LWD Leadership
Judy Hanson, President Elaine Sullivan, Vice President
Allan H. Juliussen, Director David Kulchin, Director
Donald Omsted, Director Paul J. Bushee, General Manager
Downstream
Winter 2017 Newsletter
Facilities Overview
Gafner Water Treatment Facility
Pump Stations include Rancho Verde, Village Park( 2), Encinitas Estates, Diana, Avocado, Batiquitos, Saxony, Leucadia, & La Costa
3.7 million gallons of wastewater per day
System Overview
5,000 manholes
18 miles of pressurized pipelines
425,000 gallons of recycled water per day( equivalent to 2,983 homes annual use)
200 miles of gravity fed pipeline
10 pump stations
62,000 people in 16 square miles
19 employees
1 recycled water treatment plant
Semi-Annual Performance
5th Straight Year – no lost work time 692 million gallons of wastewater treated 78 million gallons of recycled water produced
130 miles of pipeline cleaned 60 miles of pipeline video inspected $ 3.9 million contracted to SoCal businesses
Keeping the Pipes Clear and Free
The work of a Field Services operator with a wastewater treatment agency is a bit like exploratory surgery. Our team spends their workdays surveying our infrastructure under the streets one manhole at a time using specially mounted live cameras. These critical monitoring efforts let us wind our way through the sewer pipes hunting down obstructions and blockages that threaten to block up our system.
Last spring, our Field Services team discovered pool plaster built up in a section of our sewer lines. Since then we’ ve found plaster in two other sections. In some sections, the hardened plaster blocked off up to 50 % of the pipe’ s diameter which can cause a backup and spill.
These blockages are caused when a pool installer or subcontractor decides to pour leftover cement from a pool
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