MEDIA ADVISORY Kern County Water Agency to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Reception of the Henry C. Garnett Water Purification Plant
WHAT: The Kern County Water Agency (Agency) Board of Directors and staff will hold a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Reception for the newly expanded Henry C. Garnett Water Purification Plant. The Plant’s expansion is part of the largest capital project phase in the Agency’s history. By doubling the capacity of the Plant, as many as 81,000 homes in the metropolitan Bakersfield can be served. A portion of the Plant is powered by the sun through a solar photovoltaic power system that can produce up to 1 megawatt of energy.
WHEN: Thursday, September 23, 2010 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Tours will be available following the ceremony.) 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: 811 Nadine Lane Bakersfield, CA 93308
SPEAKERS: Gene A. Lundquist, Agency Board of Directors President Dave Beard, Agency Improvement District No. 4 Manager Martin Varga, Agency Engineering and Groundwater Services Manager
VISUALS: Solar panel array Water traveling through the purification process Poster board pictures and graphics
A half-hour tour will be available following the ceremony.
The Agency was created in 1961 by a special act of the State Legislature and serves as the local contracting entity for the State Water Project. The Agency participates in a wide scope of management activities, including water quality, flood control and groundwater operations to preserve and enhance Kern County’s water supply— the main ingredient for the well-being of an economy.
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