Vol 33 No 4 Text - International Ozone Association
Vol 33 No 4 Text - International Ozone Association
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<strong>Ozone</strong> News <strong>Vol</strong>ume <strong>33</strong>, <strong>No</strong>.4<br />
Metropolitan Water District Board approves<br />
2005-06 budget<br />
LOS ANGELES - A $1.69 billion spending plan was<br />
approved by Metropolitan Water District's Board of<br />
Directors.<br />
"This budget reflects our commitment to improve the<br />
reliability and quality of the Southland's water supplies<br />
and delivery capabilities to ensure that the region's water<br />
needs are met," said Metropolitan board Chairman Wes<br />
Bannister.<br />
The 2005-06 spending plan is $86.4 million or 5 percent<br />
higher than the previous fiscal year, primarily because of<br />
increases in Metropolitan's capital improvement budget,<br />
officials said.<br />
From July 1 to June 30 of next year, the capital budget is<br />
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$500.6 million, covering more than 30 major construction<br />
contracts and 340 projects, according to MWD officials.<br />
Key system improvements will include the construction of<br />
the Inland Feeder and two other new major imported<br />
water lines; expansion of a water treatment plant serving<br />
southwest Riverside and San Diego counties; and the<br />
addition of ozone treatment facilities at two district<br />
filtration plants, which are needed to meet increasingly<br />
rigorous water quality regulations, according to the<br />
MWD.<br />
In other news, MWD announced that they have switched<br />
their primary disinfectant from chlorine to ozone, with<br />
the conversion of the 750 million gallon per day Joseph P.<br />
Jensen plant.<br />
Source: <strong>No</strong>rth County Times