The Rancho California Water District board approved two contracts for the construction of two in-line turbine hydroelectric generators.
The 7-0 vote October 17 awarded Pacific Hydrotech Corporation a $5,177,900 construction contract for the in-line turbine generators at the Upper Valle de Los Caballos recharge and recovery facility and on Washington Avenue adjacent to the Elm Street Pump Station and the Santa Rosa Water Reclamation Facility while amending a previous design contract with Lee + Ro, Inc., to cover construction support services. Lee + Ro will be paid an additional $195,200 for the work. The board action also increased the project budget from $3,300,000 to $5,700,000. The turbines will generate hydroelectric power by using flow and water pressure from existing imported and rec
