A plant that removes salt from water is now running in Menifee, giving officials another tool to reduce their reliance on imported water as California’s drought continues.
The Eastern Municipal Water District opened its third groundwater desalination plant, the Perris II Groundwater Desalination Facility.
The plant will remove salt from underground water basins tapped by wells in Perris — nearly 5.4 million gallons of water per day.