Oxnard-- The Public Works & Transportation Committee, Tuesday, July 12, took a virtual tour of the City’s water campus and was impressed.
When the Covid-19 crisis peaked, the Water staff stopped its tours and educational outreach to the schools and community to help stop the spread of the pandemic.
Water Division Manager Omar Castro said the Water Division implemented a contactless conservation curbside pickup to help customers conserve water and save money.
“Water staff made a commitment to City Council to develop an educational Water Division Virtual Tour,” he said. “The Water Division worked with Serial Creative Group to create the tour, and there are no financial impacts in receiving this report.”
He said the City captures raw water from the environment, cleans it to a drinking water standard, and distributes it to the customer.
“The process may sound easy enough, but it actually requires a lot of science, physics, chemistry, technical knowledge, and mechanical skills to provide you with these essential resources,” he said. “The Oxnard City Council realized early on that the City needed a game plan to always make sure that we have a safe and reliable source of drinking water. Especially when you the major…
