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Cal Water describes SCADA, hydrant upgrades and rapid‑response team for wildfire support
Summary
Cal Water’s Beayshore District described remote SCADA controls, recent large‑diameter mains and generator projects, a rapid‑response mutual‑aid team, and a hydrant inspection program covering ~929 hydrants in San Carlos.
Cal Water’s Beayshore District told San Carlos residents the utility maintains active steps to support firefighting during wildfires, including 24/7 SCADA monitoring, targeted infrastructure hardening, a rapid‑response mutual‑aid team and a multi‑year hydrant maintenance program.
Kevin Williams, operations manager for the Beayshore District, said Cal Water’s San Carlos system includes about 114 miles of mains, roughly 929 fire hydrants and more than 6.2 million gallons of storage. He described SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition)…
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