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Local dignitaries gathered recently to mark the start of construction on a new wastewater treatment plant for the Desert Hot Springs and unincorporated areas of Riverside County.
Mission Springs Water District’s new Regional Water Reclamation Facility is located on Little Morongo Road near 20th Avenue. The project includes the construction of a Sequence Batch Reactor (SBR) wastewater treatment plant. Two accompanying projects, the Regional Conveyance Line and the M-2 Septic to Sewer projects, are also under development.
The new treatment plant will treat an additional 1.5 million gallons of wastewater per day. This new capacity will allow more homes currently using a septic tank system to connect to the MSWD’s treatment system. The state-of-the-art facility will also support the addition of tertiary treatment in the future, which would provide recycled water to enhance water conservation efforts.
“We’ve been talking about the need for the new Regional Plant for several years now, but the timing is finally right,” said MSWD Board President Russ Martin. “Current ratepayers will be shielded from the cost of the new plant through the use of state-funded grants and low-interest loans.”
The new plant is expected to begin operating in fall 2023. About 700 homes and businesses will move from septic tanks to connect to the wastewater treatment system, according to MSWD.
