Project Updates

I'm starting to look forward to the time when I can write a post for this blog and it has nothing to do with the new reservoir, or the pump house, or electrical hook ups.  That time is not today because we are still very busy with finishing up this 6 month adventure.

On Monday, we started working on the electrical line that will run between a couple neighboring apartment buildings down to the new pump house.  There was a lot of hand digging near the connection point where we had to navigate around (luckily above) a gas, electric, and cable line.  The trench is finished, the conduit is in, and inspections by SDGE and the county will happen today.  I will have more info on when we can actually start irrigating with our new water source in the near future.  

Unfortunately, we had to trench through our new sod.  This was expected as one contractor had to finish up their portion and we were waiting on some red tape issues to design the electrical connection.  Not to worry, because the sod is in great shape and we know how to put it back together as you can see in the photos below.

Finally, another update on the well and the filling of the reservoir.  At 9:30, Tuesday morning, we hit the mark of 1 million gallons pumped from the well.  281,000 went to fill up #9 and the rest went to the reservoir on #11.  As of today, we are 40% full and should hit 50% by the end of the day.  It looks like we've filled more than that, but realize that the major quantity of water is near the top where each foot is close to an acre foot or 326,000 gallons of water.  We have about 4 vertical feet to go until the lake is full.

Landscaping around the lake and the new pumphouse will start as early as next week.  I have a few plant samples coming in today and a cost breakdown for the project.  The end is in sight.

If you have any questions about the project or any course conditions, don't hesitate to contact me at jalwine@bhcc.net.