Restored Plant Is 100% Operational!

The newly restored District wastewater treatment plant has passed all operational tests and is now 100% functional. Theplant is now capable of processing 20-million gallons of wastewater a day (MGD), meeting the most stringent local, state, and federal environmental standards for treated discharge. The plant typically has a dry weather flow of 14 MGD, but during wet weather the plant will be able to fully process up to 106 MGD. This massive undertaking, the largest in Oro Loma's history, was accomplished a full six months ahead of schedule and well under budget.

Among those on Oro Loma's staff who were instrumental in overseeing the project are Mike Cortez, District Engineer; Ray Busch, Operations Supervisor; Prabha Karan, Maintenance Supervisor; Seyed Moeel, Senior Project Engineer; Angelino Santos, Electrical Instrumentation Technician; Ed Heuer, recently retired Director of Water Quality Services; Anna Wilewski-Turon, Finance Manager; and, of course, General Manager, Michael Cameron.

An open house to celebrate the newly restored plant will be held in spring 2007. Watch the next issue of this newsletter for more information.