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Pasadena Water and Power gives residents timeline, $81 million cost estimate for Sunset Reservoir overhaul amid visibility and traffic concerns
Summary
Pasadena Water and Power presented a plan to replace aging Sunset reservoirs with two new prestressed concrete tanks, a groundwater‑treatment plant, solar canopies (~1.6 MW) and entry upgrades; staff said construction could start in summer 2027, is expected to last about two years, and the current construction cost estimate is roughly $81 million. Neighbors raised concerns about visibility, parking and possible use of the Hammond gate.
Pasadena Water and Power officials told a District 3 audience that the Sunset Complex project will replace more than a century‑old reservoir with two new prestressed concrete tanks, add groundwater treatment, expand emergency power and add solar canopies and EV chargers.
Michael Lynn, the project manager, said the two new reservoirs will together provide the backbone for the distribution system and that the current site is vulnerable to earthquakes and leakage. Lynn reported a design that includes a phase‑1 groundwater‑treatment capacity of about 1,500 gallons per minute with room to expand to roughly 4,500 gpm, chloroamination disinfection, solar canopies…
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