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SFPUC describes WESIP construction challenges and launches investigation after Crystal Springs Pipeline 2 leak
Summary
SFPUC staff updated commissioners on construction challenges across WESIP projects, including difficult ground conditions in the Irvington Tunnel and an archaeological find on a pipeline alignment; the agency also briefed the commission on a Thanksgiving‑week leak on Crystal Springs Pipeline 2 and retained an independent expert to investigate the failure and recommend changes.
SFPUC staff told the commission on December 13 that several major water infrastructure projects in the Water System Improvement Program (WESIP) face technical and schedule challenges and that staff is monitoring cost impacts closely. Julie Labonte, presenting the general manager’s WESIP update, reported a procurement setback negotiating liability limits for a one‑of‑a‑kind slip joint needed for the Hayward Fault crossing; the delay is expected to push construction starts back by a few months.
Labonte also discussed discovery of a culturally significant archaeological site with human remains encountered during Bay Division pipeline construction; staff concluded tunneling under the site…
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