Desert Water Agency Snow Creek Diversion, Headworks, and Power Generation Station

Snow Creek Diversion, Headworks, and Power Generation Project

Client: Desert Water Agency David K. Luker, Assistant General Manager-Operations (760) 323-4971	Construction Cost Information: Original Contract: $6,281,500 Contract Change Orders: $12,300 Change Order Percentage: 0.2% Final Construction Cost: $6,292,900

The project consisted of the construction or reconstruction of numerous facilities related to the diversion of water from the Agency's Snow Creek surface water source. Facilities included a replacement diversion structure, an 11.0 M.G.D. headworks (including screening, clarification, and disinfection facilities), a 1.0 M.G. welded steel reservoir, 11,000± L.F. of 20" penstock, a 350 kW hydroelectric generating station, and 38,600± L.F. of 224" diameter transmission pipeline running from the generating station to the Agency's service area in the City of Palm Springs.

The Diversion Structure high above Palm Springs

Krieger & Stewart
Provided the following services:
PRELIMINARY SERVICES
    Preliminary Design
    Site and Alignment Selection
    Environmental Assessment/
    CEQA Compliance
    Environmental Permit Acquisition
    Caltrans longitudinal
    encroachment permit acquisition
    Equipment Selection
DESIGN ENGINEERING
    Surveying
    Facility and Site Design
    Contract Document Preparation
    Structural, Mechanical and
    Electrical Engineering
    Bidding Phase Support
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
    Contract Administration
    Submittals Review
    Construction Surveying and
    Observation
    Resident Construction Engineering
    Acceptance (Final) Inspection