Chino Desalter Phase 3 Product Water Pipeline

Butier Engineering, Inc. provided construction management and inspection services for the Chino Desalter Phase 3 Product Water Pipeline project. The Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CDA) constructed a 30-inch diameter pipeline to deliver drinking water to the cities of Eastvale, Ontario, and Norco. The project began at Mississippi Drive and continued northbound along Hamner Avenue to Riverside Drive. The pipeline project was part of an overall expansion of CDA’s water treatment and delivery system. The expansion provided an additional 10 MGD of drinking water to the local area.

Scope of Work

• Saw cut, removal and replacement of 10,700 LF of AC paving
• Remporary paving and base material
• Installation of 10,700 LF of 30-inch diameter CML&C steel pipe
• Installation of 905 LF of 42-inch diameter steel casing for connection to existing pump station at the Chino II Desalter
• Connection of existing 30-inch Hamner product water pipeline
• Pressure testing and disinfection of installation pipeline
• Installation of 4-inch blow-offs, 30-inch diameter butterfly valves, 4-inch vacuum and air release valves, and manways
• Potholing of underground utilities
• Installation of cathodic protection test station
• Installation of 30-inch diameter class 250 CML/CMC wsp water main including fittings, thrust blocks and double pass welds