Salinity Management Pipeline
For decades, local agencies and regulators have been working to address increasing salinity levels in the Calleguas Creek Watershed. The Calleguas Salinity Management Pipeline (SMP) was designed to manage the use of high salinity groundwater and treated municipal wastewater, dispose of the brine produced by enhanced water treatment, and facilitate the development of water sources otherwise unavailable due to poor water quality. The SMP consists of a pipeline system to transport brine concentrate and excess recycled water generated within the watershed to an ocean outfall. The purpose of the SMP is to facilitate the utilization of additional water sources by providing a mechanism to efficiently dispose of the concentrate generated during treatment. The SMP currently extends approximately 22 miles from its upstream end in Somis, in unincorporated Ventura County, to its downstream terminus at the ocean outfall in Port Hueneme.
To apply for permission to discharge into the SMP, complete and submit the Discharge Service Information Request Form. See Ordinance 19 for the rules and regulations governing the use of the SMP.
