San Diego City Council voted on 7 July 2009 to continue a $12 million wastewater indirect potable reuse demonstration project which would take purified sewage water from the North City Water Reclamation Plant and pump it into the San Vincente Reservoir to augment drinking water supplies.
The advanced treatment system, which will include ultrafiltration followed by reverse osmosis and disinfection by UV/peroxide, will be operated for at least one year to satisfy California Department of Public Health requirements.
During the year-long demonstration,