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ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS INVITED TO TOUR
CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR NEW WATER PURIFICATION PLANT
Tour Scheduled for February 4 from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
What: The Groundwater Replenishment System (GWR System) is a new water project for Orange County that will help meet future water demands. As part of an ongoing effort to provide Orange County residents with information about the GWR System and the construction of the water new purification facility on Ellis Avenue, officials from Orange County Water District will host a tour of the construction site and the existing water purification plant.
The tours are conducted by Mike Markus, OCWD assistant general manager and project manager for the GWR System. The tours are free and open to all interested residents.
When: Saturday, February 4, 2006 from 9-10:30 a.m.
Where: 10500 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley. Meet in the administration parking lot – off of Ellis Avenue – near the corner of Ellis and Ward. Refreshments will be served and walking shoes with closed toes are recommended. The tour is appropriate for people 13 years or older, but everyone is welcome.
Why: The tour provides residents with an opportunity to learn about the project and its technology while touring the construction site and the Phase I facility that is currently utilizing the same purification processes as the GWR System, but on a smaller scale.
Contact: Kira Erquiaga, community liaison, at (949) 216-9038
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Long, OCWD, (714) 378-3362
Since 1933, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) has been investing in water reliability through the management and protection of Orange County’s large groundwater basin. Orange County is an arid region, far from needed imported water sources, and subject to reoccurring droughts. The groundwater managed by OCWD provides a locally controlled, reliable and high quality water supply to Orange County’s prosperity and continued development. OCWD is a special district, separate from the County of Orange, that supplies more than half of the water needs for 2.3 million residents in the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster and Yorba Linda.
The Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System, a new high-tech water purification system, will produce water similar in quality to bottled water. GWR System water will be used to service a larger, expanded seawater barrier and to help drought-proof Orange County's groundwater basin by providing better water reliability and more local control over part of our water future.
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