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Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center Receives Multiple Awards for Its Excellence

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Valley Water has won two prestigious awards for its work to increase Santa Clara County’s local water supply through recycled and purified water.

In February 2022, the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center (SVAWPC) was named the Tertiary Recycled Water Plant of the Year by the Santa Clara Valley Section of the California Water Environment Association (CWEA).

The accolades continued in March 2022 when the purification center claimed victory at the state competition. The regional and state recognitions come in the plant’s first year of applying.

Carson and Gardena Water Recycling Projects Get $3.8 Million Funding Boost

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Two projects — intent on increasing the recycled water supply in disadvantaged communities — have received $3.79 million in federal funding.

The first, called the North Gardena Water Lateral, will install 3,700 feet of new pipeline — and deliver nearly 6 million gallons of recycled water annually — to Peary Middle School and Mas Fukai Park.

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