Iconic Windmill Gone for Now, But it Will be Back

Published Monday, November 22, 2010

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Contact: Shannon Reed, Public Affairs Manager
reeds@irwd.com, (949) 453-5500

IRWD's Windmill sits at the gates of the water Recycling plant.

IRWD's windmill as it appeared before it was removed for safekeeping while a new sewer line is installed in Riparian View Road. The windmill will be missing from the skyline near the Michelson Water Recycling Plant while construction takes place. It will be reinstalled when construction is complete.

 

The top of IRWD's windmill is removed
The top of IRWD's...
The head of the windmill is guided to a platform where it will stay until it's reinstalled.
The head of the w...
A worker prepares the windmill tower for removal.
A worker prepares...
A crane lifts the tower off of its footings.
A crane lifts the...
The tower and windmill head before they are removed to a storage yard.
The tower and win...
The vane is the part remaining from the original windmill.
The vane is the p...
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