PROGRESS REPORT: Water Main Replacement Project Site Phases

ABSTRACT: Beginning Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Monterey Peninsula Engineering, under contract with Cal-Am, began water main replacement work in the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Presently, new PVC 8” diameter pipes are being installed along Scenic Rd (PROJECT SITE PHASE 6) and along Ocean Av. & Del Mar Av. (PROJECT SITE PHASE 2). Work will continue throughout the city until all nine Project Site Phases are completed. It is expected all work will be completed by the end of 2008. Photos associated with recent work are shown. COMMMENTS are made regarding Monterey Peninsula Engineering’s water main replacement work, Fire Department consolidation and the City's new color coded fire hydrants.

Monterey Peninsula Engineering Employees and Equipment @ Scenic Rd. & 8th Av.

Open Trench @ Scenic Rd. & 8th Av.

View of Completed Water Main Replacement Work on Scenic Rd. from 8th Av. to 9th Av.

Close-Up of Replacement (New) PVC 8" diameter Pipe.

View of "OUT OF SERVICE" Fire Hydrant @ Scenic Rd. & 9th Av.

View of New Scenic Rd. & 9th Av. Fire Hydrant

View of Completed Water Main Replacement Work on Scenic Rd. from 9th Av. to 8th Av.

Equipment @ Ocean Av. & San Antonio Av.

View of Completed Water Main Replacement Work on Ocean Av. from San Antonio Av. to Del Mar Av.

Monterey Peninsula Engineering Employees, Equipment & Open Trench on Del Mar Av.

View of New Color Coded Fire Hydrant
Lincoln St. & 7th Av., S.W. Corner

COMMENTS:
• Cal-Am, owner of the water main infrastructure, has contracted with Monterey Peninsula Engineering to replace the old and corroded water mains at nine PROJECT SITE PHASE locations throughout the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

• Beginning last Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Monterey Peninsula Engineering employees began water main replacement work on PROJECT SITE PHASE 6 (Scenic Rd. between 9th Av. & 8th Av) and PROJECT SITE PHASE 2 (Ocean Av. @ San Antonio Av. & Del Mar Av.). The duration of work for each Phase is about one week. As work is completed, Monterey Peninsula Engineering employees will move to other PROJECT SITE PHASES until all of the nine project Site Phases are completed. All of the water main replacement work is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.

• Other pending PROJECT SITE PHASES, as follows:
PROJECT SITE PHASE 1: 3rd Av. between Carpenter St. & Hatton Rd.
PROJECT SITE PHASE 3: Torres St. between 6th Av. & Ocean Av. & Ocean Av. between Torres St. to Santa Rita St.
PROJECT SITE PHASE 4:
Carpenter St. –Forest Rd. between 6th Av. & 8th Av.
7th Av. between east of Forest Rd. & Hatton Rd.
PROJECT SITE PHASE 5: Junipero Av. @ Rio Rd &Ridgewood Rd.
PROJECT SITE PHASE 7: Hatton Rd. between Mountain View Av. and Martin Rd.
PROJECT SITE PHASE 8: Mission St. between 8th Av. & 10th Av.
PROJECT SITE PHASE 9: 12th Av. between Lincoln St. & Mission St.

• On Consolidation: The cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove, specifically the Executive Committee of City Managers and Fire Chiefs, et cetera, are meeting every other Friday to develop a contract which will have Pacific Grove contracting with Monterey for fire services. Negotiations and finalization of the contract is expected by October 1, 2008. Apparently, Carmel-by-the-Sea City Administrator Rich Guillen, Assistant City Administrator Heidi Burch and Public Safety Director/Police Chief George Rawson have attended some of these meetings, according to Fire Chief Andrew Miller.

• From the perspective of a Monterey Firefighter, the use of ambulance personnel for the OSHA 2-in, 2-out requirement is not an appropriate remedy. Why? Because, a structural fire requires manpower. One advantage of merging with Monterey and Pacific Grove is that Carmel-by-the-Sea would get additional fire engines and additional firefighters to extinguish structural fires.

• Once the cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove finalize their contract, the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is then welcome to enter negotiations with them for our fire services, according to a Monterey Firefighter.

• The new City of Carmel-by-the-Sea fire hydrant look is yellow with color coded caps i.e. blue, green, orange and red. An updated map of the fire hydrants, including new, relocated and redundant fire hydrants will be available by the end of next week, according to Fire Chief Andrew Miller. Additionally, updated fire hydrants maps will be posted at the Post Office, available at the Carmel Fire Station and City Hall and published as a public announcement in The Carmel Pine Cone.