# Orange County Water District approves final expansion of GWRS

The Orange County Water District board awarded a $310 million contract to Shimmick Construction for the 30 MGD Final Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System. The project will add 31,000 acre-feet per year of water supply, bringing total capacity to 134,000 AFY. Construction is estimated to be completed in 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-09-01
- Where: Orange County, California, United States
- Value: $310.0M
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30 million gallons per day (MGD)
- Products: purified water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Orange County Water District](https://endata.com/companies/41762.md)
- [Shimmick Construction Company](https://endata.com/companies/41763.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ocwd.com](https://www.ocwd.com/news-events/newsletter/2019/september-2019/gwrs-final-expansion-construction-approved/), 2019-09-01: "OCWD continues to invest in expanding the GWRS because it significantly increases local water reliability and quality for the 2.5 million people we serve in north and central Orange County."

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