Are you curious about where your drinking water comes from? What happens to your wastewater? Interested in knowing more about what happens at the Water District?

Free group tours can be arranged!

For scout groups, community organizations and clubs contact Deborah Peters, 818-251-2125, or dpeters@lvmwd.com.

For school group tours contact Deborah Low, 818-251-2143, or dlow@lvmwd.com

Tours include background on the challenges of providing water to our community, located in a naturally arid landscape; the importance of conservation; concepts of water filtration; and water treatment processes. The 9,800 acre-foot reservoir was built in 1972-1974 to provide emergency drinking water and off-season storage. In 1990 the adjacent Westlake Filtration plant was constructed.

Tours explain watershed stewardship, the process of wastewater reclamation, and water conservation. A laboratory presentation is included with displays of living microorganisms that are part of the water reclamation process. Tapia was built in 1965 to treat 0.5 million gallons per day of wastewater, and has been expanded in stages to today's capacity of 16.1 million gallons per day.

Tours begin at the operations building with an overview of the process, followed by a short walking tour to view the compost "in-process" and the final product. Rancho tours stress the importance of compatible waste treatment in our environmentally sensitive area. The Rancho facility was opened in 1994 to process bio-solids from Tapia into compost, a beneficial by-product used in landscaping.

Tours include background on water sources in Southern California, water conservation ideas, and how everyone can make a difference by using water responsibly.

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