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METRO WATER DISTRICT JOSEPH JENSEN TREATMENT PLANT Joseph
Jensen
Treatment
Plant
is
one
of
five
filtration
plants
in
the
Metropolitan Water District system. Jensen sits high in the foothills of the Santa
Susana
Mountains.
It’s
1,920-foot
elevation
enables
the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LARGEST WATER TREATMENT PLANT WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI The
E L E C T R I C T O
plant
to
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distribute water to San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, West Los Angeles, Santa Monica and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. It is Metropolitan's largest treatment
plant
and
the
largest
west
of
the
Mississippi
River,
with
a
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capacity of 750 million gallons a day. That's enough to fill the Rose Bowl in less than three hours. Many critical electrical components at the plant are
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nearly 50 years old, and their performance has begun to deteriorate. Helix’s upgrade and reconfiguration of key electrical equipment will enhance plant reliability and reduce the risk of unplanned outages. Story continued on Page 5.
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