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<br />001289 <br /> <br />mineralized and, in some cases, toxic or too difficult to collect <br />and reuse to be reclaimed economically. <br />The second noteworthy project is located at Santee <br />near San Diego. About 1.0 million gallons per day of reclaimed <br />sewage treatment plant effluent is discharged,into a series of <br />artificial lakes where additional oxidation and filtration <br />through underground formations take place. Although the lakes <br />were originally designed as a demonstration research project, <br />the public has accepted the program so completely that they are <br />now used for recreation including fishing, boating, and (recently) <br />swimming. I anticipate that more and more waste water reclamation <br />projects will develop as the public gains confidence in their <br />safety and utility. <br />In conclusion, I believe an orderly approach to the <br />subject of avoidable waste in California requires a number of <br />essential steps. We need first to compare concepts, and fronl <br />these concepts, to develop criteria by which we can evaluate <br />water conservation practices. We must keep in mind the variety <br />of physical, economic, social and political factors that confront <br />the Western States. <br />I can assure you that California will not waste water <br />and expect to import water at the same time. <br />I recommend that criteria for the evaluation of water <br />conservation practices be established as an early order of <br />business by this Council. <br />California has developed a considerable fund of data <br />in many areas related to this subject, and we can make this <br /> <br />-13- <br />