Alameda Siphon #4 Update

The Alameda Siphon #4 project has just completed the work on Siphon #2, which has been shut down for a matter of months. Siphon #2 should be brought back in service this week.

The Steve P. Rados crew will enjoy a very short break before preparations for the next shutdown begin next week.

San Antonio Pump Station Answer

The answer is:

a. $14,000. The Pump Station was built in 1967. We are working to upgrade it now to make it more reliable in case of an earthquake.

Test Your Sunol Valley Knowledge

What did the average house cost when the San Antonio Pump Station was built?
A. $14,000
B. $100,000
C. $3,000



Stay tuned for the answer!

To give you a hint, here is a photo during the pump station construction.

See you at the Sunol-Ohlone Wildflower Festival

Now is a perfect time to visit the East Bay Regional Park District's Sunol-Ohlone Regional Wilderness Park.

Come by the park this Saturday, March 27th for the Sunol-Ohlone Wildflower Festival, 11 to 4 at the Park headquarters: 1895 Geary Road, (south end of Geary Road off Calavaras)

SFPUC will have a booth there. Drop by and learn the latest about the Water System Improvements, enjoy fun crafts for the kids, and test your watershed knowledge.

See you there!

March Coming in Like a Lion for Sunol Valley Work

The Alameda Siphon #4 contractor - Steve P. Rados - has begun preparations for the shutdown of Siphons #2 and #3, and will work around the clock through May to complete the complicated pipeline tie-ins on time.

The San Antonio Pump Station contractor - Mountain Cascade - has begun demolition work on parts of the San Antonio Pump station as part of the upgrade and seismic retrofit. They do this gently, though, since the pump station can't be out of service for any long period of time.

It doesn't look likely that work will go out like a lamb at the end of the month, does it?

The Light at the End of the Coast Range Tunnel

Despite horrible weather, two small earthquakes, and a lightning strike on the Peninsula, crews completed their work on the Coast Range Tunnel ahead of schedule.

Hetch Hetchy water is flowing back to our customers. The Steve P. Rados team is drying off their rain gear, and preparing to work on the other side of the Valley.

Crews here install huge pipeline connections onto the tunnel face.

Soggy in Sunol

Crews for the Alameda Siphon #4 project continue to work round the clock to finish crucial work during the Coast Range Tunnel shutdown, even during these heavy rains.

The speed of work has slowed some so that workers remain safe. They're still on schedule, though.