Inyo County approves design contract for Lone Pine water main replacement funded by state grant
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The board authorized a design contract with Lumos & Associates for Lone Pine water main and service lateral replacements, a state‑funded project covering a system that serves about 2,000 people and replaces aging mains built in the 1940s–50s.
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved a contract on Feb. 17 with Lumos & Associates to design replacement of Lone Pine's aging water mains and service laterals.
Mark Lucas, the county's associate civil engineer, told the board the community water system serves about 2,000 residents using two wells, one grammar (reservoir) and roughly 60 miles of pipe, many segments of which date to the 1940s and 1950s and have exceeded their design life. Lucas said the project will be funded in full by a state grant and that the engineering contract will move the work into design and budgeting phases.
County Counsel asked that the motion authorize the county administrator (CAO) or designee to execute the agreement; the board approved the contract and amended the motion language accordingly. The item included recommended budget amendments and standard contract execution steps.
The project advances a long‑planned replacement program to prevent failures of corroding steel mains and improve system reliability. Public works staff will return with schedules and next procedural steps after contract execution and initial design milestones are complete.