Pipelines

Lift Station 2 Force Main Rehabilitation Project

Location:
Laguna Beach
Value:
$2,945,000
Completion:
July 2019
Owner:
South Coast Water District
Designer:
Atkins North America, Inc.
Contractor:
Steve Bubalo Construction Co.

Butier Engineering, Inc. provided construction management and inspection services for the Lift Station 2 Force Main (LS-2 FM) Rehabilitation Project. Services included project controls, construction services, and project completion and closeout activities. The LS-2 FM Project consisted of the rehabilitation of the existing 6,400 foot, 20-inch diameter, polyurethane lined, polyethylene wrapped, Class 250 ductile iron pipe. It is located at 31104 Coast Highway in the City of Laguna Beach and ends at a point of connection inside the SOCWA Coastal Treatment Plant (CTP). The LS-2 FM is located within a 20-foot easement running northerly and adjacent to Aliso Creek and runs through portions of The Ranch at Laguna Beach, a resort with a 9-hole golf course. The scope of work for the LS-2 FM rehabilitation included the following:

  • Sliplining using a 16-inch diameter high density polyethylene pipe
  • Grouting the annular space
  • Excavating 13 access pits
  • Installation and operation of a full-length bypass system
  • Replacing sections of pipe
  • Installation of air vacuum release valves
  • Removal and disposal of existing valves
  • Installation of a surge tank
  • Landscape restoration
  • 545 (LF) of 10″ force main
  • Sewer manholes and appurtenances
  • Abandonment of Segerstrom Lift Station