Palomar Recycled Water Booster Station
Client: Eastern Municipal Water District
Location: Wildomar, California
Construction Cost: $6M
Project Features:
- 24,000 gpm Booster Station
- Five Vertical Turbine Pumping Units with VFDs
- Electric and Natural Gas Engine Drivers
- Surge Arrestors
- Emergency Standby Generators
- Masonry Block Building with Steel Frame
- Sound Attenuation Features
- SCE Utility Service Coordination Required
- Assisted Client with Achieving Extremely Aggressive Schedule
- Involved Subconsultant for Noise
- SCADA System
Description:
The Palomar Recycled Water Booster Station was designed with an initial capacity of 24,000 gpm using five pumping units (two with electric motor drivers, two with natural gas engine drivers, and one with combination gas engine and electric motor drivers) with provision to add a sixth pumping unit in the future if plant flows at the TVRWRF exceed projected flow rates. All pumps were equipped with facilities to allow future conversion to combination drivers, electric motor drivers were provided with variable frequency drives, and surge arrestors were provided on station suction and discharge piping. Project facilities also included a masonry block and steel building, power generator, and masonry block wall fencing. The project involved working closely with and as an extension to District staff. Constructability and sequencing considerations were an integral portion of both the design and construction engineering services.
Services Provided:
Krieger & Stewart provided design engineering services (including assistance to the District with site selection, preliminary design, surge analyses, design survey, record of survey, geotechnical investigation, coordination with subconsultants to provide building architectural and landscape design, final design, and preparation of contract documents for pre-purchased equipment and construction) and construction engineering services.