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MSWD hosts groundbreaking for new water reclamation facility

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Construction officially began for the Mission Springs Water District's (MSWD) new Regional Water Reclamation Facility on Friday.

MSWD held a groundbreaking ceremony this morning where local business leaders and elected officials gathered together to discuss the project.

The treatment plant is going to treat about 1.5 million gallons of wastewater a day. This is going to give more houses currently using a septic tank system, the ability to connect to the MSWD's treatment system also.

It is also going to relieve part of the MSWD's Horton Wastewater Treatment Plant which is nearing capacity according to water officials. To keep up with the growing Desert Hot Springs economy, MSWD felt the need for this new plant.

“If you recall Desert Hot Springs area is the fastest growing area in the Coachella Valley," said MSWD Board of Directors, Russ Martin. "On top of that I think they have close to 800 new homes scheduled to be built here. On top of that, we have a lot of industry moving to this area, so it became quite apparent we need to move and we need to move fast.”

The City of Desert Hot Springs is welcoming the project with open arms.

“It’s one of the last things you think of, where does the wastewater go? You know, it’s not important to a lot of people, but it’s important to the city, it’s important to the district to make sure these plants have enough capacity to last the lifetime that they need to last," explained the City of Desert Hot Springs Mayor, Scott Matus. "So that our residents can have housing and our growth for economic and retail and commercial.”

This plan has been years in the making and will be officially complete by the Fall of 2023.

It is located between the 19th and 20th Avenues in Desert Hot Springs, just north of the 10 freeway.

Martin wanted to emphasize that this project it's not going to raise the prices of current ratepayers.

The project is being funded by several grants MSWD applied for, and many of the loans acquired to build it have a very low-interest rate.

The new plant is going to serve at least 700 new homes and businesses in the area.

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