In 2007, the City of El Segundo obtained nearly 45% of all water consumed from recycled water provided by the West Basin Municipal Water Recycling Facility, which the city helped to fund and construct. The recycled water provided enough potable water to meet the needs of more than 15,000 Southern California families. The electrical savings from the water reduction equate to 22,808,000 kWh from July of 2007 to June of 2008.