District Projects

Below are infrastructure replacement and improvement projects - large construction projects -- Helix plans to complete between July 2023 and June 2024. Click on a project for details and how to contact the project manager, who can answer your questions. 

We prioritize and schedule our capital improvement projects decades in advance to ensure we have adequate resources and funding. Browse through our Capital Improvement Program Master Plan (PDF)to see the projects we have planned and the projects already completed.

El Cajon

  1. CIP 21003 Pipeline Project

CIP21003 - Cast iron pipe replacement with PVC pipe in El Cajon.
Location
Chambers Street, Alleys, Cypress Avenue and Manor Drive

Scope of Work
Construct approximately 3,400 feet of 8-inch PVC, replacing approximately 3,400 feet of 6-inch, 8-inch, cast-iron pipe. Reconnect 53 water services to new mains.

Purpose
This is a priority project under the cast-iron pipeline replacement program. There were water main breaks on Chambers Street in 1993 and 2017, and on Manor Drive in 2013.

Fiscal Year Budget
$3,200,000

Project Manager
Karah Kingsbury
Email Karah Kingsbury
Call 619-667-6280

  1. CIP 23003 Pipeline Project

Lemon Grove

  1. CIP 23005 Pipeline Project

CIP23005 - Cement pipeline replacement with PVC pipe in Lemon Grove.
Location
Easement between La Corta Circle and 69th Street/Tangelos Place

Scope of Work
Construct approximately 255 feet of 8-inch PVC, replacing approximately 375 feet of 8-inch asbestos cement pipe.

Purpose
This is a priority project under the bad easements program. There was a water main break in 2022.

Fiscal Year Budget
$200,000

Project Manager
Chris McRae
Email Chris McRae
Call 619-667-6278

Spring Valley

  1. CIP24006 Discharge piping at Dictionary Hill Pump Station

CIP24006 - Construction of discharge piping at Dictionary Hill Pump Station in Spring Valley.
Location
3706 S. Cordoba Avenue, Spring Valley

Scope of Work
Construction of discharge piping at Dictionary Hill Pump Station.

Purpose
Water supply reliability

Fiscal Year Budget
$100,000

Project Manager
Greg Jones
Email Greg Jones
Call 619-667-6246

Lakeside

  1. CIP21008 Chet Harritt Pump Station Project

CIP21008 - Upgrades to Chet Harritt Pump Station in Lakeside.

Location
9738 Lake Jennings Park Road, Lakeside

Scope of Work
Replacement and construction of Chet Harritt Pump Station.

Purpose
This project is part of the East County Advanced Water Purification Program Joint Powers Authority agreement.

Fiscal Year Budget
$7,791,000

Project Manager
Jeff MacMaster
Email Jeff MacMaster
Call 619-667-6277

  1. CIP22004 Effluent Flow Meter at Clearwell
  1. CIP24008 Lake Jennings Aeration System

La Mesa

No capital improvement projects scheduled for fiscal year 2023-24.