At a Glance
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$120M
Construction Value
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66”
Diameter Pipeline
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15
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- Elk Grove, California
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Client
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Sacramento Area Sewer District
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Partners
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V&A Consultants
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- Location
- Elk Grove, California
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- Sacramento Area Sewer District
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- V&A Consultants
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Harvest Water Program - Elk Grove and Franklin/Eschinger Pipelines
The Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is taking water reuse for agricultural lands to the next level with their Harvest Water Program. The program aims to reduced pumped groundwater demands and detrimental aquifer impacts with recycled water to irrigate up to 16,000 acres (3,475 hectares) of farmland in southern Sacramento County.
SacSewer engaged us to provide design engineering services through construction, commissioning, and closeout for the two major transmission pipelines that form the backbone of the program—Elk Grove Transmission Pipeline (EGTP) and Franklin/Eschinger Pipeline (FEP). Together, they span 15 miles (24 kilometres) and pass through everything from busy City of Elk Grove streets and railroad crossings to rural farmland.
As part of this effort, we managed and designed eight microtunnel trenchless crossings, mapped 175 utilities, developed detailed traffic control constraints, and ran a comprehensive geotechnical exploration program to mitigate risk. Our team also created early deliverable packages for railroad crossing permit approvals to start construction sooner.
The pipelines are currently under construction and expect to be completed in the spring of 2026. The program is expected to deliver up to 50,000 acre-feet (6,164 hectare-metres) of tertiary treated wastewater each year from the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility. The California Water Commission recognized the effort with $280.5 million in grant funding to implement the program.
At a Glance
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$120M
Construction Value
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66”
Diameter Pipeline
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15
Miles
- Location
- Elk Grove, California
- Offices
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Client
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Sacramento Area Sewer District
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Partners
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V&A Consultants
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- Location
- Elk Grove, California
- Offices
- Client
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- Sacramento Area Sewer District
- Partners
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- V&A Consultants
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Matt Carpenter, Principal, Civil Engineer
Strive to do what’s best for the project and your client while acting with integrity and professionalism, and the rest will fall into place.
Stephen Chavez, Principal Civil Engineer
I try to lead through delegation and mentoring. I show others how to address and solve a problem, which they can apply in the future.
Janet Atkinson, Vice President, Chief Civil Conveyance Engineer, Water
In California, transporting water to cities and farms is an economic imperative. By advancing fish screen design, I help keep water moving.
Russ Snow, Senior Vice President, Conveyance
The greatest satisfaction in my career is delivering major water infrastructure projects and see—firsthand—the benefit that it brings to the public.
Steve Fradkin, Senior Principal, Tunneling & Trenchless Subsector Leader
Although the work and results are generally unseen, the results of my work benefit everyone.
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