PRESS RELEASE

Question

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 10, 2018

Fairfax Announces Construction of the UOSA Water Reclamation Plant

In a positive move for residents concerned about water preservation in our current drought, the city of Fairfax is proud to announce plans for the UOSA Water Reclamation Plant. After being completed in the spring of 2019, this state-of-the-art water-recycling facility will begin supplementing the city’s current water supply (the Occoquan Reservoir) with runoff collected from Fairfax homes and businesses. City officials anticipate that the plant will feed 20,0000 gallons of recycled water a year back into the municipal water supply.

In sum, water-reclamation specialists explain the recycling process as follows:

• Water runoff is collected from homes, businesses, and factories in the city of Fairfax.

• Collected runoff is pumped, via the UOSA Pump Station, to the plant.

• At the plant, water is passed through seven different levels of filtration and tested for purity before being released into the UOSA Reservoir.

• Recycled water from the UOSA Reservoir then flows through the UOSA Dam back into the Occoquan Reservoir via Bull Run.

Which revisions would most make this document more informative? Select two options.

a subheading defining water reclamation below the main heading
numbers replacing the bullets in the steps of the water-recycling process
numbers on the illustration indicating the corresponding steps in the text
an illustration showing where runoff goes once it enters Chesapeake Bay
an illustration indicating the types of industries that contribute to runoff supply

Answer 1

The two options that would most make this document more informative are:

1. a subheading defining water reclamation below the main heading - This would provide readers with a clear understanding of what water reclamation means, which is important for context given the technical nature of the project.

2. numbers replacing the bullets in the steps of the water-recycling process - Numbering the steps would help to clearly sequentially indicate the process, making it easier for readers to follow the water-recycling procedure described in the press release.