Editing Fountain Valley, California (section)

==Infrastructure==
In addition to the San Diego Freeway, which bisects the city, Fountain Valley is served by several bus lines operated by the [[OCTA|Orange County Transportation Authority]]. Bus routes 33, 35, 37, 43, 70, 72, 76 and 543 cover the city's major streets.

Most of the major roads are equipped with [[bicycle]] [[Segregated cycle facilities|lanes]], especially around Mile Square Park, which offers wide bike paths along the major streets that mark its boundary. Dedicated bike paths along the [[Santa Ana River]] run from the city of [[Corona, California|Corona]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]].

Historically, Fountain Valley had Red Car service along the Santa Ana/Huntington Beach Pacific Electric Spur Line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=59492|title=Wardlow Home / Red Car Historical Marker|website=The Historical Marker Database|publisher=Greg Ullman}}</ref> This line ran along Bushard Street. Passenger service started in 1909, ended in 1922, and the lines were torn out in 1930.

Fire protection and emergency medical services are provided by two stations of the Fountain Valley Fire Department. Law enforcement is provided by the Fountain Valley Police Department. Ambulance service is provided by [[Care Ambulance Service]].

The Orange County Sanitation District's administrative offices and primary plant is located in Fountain Valley next to the Santa Ana River. The agency is the third-largest sanitation district in the western United States. Fountain Valley is also home to the offices of the Municipal Water District of Orange County, a member of the [[Metropolitan Water District of Southern California]] and of the [[Orange County Water District]]. The Orange County Water District manages the groundwater basin in central and northern Orange County and operates the Groundwater Replenishment System, the world's largest water purification plant for [[groundwater recharge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocwd.com/about/|title=Influencing Water Management Worldwide|website=Orange County Water District|access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref>

Fountain Valley has two fully accredited major medical centers: the [[Fountain Valley Regional Hospital]] with 400 beds available, and [[Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center]] with 230 beds, a medical clinic, and an outpatient medical building.