Cal Water Service completed water quality sampling of its new water mains at the North San Antonio Road and Main Street intersection near downtown Wednesday, Dec. 10.
Water gushed into the intersection and the gutters during the morning, with samples being sent to the lab and required to pass inspection before connecting the water mains to the main system, Chris Wilson of Cal Water said. Wilson is the operations manager of the Los Altos Suburban District and said the water must meet domestic use standards for downtown and be safe for drinking and public fire hydrants. Additional work of connecting the new pipes to the existing ones will continue in the coming weeks before a break for the holidays, with paving work expected to be completed after the new year.
The project is part of larger efforts to upgrade water infrastructure in downtown Los Altos that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection in the area by replacing 7,060 feet of aging water main, according to Cal Water.
