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Field operations: leak detection and hydrant maintenance show low mainline leaks; sewer repairs ongoing
Summary
Field Operations Manager Nathan Porter reported 36,812 feet of leak detection, 101 hydrants and 203 valves serviced in Q1, 15 sewer pipe repairs and 312 feet of new sewer pipe installed; one small Category 4 spill was fully recovered.
Field Operations Manager Nathan Porter told the Board on April 22 that routine maintenance and leak surveillance showed relatively few water main leaks in the first quarter of 2025 and that crews completed extensive valve and hydrant servicing.
Porter reported that crews performed 36,812 feet of leak detection work and serviced 101 hydrants and 203 valves, and that Q1 had only a few service leaks and no mainline leaks. On the sewer side, staff completed 15 pipe repairs and installed about 312 feet of new sewer pipe, primarily related to the Farm Outfall Pipeline project. Porter said there was one Category 4 spill during the quarter but that it was very small and "100% recovered and returned to the sewer." The Board asked clarifying questions and public comment was received.
Porter described the District's rotating maintenance map used to prioritize hydrant and valve inspections and said weather (freezing, snow, rain) can reduce the number of hydrants serviced during this season.
