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2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> MAY 2026/FINAL DRAFT/CAROLLO <br /> 6.6.6.2 Optimization Plan <br /> In Orange County, recycled water is used for irrigating golf courses, parks, schools, businesses, and <br /> communal landscaping, as well as for groundwater recharge. Recycled water users in the City receive their <br /> water from OCWD's GAP.Analyses have indicated that present worth costs to expand recycled water <br /> within other areas of the City are not cost effective when compared to purchasing imported water from <br /> MET or using groundwater.The City will continue to conduct feasibility studies for recycled water and <br /> seek out creative solutions such as funding, regulatory requirements, institutional arrangement, and public <br /> acceptance for recycled water use with MWDOC, OCWD, MET, and other cooperative agencies. <br /> 6.7 Desalination Opportunities <br /> In 2014, MET modified the provisions of their LRP to include incentives for locally produced seawater <br /> desalination projects that reduce the need for imported supplies. <br /> MET's LRP incentivizes participating agencies to explore new local water supply opportunities. Developing <br /> local supplies within MET's service area is part of its IRP goal of improving water supply reliability in the <br /> region and reducing pressure on imported supplies from the SWP and Colorado River. To qualify for the <br /> incentive, proposed projects must replace an existing demand or prevent new demand on MET's imported <br /> water supplies. In return, MET offers three incentive formulas under the program: <br /> ■ Sliding scale incentive up to $340 per AF for a 25-year agreement term, depending on the unit cost of <br /> seawater produced compared to the cost of MET supplies. <br /> ■ Sliding scale incentive up to $475 per AF for a 15-year agreement term (but requiring the project to <br /> produce local supplies for 25 years), depending on the unit cost of seawater produced compared to <br /> the cost of MET supplies. <br /> ■ Fixed incentive up to $305 per AF for a 25-year agreement term. <br /> 6.7.1 Ocean Water Desalination <br /> There are currently no ocean desalination opportunities in the City's service area. <br /> 6. .2 Groundwater Desalination <br /> There are currently no brackish groundwater desalination opportunities in the City's service area. <br /> 6.8 Water Exchanges and Transfers <br /> 6.8.1 Existing Exchanrips and Tr;�n-fare <br /> Interconnections with other agencies result in the ability to share water supplies during short term <br /> emergency situations or planned shutdowns of major imported water systems. Transfers of water can help <br /> with short-term outages but can also be involved with longer term water exchanges to deal with droughts <br /> or long-term emergency situations. MET helps its retail agencies develop both local and regional transfer <br /> and exchange opportunities that promote reliability within their systems. The City maintains seven <br /> connections to MET's system and five emergency connections with surrounding agencies, including the <br /> Mesa Water District and City of Tustin. <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />