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1. Ladera Ranch Phase 3 Interim Sewage Lift Station - Ladera Ranch Development
Company. Completed: July 2000. PDR for the construction of a temporary developer-funded
sewage lift station with service capacity for 4,600 new homes. The report analyzed hydraulics,
wet well and merging storage, preliminary facility layout, phasing of pump units, construction
requirements, access and general Santa Margarita Water District design constraints.
Estimated Construction Cost: 1.5 Million.
2. Ladera Ranch Urban Activity Center Utility Master Plan – Ladera Ranch
Development Company. Completed: September 2000. The utility master plan required
preparation of hydraulic models for tentative tract improvements to the domestic water,
sewer, and reclaimed water systems. The study was prepared to conform to SMWD Design
Standards and included additional preparations for “worst case scenarios” involving line
breaks and isolated reservoir simulated operations.
3. Shaw Cove Lift Station Rehabilitation Preliminary Design Report – City of Laguna
Beach. Completed: November 2000. Evaluation of the retrofit and rehabilitation of existing
system along with additional plans for upgrade/installation of new dry and wet well structures,
pumps, controls, building, and related improvements. The lift station will ultimately provide an
emergency power supply and onsite storage during mechanical failures. Estimated Cost:
$700,000.
4. Irvine Ranch Water District Reclaimed Water Master Plan - Irvine Ranch Water
District. Completion status: Ongoing. Study relating to the need for increased pumping
capacity to accommodate a larger seasonal storage volume that will occur when converting
the San Joaquin Reservoir into a reclaimed water reservoir. PRP is currently assisting
engineers at MetroPointe with modifications to the existing facility as well as development of
the new pump station.
5. Talega Zone II Water Booster Pump Station – Santa Margarita Water District.
Completed: September 2000. Preparation of a PDR for the Zone II Booster Pump Station to
operate in a “closed system” and/or during off-peak demand periods. The facility included
variable speed pump drives, four vertical turbine pumps, a 300 Kw generator, meter, building,
onsite non-domestic emergency supply, flow control facility, hydropneumatic tank,and surge
tank. Estimated Cost: 1.7 Million.
6. Cottonwood Booster Pump Station – Pardee Construction Company. Completed:
August 2000. Preparation of a PDR for a developer-funded water booster pump station to
pump from the 1750 Zone to the 1934 Zone. Included evaluation and layout of a Sodium
Hydrochloride Generator to boost the chlorine residuals in the MWD-supplied water source.
Estimated Cost: $800,000.
7. Temporary Talega Lift Station No. 1 Preliminary Design Report – Santa Margarita
Water District. Completed: August 1998. Analysis of the Phase I improvements required to
pump the early phases of the Talega Development through a temporary system with space
limitations. PDR concluded that the Phase I construction costs would be approximately
$750,000 and further justified construction of the ultimate facility. Final improvements for a
2.3 MGD lift station with 400 feet of lift were successfully engineered on one half of the
original space allotted for the facility.
8. Lakeside Pump Station Engine Upgrade and Improvements – Santa Margarita Water
District. Completed: March 1999. PDR for improvements and upgrades to one existing 800
Hp and two 400 Hp natural gas engines at a 16 year old facility. Analysis of alternative pump
drivers and energy costs to upgrade the existing operation, including construction cost
comparisons for several different systems.
9. Coto de Caza Non-Domestic and Domestic Pressure Reducing Stations and Pump
Stations PDR – Santa Margarita Water District. Completed: April 1999. Preparation of a
PDR for facility improvements and costs for a non-domestic pressure reducing station and
booster pump station along with a domestic pressure reducing station contained within a
common building.
10. Selman Residence Private Water Supply – Private Landowner. Completed:
September 1999. Preparation of an engineering study to supply domestic, irrigation and fire
flow demands for a custom home built above the local agency’s service zone. The private
water system included a booster pump station, pressure bladder tank and two elevated tanks.
Report included construction cost estimate, detailed summary of system improvements, and a
general operation summary.
11. Ladera Ranch Zone I Pressure Reducing Station PDR – Ladera Ranch Development
Company. Completed: May 1999. Preparation of alternative preliminary layouts for two
pressure reducing stations. The PDR included construction costs, hydraulic system summary,
and related special development restrictions.
12. Ladera Ranch Temporary Non-Domestic Water Booster Pump Station PDR – Ladera
Ranch Development Company. Completed: July 1999. Preparation of preliminary design
plans, construction cost estimates, phasing plans and general operation procedures for
alternative pump station layouts at different project sites. The non-domestic water booster
pump station was designed to operate without a storage reservoir in a closed pumping system
for Ladera Ranch’s irrigation demands. The facility’s pump ranges were from 500-4000 gpm.
13. Ladera Ranch Interim Lift Station and Force Main System PDR – Ladera Ranch
Development Co. Completed: June 1999. PDR for the construction of an Interim Lift
Station that would accommodate the development phasing and provide sewer service for 2
-5 years. The PDR provided a summary of improvements that conformed to SMWD
Standards and Design Requirements
14. Zone III Water Booster Pump Station PDR – SMWD. Completion Status: Ongoing.
Preparation of preliminary pump station hydraulics, pump systems, head curves, and facility
layouts. The Zone III Water Booster Pump Station, adjacent to the South County Pipeline
Service Connection SC-3, will supply domestic water to the Las Flores and Coto de Caza
communities.
1. Santa Margarita Water District Sewage Lift Station Design Requirements and District
Standards – Completed: February 1999. Outline of the District’s Sewage Lift Station
Design Requirements and Standards. The standards included detailed design criteria and
construction requirements for lift station pumps, valves, generators, storage, buildings,
vaults, wet wells, electrical, instrumentation and control requirements.
2. Suburban Water Systems Pump Station Standard Requirements, Design Procedures
and Standard Pump Station Design Details Manual – Completed: March 1999. Assisted
the private water company’s staff in preparation of design criteria, standard drawings and
specifications requirements for a typical water pump station constructed for the Suburban
Water System. Included quality control review and staff coordination.
3. Santa Margarita Water District Water Booster Pump Station (WBPS), Reservoirs &
Pressure Reducing Station (PRS) Design Requirements and District Standards.
Status: Ongoing. Outline of the District’s WBPS, Reservoir, and PRS Design Requirements
and District Standards. The standards include detailed design criteria and construction
requirements for WBPS, reservoirs, PRS, valves, generators, buildings, vaults, facility
maintenance access, electrical, instrumentation and control requirements for all SMWD water
projects.
1. Ladera Ranch Phase III Interim Lift Station – Ladera Ranch Development Company.
Completed: October 2000. Preparation of design plans and contract documents for a 1680
gpm @ 245 ft. of TDH facility. The facility’s design included dry/wet well, emerging onsite
storage, emergency backup power supply, surge tank, meter and valve intertie system, site
development and access for 3 – 150 Hp pump units. The project also detailed requirements
for the abandoned Phase II Interim Lift Station involving the removal and storage of all
salvageable equipment to be later used at the Phase IV Interim Lift Station. Phase I
Construction Cost: $1.7 Million.
2. Talega Zone II Water Booster Pump Station – Santa Margarita Water District.
Completed: November 2000. Preparation of design plans and specifications for construction
of 4 vertical turbine 124 Hp VFD controlled booster pumps operating in a closed system
and/or reservoir level with the capacity to pump during off-peak demand periods. The facility
includes generator, building, hydropneumatic surge tank, pumps, recirculation system, meter
system, and onsite emergency non-domestic water supply control facility. Construction Cost:
$1.7 Million.
3. Shaw Cove Sewage Lift Station Rehabilitation Project – City of Laguna Beach.
Completion Status: Ongoing. Includes preparation of design plans for the rehabilitation of the
existing station with the additional construction of new wet/dry well and building to house
pumps, valves, piping, generator, and MCC/Control system. The project further entails
modifications to the exiting wet well into a sewer inlet junction structure. The dry well will be
changed to allow for increased onsite emergency storage capacity, which will prevent sewage
from overflowing into the ocean during a power failure. Estimated Construction Cost:
$800,000.
4. Talega Lift Station No. 1 Design Plans and Specifications – Santa Margarita Water
District. Construction Completion: October 1999. Facility improvements included two sets
of pump units operating in series with a TDH = 406 ft. at 1000 gpm. Also had VFD controls,
a 500 Kw generator, instrumentation and controls, a stucco building with tiled roof, surge
tank, 10 & 16-inch force main systems, trash rack w/sluice gate and 3-way valve wet well
bypass system, odor control system, and miscellaneous site and building improvements to
match the surrounding architectural theme. The project schedule limited design and
engineering time to 4.5 months, with bid, award and construction to be completed in 7.5
months. Also required the pre-purchasing of pumps, MCC and generator. Construction Costs:
$900,000.
5. Rehabilitation of Zone III Pump No. 1 Natural Gas Engineered Lakeside Pump Station
Design Plans and Specifications – Santa Margarita Water District. Completed: March
1999. Construction Costs: $280,000. Prepared design plans and specifications to refurbish a
16 year-old 800 hp natural gas engine, RAGD, and pump assembly to conform to the original
factory specifications. The project was prepared in less than five weeks and included plans
and specification documents used to bid to the contractor.
6. City of Monterey Park Delta Plant Natural Engine Retrofit to Existing Electrically
Driven Booster Pumps Design Plans and Specifications - Design/Build Contract for
Sempra Energy Solutions. Completed: April, 1999. Construction and Engineering Costs:
$780,000. Prepared the design plans and specifications and provided all engineering
coordination to permit and construct three new 240 hp natural gas driven engines at the
existing city Delta Pumping Plant. The project required a dual energy supply to operate the
engines during peak electrical demand periods. The estimated project improvement payback
period is 2.5 years.
7. Phase I Ladera Sewage Lift Station Temporary Facility – DMB Ladera Ranch
Development. Completed: May 1999. Construction Costs $130,000. Prepared the design
requirements for a temporary developer-funded pump station required for the Phase I
development demands. The Phase I temporary lift station was designed to use the pumps,
RTU and miscellaneous equipment for four to six months after which the equipment would be
relocated to another facility. The project was on a short schedule, and all engineering services
were completed in less than 5 weeks.
8. Phase II Development Interim Sewage Lift Station and Force Main System – Ladera
Ranch Development. Completed: September 1999. Construction costs: $400,000.
Designed an interim sewage lift station for the Phase II development that is unable to use the
standards. The facility also used pumps selected for the Phase I Ladera Lift Station to
minimize the developer’s costs for the temporary early phase improvements required at the
Ladera Ranch Development. The project includes a MCC, RTU, Genset, submersible pumps,
valve and meter vaults, access road, 50 feet tractor trailer turn around access and a 6” force
main system.
9. Santiago Canyon Water District SCADA and Telemetry System Rehabilitation and
Upgrades – SCWD. Costs: $150,000. Designed and prepared the SCADA system upgrades
to the District’s existing telemetry system. The project included preparation of specifications
requirements to replace the old hardware and upgrade the software at ten existing facilities.
The project was completed in a three-week schedule for Psomas Engineering and Santiago
Canyon Water District.