In brief

--Jennifer Kho

Mesa Consolidated Water District has received a $10,000 grant to

educate customers about its colored-water treatment plant, which is

expected to open this month.

The Costa Mesa-based utility received the money Thursday from the

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

An ozone and biofiltration process will be used at the plant to remove

the slight tea color and sulfur-like smell from colored water, which is

high-quality ground water found in aquifers between 600 and 1,200 feet

deep.

The plant will allow Mesa Consolidated to pump more than 5 million

gallons of colored water per day into its distribution system, which

could save money for the utility and its customers, officials said.