US EPA NEWS  

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2006 
Contact: Francisco Arcaute, (213) 244-1815
Cell: (213) 798-1404
Main press line: (415) 947-8700

Santa Monica Contact:  Judy Franz (310) 458-8301
                                   judy.franz@smgov.net   

Benjamin Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will tour the City of Santa Monica’s Urban Runoff Recycling Facility, as part of this year’s National Water Division Directors' Meeting in Santa Monica, Calif.  

Craig Perkins, Director, Environmental and Public Works Management, City of Santa Monica, will lead Assistant Administrator Grumbles on a tour of the Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling Facility, which treats urban water runoff (more about the SMURRF at http://www.smgov.net/epwm/smurrf/smurrf.html).

WHO:       Benjamin Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
               Craig Perkins, Director, Environmental and Public Works Management, City of Santa Monica

WHAT:      Tour of the Santa Monica Urban Runoff Facility

WHERE:     Santa Monica Beach, 1601 Appian Way
                Adjacent to Santa Monica Pier, south side

WHEN:      Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 12:15 p.m.

VISUALS:   A behind-the-scenes look at Santa Monica’s state-of-the-art urban runoff recycling facility.

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