The City of Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility Program involves replacing the City’s existing wastewater treatment plant with an advanced water purification facility that meets state regulations, protects the environment, and will be capable of contributing a drought buffer, and a safe and reliable water source for Morro Bay’s homes and businesses in the future.

The recently constructed portion of the program includes a new one million gallon per day advanced treatment facility on South Bay Boulevard north of Highway 1 (called the Water Resources Center), two new lift stations and approximately 3.5 miles of pipelines. The next portion of construction includes wells to inject the purified water into the groundwater aquifer, which can be extracted for reuse.