The city of East Palo Alto approved the 2022 Water System Master Plan (WSMP) and allocated nearly $8.4 million to design and build several key city water infrastructure projects over the next two years.
The WSMP aims to provide the city with a comprehensive plan for improving drinking water infrastructure over the next twenty years to maintain the reliability of the water system and support planned development in the city.
“Over the past five years, the City Council, the City staff and the community have been working to elevate and advance needed improvements to the City’s water infrastructure,” said East Palo Alto Mayor Ruben Abrica.
"The City Council's actions will ensure that significant improvements are made to the city's system in the near future, making other important projects, such as the development of 100 percent affordable housing at 965 Weeks Street, a reality," he added.
For her part, Vice Mayor Lisa Gauthier stressed that improving East Palo Alto's water infrastructure is a high priority for the City Council.
“Tonight we took decisive action to address several significant projects identified in the Water System Master Plan. While there is still much work to be done, we are making tremendous progress,” he said.
Final designs for the water infrastructure projects are underway. Construction will begin in the summer of 2023 and be completed by the end of that year, while the affordable housing project at 965 Weeks Street is scheduled to begin construction in early 2023.
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