press release

July 17, 2002

sweetwater customers unaffected by county water contamination issues

Customers of Sweetwater Authority, the public water provider for 175,000 residents in National City, Bonita, and the western and central portions of Chula Vista, have no need for concern related to the coliform testing issues announced by the San Diego County Water Authority. "Water distributed to our customers is treated at Sweetwater Authority facilities," said Operations Manager Dennis Bostad, "and our coliform bacteriological tests have all been negative, indicating there is no contamination."

Sweetwater Authority operates a conventional filtration plant adjacent to the Sweetwater Reservoir in Spring Valley. Except during periods when the treatment plant is shut down for maintenance, Sweetwater Authority treats the surface water served to its customers at this plant, whether its source is local runoff or untreated water obtained from the aqueduct system. The agency also provides disinfected groundwater, obtained from its National City Wells, and brackish groundwater, that is treated at its reverse-osmosis facility in Chula Vista, to its 175,000 customers.

Check our website for updates on resampling tests now being conducted by the San Diego County Water Authority.

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