Willow County Water District Water Main Replacement Project
Project Overview
Basics
Willow County Water District Water Main Replacement Project
NCRP IRWM Prop 1 Round 2 (DWR)
Implementation
This project supports the design and implementation of water main replacements in the Willow County Water District in Ukiah. Existing steel water mains proposed for replacement have reached end of life and pose consistent system maintenance issues. The project will replace approximately 1,100 linear feet of 8-inch steel water main on Laws Ave. The steel water main proposed for replacement has exceeded end of life (an estimated 70 years old) and pose consistent maintenance issues, including 1-2 leaks and line breaks per year which are disruptive to ratepayers, detrimental to water conservation, and expensive to repair.
2022
2023
7/25/2024
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
This project consists of design and implementation of water main replacements in the Willow County Water District near Ukiah. The steel water mains proposed for replacement have exceeded end of life (all three are an estimated 70 years old) and pose consistent maintenance issues, including 1-2 leaks and line breaks per year which are disruptive to ratepayers, detrimental to water conservation, and expensive to repair.
Without replacement, more frequent breaks will occur and our ability to provide water service to the community will diminish. Emergency breaks are more expensive than planned replacement because they frequently require overtime staff hours, water line shut offs and can result in
property damage.
Solutions
Capacity - Year-round Local Capacity, Climate Action - Adaptation, Community Health and Safety - Community Emergency Planning, Community Health and Safety - Community Infrastructure
Spatial Information
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Project Benefit Performance Measures
Expected Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Avoided Costs | Cost category: Emergency Repairs and service disruptions | $30,000.00 |
| Community Health and Safety - # of projects | Project type: Drinking water supply/ quality protection/ improvements | 1 count |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | Activity focus: Infrastructure improvement | 1 count |
| Water supply - infrastructure improvements | Project type: Conservation/efficiency | 23 acre-ft |
| Water supply improved - households impacted | 200 |
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
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Financials
Budget
| Comment: | Updated to reflect Prop 1 Round 2 funding award |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
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| IRWM Proposition 1 Round 2 (DWR) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Types
Project Types
The project will make more water available for fire suppression by reducing water loss from leaks or breaks. As an example, by replacing the aged infrastructure currently in place with modern, resilient materials, fire suppression and other emergency response activities which require water service are much more likely to be available in the project areas, improving response capacity and protecting lives and property
This project could provide minor benefits to salmonids within the Russian River watershed, which contains critical habitat for Chinook salmon and Steelhead, by improving water use efficiency. WCWD purchases Lake Mendocino water from the Russian River Flood Control District (RRFC) annually, to supplement its groundwater supply. By improving water use efficiency and reducing overall demand, WCWD may purchase smaller amounts of water from RRFC, leaving more water available to support salmonids.
This water main replacement project will address climate change impacts such as prolonged drought and foster regional water self-reliance by helping to prevent regional water loss due to pipe leaks and breaks. This will make more water available for fire suppression and consumptive use. In addition, by upgrading and modernizing these system components, WCWD staff will be able to focus their limited staff time and capital improvement funding on other aged infrastructure, as the proposed water main replacements are expected to have a useful life of at least 50 years.
Project Details
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