Current Projects

As a part of Carmichael Water District’s (District) Master Plan and Capital Improvement Plan, the District will begin construction for the next water line replacement project which is the Glenbrook Water Line Project. This project includes construction on portions of GLENBROOK LANE, MAUER AVE, PANAMA AVE, CALIFORNIA AVE, PALM DRIVE, NORTH AVE, WINTUN DRIVE, GRANT AVE, LINCOLN AVE, BARRETT ROAD, PINECREST CIRCLE, AND FOREST HILL CT. Construction will consist of installing a new water line and replacing/relocating specific water service connections. 

Construction will take place Monday-Friday (8:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m.) with no anticipated work taking place on weekends or holidays. 

Estimated Project Schedule

Below is an estimated timeline as of 1/13/2023. Check back periodically for schedule updates. 

• Pinecrest Circle, Forest Hill Ct, Lincoln Ave, Barrett Rd – Construction complete, road restoration complete.
• Wintun Dr, Grant Ave – Construction complete, road restoration scheduled for spring 2023. 
• North Ave – Construction complete, road restoration scheduled for spring 2023.  

• Mauer Ave, California Ave, Palm Dr – Anticipated construction activities beginning January 2023 - February 2023. Nearby residents will be informed before construction activities begin.
• Glenbrook Ln, Panama Ave – Anticipated construction activities beginning February 2023. Nearby residents will be informed before construction activities begin.

Traffic Impacts

Traffic impacts may include but are not limited to the following:

• Partial lane closures
• Temporary delays
• Detours

Carmichael Water District (CWD) will make every effort to keep traffic impacts to a minimum and allow for emergency access during construction phases. During the final phase of road restoration, there may be daily road closures with limited to no vehicle access available to allow for paving process including pavement compaction efforts and pavement cooling. 

Road Impacts and Customer Impacts

Road restoration will be performed in accordance to Sacramento County’s standards and specifications. In addition, the District will be connecting new water services for customers and will need access to water meters located within customer properties. During this time, water service may be shut off temporarily but the District will notify customers in advance prior to performing any work. Restoration of the customer’s property around the water service will be performed and will be restored to prior condition. The District will make every effort to work with customers on the restoration and timing of the restoration.

Reason for Project

The original water main was built in the 1930s-1950s and due to the age of the assets, maintaining, repairing, and/or rehabilitating the infrastructure is costly. The purpose of this project is to replace the existing aging infrastructure that is at or past its expected useful life with new infrastructure improvements that will provide water system upgrades, increase water reliability, improve water distribution, and improve water quality. 

Contact Information

Project Manager, Construction Manager, and On-site Inspector: 

Carmichael Water District
Phone: 916-483-2452

Contractor: 

Rawles Engineering Inc.

Phone: 916-351-1302

Due to prolonged extreme drought conditions, the California State Water Resources Control Board has periodically curtailed 100% of the District surface water supply from the American River. The District gets the majority of its water supply from the American River and curtailments are extremely impactful to the District. The District is planning to strengthen and diversify its water supply portfolio by investing in underground water storage to be better prepared in future droughts and curtailments. This project represents the District’s first well that utilizes underground water storage to store surplus water in the winter for use during the dry summer months. This approach will significantly improve the District’s drought resiliency and sustainable groundwater management capabilities. The Project site is located near the intersection of Engle Road and Garfield Avenue (see diagram).

The construction of the new well includes above ground improvements within a fenced perimeter that will be constructed at a later date. The majority of construction will typically take place Monday-Friday between 7:30 am through 4:30 pm.

Current Progress and Estimated Project Schedule

Construction is planned to start in 2023 and completion is scheduled for 2025. Below is the current on-going activities and an estimated schedule as of March 23, 2023. Check back periodically for updates to the schedule. 

• Contractor mobilization to begin on 4/2/2023
• Sound walls installation is scheduled for the week of 4/2/2023 
• The District anticipates drilling operations to begin during the week of 4/16/2023
• Drilling related activities are anticipated to be on-going through the end of April
• Well development activity is anticipated to continue until June 2023

Traffic & Construction Impacts

During the initial construction phases of this project, there should be minimal traffic impacts. However, there may be temporary delays near Garfield Ave and Engle Ave during site mobilization.  The District will make every effort to keep traffic impacts to a minimum and allow for emergency access throughout this project.

Well Construction Noise

During the majority of the project, the District anticipates minimal noise concerns to the surrounding community. However, we do anticipate that there will be a short-term noise impact from a 24-hour well drilling operations that could potentially last about 10 days. To mitigate the noise while drilling, the contractor will install a 16-foot-tall sound wall during this period. The District anticipates drilling operations to begin toward the beginning of March 2023.

Contact Information

Construction Manager: 

Carmichael Water District

Project Manager:

Carmichael Water District

Phone: 916-483-2452

Email: Engineering@carmichaelwd.org

The District’s Water Treatment Plant (WTP) was constructed in August 2001. The expansion of the Water Treatment Plant was completed in May 2008 to increase the capacity to 22 million gallons per day (MGD). A critical component of the Water Treatment Plant are the four (4) 300 horsepower (HP) raw water pumps with 80-foot columns. Based on the demand throughout the year, these pumps combined normally operate between pumping 8 – 15 MGD. During normal operations, there are 3 active and 1 standby pump, with the pumps rotating weekly. 

In addition to the raw water pumps, there are three (3) 20 HP secondary pumps that pump the backwash water to the secondary membrane units. During normal operations, there are 2 active and 1 standby pump, with the pumps rotating weekly. One of the three secondary pumps was recently been rehabilitated in 2020. 

Estimated Project Schedule

Below is the current on-going activities and an estimated schedule as of January 13, 2023. Check back periodically for updates to the schedule. 

The raw water pump has been pulled and is currently being rehabilitated. The rehabilitation and reinstallation of the raw water pump and the subsequent work on the secondary pump is estimated to be completed by March 2023 and May 2023, respectively. 

Traffic Impacts

There are minimal to no traffic impacts during this project. However, during crane operation and transportation, there may be temporary delays near the Bajamont Water Treatment Plant. 

Carmichael Water District (CWD) will make every effort to keep traffic impacts to a minimum and allow for emergency access throughout this project.

Reason For Project

The original water pumps were installed in 2000 when the Water Treatment Plant was commissioned. Good maintenance practice dictates these pumps should be pulled and rehabilitated to ensure that BWTP water pumps continue operating at a high level and ensure water treatment reliability and water reliability. This project is consistent with the CWD Master Plan. 

Contact Information

Contractor:

Commercial Pump and Mechanical (Contractor of CWD)

Construction Manager: 

Carmichael Water District

Project Manager:

Carmichael Water District

Phone: 916-483-2452

Email: Engineering@carmichaelwd.org