Technology capable of extracting evaporation from tomato pulp is producing 120,000 gallons a day of “new water” clean enough to drink in Los Banos in Merced County.

Monserrat Solis

SJV Water

The “water harvesting” unit was developed by Australian company Botanical Water Technologies, which moved to the United States around five years ago.

The Ingomar Packing Company in Los Banos processes tomato products such as tomato paste and diced tomatoes.

The choice to set up a pilot project at Ingomar was a simple one, Botanical Water’s Chief Impact Officer James Rees said, calling the Los Banos plant a “natural partner.”

“We gravitated towards Ingomar because of their sustainability program in place. They’ve been actively investing into the environment and into programs around water reuse, en

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