The santa clara valley water district (valley water) serves nearly two million people in santa clara county by providing a reliable and safe supply of water

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,524,996 Cooperative Agreement to the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) on November 27, 2024 under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The funding will support the development of a feasibility study to assess the viability of constructing a new Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) in San Jose, California. The proposed AWPF would aim to produce up to 24,000 acre-feet per year of purified water for potable reuse through groundwater recharge, raw water augmentation, and/or treated water augmentation. The feasibility study is anticipated to take up to 24 months to complete by October 2025. This project aligns with the Bureau of Reclamation's goal of enhancing water supply reliability through innovative water reuse and desalination technologies in the western United States.

The proposed study will focus on assessing the feasibility of constructing a new advanced water purification facility (awpf) in SAN JOS for potable reuse through groundwater recharge, raw water augmentation, and or treated water augmentation. The total project cost is anticipated to be greater than $500 million. If deemed feasible, the proposed facility would help valley water reach the goal of at least 10% of the total county water demands being met by drought-resilient recycled and purified water. The project would also support the valley water board of directors long-term goal of producing up to 24,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) of purified water for potable reuse (drinking water) by the year 2040.beyond these reuse specific goals, the proposed study would offer valley water and the partner agencies an avenue to explore ways to further leverage existing infrastructure, build on existing planning studies, and serve as a basis for further collaboration, interagency agreements, and governance related to residuals management, permitting, and land use decisions.valley water and the partner agencies would like to use funds from this notice of funding opportunity (nofo) to further assess these opportunities, which include both non-potable and potable end uses, through the development of a title XVI feasibility study. Development of this feasibility study would help advance planning and preliminary design activities around these new potential projects which align with the goals and objectives of this nofo. IT is anticipated that the feasibility study would take up to 24 months to complete and would conclude by october 2025.