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The Otay
Water District is firmly committed to
expand the use of recycled water in
order to minimize its overall demand
for potable water, and currently has
one of the largest recycled water
distribution systems in San Diego
County. The District operates the
Ralph W. Chapman Water Recycling
Facility in Rancho San Diego, which
produces approximately 1.1 million
gallons per day (MGD) of recycled
water. In addition, in the fall of
2003, the District signed an agreement
with the City of San Diego for the
right to receive up to 6 MGD of
recycled water from the San Diego’s
South Bay Water Reclamation Plant,
located in San Ysidro.
The District also acquired the right
to purchase supply from the SBWRP that
exceeds 6 mgd if San Diego has the
supply available.
The agreement will increase the
District’s recycled water supply from
1 mgd to at least 7 mgd. The District
agreed to build the necessary
transmission and related facilities
from the SBWRP to the District’s
existing recycled water transmission
system. In November 2006, the
District is expected to complete
construction of the transmission
system facilities and take delivery of
the recycled water produced at the
SBWRP. Ultimately, recycled water is
expected to represent about 15% of the
District’s total water supply. As
referenced in Section 26.04 of the
District’s Code of Ordinances,
recycled water uses “may include but
are not limited to the irrigation of
greenbelt and agricultural areas,
filling of artificial lakes, and
appropriate industrial and commercial
uses.”
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