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News Release City of Fernley Leslieann Hayden Voice (775) 784-9851 Fax (775) 784-9869 [EMAIL REDACTED] 7/27/09 www.cityoffernley.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FERNLEY BEGINS TO DISTRIBUTE TREATED POTABLE WATER Fernley, NV – July 24, 2009 – On Monday, July 27th, the City of Fernley intends to begin to distribute treated potable water to its water customers from the new Water Treatment Plant. This will be the culmination of the largest capital project in the City’s history. The delivery of water compliant with Safe Drinking Water Standards was originally estimated to take a full two years from the beginning of construction. With a formal partnering arrangement between the City, the contractor (K.G. Walters), and the design engineer (Camp Dresser McKee), this was accomplished in only 22 months. The Water Treatment Plant has undergone many tests in anticipation of the final 30-day operational test. That operational test will begin today. During the first few days of this operational test, the City, along with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, will determine if the water may be distributed to the system. The City intends to begin distribution on July 27th. After the completion of the 30-day operational test, all direct connections between municipal wells will be severed and all potable water will be delivered through the Water Treatment Plant. This is important to note because the water may have a different taste or appearance as the water is blended during the 30-day test and then again when all ties to the wells are severed. To date, the City’s water customers have only experienced delivery of water directly from the City’s wells. During this period the City will perform, and make available, water quality analyses from the Water Treatment Plant since some customers may want to fine tune their in-home water filtration and softening systems Water Treatment Plant Water Microfiltration Equipment: While this Water Treatment Plant was constructed as a result of a need to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Arsenic Rule Amendment, it will provide a greater level of flexibility to manage our water resources in the future and meet the needs of our growing community. Thank you in advance for your patience in this transition. For more information contact: Lowell Patton, Public Works Director City of Fernley [PHONE REDACTED] -End-