Denmark Minister for the Environment Lea Wermelin and several water technology experts from Denmark toured Oceanside’s water purification project, called Pure Water Oceanside, which is slated to be finished next year and will produce a local source of high-quality drinking water.

The project is billed as the first fully operational indirect potable reuse project in San Diego County, and is expected to provide 3 to 5 million gallons per day — about a third of Oceanside’s water supply.

The tour on Nov. 30 was held at the city of Oceanside’s San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility at 3950 N. River Road, where the water recycling process begins. Pure Water Oceanside uses ultra filtration, reverse osmosis and advanced oxidation/ultraviolet light to purify recycled water.

Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez and Water Utilities Director Cari Dale along with local water leaders met with the minister and her delegation at the plant and discussed the Pure Water Oceanside project and issues for water and wastewater treatment, common between Denmark and California.

There was also a ceremony to sign a water collaboration agreement between the Danish Water Technology Alliance and the San Diego Regional Water Tech Alliance.

“We put Pure Water Oceanside on the map in California when we broke ground in 2020. Today, we put it on the map internationally. Creation of this exceptionally pure drinking water will provide multiple benefits to the city of Oceanside, our residents and businesses, and we’re pleased to collaborate with Denmark on a shared vision for a climate-resilient water sector,” Dale said at the meeting.

The benefits of the Pure Water Oceanside project include reducing the city’s dependence on imported water, decreasing use of energy required to desalinate seawater and making Oceanside more drought-resilient, along with protecting the groundwater basin from saltwater contamination and protecting the environment by reusing water.

“The science Pure Water Oceanside uses is proven,” said Sanchez. “It’s already in use around the globe — including in locations as close as Orange County at the Groundwater Replenishment System. The project will diversify the city’s water supply, safeguard against drought and provide an environmentally friendly water source alternative.”

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