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Updated January 2022
1950s – Construction of SVMWC’s original water system.
1980s & 90s – Replaced 12% of the system’s deteriorating original asbestos/cement (AC) pipe with PVC pipe.
1986 – Added 8% to the system’s total pipe for the Squaw Summit development.
2005 – Replaced 6% of the original pipe.
2009 – Replaced the old redwood tank with a steel one.
Financed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
The diagram shows the water system’s infrastructure at the end of 2013
– Blue is replaced infrastructure ~75% of the system’s total 5.3 miles of pipe
– Red is original ~25% of the system to be replaced
In 2019 SVMWC started planning the renovation and repair of most of the system’s remaining 25% of the original system with financial support by the United States Department of Agriculture. Construction started in 2021 with the replacement of pipe on Sandy Way, which was interrupted by early, heavy snowfall in October 2021. Planned projects for 2022–2023 include finishing Sandy Way’s pipe replacement, building an intertie between Sandy Way and Lanny Way, and replacing pipe on Paiute Pl, Navajo Ct, west end of Christy Ln, and Washoe Dr. No firm plans exist yet for 2024–2025.
Related improvements have been rehabilitating the two vertical wells and upgrading the system’s electronic monitoring systems.
The engineering work for this project is by Shaw Engineering and, at least for the initial project, construction work is by Rapid Construction (Reno, NV).
Meanwhile, SVMWC maintains the water system funded by its capital replacement cash reserve:
Status update presented at the annual membership meeting on September 5, 2021