The $211 million High Desert Water Bank can help store extra water in wet years, and deliver it to Southern California in dry years.
Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland EmpireLAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. For the latest national news from NPR and our live radio broadcast, visitWater is currently flowing into storage through the first completed part of the High Desert Water Bank.In these challenging times, the need for reliable local reporting has never been greater.
The water will come from the State Water Project, a 705-mile storage and delivery system that serves 27 million people. It will then be directed into recharge basins, which are essentially huge ponds that allow the water to slowly seep 200 feet down into the Antelope Valley groundwater basin. There will be a series of recovery wells or groundwater pumping wells in that basin for agencies to draw from when it’s needed., all that extra water can be saved.
The $211-million project is Metropolitan’s largest investment in groundwater storage ever, according to the agency. It’s been at least five years in the making, but the project is expected to be completed in early 2027.
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