Santa Clara Valley Water District officials announced a plan Thursday to open a water purification facility by 2028 in an effort to fortify the region’s water supply during drought conditions.

The facility will allow Valley Water to purify more than 10 million gallons of water per day, enough to provide drinking water to residents and replenish the region’s groundwater reserves that have been depleted by consistently dry weather in recent years.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.