From the San Diego Union Tribune published on 1/25/2026: The region’s three sewage recycling systems, prompted by drought, will soon go online. After years years of planning and construction, recycling plants in Oceanside, East County, and San Diego begin pumping clean drinking water in coming months.
Excerpt: Because leaders across this drought-afflicted region all embraced the same innovative idea a decade ago, three separate sewage recycling systems will soon come online in Oceanside, East County and San Diego.
While drought was the main motivator for spending millions to purify sewage into drinking water, local leaders were also spurred by increasing costs for imported water and long-term concerns about the Colorado River.
Whatever the motivation, years of planning and construction are nearing separate finish lines for each of the three projects: Pure Water Oceanside, East County Advanced Water Purification and Pure Water San Diego.
Pure Water San Diego, the largest and most expensive of the three systems, is slated to begin producing purified water in early 2027 and ramp up to 30 million gallons per day by the end of 2027.
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The region’s three sewage recycling systems, prompted by drought, will soon go online
See also Pure Water San Diego from the City of San Diego at: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-utilities/sustainability/pure-water-sd
