As part of National Public Works Week Monrovia is highlighting its Public Works Department with a series of features. Here is the second:
Ever wonder where your
water comes from? How about where is goes once it’s down the
drain?
TODAY: The Utilities Division.
The City of Monrovia
operates its own water utility. With a Well Field located at
the south portion of the City, the Utilities Division ensures that
each household in Monrovia has clean water and a sewer system you
never have to think about.
The Water Maintenance
Section is responsible for installation, maintenance and repairs to
over 84 miles of water mains and approximately 9,317 water
services. The Water Maintenance Section also exercises over
3,000 water main valves bi-annually.
Incredibly, the City’s
93 miles of sewer mains are cleaned once a year by a two person
crew. The Sewer crew is also responsible for all video
inspections of the sewer system.
Monrovia produces its
own water through a series of 5 ground water wells, 11 reservoirs,
and 6 booster stations. All of the water that is pump from the Main
San Gabriel Basin is treated, an average of over 7 million gallons
per day. The treatment of the water is done by aerating the water
through the air stripping towers and adding chlorination.
Without fail, Monrovia meets or exceeds the Federal and State water
quality regulations.
On average, Monrovia’s
Utilities Division produces 2.4 Billion gallons of water each year.
A single household of four consumes approximately 4,900 gallons per
week.
“Water conservation
is so important, that’s why we offer our Water4Life program which
assists residents in reducing their overall water consumption inside
and outside of their homes,” said Shawn Igoe, Utilities Division
Supervisor. “The City offers water conservation kits which include
low flow shower heads, faucet aerators, toilet leak detections
tablets, and even water audits available at no cost upon request.”
To maintain a high
level of customer service, while meeting the demand for water,
Monrovia relies upon meter reading. Customer Service staff read
the 9,317 meters every month, investigate leaks, and test backflow
devices. Ask the experts and they can give you answers to why you may
have low & high water pressure, explain water quality or general
inquiries about water.
Source: Monrovia press release
- Brad Haugaard
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