Funded primarily by grants and low-interest loans, the new treatment plant will treat an additional 1.5 million gallons of wastewater per day. This new capacity will allow more homes currently using a septic tank system to connect to the MSWD’s treatment system. The state-of-the-art facility will also support the addition of tertiary treatment in the future, which would provide recycled water to enhance water conservation efforts.
Located on land already owned by the District, the new plant is being built adjacent to the MSWD solar installation between 19th and 20th Avenues in Desert Hot Springs. The project includes the construction of a Sequence Batch Reactor (SBR) wastewater treatment plant. Two accompanying projects, the Regional Conveyance Line and the M-2 Septic to Sewer projects, are also under development.