The Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK) encompasses 2,300 square miles in the Mojave Desert area of California, northeast of Los Angeles, and includes over twenty municipal users as well as Edwards AFB, Palmdale Air Force (Plant 42) and U. S. Borax.
Because
groundwater resources were severely overdrafted, AVEK contracted for a supplemental
supply of municipal and industrial water (141,400 acre-feet) from the California
State Water Project.
Of the 141,400 acre-foot annual entitlement, the municipal and
industrial, and agricultural water customers are currently using about 75,000
acre feet per year.
Municipal and Industrial water is provided by four potable water treatment plants with capacities from 4 to 65 mgd.
As municipal and industrial demands increase, existing treatment plants will be expanded, and additional plants will be needed.
Water Facts
The Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK) encompasses 2,300 square miles in the Mojave Desert area of California, northeast of Los Angeles, and includes over twenty municipal users as well as 
Because
groundwater resources were severely overdrafted, AVEK contracted for a supplemental
supply of municipal and industrial water (141,400 acre-feet) from the California
State Water Project. 