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Clark County Water Reclamation District
About the District:
The Clark County Water Reclamation District was created in 1954. It services the unincorporated portions of Clark County within the Las Vegas Valley, as well as the communities of Blue Diamond, Indian Springs, Laughlin, Overton and Searchlight. The District collects and treats nearly 100 million gallons of wastewater each day utilizing more than 2,000 miles of pipeline and seven treatment facilities.
Projects currently taking place are listed below. For more information and traffic updates regarding specific projects, drivers can call the project hotline at 853-1333, or visit the District's Web site at www.cleanwaterteam.com.
Project #618
Location: East Valley, Flamingo Road, El Oro Street, Mountain Vista Street, Indios Avenue, Twain Avenue, Desert Inn Road, Stephanie Street and Nellis Boulevard.
As part of its ongoing sewer pipeline rehabilitation project, the Clark County Water Reclamation District (District) has started a new phase of sewer system upgrades in the east part of the valley.
This is the largest project of this kind that the District has ever undertaken, with the entire project encompassing 4 square miles.
The project will be completed in two phases. The first phase involves setting up bypass pumps that are used to divert sewer flows so that crews can better examine the pipes and assess their condition. The second phase is the rehabilitation, repair and any necessary installations of the actual pipes. During this time, the impacted area will be subject to lane closures. Streets expected to have restrictions include: Flamingo Road, El Oro Street, Mountain Vista Street, Indios Avenue, Twain Avenue, Desert Inn Road, Stephanie Street and Nellis Boulevard. While the project is taking place, drivers should take precautions and allow extra time when traveling though the impacted areas. Lane restrictions for the bypass pumping operation will remain through the extent of the entire project, even though actual pipeline work may be conducted in other areas. During the final months of the project, crews will restore the project areas as well as repave and stripe the roads. The entirety of the project will be completed in June 2009.
The purpose of this project is to increase the capacity of the valley’s sewer system and ensure that it remains fully operational for many years to come. Since March of 2005, the District has made improvements to more than 35 miles of pipeline.
Project #620
Location: UNLV at Thomas and Mack west to Koval Lane
The work taking place is a continuation of a rehabilitation project that started during the summer of 2008. During this work, we will reline the underground pipes and repair manholes.
This project will extend from UNLV near Thomas and Mack and go west to Koval Ln. and includes a major bypass pumping operation that will run for the duration of the project. Once the bypass pumping operation has commenced, crews will enter through manholes to reline the pipes in approximately 500 foot sections at a time. This will be done by inputting a tube similar to a sock along the inside of each five hundred foot section. After the device is inputted, it will be inflated to mold to the inside of the piping. Each section will require 2-3 days to complete. Even though and individual section will only take a few days to complete, bypass pumping will be operational throughout the duration of the project.
During this time, the impacted area will be subject to lane closures. Streets expected to have restrictions include: Tarkanian Way, Harmon Avenue, La Mar Circle, Monterey Circle, Kishner Drive and Koval Lane. While the project is taking place, drivers should take precautions and allow extra time when traveling though the impacted areas.
During the final months of the project, crews will restore the project areas as well as repave and stripe the roads. The entirety of the project is estimated to take 8 months to complete.
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