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Board authorizes bidding for Sweetwater Reservoir aeration and destratification project; staff estimates added usable supply
Summary
The Sweetwater Authority governing board authorized staff to advertise for construction bids for an aeration and destratification system at Sweetwater Reservoir, approving staff’s recommendation to proceed with project bidding ahead of award. Staff estimates the system could increase usable supply by about 1,790 acre-feet per year.
The Sweetwater Authority governing board voted unanimously April 9 to direct the general manager to issue a notice inviting bids for an aeration and destratification system at Sweetwater Reservoir.
Dr. Kim, who presented the design, said the system would introduce air via diffuser piping to vertically mix the reservoir, reduce stratification and lower algae growth. That mixing is intended to improve reservoir water quality, reduce…
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