Beatty Water & Sanitation District Public Water System (BWSD) Site

 water catchment area, wastewater pumping station

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BWSD currently has 373 residential connections and 68 commercial connections serving
approximately 1,133 persons.
Water is supplied via three drilled underground wells, threestorage tanks, and distribution pipelines of various sizes. The water system and the distribution
pipelines are very old (pre-1965) and was originally constructed with Asbestos Cement Pipe
(ACP). BWSD does not currently have a water treatment facility within its system; however, a Preliminary Engineering Report is currently in the works to determine a method for the treatmentof arsenic and fluoride. It is anticipated that, in the near future, a treatment facility will be needed to bring the arsenic and fluoride levels within the new EPA regulations. Wastewater collected from the area is currently managed through a series of Rapid Infiltration Basins (RIB) and Evaporation Ponds which were recently relined (April 2007).
BWSD currently treats its wastewater through this system of aeration and evaporation ponds and eventually the wastewater infiltrates and recharges the groundwater. Currently, BWSD does not reclaim any of the wastewater for “direct” reuse (golf courses, alfalfa fields, parks, etc).