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East Coachella Valley gains new groundwater plant

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 22, 2009 at 8:50 am

From MyDesert.com:

“The Coachella Valley Water District dedicated its first east valley full-scale groundwater replenishment facility, which promises gallons of water to generations of desert residents.
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Several valley leaders, including Sen. John Benoit, R-Bermuda Dunes, attended the dedication ceremony of the the Thomas E. Levy Groundwater Replenishment Facility on Wednesday, named after Levy, who served as the district’s general manager for 16 years.

“The valley has really benefited from the decades he was here and the desert will be the beneficiaries of his solid leadership for years to come thanks to this facility,” Benoit said.

The facility, located west of Monroe Street between Avenue 60 and Avenue 62 in La Quinta, will percolate 40,000 acre-feet of water — 13 billion gallons — annually to the eastern valley’s aquifer, said district General Manager Steve Robbins. …”

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October 22, 2009 · Filed Under Coachella Valley

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