Capistrano Valley Water District Board Approves Treatment Plant Contract with Southwest Water Subsidiary.Business Editors WEST COVINA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 5, 2002 On Tuesday, September 3, 2002, the board of directors of the Capistrano Valley Water District of San Juan Capistrano, California San Juan Capistrano is a city in southern Orange County, California, USA, located approximately 23 miles southeast of Downtown Santa Ana. The current OMB metropolitan designation for San Juan Capistrano and the Orange County Area is “Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA. , gave approval to ECO E·co , Umberto Born 1932. Italian writer best known for his novels, including The Name of the Rose (1981). He has also written extensively on semiotics and British and American popular culture. Resources, a subsidiary of Southwest Water Company (Nasdaq-SWWC), to oversee the engineering and construction of a $25 million reverse osmosis reverse osmosis n. The movement of a solvent in the opposite direction from osmosis in such a manner that the solvent moves from a solution of greater concentration through a membrane to a solution of lesser concentration. water treatment plant. The facility, scheduled to be complete in late 2004, will use groundwater to produce over 5 million gallons per day of drinking water meeting all federal and state water quality standards. In addition, the board awarded ECO Resources a 20-year, $20 million operations and maintenance contract for the facility. Anton C. Garnier, Southwest Water president and chief executive officer, said, "We are pleased with the board's approval of this important project. Our experience with reverse osmosis includes coordinating the design and construction of a facility in El Paso County, Texas El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2005 U.S. Census population estimates, the county had a population of 721,598. Its county seat is El Paso6. El Paso is Spanish for "the Pass. , and operating and maintaining plants in Texas and in Torrance, California. Southwest Water looks forward to the opportunity to work with the Capistrano Valley Water District for the next 22 years to provide a quality source of water." The San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is project is the first public-private partnership to enable a city to take advantage of financial incentives offered by the Groundwater Replenishment Program (GRP GRP Group GRP Group (file name extension) GRP Glass Reinforced Plastic GRP Gastrin-Releasing Peptide (biology) GRP Gross Rating Point (advertising) ) sponsored by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is the largest bulk water supplier for municipal use in the world. The name is usually shortened to the "Metropolitan Water District" or simply "MWD". . The GRP is designed to reduce municipal water agencies' dependence on water from such sources as the Colorado River. Tax-exempt bonds to finance the project will be sold after successful completion of pilot plant testing, permitting and other administrative matters. Construction is expected to begin before the end of this year. For this project, ECO Resources is partnering with an engineering and facility design firm, a construction company and an investment banking institution. Southwest Water Company provides a broad range of services, including water production and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, public works services and utility submetering. The company owns regulated public utilities and also serves cities, utility districts and private companies under contract. More than 1.5 million people in 30 states from coast to coast depend on Southwest Water for high-quality, reliable service. |
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