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Back -ground
• Water Wells allow the City to produce its own
water at a cost savings of $9 million per year
• Water Master Plan for Huntington Beach calls
for additional water production capacity for
the city
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• Wells 3A and 5 bring
the total number of
water production wells
to eight
• Master -planned needs
call for a total of 10
wells to meet demand
over the next 20 years
Water Well 5
• City received check from SCE
$8,631
t` • Installation of electric motors
'E .Environmental pricinq
credits
program
75% of City water
comes from City -
operated ground
water wells
City is required to
purchase 25% of its
water supply from
Metropolitan Water
District [MWD]
City well water is
higher quality than
water purchased from
MWD
City well water is
produced at one-third
the cost of purchased
water
Water Wells
• Dedication of Wells 3A and 5 held November 8
• Both sites are fully operational
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