Riverside County Supervisor Medina Tours Jurupa Valley Water Facilities in a District Release on November 5: Heli Hydrant Backed by $750,000 from the County Flood Control District, District Serves More Than 135,000 People
JURUPA VALLEY, Riverside County, California — The Jurupa Community Services District announced on November 5 that Riverside County Supervisor Jose Medina made an official visit to the district, receiving a briefing on water infrastructure, water quality investments and regional partnerships, and touring the Chino Basin Desalter Authority treatment plant, operated by the district, and the district Teagarden Ion Exchange Treatment Plant.
The visit also covered the district Heli Hydrant, which gives firefighting helicopters rapid access to water during wildfire emergencies. The district said the Heli Hydrant program has received $750,000 in funding support through the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.
Founded in 1956, the Jurupa Community Services District is a public agency serving Jurupa Valley and Eastvale, covering 40 square miles and more than 135,000 people, governed by five elected directors, and providing water, sewer, streetlights and parks and recreation services. Medina said in the release that reliable water infrastructure is essential to public health, economic stability and community safety. This item is separate from the Riverside County climate plan, flu death and Lake Cahuilla items submitted earlier today.
Source: Jurupa Community Services District
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 消防直升机在补给站上空取水作业（资料图）。／A firefighting helicopter drafts water at a supply station (file photo).（美国鱼类及野生动物管理局，公共领域，Wikimedia Commons）
