Intake Facility & Pipeline Segments


Pipeline Segment 1

Contractor:
Steve P. Rados Inc.

Segment 1 runs between Interstate 5 and Highway 99 in Sacramento. Starting at the water intake facility, the pipeline crosses under I-5 and continues east along the planned extension of Cosumnes River Boulevard to Franklin Boulevard. It then follows Cosumnes River Boulevard to Bruceville Road, turns north on Bruceville, and continues east on Timberlake Way, crossing under Highway 99. It reemerges at East Stockton Boulevard. This segment spans approximately 5 miles.

Pipeline Segment 2

Contractor:
Steve P. Rados Inc.

Segment 2 stretches 7.6 miles from Highway 99 to the Gerber/Vineyard Road intersection in Sacramento County. It begins at East Stockton Boulevard and Auberry Drive, continues east along Auberry to Power Inn Road, north on Power Inn to Elsie Avenue, east along Elsie to Wilbur Way, then north on Wilbur and east on Gerber Road to Vineyard Road.

Pipeline Segment 3

Contractor:
S.J. Louis Companies

Segment 3 begins at Gerber and Vineyard Roads and continues east along Gerber Road through about four miles of open land to the Folsom South Canal near Grant Line Road. This 72-inch diameter pipeline can deliver up to 100 million gallons per day (MGD) to EBMUD during dry years. Water is discharged into the Folsom South Canal, then pumped to EBMUD’s Mokelumne Aqueducts in San Joaquin County for a 90-mile journey to customers.

Pipeline Segment 4

Contractor:
Steve P. Rados Inc.

Segment 4 runs approximately one mile north from Gerber and Vineyard Roads to the Sacramento County Water Agency’s Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Plant at Florin and Knox Roads. This 66-inch diameter pipe can deliver up to 85 MGD. Once treated, water is distributed to SCWA customers in central Sacramento County.

Pumping Plants

Clay Station Pumping Plant

Contractor:
Balfour Beatty

This new 100 MGD pumping facility includes:

  • A 46 ft x 194 ft reinforced concrete building with associated piping

  • Four 1,750 hp vertical turbine pumps (two with variable frequency drives)

  • A reinforced concrete intake structure at the Folsom South Canal

  • Site piping with an 84” ML&CS suction header and a 72” ML&CS discharge header

  • A 200,000-gallon, 144-ft diameter underground steel surge tank

  • A 69 kV transmission substation with breakers, switches, and transformer

  • Driveway, parking, and site landscaping

Camanche Pumping Plant

Contractor:
Balfour Beatty

Another 100 MGD pumping facility, this site includes:

  • A 46 ft x 217 ft reinforced concrete pumping building

  • Four 2,000 hp vertical turbine pumps with variable frequency drives

  • Site piping with an 84” suction and 72” discharge header

  • A 50,000-gallon underground steel surge tank

  • A 4-million-gallon prestressed concrete reservoir with aluminum dome roof

  • A 230 kV transmission substation with control building and ring bus setup

  • 12.47 kV switchgear lineup and 12.47/7.2 kV overhead line to Mokelumne Fish Hatchery

  • Driveway, parking, site landscaping, and debris removal from the site

Additional Pipeline Reaches

Northern Reach Pipeline

Contractor:
S.J. Louis Companies
Installation of 32,500 feet of 72-inch diameter mortar-lined and dielectric-coated steel pipe (ML&DCS).

Middle Reach Pipeline

Contractor:
S.J. Louis Companies
Installation of 36,450 feet of 72-inch diameter ML&DCS steel pipe.

Intake Facility & Pipeline Segments

Pipeline Segment 1

Contractor:
Steve P. Rados Inc.

Segment 1 runs between Interstate 5 and Highway 99 in Sacramento. Starting at the water intake facility, the pipeline crosses under I-5 and continues east along the planned extension of Cosumnes River Boulevard to Franklin Boulevard. It then follows Cosumnes River Boulevard to Bruceville Road, turns north on Bruceville, and continues east on Timberlake Way, crossing under Highway 99. It reemerges at East Stockton Boulevard. This segment spans approximately 5 miles.

Pipeline Segment 2

Contractor:
Steve P. Rados Inc.

Segment 2 stretches 7.6 miles from Highway 99 to the Gerber/Vineyard Road intersection in Sacramento County. It begins at East Stockton Boulevard and Auberry Drive, continues east along Auberry to Power Inn Road, north on Power Inn to Elsie Avenue, east along Elsie to Wilbur Way, then north on Wilbur and east on Gerber Road to Vineyard Road.

Pipeline Segment 3

Contractor:
S.J. Louis Companies

Segment 3 begins at Gerber and Vineyard Roads and continues east along Gerber Road through about four miles of open land to the Folsom South Canal near Grant Line Road. This 72-inch diameter pipeline can deliver up to 100 million gallons per day (MGD) to EBMUD during dry years. Water is discharged into the Folsom South Canal, then pumped to EBMUD’s Mokelumne Aqueducts in San Joaquin County for a 90-mile journey to customers.

Pipeline Segment 4

Contractor:
Steve P. Rados Inc.

Segment 4 runs approximately one mile north from Gerber and Vineyard Roads to the Sacramento County Water Agency’s Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Plant at Florin and Knox Roads. This 66-inch diameter pipe can deliver up to 85 MGD. Once treated, water is distributed to SCWA customers in central Sacramento County.

Pumping Plants

Clay Station Pumping Plant

Contractor:
Balfour Beatty

This new 100 MGD pumping facility includes:

  • A 46 ft x 194 ft reinforced concrete building with associated piping

  • Four 1,750 hp vertical turbine pumps (two with variable frequency drives)

  • A reinforced concrete intake structure at the Folsom South Canal

  • Site piping with an 84” ML&CS suction header and a 72” ML&CS discharge header

  • A 200,000-gallon, 144-ft diameter underground steel surge tank

  • A 69 kV transmission substation with breakers, switches, and transformer

  • Driveway, parking, and site landscaping

Camanche Pumping Plant

Contractor:
Balfour Beatty

Another 100 MGD pumping facility, this site includes:

  • A 46 ft x 217 ft reinforced concrete pumping building

  • Four 2,000 hp vertical turbine pumps with variable frequency drives

  • Site piping with an 84” suction and 72” discharge header

  • A 50,000-gallon underground steel surge tank

  • A 4-million-gallon prestressed concrete reservoir with aluminum dome roof

  • A 230 kV transmission substation with control building and ring bus setup

  • 12.47 kV switchgear lineup and 12.47/7.2 kV overhead line to Mokelumne Fish Hatchery

  • Driveway, parking, site landscaping, and debris removal from the site

Additional Pipeline Reaches

Northern Reach Pipeline

Contractor:
S.J. Louis Companies
Installation of 32,500 feet of 72-inch diameter mortar-lined and dielectric-coated steel pipe (ML&DCS).

Middle Reach Pipeline

Contractor:
S.J. Louis Companies
Installation of 36,450 feet of 72-inch diameter ML&DCS steel pipe.

Southern Reach Pipeline

Contractor:
Sundt
Construction of 24,410 feet of 72-inch diameter ML&DCS steel pipe and 430 feet of RCC pipe, including:

  • A 430-ft microtunnel under the Mokelumne River

  • A 240-ft tunnel under Highway 12

Brandt Flow Splitting Facility

Contractor:
Balfour Beatty

Construction of a reinforced concrete vault housing:

  • Two 54-inch lines and one 42-inch line with valves and flowmeters

  • Integration with three existing Mokelumne aqueducts​


Construction of 24,410 feet of 72-inch diameter ML&DCS steel pipe and 430 feet of RCC pipe, including:

  • A 430-ft microtunnel under the Mokelumne River

  • A 240-ft tunnel under Highway 12

Brandt Flow Splitting Facility

Contractor:
Balfour Beatty

Construction of a reinforced concrete vault housing:

  • Two 54-inch lines and one 42-inch line with valves and flowmeters

  • Integration with three existing Mokelumne aqueducts

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