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Mojave Water Agency (MWA) and the City of Adelanto celebrated the completed extension of Mojave’s Regional, Recharge and Recovery project (R3) last month.
The R3 project utilizes aquifer storage capacity in the Mojave Basin using water purchased from the State Water Project to recharge local basins and deliver it to participating local communities.
The extension consisted of constructing approximately one mile of underground pipeline along Mesa View Drive, beginning at MWA’s existing turnout near Del Rosa Road and continuing to the Adelanto Drinking Water Reservoirs located on Olivine Road near the intersection of Mesa View Drive.
During a ribbon-cutting event Assemblyman Thurston “Smitty” Smith who represents the 33rd Assembly District said, “The R3 extension project serves as a real-life example of what working together can accomplish. It isn’t who gets credit, it’s about bringing water to a community to improve their lives.”
Adelanto Mayor Gabriel Reyes, said, “This project is an important investment in our infrastructure and an investment in our community. Adelanto can now be sustainable with this amazing partnership.”
Construction of the project cost $5.1 million and was funded by the Mojave Water Agency, the City of Adelanto, and grant funds from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Water Resources Prop 1. Program.
The R3 project was started in 2013 and has provided connections to the communities of Hesperia, Victorville, Apple Valley and now Adelanto.
