![]() ![]() In early 2023, the GWRS will complete its Final Expansion that will produce 130 million gallons of water a day, enough to serve 1 million people daily. The GWRS, the world's largest water purification system for indirect potable reuse, currently produces 100 million gallons of high-quality water that exceeds drinking water standards and serves as a locally-controlled, drought-proof water supply. The Orange County Water District (OCWD), servicing 2.5 million residents in north and central Orange County, manages the Orange County Groundwater Basin (Basin) and refills it with many different water supplies: water from the Santa Ana River, which includes rainfall, snowmelt and treated wastewater from upstream water users, local rainfall, imported water from the Colorado River and northern California, and purified wastewater from the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS). South Orange County receives imported water from the Colorado River and northern California via the State Water Project. The Orange County Groundwater Basin provides 77% of the drinking water supply to 2.5 million people in north and central Orange County. Orange County receives its water from multiple sources.
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