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Commerce City Manager Howdy Lisenbee answers listener questions about the city s water systems. (Mark Haslett/KETR)
Water Production Overview
¼ of water from groundwater wells east of town
Large Pumps bring raw water into town for treatment
Water Treatment Overview
Stage 1: Clarification – add chemicals and allow time for sedimentation and minerals to settle out of the water
Stage 2: Filtration – push the settled water through large water filters
Stage 3: Disinfection – use a Chloramine (Chlorine & Ammonia) compound to kill any bacteria within the water
Stage 4: High Service Pump – large pumps to push water into the distribution system
Water Distribution Overview
All underground pipes AND water towers are connected as one large “virtual” bowl
In Commerce, city staff are still working to restore water service as of late Thursday afternoon. But even if water delivery is restored on Thursday, a
This morning, leaders from Southeast Los Angeles cities – known as the Gateway Cities sub-region – elected Fernando Dutra for the second time to the Metro board of directors. This time, Dutra was approved unanimously, after Bell Mayor Ali Saleh, the sole competitor for the seat, decided to not to run for the nomination, clearing a path for Dutra’s approval.
Dutra’s nomination will now return to the countywide committee for ratification.
“Metro is making a lot of decisions that will impact all our constituents’ quality of life for the foreseeable future and we need to make sure that our region has a voice that will advocate for all our needs irrespective of our population size or socio-economic status,” said Saleh at the meeting. “We need somebody that is really going to focus on our cities and I’m proud of the southeast for sticking together”
In Commerce, city officials have said the municipal water delivery system should be operating normally by late Thursday afternoon, although a boil water