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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