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Utility Capital Projects

Project Name Project Description
Small Water Main Replacements This is an annual program that is completed by the Public Works Construction Division. The project replaces old 2" and
(2020) - New Project 4" water mains with 6" or larger diameter water pipes. This project provides adequate fire hydrant coverage to areas
currently without proper coverage. This project will provide for small water main replacement on the following streets:
Sweetbriar Court (Noneman Drive to Culd), Puerto Vallarta Drive (Sierra Drive to Buenos Aires Drive) and Guadalajara
Drive (Trinidad Drive to Buenos Aires Drive).

Telemetric Water Meter Annual The Telemetric Water Annual Maintenance Program allows the City to continue replacing some of the transponder units
Maintenance (2019) - Continuing and meters installed 10 years ago. The new transponder units transmit meter information to a mobile receiver or fixed
Project network reducing and eventually eliminating the need for manual readings. Each meter with transponder costs $270 to
replace and the City replaces roughly 1,400 per year.

Telemetric Water Meter Annual The Telemetric Water Annual Maintenance Program allows the City to continue replacing some of the transponder units
Maintenance (2020) - New and meters installed 10 years ago. The new transponder units transmit meter information to a mobile receiver or fixed
Project network reducing and eventually eliminating the need for manual readings. Each meter with a transponder costs $280 to
replace and the City replaces roughly 1,300 per year.

Utility Risk and Resiliency This project is to conduct a risk and resiliency assessment mandated by the EPA and to create an updated Emergency
Assessment - New Project Response Plan.

Walker Branch Interceptor As the Transit Orientated Development (TOD) areas begin to develop it is becoming apparent that the city’s existing
Project - Continuing Project sanitary sewer system needs to be upgraded. The Walker Branch Interceptor Project will consist of sanitary sewer
improvements. Section one of the project will consist of increasing the sizes of the lines from 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-
inch to 8-inch, 12-inch and a 15-inch respectively from Smithfield Road along Main Street to the Walker Creek and Mid-
Cities Boulevard confluence. The total length of sewer line for this section is approximately 5,500 feet. Section two
consists of replacing an 18 inch and 21 inch line with a 27 inch sewer line. The approximate length of this section of the
project is 4,100 feet.

Western Center Water Facility In October 2005, the City had a Water and Wastewater Plan prepared that would cover future system needs to "build
Expansion - Continuing Project out" (estimated at approximately 2017). One of the future needs identified was an additional 5 million gallon ground
storage tank to be located at the Western Center Storage and Booster Pump Station site. The current site is not large
enough to accommodate a new 5 million gallon ground storage tank. This project will include purchasing an additional
2/3 of an acre adjacent to the current site for the future expansion.

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