In 2005, the Westwinds Golf Course began using recycled water from VVWRA’s Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant located on Shay Road in Victorville. Four miles of purple pipe has been constructed from the treatment plant to the nine-hole golf course owned by the City of Victorville. The golf course will use 300 to 400 acre-feet per year of recycled water for irrigation purposes.

Up until 1981, the Westwinds Golf Course was irrigated with recycled water produced by the Air Force. When the Base connected to VVWRA in 1981, they began using potable well water to irrigate the golf course. The local aquifer will benefit from the reduced pumping of groundwater due to the use of recycled water.

As the redevelopment of the former George Air Force Base progresses, the City of Victorville intends to install dual plumbing to supply recycled water to irrigate athletic fields and other landscaped areas over the coming years.

For more information about recycled water use at Westwinds Golf Course, see our brochure (Acrobat Reader required).