Rich Haller, P.E.

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Brine Disposal Strategies in Inland Southern
California(Santa Ana River Watershed)

• Rich Haller, P.E.
• Program Manager,
• Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
• (SAWPA)

April 2, 2004
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Outline

• Santa Ana Watershed
• Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA)
• Integrated Watershed Plan
• Desalters, Brine Disposal (Santa Ana Regional
  Interceptor)
• SARI System Enhancements Program

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The Santa Ana River Watershed

• Over 2,650 Square Miles
• Over 5 Million Residents
• Portions of 4 Counties
• Orange County
• Riverside County
• San Bernardino County
• Los Angeles County

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The Santa Ana River Watershed
San Gabriel Mtns.
San Bernardino Mtns.
Chino Basin
Los Angeles
Santa Ana Mtns.
Orange County
San Jacinto Mtns.
Lake Elsinore/ San Jacinto Watershed
Pacific Ocean
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T Levees
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Population Trendsin the Santa Ana Watershed

• Additional 2.1 million people 2000-2025
• Additional 4.6 million people 2000-2050

Source Center for Demographic Research
California State University, Fullerton
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What is SAWPA?SAWPA Member Agencies Other
Stakeholders
Other Stakeholders

• 97 Water-related Agencies
• 4 Counties
• 59 Cities
• State water, environmental, and regulatory
  agencies
• Federal agencies
• Other Special Districts
• Special Interest Groups
• Over 5 million residents

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Integrated Watershed Plan
A collaboration of all watershed stakeholders to
plan
Brine Line (SARI) Use
Wetlands Environment
Water Resources
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Santa Ana Regional Interceptor (SARI) Pipeline
Los Angeles County
San Bernardino County
IEUA
San Bernardino
Ontario
SBVMWD
Chino
Riverside
Riverside County
Corona
OCWD
WMWD
EMWD
Orange County
HuntingtonBeach
Temecula
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SARI System Enhancements Concept
Chino Desalter II2
West Riverside Regional Plant
Desalters WW Treatment Plants
1 Future Expansion 2 Future
Reserve Upper SARI Capacity for Brine-Only
Discharges
Chino Desalter1
Upper SARI
Separate and Treat Domestic and Commercial
Wastewaters
Lower SARI
RIX
Arlington Desalter
OCSD Plant No. 1
Perris Desalter2
Menifee Desalter
Tustin Anion Exchange
OCSD Plant No. 2
Temescal Desalter
Irvine Desalter2
Tustin Desalter II
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Conceptual Separation of Brine and Wastewater
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Preliminary Cost and Timeline

• Preliminary Costs are estimated at 160M
• The project planning will take about 1 year
• Project construction would take 5 to 8 years
• The project could be on line by 2010

In November 2003 dollars
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Why are you doing this project?

• Gets the Salt Out
• Improves water quality and supply
• Maintains river quality
• Reduced ocean discharge volume
• Makes groundwater improvement in Orange County
  more effective

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Why are you doing this project?

• Treatment of the future
• Improves water reclamation
• Expands treatment system capacity in OC
• Makes upgrading to secondary treatment quicker
• Better treats discharges at their source

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• Further Information
• www.sawpa.org
• Rich Haller
• [phone]
• rhaller_at_sawpa.org

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