About Project
The Ophir Road and American River Pump Station Standby Generator project will install two, 2.5 Megawatt (MW) diesel generators, one each at two critical Agency pumping facilities. These two pump stations supply the Agency’s secondary water supply source, American River water, to Agency water treatment plants and irrigation customers when normal water deliveries via PG&E’s south canal are restricted or unavailable. The project was initiated as of the result of PG&E’s initiation of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) beginning in 2019. Agency rented mobile standby generators in 2019 and 2020. Upon completion of the project this year, the generators will provide permanent standby power beginning in the fall of 2021.
Project Location
The project work is taking place at the Agency’s Ophir Road Pump Station on Ophir Road and on the access road to the American River Pump Station in the American River canyon.
Construction Timeline
The project work is taking place at the Agency’s Ophir Road Pump Station on Ophir Road and on the access road to the American River Pump Station in the American River canyon.
Latest Update - 7/20/2021
Overhead power work for the project has begun and will take approximately 2-3 weeks to complete. To ensure public safety, the road down into the canyon above where the electrical work is occurring and will be close to recreational traffic and members of the public beginning 7/21.
Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. If you have any further questions, please call our Customer Services center at 530.823.4850
Update - 7/19/2021
Due to urgent construction at our American River Pump Station, located in the American River canyon, nearby residents may hear construction activities in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 22nd. This construction work will keep essential infrastructure operating during PG&E power shutoffs.