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Cities, TID begin drinking water project
• Ceres, Turlock city officials look to future of guaranteed water
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Stanislaus Regional Water Authority Board members pose for picture during the ceremonial groundbreaking of the site of the future surface water treatment plant. Pictured left to right are Turlock Mayor Gary Soiseth, Turlock City Councilman Gil Esquer, Ceres City Councilman Ken Lane, Ceres Mayor Chris Vierra and Turlock City Council member Bill DeHart. - photo by Kristina Hacker
The road to securing a reliable source of drinking water for local residents has been long and bumpy, but on Friday the effort reached a milestone. The Stanislaus Regional Water Authority, made up of the cities of Ceres and Turlock— and in partnership with the Turlock Irrigation District — broke ground on the site of the future surface water treatment plant which will deliver treated Tuolumne River water to homes by 2022.