The Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) is $4.6-billion of infrastructure upgrades, including more than 80 projects located in six Bay Area counties to ensure the highest quality drinking water and a reliable water supply to customers following an earthquake. These seismic improvements include dams, tunnels, pipelines, treatment plants and many more facilities that serve 2.6 million Bay Area customers. 2011 marked the start of the WSIP’s most active construction year to date. As of March 31, 2012, 55 out of 81 local and regional projects have been completed. All WSIP projects are forecasted to be complete in 2016. To view our progress and learn more about our water system, check out our video of water system improvements in your area here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qwqUcPIOyM&feature=youtu.be
Friday, June 1, 2012
The Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) is $4.6-billion of infrastructure upgrades, including more than 80 projects located in six Bay Area counties to ensure the highest quality drinking water and a reliable water supply to customers following an earthquake. These seismic improvements include dams, tunnels, pipelines, treatment plants and many more facilities that serve 2.6 million Bay Area customers. 2011 marked the start of the WSIP’s most active construction year to date. As of March 31, 2012, 55 out of 81 local and regional projects have been completed. All WSIP projects are forecasted to be complete in 2016. To view our progress and learn more about our water system, check out our video of water system improvements in your area here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qwqUcPIOyM&feature=youtu.be
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Last Chance to Enter the Road Header Rendezvous Challenge!
May 31st is the final day to make your selection
in the NIT Road Header Rendezvous Challenge!
As of May 29, mining crews are now within 265 feet of connecting the
Irvington and Vargas West tunnel headings.
Your challenge is to figure out the day and time you think
the tunneling workers will meet. Guess correctly and you could win a prize pack
featuring gift certificates to local business and other goodies! The chart has
squares corresponding to a date and timeframe in June or July, when the
rendezvous could happen. Selections submitted by contestants are indicated by a
star.
Update: If no one
selects the square with the date and time of the hole-through then the “Price
is Right” rule goes into effect. The
person with the closest selection without going over is the winner.
Jane from Fremont
selects June 22 6:01PM – 12:00 AM
John from Sunol
selects June 23 12:01 PM – 6:00 PM
The actual
hole-through takes place on June 23 between 6:01 AM – 12:00 PM. Jane is the winner because she guessed
closest to the actual hole-through without overshooting her estimate.
How to Enter
1) Choose your top three squares and e-mail your choices to: fzamora@sfwater.org
2) Include the date and time you think the hole-through will
take place. Squares will be assigned first come, first serve. Only one square
is allowed per person
3) If the first choice is available then the square is
assigned to that person. If the square is unavailable then the next available
choice is assigned.
4) Submissions will be accepted until May 31. Please include
your name, address, phone number and e-mail so we can contact you if you're
successful!
Good luck!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
NIT Road Header Rendezvous Challenge Update
With just over a week to make your selection in the NIT Road
Header Rendezvous Challenge, mining crews traveling in opposite directions are
getting closer to a hole-through. Don’t
miss out and make your selection by May 31.
As of this week the Irvington and Vargas West headings are
just 370 feet apart!
If you haven’t submitted a selection your challenge is to
figure out the day and time you think the tunneling workers will meet. Guess
correctly and you could win a prize pack featuring gift certificates to local
business and other goodies! The chart has squares corresponding to a date and
timeframe in June or July, when the rendezvous could happen. Selections
submitted by contestants are indicated by a star.
How to Enter
1) Choose your top three squares and e-mail your choices to: fzamora@sfwater.org
2) Include the date and time you think the hole-through will
take place. Squares will be assigned first come, first serve. Only one square
is allowed per person
3) If the first choice is available then the square is
assigned to that person. If the square is unavailable then the next available
choice is assigned.
4) Submissions will be accepted until May 31. Please include
your name, address, phone number and e-mail so we can contact you if you're
successful!
Good luck!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Scraper, scraper, scraper.
The Calaveras Dam Replacement Team has been working hard since April, scraping away at existing earthen materials to excavate for the dam foundation. We have now reached the highest point of the dam foundation for the future replacement dam. This point is located in the right abutment, an area located to the right when looking downstream from the dam. By July 2012, we anticipate to move close to 1 million cubic yards of materials. Our scrapers are excavating approximately 20,000 cubic yards per day. The scrapers operate with hydraulics using a blade which then scrapes materials into a drop can, carrying up to 30 cubic yards per trip. These materials are then moved to a disposal area within the project site. The scrapers are about 11 feet tall and the project is operating 12 scrapers for the excavation work.
View of Right Abutment Area
Scraper working in Right Abutment
Photo courtesy of Robin Scheswohl
For more project info, contact us at our 24 hour answer line at (866) 973-1476 or email mle@sfwater.org
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Join the New Irvington Tunnel Roadheader Challenge!
The New Irvington Tunnel Roadheader Challenge is stil underway. Don't miss out on an opportunity to make the winning selection!
Tunneling excavation continues east from Mission Boulevard with the use of controlled detonation at a rate of approximately 12 feet per day. A road header travels west from I-680 at a rate of approximately 15 feet per day. When will the two meet?Your challenge is to figure out the day and time you think the tunneling workers will meet. Guess correctly and you could win a prize pack featuring gift certificates to local business and other goodies! The chart has squares corresponding to a date and timeframe in June or July, when the rendezvous could happen. Selections submitted by contestants are indicated by a star.
Information to Help You Choose
In June or July, miners excavating the new tunnel from the Irvington Portal in Fremont will meet miners tunneling west from the Vargas Shaft. When it happens this hole-through will mark the completion of the Irvington-Vargas tunnel segment.
The tunnel segment between Irvington Portal and Vargas Shaft is 4,500 feet long. As of May 12th, miners have tunneled 1,787 feet east from Irvington and 2,070 feet west from Vargas. Ground conditions dictate excavation. In ideal ground conditions, crews have tunneled up to 98 feet in a day. When ground conditions are poor they excavate less than 20 feet. Miners do not tunnel on Sundays.
How to Enter
1) Choose your top three squares and e-mail your choices to: fzamora@sfwater.org
2) Include the date and time you think the hole-through will take place. Squares will be assigned first come, first serve. Only one square is allowed per person
3) If the first choice is available then the square is assigned to that person. If the square is unavailable then the next available choice is assigned.
4) Submissions will be accepted until May 31. Please include your name, address, phone number and e-mail so we can contact you if you're successful!
Good luck!Friday, May 11, 2012
Calaveras Dam Project Team Welcomes AMGEN
Calaveras Road will be OPEN to the public to accommodate the AMGEN Tour from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 between Geary Road to the Alameda/Santa Clara County boundary. The AMGEN Tour of California will begin Stage 3 of their race in San Jose and riders will cycle through Calaveras Road and Highway 84. Please expect an increase in traffic during this event.
After May 15th, the road closure will return to its regular schedule of April 9, 2012 to June 8, 2012, during which Calaveras Road will be CLOSED to vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic between Geary Road to the Alameda / Santa Clara County boundary on weekdays ONLY, open on weekends.
For more info on the AMGEN Tour of California visit: www.amgentourofcalifornia.com
For more project info, contact us at our 24 hour answer line at (866) 973-1476 or email mle@sfwater.org
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
New Irvington Tunnel Challenge Continues!
Tunneling excavation continues east from Mission Boulevard with the use of controlled detonation at a rate of approximately 12 feet per day. A road header travels west from I-680 at a rate of approximately 15 feet per day. When will the two meet?
Your challenge is to figure out the day and time you think the tunneling workers will meet. Guess correctly and you could win a prize pack featuring gift certificates to local business and other goodies! The chart has squares corresponding to a date and timeframe in June or July, when the rendezvous could happen. Selections submitted by contestants are indicated by a star.
Information to Help You Choose
In June or July, miners excavating the new tunnel from the Irvington Portal in Fremont will meet miners tunneling west from the Vargas Shaft. When it happens this hole-through will mark the completion of the Irvington-Vargas tunnel segment.
The tunnel segment between Irvington Portal and Vargas Shaft is 4,500 feet long. As of May 7th, miners have tunneled 1,747 feet east from Irvington and 1,955 feet west from Vargas. Ground conditions dictate excavation. In ideal ground conditions, crews have tunneled up to 98 feet in a day. When ground conditions are poor they excavate less than 20 feet. Miners do not tunnel on Sundays.
How to Enter
1) Choose your top three squares and e-mail your choices to: fzamora@sfwater.org
2) Include the date and time you think the hole-through will take place. Squares will be assigned first come, first serve. Only one square is allowed per person
3) If the first choice is available then the square is assigned to that person. If the square is unavailable then the next available choice is assigned.
4) Submissions will be accepted until May 31. Please include your name, address, phone number and e-mail so we can contact you if you're successful!
Good luck!
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