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Recycled Water |
 In 1996, the District embarked upon a project
to develop a new source of non-potable surface water for delivery to customers
then using potable water or well water for irrigation needs. The Conejo Creek Diversion project consists of a
diversion structure and storage and distribution system to deliver surface water
in Conejo Creek to landscape and agricultural irrigators. The project was also intended to meet some of the
demand of Pleasant Valley County Water District, outside the boundaries of the
District, thereby, reduce piping of the over-drafted Fox Canyon Aquifer.
Water
is diverted from the Conejo Creek using specially designed diversion/pump plant
structure located on the western embankment of the creek near the 101 freeway. The majority of the diverted water is treated water
discharged into the creek by the City of Thousand Oaks at the Hill Canyon Wastewater Treatment plant 6.9 miles upstream of the
diversion structure.
 Diverted water is pumped to storage ponds
located near the Park. From the storage ponds, the non-potable surface
water is distributed into two separate pressurized systems. One feeds into the Pleasant Valley County Water
District with its storage reservoir near Camarillo Airport and the other provides pressurized service to customers within the Camrosa
Service area along the eastern and southern edge of Camarillo and into Valley.
The ability to utilize non-potable surface
water for irrigation is vital for building self-reliance and preserving the
limited amount of potable water available to Southern California Camrosa continues to expand the non-potable system
to make this valuable resource available to more customers. Converting irrigation and landscape water demands
from potable to non-potable reduces the amount import water needed within the
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