LEAKS – The dotted line on the map shows the location of the half-mile-long line that needs to be replaced. Courtesy of LVMWD
The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District awarded a contract worth over $1.5 million to repair a number of aging water mains in the city of Calabasas that had repeatedly failed in recent years.
The district’s recycled water system (water for irrigation) consists of approximately 68 miles of pipes.
“Many of the pipes were installed in the 1970s and 1980s, and certain areas of the system have experienced frequent failures due to the age and deteriorating condition of the pipes,” the district said in a statement.
The water district said there had been “a significant number of failures, leaks or breaks” along Park Entrada in the city of Calabasas. The Park Entrada pipeline is used for irrigation, including for the golf course.
On August 6, the LVMWD board awarded a $1.54 million construction contract to Pomona-based Dominguez General Engineering Inc. to replace a large section of the pipeline.
The work is financed through customers’ income from water treatment.
Construction is scheduled to begin in September 2024 and completion is planned for January 2025. Work will take place exclusively on weekdays (except public holidays) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The new pipeline will be constructed of 8- to 10-inch diameter PVC plastic and will extend a total length of 3,080 feet, primarily along the Park Entrada between Palermo Drive and Parkway Calabasas in the City of Calabasas.
The water district tells customers that its goal is to “proactively maintain, rehabilitate or replace pipelines in the most cost-effective manner possible while minimizing the number of breaks and leaks that can impact customer service and require costly repairs.”
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