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•OCWD, formed in 1933, is
responsible for managing
and protecting the Orange
County groundwater basin
•OCWD encompasses
229,000 acres (925 km2) in
the lower watershed of the
Santa Ana River (SAR)
•Orange County
groundwater basin
provides water for over
2.3 million people
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What is the Groundwater
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here Does GWR System Water Go?
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73 YEARS
genefits of GWF
Protects tMs-besin from seawater intrusion
Provides water to refill basin in times of drought and
population growth
Lessens dependency ors imported water supplies
Saves money (costs about the same as importing
water)
Uses about half the energy needed to import water
from Northern California
Improves water quality
Reuses valuable resource and sends less water to
ocean
Model for the rest of the world (Australia, Singapore,
etc.)
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Strong Community Support
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A Pure Solulinn In Qranor. County's Water Needs
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