Westlands receives $1.5mil for desalination pilot program
Westlands Water District received a state grant to support desalination and on-farm recycling. Westlands, which serves western Fresno and Kings Counties, views the grant as strengthening its ability to improve the water supply for local communities and farmers. The backstory: California voters approved 2014’s Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which made grants available for various water projects throughout the state. The big picture: The grant will work with Westlands’ pilot project for the desalination of groundwater. Westlands is able to process and treat 1,460 acre-feet of groundwater per year that were previously unsuitable due to high salt contents.