📋 Tender Overview
Project Location San DiegoScopeAs the city currently imports 85 of its water and discharges most of its wastewater into the ocean the Pure Water project would reverse both those trends creating a more sustainable water life cycle.Cities throughout the west are exploring solutions to combat drought conditions and keep water flowing to residents. Besides costly treatment facilities and desalination plants many are also looking for smart cities solutions that would recycle water in green space or deliver residents real-time usage information to encourage more conservation. As cities explore those options however theyre increasingly looking at how to amp up data collection around water supply and use which can help target solutions and justify larger solutions like Pure Water.The WIFIA loan will help offset the enormous cost of the project the city last year would seek more than 1 billion in low-interest loans to limit any increases in water or sewer rates for residents to cover the project. The federal loan program has been popular to help cities and states cover the cost of major water projects and the Trump administration has already distributed more than 1.5 billion in WIFIA loans and justify larger solutions like Pure Water.
