Date Change – IEEE Tour of River Mountains Water Treatment Facility – Now 11/19/19
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are rescheduling this tour for Tuesday November 19, 2019 from 9:00 am – 11:30 am.
Please re-register for the new date.
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Las Vegas Section is providing a free tour of the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) River Mountains Water Treatment Facility.
The tour will be on Tuesday November 19, 2019 from 9:00 am – 11:30 am.
About the River Mountains Water Treatment Facility:
- The River Mountains Water Treatment Facility began delivering treated water to the Las Vegas valley in 2002.
- Currently, the facility can treat up to 300 million gallons of water per day but was designed to expand to meet Southern Nevada’s needs. In the future, the River Mountains facility will be able to treat up to 600 million gallons of water a day.
- The facility uses ozonation and sodium hypochlorite to disinfect the water.
- The treatment facility received the Partnership for Safe Water’s Excellence in Water Treatment award in 2018, making the Southern Nevada Water Authority only the fourteenth of the nation’s 50,000-plus water systems to earn this elite designation.
The tour will include the:
- Treatment Process Area(s)
- SCADA/Operator Area
- Pump Station Tour
- Electrical Building.
The River Mountains Water Treatment Facility is located at 1350 Richard Bunker Ave. Henderson, NV 89105. We will send directions and a map when you are confirmed to attend.
Please RSVP at mark.damron.us@ieee.org no later than noon on 11/12/19. The names of all attendees will be needed. Attendance may be limited – first come, first served.