From email from the EPA:
DENVER (April 23, 2024) — On Thursday, April 25, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator KC Becker will join U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on a visit to the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District (SACWSD) to break ground on a water treatment system that will allow SACWSD to deliver high-quality drinking water that meets all state and federal regulations, including EPA regulations for to treat PFAS chemical contamination by 2029.
WHO:
· U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
· EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker
· South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Board President Heidi McNeely
· South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Manager Abel Moreno
Additional representatives from South Adams County Water and Sanitation District will be in attendance, along with other key project partners from:
· Brown & Caldwell, engineering consultant
· PCL Construction, construction manager
· United States Environmental Protection Agency
· Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
WHAT:
EPA and partners will break ground on the Klein Enhancement Project. The project, a partnership with Brown & Caldwell Engineering and PCL Construction, will construct an ion-exchange water treatment system that will allow SACWSD to deliver high-quality drinking water that meets all state and federal regulations, including EPA regulations required to treat for PFAS chemical contamination. SACWSD was recently awarded nearly $61 million in federal funding to complete the construction. The project is expected to be completed in late 2026.
Tours of existing treatment facilities and the enhancement project site will be available after speakers’ remarks.
WHEN: 2 p.m., Thursday, April 25, 2024
WHERE: 7400 Quebec Street, Commerce City, Colorado