Recently Completed Projects
Manhattan Beach Marriott
As the City of Manhattan Beach’s new Water Conservation Ordinance goes into effect on July 2nd, the Manhattan Beach Marriott will be ‘going green’ by using reclaimed water to feed its 9-hole golf course. By utilizing reclaimed water, the Manhattan Beach Marriott Golf Course is helping to reduce our dependence on imported water and will save16.3 million gallons of drinking water each year, enough for 100 families of four for an entire year. Pictured at right: The West Basin Board of Directors, Manhattan Beach Marriott, and Manhattan Beach City Council joined on July 1st to celebrate the Marriott's conversion to recycled water for their golf course irrigation - and the first use of recycled water for the course's greens.
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Raytheon, the leading provider of state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, and other capabilities in the areas of sensing, has converted its El Segundo campus to recycled water—saving water, energy, money, and the environment. Through such collaborative efforts, Raytheon and West Basin are making a huge impact on the environment and the economy. Raytheon’s recycled water conversion for irrigation will save 84-acre-feet a year of imported water—enough to fill 84 football stadiums to 1-foot depth, or 27 million gallons of water—keeping West Basin from having to buy that amount of water from Metropolitan Water District of Southern California who imports the water from Northern California and the Colorado River. Raytheon’s landscaping includes its recreational playing fields along El Segundo Boulevard. By converting its campus to recycled water, Raytheon will also save about $22,000 annually on its water bill. Pictured above left: West Basin Directors, Raytheon Executives and representatives from the El Segundo City Council.
California State University Dominguez Hills Lateral Extension
The California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Lateral Extension, a $1.8 million expansion project, consists of a recycled water transmission pipeline within the City of Carson connecting to the end point of the Victoria Lateral and extending throughout the CSUDH campus. The Lateral serves over 98 million gallons of recycled water annually for irrigation use at multiple on-site facilities, including the recently-built Home Depot National Training Center.
Corporate Campus El Segundo Lateral
The Corporate Campus El Segundo Lateral Project will serve new development with recycled water for non-potable uses. The 4,000 feet of pipeline will carry recycled water for landscaping and other uses to allow the city to protect precious drinking water for El Segundo businesses and residents. This development will not be drawing upon the imported water supply for its non-potable uses.
Los Angeles Southwest College Lateral
The Los Angeles Southwest College Lateral is a $700,000 project that extends from West Basin's existing recycled water system near Chester Washington Golf Course and provides recycled water to Los Angeles Southwest College and Caltrans Greenbelts along the Interstate 105 Freeway.
Madrona Lateral Project
The Madrona Lateral consists of over 20,000 feet of transmission pipeline and will ultimately provide recycled water for non-potable use to several sites in the City of Torrance, including Charles Wilson Park and Madrona Middle School. This $9 million project was completed in 2007 and currently serves the American Honda Campus with irrigation water, cooling tower supply, and dual-plumbed building use for toilet flushing. Recycled water is already a big part of the conservation effort in Torrance, home of Exxon/Mobil Refinery and Toyota, two of West Basin’s largest recycled water users. The Madrona Lateral is a component of the Harbor/South Bay Water Recycling Project.
Phase IV Expansion Project
To meet the region’s water demand, the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility expanded to increase its production of high-quality recycled water. During 2004-2005, the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility produced more than 8 billion gallons of recycled water, and after two successful expansion projects, West Basin successfully completed its $55-million Phase IV Expansion Project. The Expansion, which was awarded the WateReuse Association's Project of the Year in 2005, increased production of recycled water for the West Coast Groundwater Basin by 5 million gallons per day and increased the production of Title 22 recycled water by 10 million gallons per day. Upgrades to the existing barrier water production system were installed, improving the efficiency of the treatment process and increasing the quality of the barrier product water. West Basin takes great pride in being a steward of water conservation and is committed to producing the highest quality recycled water to ensure a reliable supply of potable water for the region.
Victoria Lateral Project
The $3 million Victoria Lateral Project consists of nearly 1.5 miles of pipeline extending throughout the Carson community. The project delivers approximately 87 million gallons of recycled water annually for landscape irrigation and industrial application at local sites. These include the medians along Avalon Boulevard and the Links at Victoria Golf Course.