RESCU PROGRAM: Pump Stations Project

SVCW’s Design Builder, Shea Parsons Joint Venture (SPJV), approaches completion of the Redwood City Pump Station (RCPS) project. SPJV completed hydrotesting of the newly installed high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping between the new junction box and the existing mag meter vault for use during wet weather flow pumping. The final connection of this pipe to the existing force main was also successfully made. Wet weather pumps were installed, and the discharge piping for the new pumps was successfully hydrotested. The existing 48″ reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) through the new junction box has been removed, and the downstream segment has been abandoned. With the construction of the new pump station complete, a 30-day acceptance testing is anticipated to begin in November 2024. This will mark the final step in the commissioning process prior to commencing full startup. 

With the Front of Plant (FoP), Gravity Pipeline (GP), and rest of the Pump Stations Improvements (PSI) projects already complete, the end of the acceptance testing at RCPS will bring the RESCU Program to conclusion. This marks a huge achievement for SVCW in executing three multi-year, progressive design-build (PDB) projects concurrently, from planning and design to construction and startup. The RESCU Program has provided SVCW and its ratepayers with a reliable 100-year wastewater conveyance system to continue SVCW’s mission of sustainably protecting public health and the environment well into the future.