FPUD drains Aqua Hill reservoir for maintenance

FALLBROOK - As a public-safety measure, the Fallbrook Public Utility District is preparing to re-coat the inside of the Aqua Hill reservoir. This is a routine maintenance procedure to safeguard the structural integrity and quality of the water in the tank. FPUD does this once every 10 years.

In order to re-coat the interior of the tank, the tank must first be emptied. Customers may notice some drainage or run-off near the area. FPUD has distributed the majority of the water to customers, but the bottom portion of the tank must be drained, instead of delivered to customers, in order to maintain adequate pressure in the tank and system of pipelines.

The district crosses over a threshold where there is not adequate pressure for firefighting and regular consumption and usage if the tank is not drained in this manner. This means some water is released. It is discharged in such a way that it percolates into the ground and downhill, not simply into concrete canals or flowing straight to the ocean. The water being released into the ground has been de-chlorinated.

The information above was provided by Fallbrook Public Utility District as a reply to questions submitted to the Village News by residents in the area of the Aqua Hill reservoir.