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"Planning for adequate water supplies and water treatment capacity hasbeen a strong focus in Fairfield for decades," says Sean Quinn, Fairfield citymanager. "Our businesses and residents truly benefit from the quality andreliability of water provided by the city."
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Fairfield's ample water supply is due to water rights obtained in the1950s to Lake Berryessa, part of the federal Solano Project, and other watersources. The city also gets a significant amount of its water supply from theSacramento River.
Kiewit Pacific Co., a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation, is the contractoron the Waterman Water Treatment Plant project. Throughout the constructionprocess, which involved partial and complete demolition and replacement ofsome plant facilities, the plant continued to operate with minimal shutdowns.
The Waterman Water Treatment plant is located in northwest Fairfield. Itprovides water for Fairfield and, on request, to neighboring Suisun City andthe "Vallejo Lakes" area. Water from Lake Berryessa reservoir, located 25miles away, arrives at the plant through the Putah South Canal.
The plant makes the water fit to drink by removing impurities anddisinfection. Currently the Waterman plant can treat up to 15 to 16 millionsgallons a day. Fairfield has another water treatment plant, the North BayRegional Water Treatment Plant near Travis Air Force Base, which can provideup to another 27 million gallons daily for the city.
Fairfield Promotes Water Conservation
Fairfield promotes water conservation efforts through various programs.Details are available at http://www.solanosaveswater.org. For additionalinformation on the city of Fairfield, visit http://www.fairfield4business.comIn addition to increased capacity, project features include: -- Utilization of the Actiflo(R) high-rate sedimentation process to change the way the plant cleans up the water, improving pre-treatment capacity, microbial protection, and water quality and reliability -- Modernization of chemical handling by constructing a building solely dedicated to storage and pumping of chemicals -- Rehabilitating existing filters to modern standards -- Design with future plant expansion in mind.
SOURCE City of Fairfield, CA
