Welcome to our website! Thank you for your interest in the Water Reuse Study. The City's Water Department has been providing safe and reliable drinking water to San Diego residents for over 100 years. We're dedicated to meeting San Diego's current and future water supply needs. But even with continued conservation measures, by 2030, we could need 25 percent more water than we are using now. That's our challenge - and we can meet it together.

We need to diversify our sources of water. Over 90 percent of what we use now is imported from hundreds of miles away. So we're looking at a source that's produced right here - recycled water. It's already being used for irrigation and commercial purposes, but we believe we can do more.

"Local solutions to our long-term water needs"

All photos used in this website are City recycled water customer sites or City recycled system equipment. Photos above are businesses in Sorrento Valley that use the City's recycled water for irrigation and filling artificial ponds.