卡利梅萨用上外来水：七英亩地下水回补池完工，年回补量可达四亿七千九百万加仑
加利福尼亚州河滨县卡利梅萨市（Calimesa）一带的水资源保障迈出重要一步：位于 County Line Road 的地下水回补池已经完工，项目各方10月中旬举行了完工庆祝。这是外来水第一次通过州水务工程（State Water Project）的管道体系抵达卡利梅萨地区。
这座占地七英亩的回补池配有引水口，与州水务工程东支延长线及一条改造再利用的管道相连，把外来水引入池中慢慢下渗，补给尤凯帕地下水盆地（Yucaipa Subbasin）。满负荷运行时，年回补量最高可达四亿七千九百万加仑，惠及卡利梅萨一带约一万八千名居民的供水安全。
项目总投资六百二十万美元，其中三百一十万美元来自河滨县监事会安排的《美国救援计划法》资金，合作方包括圣戈尔戈尼奥山口水务局、圣贝纳迪诺谷市政水区与南梅萨水公司。整个工程历时约十二个月建成，地方水务机构称，这是把州水务工程的水第一次真正送到卡利梅萨居民家门口。
Calimesa Gets Its First Imported Water as Seven-Acre Recharge Basin Is Completed
Water supply reliability took a step forward for the Calimesa area in Riverside County, California, with the completion of the County Line Road groundwater recharge basin, celebrated by the partner agencies in mid-October. It is the first time imported water has reached the Calimesa area through the State Water Project system.
The seven-acre basin and its turnout connect to the East Branch Extension of the State Water Project and a repurposed pipeline, diverting imported water into the basin to percolate down and replenish the Yucaipa Subbasin. At full operation it can recharge up to 479 million gallons a year, supporting water security for about 18,000 residents in the Calimesa area.
The project cost $6.2 million, including $3.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding arranged through the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, and was built with the San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency, the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and the South Mesa Water Company. Construction took about 12 months, and local water officials say it marks the first delivery of State Water Project water to Calimesa's doorstep.
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图片来源：地下水回补与再生水利用（资料图）。美国农业部自然资源保护局公共领域照片，Wikimedia Commons。 / Groundwater recharge and water reuse (file photo). USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
