ANTIOCH – Antioch has finally turned on the taps of its long-awaited brackish water desalination plant, which is expected to help the city safeguard its water supply for decades to come.

The $160 million facility, hailed by city leaders as a milestone in California’s water sustainability efforts, will meet up to 40% of Antioch’s water needs.

Residents and businesses use up to 11 million gallons of water daily in the winter and 23 million in the summer. With the plant in service, the city can treat and convert into drinking water about 6 million gallons a day of brackish water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

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