Water Replenishment District Of Southern California To Transfer Operations Of Leading Recycled Water Treatment Facility To Long Beach Water Department
Long Beach, CA - On November 4, 2005, the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) will hold a ceremony to transfer the operations of the Leo J. Vander Lans Water Treatment Facility (LVL Facility), a state-of-the-art recycled water treatment center, to the Long Beach Water Department (LBWD). The Long Beach-based LVL Facility's central role is to treat recycled water to ensure that Southern California 's groundwater supply is sufficient, clean and safe. Recycled water treated at the site is used to protect the Central Basin - one of this state's most utilized groundwater basins - from seawater intrusion and protect the drinking water for the region.
"WRD is pleased to be working with the Long Beach Water Department at the Leo J. Vander Lans Facility on innovative ways to protect the region's groundwater," said WRD Board President Willard Murray. "We are also pleased to know that we are transferring the operation of this state-of-the-art water treatment facility to an agency that is on the cutting edge of water treatment technology."
WRD's innovative and advanced treatment of recycled water from the Long Beach Water Reclamation Plant at the LVL Facility is the first of its kind to use the process of microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet light to treat recycled water, distinguishing the LVL Facility as a leader in the treatment of recycled water.
"The Long Beach Water Department is proud to take over the operation of the Leo J. Vander Lans Water Treatment Facility. WRD is known for its stewardship in groundwater protection and to that end LBWD will use its expertise in advanced treatment technologies to extract efficiencies from the plant," said Long Beach Water Department General Manager Kevin Wattier. "The two agencies coming together on the LVL Facility is a natural partnership; true and effective."
The Water Replenishment District is a public agency governed by five board members elected by the public. WRD refills and protects 10 underground aquifers stretching from the cities of Manhattan Beach to Whittier and Los Angeles to Long Beach. These aquifers store drinking water and reach depths of more than a quarter mile, exceeding the height of the Empire State Building.
For additional information on the official Leo J. Vander Lans Water Treatment Facility transfer ceremony, please contact Samara Ashley at 562/407-1979.
"WRD is pleased to be working with the Long Beach Water Department at the Leo J. Vander Lans Facility on innovative ways to protect the region's groundwater," said WRD Board President Willard Murray. "We are also pleased to know that we are transferring the operation of this state-of-the-art water treatment facility to an agency that is on the cutting edge of water treatment technology."
WRD's innovative and advanced treatment of recycled water from the Long Beach Water Reclamation Plant at the LVL Facility is the first of its kind to use the process of microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet light to treat recycled water, distinguishing the LVL Facility as a leader in the treatment of recycled water.
"The Long Beach Water Department is proud to take over the operation of the Leo J. Vander Lans Water Treatment Facility. WRD is known for its stewardship in groundwater protection and to that end LBWD will use its expertise in advanced treatment technologies to extract efficiencies from the plant," said Long Beach Water Department General Manager Kevin Wattier. "The two agencies coming together on the LVL Facility is a natural partnership; true and effective."
The Water Replenishment District is a public agency governed by five board members elected by the public. WRD refills and protects 10 underground aquifers stretching from the cities of Manhattan Beach to Whittier and Los Angeles to Long Beach. These aquifers store drinking water and reach depths of more than a quarter mile, exceeding the height of the Empire State Building.
For additional information on the official Leo J. Vander Lans Water Treatment Facility transfer ceremony, please contact Samara Ashley at 562/407-1979.
