SCV Water begins pipeline replacement campaign

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency broke ground Monday on a three-month water pipeline replacement project on Decoro Drive between Blueridge Drive and Bidwell Lane.

Four large mainline breaks have scarred Decoro Drive between Blueridge and Vista Delgado drives in Valencia over the past year, according to the water agency.

“This proactive measure ensures our water system remains

reliable, helps reduce damage from future breaks as well as minimizes interrupted water service, traffic delays and lost water,” SCV Water’s Assistant General Manager Steve Cole said in a statement.

SCV Water crews are replacing a 1,500-foot section of 14-inch diameter PVC pipeline with 14-inch ductile iron pipeline between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ductile iron piping is longer lasting, according to the agency.

SCV Water does not plan on shutting off water as part of this project. Construction will impact traffic, but the agency

stated “at least one lane of traffic will remain open, along with the sidewalks and bike lane, ensuring there is always thru-traffic access in both directions on Decoro Drive.”

The pipeline replacement on Decoro Drive is the first of multiple projects planned for in SCV Water’s Valencia service area. SCV Water said it will budget $1.5 million per year for replacement projects.

For the next two years, SCV Water has targeted Dickason Drive and Smyth Drive, Newhall Ranch Road and Bouquet Canyon Road, and Newhall Ranch Road and Dickason Drive. Valencia Marketplace is also part of the water agency’s pipeline-replacement target list.

Bobby Block/The Signal Crews from the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency dig up sections of Decoro Drive to replace a 1,500-foot section of underground pipe.

Bobby Block/The Signal Lengths of 14-inch ductile iron water pipe are lined up along Decoro Drive, awaiting placement by SCV Water crews. The water agency said it is replacing a 1,500-foot section of pipe in the next three months.