Wasco Water District, Wasco Stored Water Recovery Unit

Design-Builder of the District’s $200M Stored Water Recovery Unit Program. This overall program, delivered in phases, provides an east-west connection between the California Aqueduct and the District’s Pond-Poso Canal System, allowing the bidirectional conveyance of up to 720cfs of water. The initial phase consisted of a $47M project which included the following features: 38,000LF of 120” RCP pipeline, 144” tunnel crossing of Hwy 5, aqueduct turnout, 12,000HP junction reservoir pumping plant, concrete-lined canal and forebay, reservoir spillway with adjustable weir structure, connection channel check structure with reverse flow pumps and electrical/instrumentation. Subsequent projects within the program include a 1.0MW electrical generation facility that utilizes tracking photovoltaic solar panels, raw water processing plant, various pipeline expansions to include additional water banking areas, pumping plant energy recovery and piping interties.