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West Fremont, St Francis Water Main Improvements
Completed
The Purissima Hills Water District (PHWD) recently completed the West Fremont, St. Francis Water Main Improvements Project to upgrade the water system in your area. The Project included the following improvements:
Resurfaced over 70,000 square feet of roadway within the project limits with slurry seal.
Replaced over 5,600 linear feet of existing cast iron (CI) water main with new cathodically protected ductile iron (DI) water main.
Installed 10 new fire hydrants.
Replaced 22 customer water and fire service connections.
The improvements enhanced available fire flows and reliability, strengthened drinking water system performance, increased system redundancy, and boosted seismic resilience along the District’s infrastructure. The District is committed to long term investment in their infrastructure and this project brings them one step closer to achieving a replacement rate of 1 percent of their water mains per year. The District and its Contractor worked diligently to complete this project prior to the Town of Los Altos Hills' summer paving project while minimizing the impacts to Town Hall and Pinewood School.
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McCann Operation Center Improvements
Design Phase
The McCann Operation Center Improvements Project includes the replacement of an existing one-story, 2,500 SF operation center with a two-story, ~7,600 SF operation center at the District’s McCann Tank Site. Other site improvements include a new retaining wall and a second driveway for improved emergency vehicle access, as well as miscellaneous stormwater improvements. The proposed building will house the District’s vehicles, parts, and tools and be the hub the District’s response to emergencies.
A 2013 report completed by a structural engineering firm determined that the existing building is past its useful service life and will perform below average in comparison to buildings of similar construction during seismic events. The building houses all the District’s tools, parts, and vehicles and is critical for emergency response. As such, the District Board designated the building as an essential facility requiring that it be operational after a major seismic event. In addition, the existing building lacks adequate security measures to safeguard the District’s property.
The project was developed through a series of needs assessments and a conceptual site design with District staff. The design prioritizes minimizing the building’s impact on the site while meeting the District’s operational needs.