COMMITTEE AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Recycled Water Committee
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
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Receive an Update and Provide Feedback on South Santa Clara County Water Reuse Collaboration and Projects and Plans.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Receive an update and provide feedback on South Santa Clara County water reuse collaboration and projects and plans.
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SUMMARY:
Since 1999, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water), the South County Regional Wastewater Authority (SCRWA), the City of Gilroy, and the City of Morgan Hill have collaborated to support non-potable water reuse in South Santa Clara County (South County). In 2017, the Board of Directors established the Joint Water Resources Committee (JWRC) with the Cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill to advance purified and recycled water reuse in South County and identify future funding opportunities for water reuse implementation. The Recycled Water Committee received a South County water reuse collaboration update in February 2026. The JWRC received an update in October 2025 and will receive its next update in April 2026.
Feasibility Study Update
Valley Water has continued working on the South County Recycled Water System Feasibility Study (Study) funded by a 2023 United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) planning grant. The Study will support grant applications for the future design and construction of water reuse projects under the USBR Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program. Staff have continued to assemble data and engineering information, discussed options and opportunities with our South County partners, and finalized a list of preferred reuse options for prioritization. Staff will present recommendations for both preferred and alternative project scenarios that provide the foundation to complete the Study.
South County Recycled Water Pipeline
The Southern Recycled Water Pipeline Alignment (Sou...
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