#24 Water Supply Reliability Through Innovation

With drought, climate change, environmental concerns and an ever-growing population challenging the state’s water supplies, many California water agencies are having to think outside the box to ensure a reliable water supply for their customers. At the end of the water “pipeline,” arid Southern California is particularly susceptible to water shortages.

This episode focuses on the innovative and diverse ways San Diego-area water agencies are increasing their local water supplies and reducing their dependence on imported water. Huell visits the San Vicente Dam, which is being raised to more than double the current storage capacity of the reservoir behind it; checks out a local desalination plant removing the salt from groundwater; and explores how wastewater is being recycled into clean drinking water.