A pipeline failure at the Eastern Municipal Water District’s Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility failed in October, necessitating the authority of EMWD general manager Joe Mouawad to issue an emergency repair contract. The emergency contract needed board ratification, although that concurrence can happen after the repair project is complete and a 5-0 vote January 7 approved the $305,608 contract with Pacific Hydrotech Corporation as well as other expenses for the project.
The Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility is in the 42500 block of Avenida Alvarado. The reclamation facility provides sewage collection and treatment services to the Temecula, French Valley, and Murrieta areas. The facility can process up to 23 million gallons per day (mgd). The wastewate
