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Santa Rosa staff report near-complete geysers pipeline connection and seasonal discharge totals
Summary
City staff told the Board that the project connecting the geysers pipeline to the Delta storage pond is nearly complete and that the city recorded three discharges this wet season totaling 879 million gallons; officials reported credits used and remaining balance.
Director Burke updated the Board of Public Utilities on two operational items: the nearing completion of a capital project connecting the geysers pipeline to Delta Pond and the city’s wet-weather discharge activity to date.
Burke said staff have begun operational testing on the pipeline connection, which allows the Llano Pump Station (adjacent to the Laguna treatment plant) to fill Delta Pond — about 6 miles north of the Laguna plant — while simultaneously continuing to supply recycled water to Calpine. The change uses otherwise stranded pump capacity to provide more operational flexibility.
On discharge, Burke said the city completed its third discharge of the wet-weather season two days before the report and that total discharge for the season to date is 879,000,000 gallons. He said the operation used 4,892 credits and the city retains a credit balance of 12,394.
Burke characterized the pump-connection testing as a “very positive outcome” and said staff are monitoring storage levels and remaining west‑side winter rainfall. No formal board action was taken during the report and no public commenters spoke on the item.
