Ray Stoyer

Padre Dam’s Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility decommissioned after more than a half-century of use

Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility at Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Santee Lakes
 
Community event makes way for the East County Advanced Water Purification Program
 
Story and photos by Paul Levikow
 
April 13, 2026 (Santee) -- After more than a half-century of water reuse in East County, the Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility has been decommissioned, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter in regional water sustainability.
 
Padre Dam Municipal Water District officials marked the milestone April 8 by ceremonially pulling the railing at the facility’s aeration basin adjacent to Santee Lakes, closing the book on a plant that was ahead of its time that helped shape modern recycled water practices.

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PADRE DAM MWD DEDICATES WATER RECYCLING FACILITY TO RAY STOYER


November 13, 2011 (Santee) -- On Monday, November 7th, Padre Dam Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors honored Ray Stoyer and celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Santee Lakes by renaming the Santee water recycling facility the Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility.

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