When it’s time for maintenance on a critical water main, especially one as substantial as the 30-inch pipeline that serves our system’s largest zone, meticulous planning and expertise are non-negotiable. This 30-inch line is critical to our operation when customer demands soar in the summer. It also branches off Metropolitan […]
Read More...Enhancing Infrastructure and Ensuring Reliable Water Supply for Communities
At Suburban Water Systems, we provide our customers with safe, reliable, and affordable water service while fostering strong community partnerships. The Neil Street Pipeline Replacement Project exemplifies our commitment to this mission, showcasing how we proactively address aging infrastructure and minimize disruption of service to customers. Our network of water […]
Read More...Painter & Wheatland Pipeline Project: Highlighting Suburban’s Mission to Deliver Safe, Reliable Water to Customers
At Suburban Water Systems, our mission is to provide safe, dependable water services to our customers while fostering strong community partnerships and keeping costs affordable. The Painter & Wheatland Pipeline Replacement Project exemplifies our commitment to this mission, showcasing how we proactively address aging infrastructure, ensuring uninterrupted service and minimal […]
Read More...Suburban Water Systems’ Plant 128 Reservoir and Equipment Replacement Project – December 2023 Update
A lot has happened since our introductory article about Suburban Water Systems’ Plant 128 project last April 2023. Suburban’s Construction Management and Engineering team kicked off construction with the pre-construction meeting in July 2023. The contractor started by installing new onsite piping that will allow water from multiple sources to […]
Read More...Suburban Water Systems’ Plant 506 Generator Project
Suburban Water Systems’ Plant 506 is a critical water pumping station located in the City of West Covina that lifts water to a higher elevation for drinking, domestic, irrigation, and firefighting needs. Customer demand for water varies throughout the day; it is higher in the morning and afternoon when customers […]
Read More...Safari Pipeline Project
Suburban Water Systems’ (Suburban) 870 miles of distribution pipelines provide water to customers for drinking, domestic use, irrigation, and fire protection. Suburban has a proactive annual program to replace aging and deteriorating water pipelines with new and robust pipelines to provide safe and reliable service to the community. The Safari […]
Read More...Dittmar & Kibbee Pipeline Project
Suburban Water Systems’ 860 miles of distribution pipelines deliver water to customers for drinking, domestic use, irrigation, and fire protection. Suburban has a proactive annual program to replace aged and deteriorating water pipelines with new robust pipelines to provide safe and reliable service to the community. The Dittmar and Kibbee […]
Read More...Stage Road Test Well
Suburban Water Systems (Suburban) needs to determine the viability of installing another well to maximize the use of locally supplied groundwater. The Engineering Department began work on an 8-inch diameter, 1,500 feet deep test well several months ago on a portion of the City of La Mirada’s public works yard […]
Read More...Sativa Water District
For more than a decade, the customers of Sativa Los Angeles County Water District, with an approximately 6,837 population served through 1,643 active service connections, endured poor water quality and service from their water board until East Los Angeles area elected officials courageously acted (AB 1577, Gipson) to dissolve the […]
Read More...Lashburn & Groveside Pipeline Project
Suburban Water Systems’ distribution pipelines provide water to customers for drinking, domestic uses, irrigation, and fire protection. These pipelines deteriorate over time and eventually reach the end of their useful life, often resulting in main breaks and leaks. Suburban has an annual program to replace 1% of its distribution pipelines […]
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