Pure Water San Diego is an advanced water purification program that will provide nearly half of San Diego’s water supply locally by the end of 2035. Beyond these direct benefits to the region’s local water supply, Pure Water ensures the City of San Diego is in compliance with federal regulations and the Clean Water Act. Once complete, Pure Water will significantly reduce treated discharges from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant into the Pacific Ocean. For additional information please visit the City of San Diego’s website .

Since 2011, the City of San Diego’s 1-million-gallon-per-day Pure Water Demonstration Facility has introduced thousands of visitors to the advanced treatment technologies used to produce high-quality drinking water from recycled wastewater. For those unable to visit in person, the City offers a series of virtual tours featuring members of the Pure Water team—including operators, engineers, and water resource specialists—who explain the purification process and demonstrate how recycled water is treated to meet or exceed all state and federal drinking water standards before becoming part of San Diego’s local water supply. Virtual tours can be found at: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-utilities/sustainability/pure-water-sd/virtual-tour