The Nacimiento Water Project Facilities are located in five main sites along the Project’s 45-mile pipeline, with the ultimate purpose of maintaining water pressure within the Project’s pipeline and ensuring efficient delivery of raw water from Lake Nacimiento to the Project’s participants. The Facilities consist of three main parts:

Pump Stations. Three pump stations – Intake, Santa Ysabel, and Rocky Canyon Pump Stations – will be constructed along the Project’s alignment to maintain adequate water pressure for the transmission of water to all Project participants along the pipeline alignment. The Intake Pump Station is located at Lake Nacimiento over the top of the Intake shaft, and consists of five pumps, each equipped with 500 horsepower motors.  The Santa Ysabel Pump Station is located near the south side of Paso Robles on Santa Ysabel Road, and consists of four pumps, each equipped with 600 horsepower motors.  The Rocky Canyon Pump Station is located near the southeast side of Atascadero on Rocky Canyon Road, and consists of three pumps, each equipped with 400 horsepower motors.

The pump station construction work includes: construction of access roads; construction of pump station buildings, including installation of plumbing, HVAC systems, electrical transformers and metering, electrical equipment, lighting, grounding, conduit and cable; construction of short stretches of pipeline; installation of pumps and valves; construction of surge control facilities; installation of instrumentation and controls and flow metering; installation of a fiber optic communication network; and installation of corrosion control, and appurtenant works.

Storage Tanks. Three storage tanks – Camp Roberts, Rocky Canyon, and Cuesta Tunnel Tanks – will be constructed along the Project’s alignment to provide water storage and to conserve pump energy needed to deliver water.  The Camp Roberts Tank is located on Camp Roberts with a storage capacity of 850,000 gallons. The Rocky Canyon Tank is located near the southeast side of Atascadero on Rocky Canyon Road (the same site as Rocky Canyon Pump Station) with a storage capacity of 850,000 gallons. The Cuesta Tunnel Tank is located off Highway 101 at the top of Cuesta Grade with a storage capacity of 300,000 gallons.

Tank construction work includes: excavation, foundation preparation, and slope protection; reinforced concrete tank foundation; site improvements, drainage facilities, and access road paving; construction of inlet and outlet piping, valves, and appurtenances; welded steel tank design, fabrication and field erection; application and curing of tank coatings; and installation of cathodic protection and instrumentation and control systems.

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). A SCADA system and Project controls will be installed to electronically control the completed Project. This work will include installation of SCADA equipment, software, electrical conduit, cable, and system configuration services.