EMWD approves final design contract for State Street pipeline replacement
The Eastern Municipal Water District board approved a contract for the final design of the State Street Pipeline Replacement Project.Because Cozad & Fox, which is headquartered in Hemet, had previously been awarded the preliminary design contract the formal action was an amendment to the design agreement. The board’s 4-0 vote Wednesday, May 17, with Randy Record absent, approved that contract amendment.Approximately 8,000 feet of 20-inch diameter cement mortar lined and wrapped steel potable water pipeline is along State Street in Hemet between Stetson Avenue and Simpson Road. The pipeline serves primarily as a transmission main and also directly supplies water service to domestic and commercial customers.The pipeline was constructed in the 1950s in open space easements a