Board OKs Discharge of Water Into Bay
The State Water Resources Control Board has upheld a decision that will allow Irvine Ranch Water District to discharge reclaimed water into the Upper Newport Bay.
But Irvine Ranch, under a agreement with Newport Beach and the Orange County Water District, will not discharge reclaimed water into the bay for at least another year.
The district was granted permission by the Regional Water Quality board last summer to discharge treated water during winter months. The district said the discharge would not harm the bay’s ecosystem.
The decision from the State Water Resources Control Board came after an environmental group, Defend the Bay, appealed the Regional Water Quality board’s approval.
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