About This Project
The Pressure Control and Hydroelectric Facility, located in the Mira Mesa area, serves an important function in improving aqueduct operations and enhancing the flexibility of the Water Authority’s extensive water delivery system. Several large diameter valves within the facility control water pressure and the amount of water delivered to surface water storage reservoirs and water filtration plants located in eastern and southern regions of the county. A hydroelectric turbine generates supplemental electricity.
Located in the Mira Mesa area west of Interstate 15, the partially buried concrete and masonry structure stands approximately 18 feet above ground, 40 feet wide and 105 feet long. 3,000 feet of 96- and 108-inch-diameter pipe connect the facility to existing pipelines. Construction on the $21 million facility began in August 2004 and took approximately 28 months to complete. The project provides two great benefits to the region, improved pipeline operations and hydroelectric energy generation.