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Description
Vice Mayor Matt Orlando speaks with City experts to give you a first-hand account of the state of the city’s current water supply and plans to ensure there are never service interruptions at the tap.
A
Today,
I'm
going
to
introduce
you
to
two
guests:
City's
top
water
experts
to
explore
Chandler's
water
on
what
we're
doing
to
not
only
conserve
and
make
sure
water
is
clean
when
it
gets
to
your
TAP,
but
also
what
we're
doing
in
the
future
about
our
precious
commodity.
Let's
start
with
our
first
guest
today,
Simone
Joel's
Rood,
who
is
our
water
resource.
B
A
You
thank
you
so
Joe.
As
I
said,
we've
been
quietly
since
probably
the
mid
80s
developing
a
strategic
plan,
we'll
we'll
touch
a
little
bit
on
that
in
this
first
part,
and
then
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
we're
doing
on
the
other
waste
side
of
the
of
the
water.
But
right
now
all
right.
The
question
everyone's
mind
is
we
have
a
drought
tier
one
tier
two
tier
three.
What
does
all
that
mean
a
and
then
B
what's
happening
with
the
drought.
B
B
One
of
the
things
that
you
mentioned
is
that
right
now
we're
in
a
tier
two
shortage
on
the
Colorado
River,
so
the
first
ever
shortage
was
declared
last
year
in
2022
and
we
were
in
a
tier
one
shortage
in
2023
we
moved
into
a
tier
two
shortage
and
what
that
means
is
based
on
the
agreement
amongst
the
seven
states
that
share
the
Colorado
River.
There
has
been
certain
elevations
in
Lake
like
Powell
and
Lake.
Mead
are
the
two
primary
reservoirs
on
the
Colorado
River
system.
B
So
when
those
reservoirs
reach
certain
elevations
showing
that
they're
declining
to
concerning
levels,
the
states
have
all
agreed
that
certain
reductions
in
demand
will
be
taken
at
different
elevations
within
the
lake.
So,
as
the
elevation
goes
down
the
tier
shortage
increases,
and
so
because
we
went
below
elevation
1050
at
Lake
Mead
for
2023,
it
meant
we
were
in
a
tier
two
shortage
this
year
and.
B
A
B
Correct
Chandler
has
a
few
different
sources
of
surface
water
supplies
and
that's
really
important.
It's
one
of
the
things
that
makes
us
so
resilient
in
our
water
supplies
is
that
we
have
the
ability
to
adjust
our
Water
Resources
plan
depending
on
the
availability
of
different
surface
water
supplies.
So
Chandler
gets
water
from
the
Colorado
River.
As
you
mentioned,
we
also
get
water
from
the
SRP
system,
which
is
the
salt
and
Verde
Watershed,
so
that's
all
within
Arizona,
and
then
we
also
use
a
little
bit
of
groundwater,
and
then
we
have
a
very
robust
reclaimed.
B
Water
system,
which
is
not
used
for
drinking
water
supplies,
but
we
do
have
375-ish
customers
for
reclaimed
water
and
what
that
does
is
by
serving
reclaimed
water
for
things
like
irrigation
uses
or
industrial
purposes.
It
takes
pressure
off
of
our
drinking
water
supply.
Is
it
allows
us
to
use
our
Drinking
Water
Supplies,
where
they're
needed
most
and
use
reclaimed
water
in
other
areas,
where
that's
a
sufficient
use
of
that
water?
So.
B
A
C
A
A
B
Hear
right,
there's,
there's
six
different
reservoirs
in
the
salt
inverty
system
and
the
reservoirs
in
the
salt
and
birdie
system
are
essentially
a
hundred
percent
full
right
now.
So
that's
really
excellent
news.
It's
a
historic
year
on
the
salt
and
birdie
Watershed.
There
was
actually
so
much
snow
melt
and
so
much
water
coming
into
those
reservoirs
over
the
past
couple
months
that
you
might
have
noticed
as
you're
driving
across
the
freeway.
C
B
A
All
right,
so
we
got
the
Colorado
River.
We
got
the
Watershed,
we
have
our
groundwater,
which
is
a
good
Trifecta.
I,
don't
want
to
put
any
more
word
in
your
mouth,
but
so
that's
great
news,
so
the
two
of
those
areas
are
doing
well
or
better.
What's
the
percentage
again
of
cap
versus
SRP
and
groundwater?
Yes,.
B
It
changes
a
little
bit
from
year
to
year
and
it
just
kind
of
depends
on
what's
happening
within
each
of
the
watersheds.
So
you
know
in
a
year
when
the
salt
and
Verde
system
is
doing
really
really
well
we're
going
to
try
to
really
maximize
those
resources
in
a
year
when
the
Colorado
River
system
isn't
doing
as
well
we're
trying
to
kind
of
always
balance
that
strategically,
but
on
average,
roughly
57
of
our
annual
supplies
come
from
the
salt
and
birdie
system.
B
A
B
So
Chandler
has
been
really
at
the
Forefront
of
planning
ahead
for
making
sure
that
we're
putting
a
focus
on
sustainable
aquifer
management.
It's
really
really
important
to
be
thinking
about
the
long
term,
so
we
want
to
protect
our
aquifer.
We
try
to
reserve
groundwater
pumping
for
only
when
needed
certain
times
of
the
year
to
meet
Peak
demand.
Sometimes
we
use
groundwater
if
we're
doing
maintenance
at
a
treatment
plant
and
that
treatment
plan
is
unavailable
for
a
certain
period
of
time.
But
we
look
at
groundwater
as
just
a
sort
of
a
supply.
A
B
Think
of
our
surface
water
supplies
as
the
checking
account
and
groundwater
supplies
as
the
savings
account,
and
we
try
not
to
use
it
as
much
as
possible
because
it's
a
finite
resource
right,
surface
water
supplies
it's
a
renewable
resource.
It
comes
every
year.
Groundwater
is
finite.
So
when
we,
when
we
pump
groundwater,
one
of
the
things
that
the
state
requires,
it's
part
of
the
1980
ground,
Water
Management
Act,
is
that
we
have
to
replenish
our
groundwater
pumping.
So
the
state
has
done
a
very
wise
thing
in
saying
groundwater's
finite.
We
need
to
protect
it.
B
B
Don't
want
to
pump
water
here
and
then
put
water
back
into
the
ground
somewhere
50
miles
away,
because
then
there's
kind
of
a
disconnection
between
where
you're
pumping
it
and
where
you're,
putting
it
back
in
So
recharge
facilities.
Allow
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
maintaining
that
really
healthy
balance
between
what
we're
taking
out
of
the
aquifer
and
what
we're
putting
back
into
the
aquifer.
A
Yeah,
that's
great
news
too,
and
the
other
thing
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
is
well
just
make
a
comment
here.
The
other
thing
we've
done,
I,
think
with
smart
government
as
well,
is
for
every
piece
of
land
that
we
have
left
to
develop
in
Chandler
we
actually
put
a
number
of
gallons
per
usage
of
day
or
some
aspect
of
that
in
order
to
give
us
a
better
Water
Management.
You
want
to
talk
a
little
about
that
is
your
details.
Sure.
B
So
one
of
one
of
the
things
that's
unique
about
Arizona
and
and
specifically
unique
in
the
Phoenix.
What's
called
an
active
management
area,
the
state
has
designated
the
Phoenix
Metro
area
as
an
active
management
area
for
the
purposes
of
looking
at
how
supply
and
demand
is
maintained
and
what
they've
done
is
they
say
if
you
want
to
develop,
it's
called
the
assured
water
supply
program.
B
B
100
years
water
supply,
so
we're
always
when
we're
planning
for
Water
Resources
we're
planning
for
a
100
years,
not
just
our
current
demands,
but
all
of
the
future
demands
that
we
expect
to
have
within
the
next
hundred
years
for
any
piece
of
land
that
develops
in
Chandler.
So
in
order
to
plan
properly
for
Water
Resources,
we're
always
looking
at
even
if
that
piece
of
land
isn't
developed
today,
you
know
what
are
the
different
land
uses
that
our
planning
department
is.
A
B
A
And
then
we
have
Partnerships
with
Intel
is
one
of
our
largest
water
users.
We've
got
aquifer
systems
with
them.
We've
had
a
piping
system
with
them,
and
they've
got
a
great
long
way
as
far
as
trying
to
reuse
their
water,
obviously
because
this
saves
them
money
in
the
long
term
too,
so
we've
been
working
with
them
for
years
as
well.
Yeah.
B
B
Where
they're
trying
to
make
sure
that
they're,
not
you
know
that
every
bit
of
water
they
use,
is
sort
of
being
put
back
so
to
speak.
So
we've
had
a
very,
very
successful
partnership
between
the
city
of
Chandler
and
Intel
recycles
all
of
the
water
that
it
uses.
So
every
drop
that
of
water
that
they
use,
gets,
gets
recycled
and
reused
kind
of
infinitely
forever.
I.
A
Appreciate
it:
okay,
so
big
picture,
several
sources
of
water
we've
got
recharge,
we've
had
a
Land
Management
usage
and
we
want
to
go
back
now
to
the
snowfall.
We
talked
a
little
bit
about
that
earlier
in
Arizona.
How
about
the
rest
of
the
Colorado
River?
There's
some
good
news
on
that
at
least
short-term
good
news.
Yes,.
B
So
this
I
mentioned
earlier
that
it's
been
a
historic
year
on
the
salt
and
Verde
Watershed,
which
is
which
is
within
Arizona.
It's
also
been
a
historic
year
on
the
Colorado
River
system,
so
the
Colorado
River
Basin
spans
across.
As
you
mentioned,
seven
states
and
two
countries.
We
share
the
Colorado
River
with
Mexico
as
well,
and
the
last
time
I
checked.
The
expectation
is
that
the
the
runoff
season,
which
is
usually
April
through
July
right,
we
start
to
see
the.
A
B
Falls
in
the
winter
and
then
starting
about
now
through
the
summer
is
when
we
start
to
see
that
snow
melt
and
it
runs
off
into
the
river
and
then
eventually
ends
up
in
those
two
major
reservoirs.
I
talked
about
Lake
Powell
and
Lake
Mead
right
now,
we're
hoping
that
we're
going
to
see
about
177
percent
of
our
average.
So
that
means
that
means
a
lot
more
than
an
average
year
in
terms.
B
A
B
A
Them
or
10
or
20
right,
yeah
we're
good.
So
let
me
not
not
that
our
residents
are
getting
a
good
feel
for
where
we're
at
so
some
good
news,
some
bad
news
and
some
stuff
that
we're
done
long
term
and
for
short-term
gains.
So
what
we've
done
back
then,
is
helping
us
today
to
be
able
to
mitigate
potential
issues
down
there.
Let's
talk
about
the
conservation
program,
because
I
know
you
are
instrumental
in
that
as
well.
A
B
So
we
city
of
Chandler
has
a
great
team
of
people
that
are
working
on
water
conservation
and
working
with
the
community
to
make
sure
that
it's
a
priority
and
it's
a
focus
to
save
as
much
water
as
possible
use
water
as
efficiently
as
possible,
and
we
have
some
really
excellent
history
to
look
back
on
in
terms
of
demonstrated
success
in
those
programs.
So
one
thing
I'll
say
is
that
we
have
a
great
website:
that's
Chandler,
az.gov
forward,
slash,
save
water,
and
that
website
has
all
sorts
of
information
about
all
of
our
different
programs.
B
The
amount
of
water
that
each
of
the
different
programs
has
helped
to
save
on
an
average
year.
But
just
to
give
you
an
example
across
all
of
our
conservation
programs,
we
see
roughly
100
million
gallons
of
water
saved
each
year
just
from
the
programs
that
happened
in
that
year.
Wow
and
if
all
of
those
water
savings
programs
continue
on,
and
people
continue
to
to
implement
those
programs
for
five
years,
it's
550
million
gallons
that
are
saved
just
from
the
programs
of
that
one
year.
B
So
you
can
see
how,
when
that
starts,
to
stack
up
over
time.
All
of
that
water
saved
really
starts
to
add
up,
so
we,
when
we
look
at
the
kind
of
long-term
average
right
now
we
see
that
the
average
Chandler
household
is
using
about
20
percent
less
water
today
than
they
did
25
years
ago
wow.
So
it's
really.
It's
been
a
very
successful
program,
so.
A
I
know,
and
so
the
the
website
I
know
you
also
you
just
put
out
a
brand
new
guide
about
how
much
water
to
put
on
your
lawn,
and
you
did
a
really
extensive,
extensive.
The
area
you've
got
this
type
of
a
sprinkler
system.
Use
this
much
time
and
I.
Think
the
the
goal
is
water
twice
a
week
right,
something
like
that.
B
No
more
than
twice
a
week,
we
really
want
to
encourage
everybody
when
when,
yes,
we
were
having
a
good
year
this
year,
but
we
also
know
that
that
doesn't
solve
the
long-term
challenges,
and
so
it's
really
important
for
everyone
to
keep
a
focus
on
water
conservation.
If
there's,
one
simple
thing
that
everybody
can
do
is
make
sure
that
if
you're
watering
grass
you're
not
watering
more
than
twice
a
week.
A
A
A
A
Giving
us
a
quick
overview
of
what's
going
on
in
Chandler.
You
bet,
so
thank
you,
Simone,
so
now
I
believe
we're
going
to
talk.
We
talked
a
little
bit
about
conservation
programs
now,
but
we
also
have
a
few
videos
that
we're
going
to
share
with
our
viewers,
so
that
reinforce
some
of
the
things
that
you
talked
about.
Okay,
thank
you.
E
Hi
I'm
Dina
burns
with
city
of
Chandler
water
conservation,
office
and
I'm.
Here
today
with
Drew
rostain,
he
is
also
from
City
of
Chandler
water
conservation
office
and
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
our
classes
and
highlighting
some
of
the
information
that
you'll
learn
by
attending
our
classes.
So
we're
gonna
go
look
for
some.
C
E
E
One
of
the
big
things
that
we
like
to
teach
in
our
class
is
to
get
that
eye
movement
and
by
creating
different
elevations,
helps
with
that.
So
we're
trying
to
look
for
a
ground
cover.
That's
going
to
be
lower,
still
giving
us
some
flowers,
but
it's
going
to
be
lower
so
that
you
have
that
movement.
So
I
don't
know
about
YouTube,
but
I'm
thinking
that
maybe
the
chocolate
flour
might
work.
We
know
it's
a
low
water
using
plant
and
side
benefits
smell
that
chocolate.
C
E
Okay,
so,
as
you
can
see,
we
have
arrived
back
at
our
planting
location,
we've
actually
kind
of
laid
the
plants
out
and
always
keeping
in
mind
where
the
plants
are
going
to
be
at
full
growth.
When
we
pull
these
out,
you
just
kind
of
give
them
a
roll,
they
will
slide
out
pretty
easily.
You
do
want
to
make
your
whole
twice
as
wide
as
the
pot,
but
just
only
as
deep,
because
again
we
don't
want
to
bury
that
that
trunk
or
anything.
C
E
A
Hey
welcome
back
Chandler.
This
is
Matt
vice
mayor,
Matt,
Orlando
again
and
now.
I
have
John
Knutson
our
director
of
Public
Works
John.
Welcome
to
the
show
I
appreciate
it
earlier.
We're
talking
a
little
bit
about
the
big
picture
where
the
water
comes
from,
and
and
now
what
I
want
to
focus
on
is
what
do
we
do
with
that
water,
okay,
and
how
does
it
come
basically
from
what
you're
doing
to
it
from
the.
C
A
D
Our
system
is
is
fairly
complicated.
Actually
we
we
serve
about
280,
000
residents,
obviously,
and
and
the
businesses
Industries
within
Chandler
to
do
that.
We
have
two
surface
water
treatment
plants.
The
first
is
our
60
million
gallon
per
day,
Pecos
Water
Treatment
Plant.
We
also
have
a
partnership
with
our
neighbor
town
at
Gilbert,
on
the
San
Tan
Vista
water
plant,
and
that's
24
million
gallon
per
day.
Share
that
we
have
of
that
plant
and
then
kind
of
the
Hidden
Jewel
of
Chandler
is
our
a
well
field.
D
We
have
a
32,
approximately
32
Wells,
distributed
throughout
the
entire
city
that
help
to
during
peaking,
and
we
save
them
for
our
drought,
as
Simone
had
mentioned.
The
idea
that
groundwater
is
is
a
fine
night
Source,
but
it's
there
for
reserve
for
our
drought
and
Chandler's
managed
to
maintain
our
wells
for
that
backup
system
for.
A
The
future
so
John
one
of
the
things
I
get
phone
calls
once
in
a
while
from
you.
Obviously
you
understand,
get
him
is
hey:
I
noticed
a
Walter,
the
water's,
a
little
more
salty
or
more
hard
water
and
and
I
know
you've.
You
guys
treat
it
and
Blended
or
some
other
I.
Don't
know.
You've
got
some
science
stuff.
You
do
there
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
that,
because
I
think
it's
important
residents
to
know
that
you
know
we
just
didn't
change
the
water
overnight
and
there's
things
we
do
well.
D
The
system,
since
it
is
a
fairly
complicated
system,
we
have
many
many
supplies
and
on
any
given
day
we
could
be
bringing
water
in
from
even
the
water
that
comes
down
the
canal.
The
Consolidated
Canal
could
be
water
from
different
sources,
so,
for
instance,
the
Consolidated
Canal
is
served
from
both
the
Salt
River
and
the
Verde
River,
and
those
two
rivers
do
have
different
qualities
so,
depending
on
the
mix
that
we
receive
coming
down,
the
canal
that
can
have
potentially
a
taste
effect.
D
The
other
part
of
our
system
that
is
is
interesting
is
that
we
also
have
these
32,
Wells
and
so
in
a
particular
region
of
the
city.
If
we're
happening
to
be
pumping
a
well
that
day,
that
is
another
blend
source
that
comes
into
the
pipes
that
can
also
vary
that
taste
flavor
it.
It
offers
a
little
bit
different
spice
I'll,
say
to
the.
D
It's
it's
just
the
way
we
operate
and
the
the
system
is
a
blended
system,
and
so,
depending
on
the
time
of
day
and
the
day
of
the
week
and
even
the
season.
One
thing
that
we
do
that
is
interesting
in
Chandler
is
the
canal
system.
The
Consolidated
Canal
that
SRP
operates
typically,
is
taken
offline
between
approximately
Thanksgiving
and
just
after
the
first
year,
so
there's
a
month
month
and
a
half
time
frame
where
that
Consolidated
Canal
is
literally,
they
call
it
dry
up.
It
goes
into
dry
up
and.
D
D
So
during
that
time,
especially,
you
would
see
a
potential
change
in
that
water
quality
because
we're
going
from
a
primarily
surface
water
to
a
well
water
system
at
that
time,
and
it
is
pretty
seamless
we
we
do
it
we'll
kick
on
the
wells.
You
know
a
couple
days
before
Thanksgiving
and
we'll
run
them
straight
through
till
second
third
week
of
January.
Typically,
and
then
we
make
a
transition
and
kick
back
over
to
the
surface
water,
and
it's
very
rarely
it
does
anybody
ever
notice.
D
A
So
that
brings
us
to
the
next
question
so
obviously
that's
safe
to
drink.
Obviously,
you
spent
a
lot
of
effort,
resources,
money
time
frame
in
treating
the
water
chemicals
and
you
know
I,
think
there's
a
latest
Arsenic
and
some
other
stuff.
Well,
what
are
we
doing
there?
How
do
we
I
know?
You
got
a
lot
of
scientists.
There
are
chemists.
I
can
chemists
right
work
that
you
have
involved
with
this.
Tell
us
a
little
bit
about
that.
D
First
line
of
protection,
first
line
they're
they're
testing
constantly
we
have
online
monitoring
at
the
surface
water
plant
for
all
kinds
of
constituents,
for
instance
chlorine
turbidity
in
the
water.
We
have
online
monitoring
for
those
sorts
of
things
and
our
chemists
are
chlorine,
turbidity,
I'm,
sorry,
chlorine.
We,
we
add
chlorine
as
a
disinfectant.
A
A
D
D
We
use
several
processes
during
the
the
water
treatment
process,
beginning
with
what
we
call
sedimentation,
where
all
that
turbidity
is
literally
dropped
out
or
settled
out
of
the
water
stream,
then
we
go
to
filtration
where
any
final
particulate
matter
is
filtered
out
of
the
water.
Then
we
go
to
disinfection.
So
that's
really
the
the
way.
A
D
Water
treatment,
plant,
Works,
sedimentation,
filtration
and
then
disinfection
got
it
and
all
during
that
process
we
have
this
online
monitoring
that
is
is
in
effect
as
well.
We
have
our
chemists
taking
samples
throughout
the
plant
monitoring
those
to
make
sure
that
the
water
is
safe
and
meets
regulatory
requirements.
So.
D
Independent
energy
does
that,
well
obviously
we're
doing
this
chemists
and
our
water
quality
group
are
doing
testing
throughout
the
city.
We
have
about
80
sample
points
throughout
the
city
and
the
sample
points
are
monitored
twice
a
month.
Those
results
are
turned
over
to
the
state.
We
also
have
a
myriad
of
other
testing,
that's
happening.
We
use
our
own
Labs,
we
use
outside
Labs,
okay
and
all
that
information
is
reported
and
that's
really
how
we
ensure
that
safety
and
the
the
water
quality
for
the
for
the
residents.
So.
A
I
know
just
back
up
a
little
bit
on
going
back
on
the
safety
and
quality
I
know
the
the
cost
of
chemicals
have
gone
up
dramatically
and
I
know.
In
all
fairness,
we
had
to
raise
rates
last
year
and
maybe
again
this
year
because
of
the
infrastructure
as
well
as
some
of
that
activity.
So
you
know
that's
that's
all
part
of
I
guess
in
my
case
doing
business
in
the
Arts
community
and
we
try
to
keep
those
rates
low.
Obviously,
but
there's
a
lot
of
stuff
that's
happening.
That
has
to
be.
A
D
A
D
Do
you
keep
track
of
that
and
start
leaking
somewhere?
Well?
What's
interesting,
I
mean
you
can
imagine
a
leak
doesn't
say,
stay
unknown
very
long
because
we
run
the
system
at
a
fairly
high
pressure.
So
if
you've
got
a
leak
of
any
consequence,
it
usually
comes
to
surface
pretty
quickly,
and
then
we
have
teams
of
Maintenance
folks
that
go
out
and
and
do
a
shutdown
on
that
and
then
repair
that
main
break.
D
We
are
extremely
fortunate
due
to
some
work
that
we've
done
on
our
system
over
the
past
15
20
years,
that
we
really
don't
have
that
many
main
breaks.
We
have
I'll
say
you
know
two
or
three
a
month
in
that
range,
maybe
a
few
more,
but
by
compared
to
a
city,
other
cities
of
our
size.
We
don't
have
that
many
and
so
we're
lucky.
That
way.
Some
of
the
things
that
we
do
to
to
mitigate
main
breaks
is
we
have
Capital
programs
or
construction
programs
for
valve
Replacements
right
and
valve.
D
Replacements
are
important
because
when
you
do
have
a
main
break,
you
want
to
be
able
to
get
the
pipe
shut
down
to
mitigate
damage.
So
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
we
started
about
six
or
eight
years
ago
is
a
valve
replacement
program.
First,
we
find
the
valves
that
are
broken.
We
prioritize
those
and
then
we
go
out
and
we
replace
those
valves.
D
The
next
program
that
we
have
is
a
main
replacement
program,
so
we're
very
busy
constantly
going
out
and
we've
got
many
different
neighborhoods
in
the
city
that
have
been
flagged
as
as
a
project
to
be
coming
soon
and
those
the
the
priority
or
prioritization
of
those
is
done
by
main
main
break
frequency.
So
we
keep
track
of
that.
We
keep
track
of
the
pipe
age
and
the
pipe
materials,
and
so
we
prioritize
our
main
replacement
programs
on
those
on
those
criteria.
D
So
we're
working
through
the
city
replacing
the
oldest
pipe
and
the
most
vulnerable
pipe
on
an
annual
basis,
and
it's
a
big
job
1200
miles
of
pipe.
It's
a
big
inexpensive
job,
but
it's
something
that
we
have
to
continually
do
to
go
into
the
older
neighborhoods
and
and
make
sure
that
they've
got
a
good
pipe
for
the
future.
A
D
You
know
inside
of
that,
and
then
that
is
inflated
and
it's
a
it's
a
fiberglass
material
that
is
inflated
and
it
and
it
forms
to
the
inner
surface
of
that
of
the
old
pipe
and
it
creates
a
new
pipe
inside
the
old
pipe.
And
it's
done
without
digging
at
all,
and
we
we
use
that
periodically
on
our
sewer.
C
A
D
The
Wastewater
side
of
our
business
is
something
that
Chandler
should
be
very,
very
proud
of.
There's
been
an
awful
lot
of
thought
and
planning
done
over
the
past
30
years
and
I
I
have
said
this
many
times.
Chandler
uses
every
drop
twice
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is
once
that
water
that
we
use
from
our
tap,
which
we've
talked
about,
goes
down
that
drain.
It's
not
forgotten
about.
It
comes
to
one
of
three
of
our
wastewater
treatment
plants
and
at
those
treatment
plants.
D
So
we
use
the
water
in
multiple
different
ways
right
and
that
way
the
really
unique
thing
about
it
is
when
we
use
it
for
irrigation
and
for
these
other
purposes
it
actually
offsets
drinking
water
that
we
would
have
had
to
purchase,
or
we
would
have
had
to
find
that
resource
for
so
we're
actually
getting.
You
know
a
tremendously
great
boost
by
reusing
our
reclaimed
water
in
the
way
that
we
do
and
Chandler
I
don't
want
to
brag
too
much.
But.
C
A
D
The
only
there
are
other
cities
that
do
it,
but
maybe
not
quite
to
the
extent
that
we
do
most.
Other
cities
have
certain
types
of
programs
like
this,
but
we
have
an
entire
distribution
system
in
Chandler
in
the
south
side
of
Chandler
to
distribute
that
water
for
irrigation
purposes.
And
it's
it's
been
a
very,
very
well
thought
out
system
for
us
and
it
it's
working
great
for
us.
A
D
D
Beyond
that,
we're
going
to
be
building
some
new
unit
processes
within
the
plant
that
are
going
to
help
us
remove
some
of
the
constituents
that
come
down
that
Canal
the
total
organic
carbon
and
that
will
help
to
enhance
our
water
quality
and
help
us
to
meet
regulations
into
the
future.
So
we've
got
some
big
projects
coming
in
the
next
four
or
five
years
that
are
going
to
truly
enhance
and
rehabilitate
the
the
water
plant.
That
is,
is
probably
25
30
years.
A
D
A
D
A
G
G
F
G
Like
it
because
I've
been
doing
it
so
long,
it's
so
easy
now
you
know.
For
me,
it's
like
second
nature.
You
know,
I
can
hear
something
and
I
know
what's
wrong
or
I
can
basically
almost
foresee.
If
something
is
something
bad's
gonna
happen,
but
you
got
to
be
very
aware
of
your
surroundings
and
don't
be
complacent.
So
if
you're
complacent,
then
things
happen
if
you're,
not
if
you're,
on
top
of
it
all
the
time,
everything
runs
very
smooth,
like
water,
Chandler,.