Operations
An Inside Look 
The San Diego County Water Authority and
Water Quality
The operations and maintenance department's mission
is to operate and maintain the Water Authority's aqueduct delivery system
in a reliable fashion and at a reasonable cost to the member agencies.
The operations and maintenance department operates and maintains the San Diego
County Water Authority's aqueducts and related facilities from the operations
center in Escondido. The Water Authority has more than 270 miles of large-diameter
pipeline, with more than 1,600 aqueduct-related structures which occupy approximately
1,400 acres of right of way in San Diego County.
Routine maintenance activities involve not only the water delivery systems,
but two hydroplants, three pump stations, two flow regulatory structures and
extensive rights of way. Major work accomplished during the last fiscal year
includes the completion of several major pipeline shutdowns to perform maintenance
on the aqueduct system and accommodate construction projects, flow meter and
valve actuator replacements, system security enhancements and new operational
procedures.
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