An important part of the 9/11 World Trade Center memorial in New York City comes from right here on the First Coast.

Staff at Delta Fountains have been working on a multi-million dollar project here in Jacksonville for several years, the World Trade Center memorial.

The memorial is set to open Sept. 11, 2011, the 10 year anniversary of the attack. So right now, the staff is working fast and even visited New York a few weeks ago to test the fountains.

The plan is to have 40 waterfalls at the site of what used to be the World Trade Center towers.

Scott Johnson with Delta Fountains said the Southside company is honored to be part of the massive memorial.

"Water is a sign a life, so it's not uncommon that it is used in memorials," said Johnson.

An artist rendering showed what the site will eventually look like, with two pools set in the footprints of the Twin Towers that are lined with waterfalls. Those waterfalls are created by Jacksonville's Delta Fountains.

Johnson said the water will rush off a grooved stainless steel level. Each piece of stainless steel is precisely made by Fabrication. Manager Kevin Scott said there's little to no room for error.

"(Each sheet is) about the thickness of two sheets of paper, trying to maintain everything within that tolerance. It's just, it's a lot of work!" said Kevin.

"It's key that this thing is operational 24-7, 365 because it's there for even people who have not been able to find the remains of their loved ones," said Johnson.

In addition, Delta Fountains has also worked on other major memorials: the Oklahoma City National Monument and the Pentagon Memorial.

Around town, you can see some of their work at places like Fountains World Golf Village in St. Augustine and Jacksonville's International Airport.

According to the 9/11 Museum and Memorial website, the fountains at the memorial, which will pump more than 60,000 gallons of water per minute, are expected to be the largest man-made waterfalls in the country.

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