in the Upper Aquifer System (UAS) that contain high concentrations of nitrate during periods of drought.
Once operational, the first phase of the plant’s operation will have the capacity to treat approximately 3,500 gallons of groundwater per minute, while future phases can expand operations up to 8,500 gallons per minute, vastly improving water quality, water supply reliability and enhancing drought resiliency.
The Iron and Manganese Treatment Plant is expected to be fully operational by July 2023.
THE IRON AND MANGANESE TREATMENT PLANT WILL BENEFIT THE ENTIRE REGION
PROJECT BENEFITS:
Improve water quality
Maintain water supplies for:
Families living on the U.S. Naval Base Ventura County
City of Oxnard
City of Port Hueneme
Four small water mutual companies
Rio School District
County residents
TIMELINE
FEB
2022
GROUND
BREAKING
CEREMONY
DEC
2021
CONSTRUCTION
BEGINS
JUL
2023
SCHEDULED
OPENING
SUPPORTERS
- U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley
- U.S. Naval Base Ventura County Commanding Officer Captain Jeff Chism and his successor
- Captain Robert Kimnach
- State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water
- Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency
- Watershed Coalition of Ventura County
FUNDING
- $4.23 million grant – Department of Defense
- $2.5 million – California Department of Water Resources
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