Hunt Club PRS Rehabilitation

The project consists of the rehabilitation of an existing underground pressure reducing vault within the public water distribution system. Work includes the complete replacement of all existing interior piping, valves, fittings, and appurtenances within the vault, extending from the vault interior back to the connection points at the street main tie-ins. The existing piping and valves, which are over 45 years old and have reached the end of their useful service life, will be replaced in-kind with new components of equivalent function and capacity. Additionally, the project will install a new access ladder equipped with a safety up-post (ladder extension) and a new vault lid/access hatch to provide compliant and safer confined space entry for maintenance personnel. All work will occur within the footprint of the existing vault and immediately adjacent right-of-way at the existing main connection points. No expansion of the vault structure, no increase in system capacity, and no change in operational function will result from the project. The purpose of the project is to restore and maintain the reliability, safety, and operational integrity of an aging component of the existing water distribution infrastructure. Replacement of the deteriorated 45+ year-old piping and valves will reduce the risk of in-service failure, leaks, and unplanned service disruptions, while the new ladder, safety up-post, and vault lid will bring worker access into compliance with current Cal/OSHA confined-space and fall-protection standards. The beneficiaries include the existing water customers served by this segment of the distribution system, who will continue to receive reliable water service with reduced risk of outages or pressure-related disruptions; agency operations and maintenance personnel, who will benefit from safer code-compliant access to the vault; and the general public, through the continued reliable operation of essential public water infrastructure.