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Hours & Fees
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. to one half hour before Dusk
Friday – Sunday: 6 a.m. to one half hour before Dusk
Weekdays: $3/vehicle
Weekend/Holiday: $5/vehicle |
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Park Maps & Information
Click Here for photo gallery and facility maps of the 190 acre Recreation Preserve. |
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SANTEE LAKES HISTORY - A LOOK BACK - PART 5 |
Research at Santee Lakes
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In December 1961 the Santee County Water District (Padre Dam MWD) announced that Santee Lakes were to be the subject of an important research project backed by a group of public agencies, including the U.S. Public Health Service, California State Department of Water Resources, the State Water Quality Control Board, the State Department of Fish and Game, the San Diego County Department of Public Health, and the Santee County Water District (Padre Dam MWD). |
A Letter to the President
This research project came dangerously close to being canceled due to funding at the State and Federal levels. If not for a letter from Water District General Manager Ray Stoyer to President John F. Kennedy explaining the long-term benefits of water reclamation, the project may have been abandoned. Thankfully, it was not. Later, President Lyndon Johnson sent his Water Pollution Board to visit Santee Lakes in 1966 to see firsthand this innovative project. |
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Global Recognition
Santee Lakes have become the world's first example of how a community's wastewater can be reclaimed and reused by people, with full public acceptance. Government officials from around the globe, including India and Israel have visited this facility. |
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Doubling the Treatment Capacity
In 1997, the District completed an upgrade at the recycling facility which increased the treatment capacity from one to two million gallons per day. The original activated sludge process was changed to the Bardenpho® biological nutrient removal process.
One million gallons per day is used for irrigation throughout Santee and the surrounding area. The remaining water is used to fill the seven lakes at the Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve and Campground. |
Recycling water allows more of the imported water supply to be used for drinking and other human use. It provides a drought-proof supply of irrigation water for a semi-arid region with low annual rainfall. Recycling will become increasingly more important to our region as demand increases and potable water supplies become more sought after.
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Santee Lakes History - Part 1
Santee Lakes History - Part 2
Santee Lakes History - Part 3
Santee Lakes History - Part 4
Santee Lakes History - Part 5
Santee Lakes History - Part 6
About Us
About Recycled Water
Educational Tours
Santee Lakes Flora & Fauna
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