The city of santa ANA (city), located in orange county, california, will relocate its existing pressure reducing station no. 2 and construct a new emergency booster pump station to expand the citys…

The City of Santa Ana, California received a $3,602,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will support the relocation of an existing pressure reducing station and construction of a new emergency booster pump station to expand the city's upper water supply zone and ensure water services during shortages. This project aims to maximize the operational flexibility of Santa Ana's water system by allowing for the transfer of up to 7,226 acre-feet per year between the lower and upper zones. This will help mitigate the impacts of PFAS contamination and ongoing drought affecting the city's upper zone water supply. The project is expected to be completed by May 31, 2027.

The city of santa ANA (city), located in orange county, california, will relocate its existing pressure reducing station no. 2 and construct a new emergency booster pump station to expand the citys upper zone water supply sources to ensure the upper zone is provided water services in the event of water supply shortages. Currently the upper zone is supplied with water from three wells and one water connection for imported surface water. The city recently discovered PFAS contamination within all the upper zone wells, and due to drought, the upper zone struggles with ongoing water shortages of imported water. The water shortages and PFAS contamination, make finding alternative water sources for the upper zone critical. This project will allow the city to maximize the water operational flexibility of the system by allowing for the transfer up to 7,226 acre-feet per year between the lower and upper zones in the city. The upper zone will be able to provide water to the lower zone with the relocation of the pressure reducing valve and the lower zone will be able to provide water to the upper zone with the construction of the emergency pump station. This project is supported by the citys urban water management plans water shortage contingency plan water service reliability and drought risk assessment that identifies the implementation of drought management actions to mitigate drought impacts.