IRWD Presents Update on Irvine Desalter Project to Irvine City Council

Published Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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

Last night, IRWD Director of Water Quality, John Hills, presented an update on the Irvine Desalter Project to the Irvine City Council. This project is designed to contain and clean up the TCE plume that was found in the groundwater in the vicinity of the former El Toro Marine Air Station. The project which began operating in 2007, pumps and treats the water from the plume to remove the TCE. Cleaned water is used only for non-drinking water purposes in IRWD's extensive recycled water system. It provides 1.3 billion gallons of water annually to supplement the non-drinking water system; enough water to irrigate 1,300 acres of landscaping. Project partners include the Orange County Water District and the United States Department of the Navy.   

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