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San Rafael Acquires New Tool To Boost Recycled Water Capabilities

The Department of Public Works last week purchased a new water truck that figures to expand the city's recycled water capabilities.

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The city paid around $70,000 for the 2014 International 4300, DPW Director Bill Guerin told Patch. A comparable 2,000-gallon capacity water tanker with the same specifications would have cost $120,000, Guerin said.
The city paid around $70,000 for the 2014 International 4300, DPW Director Bill Guerin told Patch. A comparable 2,000-gallon capacity water tanker with the same specifications would have cost $120,000, Guerin said. (City of San Rafael)

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.

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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.

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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.

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