Water

Water Infrastructure and Production Facilities

Airline Reservoir

The Liberty Water water infrastructure includes:

204 miles of water distribution pipelines
12 groundwater wells
Two water storage reservoirs that have a combined storage volume of 10.3 million gallons

Liberty Water is capable of producing up to 18.6 million gallons of water per day from the twelve wells. In 2008, Liberty Water delivered more than 3 billion gallons of water to our customers.

After more than two years of planning, design, and construction, Liberty Water brought the $14.8 M Airline Reservoir and Arsenic Removal Facility on-line in June 2008. This facility includes a 4.0 million gallon potable water storage reservoir, a 12,000 gpm booster pump station, and a 4,800 gpm arsenic removal facility capable of removing arsenic from four groundwater wells that pump groundwater into the reservoir. 4 million gallons of additional water storage increases the amount of water storage in the water distribution system and increases Liberty Water's ability to meet water demand fluctuations throughout the day. In case of fire or other emergency, the facility also provides an emergency water supply for the entire Liberty Water service area and is equipped with a backup generator in case of a prolonged power supply outage.

Reservoir

Also in 2008, Liberty Water completed a 2.0 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) arsenic removal facility for Well 20B, and a 1.4 MGD groundwater well. In 2007, Liberty Water added an additional 2.5 MGD of water production by installing two groundwater wells; Airline Well 10, and Airline Well 2.

Where Does My Water Come From?

All of the water delivered by Liberty Water comes from 12 groundwater wells. These 12 wells are grouped into two major well fields, the 6.8 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) Town Well Field, and the 8.3 MGD Airline Well Field. The remaining three wells are scattered throughout the service area.

Liberty Water drinking water originates from an aquifer known as the Western Valley Salt River aquifer. This aquifer is divided into three distinct units. The units contained within the aquifer are called the upper, middle, and lower alluvial units. Liberty Water draws the majority of its water from the middle and lower alluvial units between 200 and 600 feet below the ground surface. Before entering the water distribution system, this high quality groundwater has a small amount of chlorine added that minimizes the possibility of bacterial contamination from water line breaks or cross contamination.

Airline Arsenic Treatment