The first backup well will be located at the City’s Corporation Yard at 333 Burgess Drive. It will consist of the following components:

1. Environmental review – Completed in June 2016. City Council approved the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
2. Well drilling – Completed in March 2017. Well development tests confirmed that the well can produce 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm), which is half of the project goal to provide 3,000 gpm of backup water.
3. Construction of the well facility – In progress. See below for more information.

Once constructed, water produced during periodic exercising of the well will be used for Corp Yard activities (i.e., irrigation, vehicle washing, and street sweeper) and will not normally be distributed to water customers unless there is an emergency and normal water supplies are low or unavailable.

The well facility will consist of the following components. 

• Well pump (placed underground approximately 385 feet deep)
• Well piping
• Generator
• Disinfection equipment
• Surge control tank
• Electrical cabinet
• PG&E transformer
• Fire hydrant
• New fencing and front entrance gate
• Site improvements (low water use, landscaping, driveway curbs)

Current status
 

Anticipate start date                Mid-April 2019
Estimated completion date     September 2019

Construction will occur during normal business hours:
Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm

Project Impacts

• Traffic: 4−8 utility pickup truck trips per day and 2−6 larger truck trips per week to deliver equipment and materials.

• Noise: Similar to existing Corporation Yard noise levels with intermittent increases due to heavy machinery.

Please check back for periodic updates on construction activities.
 
 

Planned activities

Date	Activity
April 2019	Begin well facility construction
September 2019	Complete well facility construction

Past activities

August 2018	The City awards the construction contract for the wellhead facility to Pacific Infrastructure Corporation for $2,441,000.
May 2018	Planning Commission approves the use permit for hazardous materials. Staff Report and Minutes
March 2017	Completed well drilling.
July 2016	Planning Commission approves the use permit for the emergency generator. Staff Report and Minutes
June 2016	City Council approves the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Staff Report and Minutes
January 2016	The State Water Board approves construction of a backup water well at the Corporation Yard.
May 29, 2013	Community meeting at the Corporation Yard
April 2013	Install two noise monitors on city-owned streetlights to determine the Corporation Yard's baseline noise levels; the monitors were removed after one week.
January 2013	City Council approves an agreement with Infrastructure Engineering Consultants for $430,691 to design a backup well at the Corporation Yard.