Ontario says regional water recycling project will cost customers too much

Ontario says regional water recycling project will cost customers too much

Ontario and other Inland Valley cities are questioning the price tag of a long-planned water storage project and demanding more information on behalf of ratepayers. The Chino Basin Project, a long-gestating plan managed by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, would recycle more water in western San Bernardino County to reduce demand for water imported from Northern California. “This is a huge, huge public expense. How is IEUA going to pay for thi…