WRD will clean brackish water in aquifers for drinking
[The Water Replenishment District] serves water to 4 million residents in southern LA County, with groundwater accounting for half of its supply while the other half is imported. … And WRD has struck gold in the form of local storage right under its service area’s feet in the South Bay. There’s brackish water there that’s been trapped for decades from groundwater overpumping that led to seawater intrusion. They just have to clean it.