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Staff flags Country Club Drive waterline as urgent after repeated failures affecting ~34 customers
Summary
Staff identified an approximately 800-foot section of original 6-inch steel waterline on Upper Highlands (Country Club Drive) with repeated repairs and two significant 2025 failures; staff proposed in-house design and rapid bidding in 2026 because of growing failure risk and safety concerns.
Staff introduced a new Country Club Drive waterline replacement as an urgent 2026 project after multiple repairs and two notable 2025 failures that interrupted service and affected local systems. Staff said the section is roughly 800 linear feet of 6-inch steel pipe about 6 feet deep; about 34 customers and a North Tahoe PUD feed were impacted during past failures, and the pipe has required approximately half a dozen repairs over five years.
“...there was approximately, like, 34 customers impacted as well as the North Tahoe PUDs feed to their, Dollar Coast storage tank,” staff said, noting the difficulty of excavating the deep, steel line and the increasing risk of more disruptive failures. Board members urged prioritizing the work; staff recommended performing design in‑house and preparing the project for bid quickly in 2026.
