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Optimizing Utility Systems

Premier Testing & Inspection, Inc. delivers comprehensive utility testing services, ensuring the safety and efficiency of essential infrastructure. With a focus on precision and confidence, we enhance utility systems through thorough inspections and necessary upgrades. Partner with us to optimize and elevate your utility infrastructure to new standards of excellence.

Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility, Phase III Expansion, Carlsbad, California, CDM Contracting, Inc.

An $8 million expansion project was initiated for the City of Carlsbad’s water recycling plant, aimed at boosting production capacity by 3.4 million gallons of water per day, totaling 7 million gallons. Every gallon of recycled water utilized for landscaping, irrigation, and industrial purposes conserves potable water. This project involved the incorporation of three pressurized ultrafiltration units, doubling the size of the chlorine contact basin, and enhancing existing granular media filtration systems.

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Hi-Desert Water District Wastewater Collection System, Yucca Valley, California, Sukut Construction

Phase I of an ongoing $94 million, five-year project is underway, focusing on the installation of a sewer system throughout the town of Yucca Valley. This system aims to replace existing septic systems and entails the installation of sewer mains, lateral stub-outs, and road repaving. The project's objective is to eradicate septic systems within the district’s service area, thereby halting groundwater supply degradation and facilitating the reclamation of treated wastewater for groundwater recharge purposes.

Imperial Irrigation District – Various Canal Concrete Lining and Gate Replacement Projects, Imperial County, California, Granite Construction Company, Inc.

Several components of a multi-million-dollar project involve upgrading the concrete lining of canals within the Imperial Irrigation District. The concrete lining encompasses all or parts of the All-American, Rubber, Acacia, Alder, Osage, Trifolium, Maple, Mesquite, Eucalyptus, and Flax Canals. These initiatives significantly mitigate water loss caused by ground seepage and enhance the efficiency of the flow system.

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Gillespie Field – Cajon Air Center Underground Stormwater Detention Basin, El Cajon, California, Sukut Construction

Phase I of the seven-phase Cajon Air Center Project involves the construction of a $6.5 million subsurface detention basin, with a capacity of 484,000 cubic feet, for stormwater runoff management. The area above the basin will serve as an apron for transient aircraft parking for the adjacent Gillespie Field.

Gold Line Foothill Extension – Metro Gold Line Light Rail Corridor, La Verne, California, Morgner Construction Management

Part of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail System, the Foothill Gold Line Extension extends the Metro Gold Line light rail corridor from Pasadena, California, eastward through the “Foothill Cities” of Los Angeles County into San Bernardino County. The light-rail project repurposes the former roadbed of the AT&SF railway, aiming to improve mobility across the Los Angeles region.

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Macario Canyon Tunnel Vertical Shaft, Carlsbad Desalination Project Pipeline, San Diego County Water Authority, San Diego, California, Foxfire Constructors

The Carlsbad Desalination project, totaling $1 billion, transforms ocean water into potable water for San Diego County. A crucial component, the Macario Canyon tunnel, forms part of a pipeline network linking the Carlsbad desalination treatment plant through a 10-mile pipeline. This pipeline ascends a 680-foot elevation gain to San Marcos and integrates into the San Diego County Water Authority system. A vertical shaft, measuring 82 feet deep and 17 feet in diameter, serves to connect the tunnel's endpoint to the buried pipeline, completing the conveyance pipeline system.