Top 3 Major Takeaways:
Emergency System Shutdown Highlights Infrastructure Vulnerabilities: On July 8th, birds flew into power poles causing the Pacheco pumping plant to shut down while flowing 90 CFS, forcing emergency shutdown of subsystems 1, 4, and 5 to prevent draining the Hollister conduit. The district had only 30 minutes to react and is still working through SCADA project implementation to enable remote control capabilities.
Recycled Water Program Operating at Significant Loss: The district sold only 286 acre-feet of recycled water but costs far exceed revenue, making the program financially unsustainable. Staff is exploring options including blending San Felipe water when available to reduce production costs and will present formal proposals next month.
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