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Santa Barbara water commission backs moving Cater reservoir resiliency contract to City Council
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to forward staff27s recommendation to authorize construction contracts for the Cater Reservoir Resiliency Project, which adds a new chlorine contact basin (CCB) to improve disinfection and allow maintenance of the existing clear well. Estimated project cost is about $49.7 million, funded by a $50 million SRF loan at 1.9% interest.
The Santa Barbara Water Commission voted unanimously to forward staff recommendations to City Council to authorize construction of the Cater Reservoir Resiliency Project, a reconfiguration of treatment reservoirs intended to improve chlorine contact time and allow the existing clear well to be taken offline for extended maintenance.
Staff said the project will add a new chlorine contact basin (CCB) adjacent to the existing clear well, enabling bypasses in either direction so operators can maintain or repair either facility. "The proposed new CCB will allow bypass of the existing clear well," said Philip Maldonado, principal engineer, describing the hydraulics and operational flexibility the basin will provide. Maldonado said the CCB will add about 2.5 million gallons of storage…
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