IRWD's philosophy is that water istoo valuable to use only once and thatwe should maximize the use of recycledwater.

Because of this philosophy, IRWDhas been recognized as a leader in therecycled water industry for more than 40years. Recycled water makes up morethan 20 percent of IRWD’s total watersupply, reducing the need to importexpensive water and helping keep waterrates low.

Wastewater from the community iscollected and treated through a highlyregulated and controlled three-stepprocess at the Michelson WaterRecycling Plant (MWRP) in Irvine and atthe Los Alisos Water Recycling Plant inLake Forest.

Currently, these two treatment plantshave the combined capacity to produceapproximately 23 million gallons per dayof recycled water which can be usedimmediately or stored in any of the 16storage reservoirs for reuse later.This highly treated recycled water is

IRWD Embarks onLargest CapitalProject Ever

Demolition of the old aerobicdigesters at the Michelson WaterRecycling Plant was necessary beforenew construction could begin.

Vol. I Irvine Ranch Water District Business Outreach Program Newsletter Feb. 2010

Thank you for joining the IRWDBusiness Outreach Program. One of thebenefits of membership in our program isthat you will now begin receiving theBusiness Outreach Program Newsletter.

The newsletter will feature new thingsgoing on at IRWD, key IRWD staff, andwill highlight contractors and vendorsdoing business with IRWD. We will alsoinclude tips and information that will beuseful to business partners such as you.The next issue will come to you via email,so please be sure we have your emailaddress on file by sending us an email atpublicaffairs@irwd.com.

Inaugural Newsletter Tips on Becoming an IRWD VendorSuppliers who have not yet done business with IRWD should begin by

registering online and completing the Supplier Assessment InformationSheet located on the IRWD web site, www.irwd.com. On the front page ofour website, under IRWD QUICK LINKS, click on “how to do business withIRWD,” scroll down to "links,” click on New Supplier / Existing Supplier andfollow the instructions accordingly. You must also provide a copy of yourbusiness license and tax certificate (W9).

The IRWD Purchasing Department will process and review your submit-tal. Once the process is complete, you will be contacted and advised of thefinal status.

“Companies may receive e-mail notifications of bid opportunities andcan view public bid postings,” said Alex Aguilar, Purchasing Manager. “Wewant to make it as easy as possible for our vendors.”

Information is available by contacting IRWD’s Purchasing Department at(949) 453-5718.

delivered to more than 4,000 recy-cled water use sites throughout thecommunity by a recycled water dis-tribution system which includesmore than 300 miles of pipeline.

The MWRP plant is currentlyproducing 18-million gallons of recy-cled water per day. In September2009, construction kicked off on thePhase 2 expansion of the plant toincrease production to 28-milliongallons of recycled water per day.Completion of the project is antici-pated by April 2012.

Steve Malloy, P.E.

IRWD’s Steve Malloy is a 31-year veteran ofthe District with many high-profile projects to hisname. His latest challenge is managing the $87-million expansion of the Michelson WaterRecycling Plant.

While Steve has been involved in so manyof IRWD’s major projects, the Michelson expan-sion is a highlight. He was originally hired to workon the plant’s expansion in 1979 - and now it’sfinally coming to fruition.

"The construction is running very smoothly,”Steve said. “The credit goes to our contractor'sexpertise, the construction management team'sthoroughness, and Operations staff willingness toassist the project be successful."

Bill Hanley, P.E.

Bill Hanley is Filanc’s project manager for theMichelson Water Recycling Plant expansion. Hehas spent nine and a half years with the companyand is resonsponsible for the success of the proj-ect, quality and owner relationship. He credits hisexpert work crew for the smooth-running of theproject to date: Project engineers Sean MacGregor,Abdiel Picazo, Jr., Glenn Schwenger and ChrisLudlow; Superintendent Henry Oast and AssistantSuperintendent Pat Wetzel. Especially receivingaccolades from Bill is the IRWD Operations team ofManager Mark Gingras and supervisors LesterBusald and Dave Hayden.

“It’s great to work with such a highly qualifiedand professional group,” Bill said. “We are pleasedthat the project is running five months ahead ofschedule.”

Business Outreach ProgramInformation, collaboration and

communication are the key goalsof the IRWD Business Outreach

Program. Participants receiveupdates on key IRWD projects,

vendor opportunities and programs, and information onwater policy, legislative and

regulatory matters that affect thebusiness community.

IRWD Business Outreach ProgramBeth Beeman949-453-5500

IRWD Business OutreachConsultant

Adam Probolsky949-855-6400

IRWD Board of DirectorsDouglas J. Reinhart, PresidentPeer A. Swan, Vice President

Steven E. LaMarMary Aileen Matheis

John B. Withers

General ManagerPaul D. Jones II

The Business OutreachNewsletter is published by Irvine Ranch Water District15600 Sand Canyon Ave.Irvine, California 92618

(949) 453-5500for information

publicaffairs@irwd.com

Michelson Water Recycling Plant Phase-2 Expansion Project Partners

Contractor J.R. Filanc Construction Company

Major Subcontractor Bergelectric Corporation

Project Management IRWD/Malcolm Pirnie

Design Engineers HDR/Tetra Tech

IRWD Senior Construction Manager Steve Malloy, P.E.

Filanc Project Manager Bill Hanley, P.E.

Cost of Project - $87 Million

Estimated Completion - April 2012

Left, above, more demo-lition of old infrastruc-ture at the MichelsonWater Recycling Plantand below, drilling andpile installation for newmembrane bioreactor.