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Holtville city Mayor Jerry Brittsan, city engineer Jack Holt and Councilman David Bradshaw check out the control room for the Trojan UV Swift, which was funded through the FEMA Water Tank Replacement Project, on Wednesday morning. (JOSELITO VILLERO PHOTO / November 29, 2012) |
HOLTVILLE — City officials smiled ear to ear during a valve-opening ceremony for the city’s newest replacement water tank.
More than two years after losing its original tank during the April 4, 2010, Easter Sunday earthquake, the city was able to showcase the completion of the Federal Emergency Management Agency water tank replacement project Wednesday morning.
“This was part of the improvements that were made under the FEMA project to rebuild the tank and also update our disinfection system. It was a lot of efforts from a lot of people; the engineers, staff, as well as state officials. A lot of people had to work together overtime just to be able to make all this come together,” waterworks supervisor Frank Cornejo said.
With a newly built 1.5 million gallon water tank, the city’s water treatment plant will be able to assist a variety of Holtville residents, Mayor Jerry Brittsan, explained.
“It’s exciting. We’ve come a long way. It’s going to help Holtville a great deal because we are going to have an adequate water supply for any growth we will be able to bring in,” Brittsan said.
The ceremony also included a tour of the newly built FEMA ultra-violet disinfection structure.
“When we lost the old tank, current regulations required us to increase our disinfection contact time. We figured that to improve our disinfection process we’d incorporate the use of ultra-violet light, so we wouldn’t have to rely so much on chlorine,” Cornejo said.
With the new advancements in the city’s water plant completed, Brittsan believes big things are still to come from the city.
“It’s great for our residents and future generations,” Brittsan said.
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