Engineers Will Outline Water Line Project
Fountain Valley and Newport Beach city engineers will provide an overview tonight of a five-month project to build a pipeline that will deliver water from Fountain Valley wells to Newport Beach.
The water line project, which will be outlined at a 7 p.m. meeting at the Fountain Valley City Hall, is part of Newport Beach’s $20-million Groundwater Development plan to bring the coastal city 4 billion gallons of water a year from Fountain Valley.
Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-January.
Last February, the city sealed the deal with Newport Beach to build four wells. The project includes construction of a 3-million-gallon reservoir, a pump station and a series of pipelines.
Construction work will start at the Hisamatsu Tamura Elementary School grounds at Magnolia Street and Slater Avenue.
Pipe will be placed along Slater, past Bushard Street, and end at Fountain Valley High School near Dolphin Avenue, where another well is located.
Construction hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, officials said. If dust and noise are excessive, Fountain Valley city officials ask residents to notify Newport Beach’s construction site inspector or project manager Mike Sinacori at (714) 644-3011.
Information: (714) 965-4400.
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