EBMUD is planning to construct a new pumping plant (PP) and rate control stations (RCS) on EBMUD-owned property located at 9601 MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland to replace the existing Fontaine PP located at 8445 Ney Avenue in Oakland. The Fontaine PP is a critical pumping plant that provides drinking water to customers in parts of Oakland, Castro Valley, Hayward, and San Leandro. The existing Fontaine PP has reached the end of its service life and is located on an active landslide near the Hayward Fault. As such, the existing Fontaine PP and associated pipelines are susceptible to damage by a landslide or earthquake. To improve the reliability of water service to EBMUD’s customers, the Fontaine PP will be replaced at the new site and connected to the distribution system with 4,750 feet of 30-inch pipeline in 96th Avenue, MacArthur Boulevard, and 99th Avenue. The new pumping plant will have the same capacity as the existing pumping plant. Upon construction completion and successful testing of the new PP, pipelines and RCS, the existing PP would be demolished and approximately 2,100 feet of existing buried pipelines would be abandoned in place. Construction is expected to occur between 2028 and 2030.
The Board of Directors approved the Project and adopted the MND on February 22, 2022.
