Turnout 5 Project

The Victorville Water District (District) is implementing the Turnout 5 Project to construct the District's third connection to the Mojave Water Agency's Regional Recharge and Recovery (R3) system. The project includes installation of a connection to the R3 pipeline along Mesa Street, construction of approximately 1.25 miles of 24-inch diameter mortar-lined and coated welded steel water main, and construction of a new metering facility at the Amethyst Pump Station, located at the northwest corner of Amethyst and Sycamore Street to convey State Water Project, R3 Water, into the City of Victorville's (City) domestic water system.

This project will enable the City to utilize R3 water as a supplemental water supply for the Victorville Water District. The project will deliver R3 water to the storage tanks at the Amethyst Pump Station serving Pressure Zone 3290 and will further distribute it to higher pressure zones via the on-site booster station and to lower pressure zones through pressure reducing valves (PRVs). R3 water may also be utilized for blending with some of the City’s groundwater to reduce arsenic concentrations and meet regulatory requirements, thereby reducing or potentially eliminating the need for the City to operate arsenic treatment plants.