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The District replaced 120-year-old water pipeline beneath Barber Avenue in the Town of San Anselmo, ensuring reliable water delivery for generations to come. This project was completed in September 2022.
The 440-feet of new, 6-inch welded steel pipeline promises to be better able to withstand an earthquake while also improving pipeline capacity to help fight fires.
Contact Information
- Phone: Marin Water Construction Management team, 415-945-1560
Maintaining Infrastructure is Top Priority
Marin Water provides safe, reliable, local drinking water to 191,000 residents spanning 10 towns and cities in a 147-square-mile section of central and southern Marin County. Updating the District’s aging infrastructure, such as this portion of the 120-year old Barber Avenue pipeline, is critical to ensuring the reliability and resiliency of the district's water service delivery system for many years to come.
| Project | Barber Ave Pipeline Replacement Project |
| Program | A1A02A Replacements - Distribution Pipelines |
| Project Number | D22025 |
| Contact | Zak Talbott | ZTalbott@marinwater.org |
Project Description
Install approximately 350 feet of 6-inch pipe to replace 6-inch galvanized threaded pipe installed in 1902 on Barber Ave Avenue between Prospect Ave and VA-0916 ahead of the town of San Anselmo’s street overlay project.
Benefits
This Project will replace leak prone piping installed as early as 1902 with new seismically resilient pipeline ahead of the Town of San Anselmo’s street overlay project.
Schedule and Status
Design: Winter 2021/22 - Spring 2022
Construction: Spring 2022 - Summer 2022
Expenditure Schedule
Actuals ThroughFY 22 (Rounded) | FY 23Estimate | Total |
$28,000 | $240,000 | $268,000 |
Funding Sources
Capital Maintenance Fund | Other Funding Sources | Total |
$268,000 | - | $268,000 |