Phase 1

Phase 1 of the expansion project also allows THUMS, a collection of oil companies operating offshore drilling platforms in Long Beach Harbor, to use 1,100 acre-feet of recycled water to re-pressurize oil-bearing strata, saving an equal amount of imported potable water in the process.

Another critical part of Phase 1 is the Leo Vander Lans Treatment Facility that allows the utilization of 3,000 acre-feet of highly treated recycled water, in part, for groundwater recharge to protect against seawater intrusion.

Phase 2

Phase 2 of the project will see, among other events, the connection of two large power generation facilities, in the southeast part of the City, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power and AES Southland Company.  These connections will enable these facilities to use recycled water for industrial operations, saving nearly 570 acre-feet of potable water annually.

Phase 3 and 4

Phases 3 and 4 will see the city's recycled water system expanded to the west connecting to large industrial users in the Port of Long Beach.