27 February 2004 - San Bernardino, California - A woman walks along a fountain's edge in front of the San Bernardino City Hall. A geothermal system provides direct-use heating and domestic hot water to 21 buildings in San Bernardino, including City Hall, the County Detention Center, the San Bernardino Sun and the Radisson Hotel. The geothermal water is pumped from two wells through 18 miles of pipeline at temperatures of about 128 F (53 C). After the direct-use, the clean fluids are...
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27 February 2004 - San Bernardino, California - A woman walks along a fountain's edge in front of the San Bernardino City Hall. A geothermal system provides direct-use heating and domestic hot water to 21 buildings in San Bernardino, including City Hall, the County Detention Center, the San Bernardino Sun and the Radisson Hotel. The geothermal water is pumped from two wells through 18 miles of pipeline at temperatures of about 128 F (53 C). After the direct-use, the clean fluids are discharged into the sanitary sewer and city storm drain system and eventually back to the local flood plain for absorbtion into the earth..(© 2004 Michael A. Mariant)
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