The Metropolitan Water District says the pump pods save around 4 million gallons of water a year, or about the same amount of water usage for 13 homes in a year.
The Ventura County Fire Department is using a new technology called pump pods. It is a water recirculating machine that allows firefighters to conserve the water they use during training exercises.The Ventura County Fire Department is using a new technology called pump pods. It is a water recirculating machine that allows firefighters to conserve the water they use during training exercises.
The pump pod holds water for the fire truck's pumping engine to use for training, and then that water is sprayed back into the pod to be recirculated, eliminating the use of free flowing hydrant water."We learned about the device and how much water it saves we actually asked the pump pods to put the meter on the device," said Gary Tilkian a senior resource specialist with the Metropolitan Water District. "So that we could actually see the measured water savings.
"This is something I think everyone should be using as a water agency," said Tammi Myers a conservation coordinator. "I feel it's our responsibility to be able to look at these types of opportunities and partner with the fire departments."
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