Harvest Water program nears delivery milestones; pipeline 90% complete, on‑farm reimbursement plan proposed

District staff on Sept. 24 told the Sacramento Area Sewer District that the Harvest Water capital program has reached major construction milestones, provided a budget update and signaled upcoming board actions on a customer reimbursement framework for on‑farm connections.

Mike Crooks, Harvest Water capital program manager, and Joe Fobor, manager of the APMO program, presented construction progress, program finances and community‑engagement efforts. Crooks said the pipeline network reached about 90% installed and that the program will ultimately include roughly 41 miles of pipeline, a pumping station rated at 105 million gallons per day, and about 120 planned service connections.

Construction progress and local impacts: Crooks showed photos and said 19 miles of roads have been resurfaced to date and 80 culverts replaced as crews complete the pipeline work south of the city of Elk Grove. Key construction milestones included a completed tunnel under a railroad at Sims Road and arrival of vertical turbine pump components and "pump cans" that were fabricated off‑site; Crooks said the pump‑can deliveries faced manufacturer quality‑control delays but…