Timberline Engineering is very happy to announce they have been selected to perform a communications study, design, and construction support for Placer County Water Agency in Auburn, California.
This project marks the resumption of a very successful relationship that began in 1999 and included two major projects and a series of studies and smaller projects over a nine-year period. In the summer of 1998 PCWA contracted with Timberline Engineering to study their SCADA system communication needs. This lead to the first of two projects, which resulted in the installation of communication towers as Sunset and Auburn water treatment plants (WTPs), the conversion of a number of PCWA sites from telephone to radio communications, and the installation of microwave radio links between Foothill, Sunset, and Auburn WTPs. After those projects, Timberline performed a series of studies and smaller projects including the I-80 Corridor Communications Study. All of Timberline's projects with PCWA were performed by the same Timberline team and managed by the same Timberline project manager; that same team will perform this upcoming project.
Kauai’s remoteness and ruggedness presented unique challenges that Timberline responded to through innovative use of technology. As with most projects, understanding the client’s requirements and constraints is paramount to project success. For this project, the client’s needs were very complex, and significant interchange between KDOW and Timberline was necessary.
Known as the Garden Island for its picturesque beauty, Kauai is a 550 square mile island whose geographic centerpiece, the mile-high Mount Waialeale, receives more rain than any other place on earth. The potable water system for the island, operated by the County of Kauai, Department of Water (KDOW), includes a series of wells, intake shafts (a sump that naturally fills with water and is equipped with a pump), tunnels (free flowing ground water sources), and booster stations.
This project marks the resumption of a very successful relationship that began in 1999 and included two major projects and a series of studies and smaller projects over a nine-year period. In the summer of 1998 PCWA contracted with Timberline Engineering to study their SCADA system communication needs. This lead to the first of two projects, which resulted in the installation of communication towers as Sunset and Auburn water treatment plants (WTPs), the conversion of a number of PCWA sites from telephone to radio communications, and the installation of microwave radio links between Foothill, Sunset, and Auburn WTPs. After those projects, Timberline performed a series of studies and smaller projects including the I-80 Corridor Communications Study. All of Timberline's projects with PCWA were performed by the same Timberline team and managed by the same Timberline project manager; that same team will perform this upcoming project.
includes a series of wells, intake shafts (a sump that naturally fills with water and is equipped with a pump), tunnels (free flowing ground water sources), and booster stations.