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Poway says $87 million water program is on schedule and under budget
Summary
City staff told the council Feb. 3 that a three‑phase, roughly $87 million water infrastructure program is advancing on schedule, with the clear well replacement about 95% complete, commissioning expected in late spring 2026, and phases 1–2 running about $3 million under budget.
Poway city officials on Feb. 3 told the council that the city’s largest capital project — a three‑phase water infrastructure program totaling roughly $87 million — is on schedule and running under budget.
The update, delivered by Robert Webber, principal civil engineer for utilities, laid out progress on three components: the clear well bypass (completed and operating since November 2022), the clear well replacement (two new 4,000,000‑gallon prestressed concrete tanks, currently about 95% complete), and the treated water facilities project (in design).
Why it matters: the work is intended to provide redundancy and resiliency so the Berglund Water Treatment Plant can be taken offline for maintenance and…
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