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Groundbreaking Held For Wastewater Treatment Plant

By Vernon Robison
Moapa Valley Progress


County Commissioner and CC Water Reclamation District Chairman, Chip Maxfield speaks at groundbreaking of the Moapa Valley Water Resource Center. Seated l to r Commissioner Tom Collins; Tom Mullins, staff member from Senator Harry Reid�s office; Commissioner Bruce Woodbury and U. S. Congressman Jon Porter.

The Clark County Water Reclamation District held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new wastewater treatment facility on Thursday, February 21. The ceremony was held at the current treatment ponds on the east end of Lewis Lane south of Overton. Elected officials in attendance at the ceremony were County Commissioners Bruce Woodbury and Tom Collins, U.S. Congressman Jon Porter, State Senator Warren Hardy, as well as Water Reclamation District Chair and County Commissioner Chip Maxfield.

Maxfield began the ceremony by recognizing the hundreds of hours of time and effort that the community had taken in a community dialogue about what should be done to protect the environment and the unique lifestyle of Moapa Valley.

Ceremonial groundbreaking for Moapa Valley Water Resource Center. Pictured l to r Vernon Robison, Brad Huza, Commissioner Tom Collins, Rik Eide, Guy Doty, Steve Getz, Commissioner Chip Maxfield, Commissioner Bruce Woodbury, Tom Mullens, State Senator Warren Hardy and U.S. Representative Jon Porter.

“Those who have lived here a long time know what this facility has been,” Maxfield said. “But some have reached out into the future to envision what it could be. Here we are today to advance something that will be very important to this community.”

Tom Mullins, a member of Senator Harry Reid’s regional staff was given a few moments to present a special proclamation to Clark County Reclamation District General Manager Richard Mendez. The proclamation recognizing the tremendous efforts of the district in bringing the Moapa Valley project to fruition.

In his remarks, Commissioner Tom Collins recognized the efforts of the Nevada Congressional delegation in the project. “It is very important that we recognize that Senator Reid, Congressman Porter and the rest of the Nevada delegation have worked hard on this for a long time,” Collins said. “I think that it is remarkable that the needs of this community have been heard all the way across the country.”

Commissioner Bruce Woodbury, emphasized the urgent needs that the facility would address and the benefits it would provide. “This project is necessary for so many reasons,” Woodbury said. He said that the facility would better protect the community’s limited water resources and the environment. “This facility will not only address those needs but it will also pave the way for expansion for the growth that is coming to this community,” he said. “It will make many things possible that weren’t before.”

Congressman Jon Porter thanked the community volunteers that have worked on the planning of the project. “I know it didn’t just happen overnight,” he said. “The battle has been going on for many years. Our efforts in Congress in this project have only been following through on your dreams and visions. I applaud your efforts.”

The new treatment facility will replace the community’s existing ponds. The 35 year old lagoons do not meet current standards to protect the environment, including surface and groundwater resources. The new facility will have the capacity to treat 750,000 gallons of water per day. It is expected to support a planned expanded delivery system that will bring sewer service to the residents of Logandale. Construction is expected to be completed in 17 months.

In an interview, Marty Flynn, spokesperson for the Reclamation District, said that this was a day he once thought may never come. “There have been so many times over the years that I came up here to the valley to ask the community what it wanted from us,” he said in an interview. “But each time, I was told to go away. ‘We’re happy with the way it is. We don’t want anything’.”

He explained that this all changed in 2001 when developers began to propose larger subdivisions which would require individual package treatment plants for each neighborhood. Rather than this, the community called for work towards a central sewer treatment facility, Flynn said.

“I really hope that everything works out for the community in terms of the population expansion it will bring,” Flynn said. “Growth is coming and I just hope that the unique character of this little community will be able to continue.”

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