San Rafael Acquires New Tool To Boost Recycled Water Capabilities

San Rafael CA

26 May, 2021

4:14 PM

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San Rafael has added a new tool the city hopes will help it get through a historic drought. The Department of Public Works last week purchased a new water truck that figures to expand the city's recycled water capabilities, the city's website said. The 2,000-gallon capacity recycled tanker water figures to be a key acquisition as the city is forced to increase its reliance on recycled water for irrigation purposes amid tough restrictions enacted last month by the Marin Municipal Water District. The DPW purchased the 2014 International 4300 used but believes in "great condition," according to the city's website. The vehicle "only needs a few additions like warning lights and decals from the Vehicle Maintenance Division to fulfill DPWs needs," the city wrote on its website. The city paid around $70,000 for a vehicle with the same specifications would have cost $120,000, DPW Director Bill Guerin told Patch. The vehicle is fueled by renewable diesel fuel, Guerin said.