Regional San unveiled upgrades on its wastewater treatment plant. The treated wastewater is so clean, it is being touted as the beginning of what alternative water supplies could look like in California. In the near future, more local farmers will be using this recycled water for their crops. …  Regional San’s $1 billion overhaul followed after concerns of its release into the Sacramento River and Delta. The goal? Farmers will not have to pump as much groundwater. It is not a new concept, but by far this wastewater treatment plant is the second-largest facility in the U.S. The plant processes around 135 million gallons of wastewater every day from Sacramento County and West Sacramento. It is expecting to deliver about 50,000 acre-feet per year to farmers once the next phase of construction is complete.

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