Making Way for Water

by Kevin Monroe, P.E., Principal Engineer; Montgomery Watson, Walnut Creek, CA,
Michael H. Matson, P.E., Principal Engineer; Montgomery Watson, Walnut Creek, CA,
Bruce Burnworth, P.E., Principal Engineer; Penfield & Smith, Santa Barbara, CA,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1998, Vol. 68, Issue 6, Pg. 68-71


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

The State Water Project Coastal Branch Aqueduct and Extensions brings 48,000 acre feet of water annually to 23 Southern California communities. built over five years, the project involved building a 43 MGD water treatment plant and installing nearly 140 miles of underground pipeline in some of California's most challenging terrain. To address the many challenges this project presented�among them, building the treatment plant near the San Andreas Fault and avoiding impact to sensitive habitats�the project team designed the plant to ensure seismic integrity and used the latest in trenchless technology.

Subject Headings: Water treatment plants | Water pipelines | Project management | Trenchless technology | Terrain | Team building | Seismic tests

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