More than a decade after a fuel additive was detected in the groundwater, shutting down five wells that produced the local drinking supply, City Hall is planning to construct a new water treatment facility, decreasing its dependence on imported drinking water.
The council will be asked to spend roughly $4.3 million for pre-construction services to construct a new treatment facility at Charnock Well Field and upgrade the Arcadia Water Treatment Plant.
It was in 1996 when five groundwater production wells were shut down in the
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 26, 2008. Read the original PDF.