RIALTO RECORD Weekly
April 22, 2021
Vol 1 9, NO. 32
Woman’s Club of Rialto highlights April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
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Club members pose in front of the club house to raise awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month as part of the international General Federation of Women’s Clubs Signature Program. From left: Frances Dominguez, Toni Volinski, Linda Wooten, Club President Diane Shields, Trudy Barton, Sharon Hughes and Virginia Mayer-Oakes.
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Innovative microgrid protects Rialto’s wastewater plant and the environment
ialto once again is at the forefront of innovative solutions to the environmental challenges that confront cities everywhere, this time with a unique combination of solar, biogas and battery storage to help power the city’s wastewater plant.
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The ambitious project, one of the first of its kind in California, will create a microgrid that will provide electricity to the wastewater facility, and bring greater energy independence, efficiency and resilience to the city. Notably, the microgrid system will be less vulnerable to power outages that could cause the plant to shut down and lead to potential wastewater spills into nearby waterways. The City Council recently approved the project’s second phase, which is to design the microgrid with greater environmental sustainability in mind. Microgrid, cont. on next pg.
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The microgrid is a partnership between the city, Rialto Water Services and Veolia North America, with operates the wastewater plant.