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 SWCA Lateral Construction images.
Five laterals with catch basins were installed to convey runoff water to the 36 inch diameter mainline Underground Outlet pipeline. The top lateral is a 24 inch diameter water-tight, soil-tight, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) drain pipe that is designed to convey 24 cfs from the county culvert to the mainline pipe at catch basin 2.  The other four laterals are 12 inch diameter HDPE pipe and are designed to carry around 5 cfs.  The four 12 inch laterals all tee into the main line.
 
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SWCA Laterals staked to intercept Mainline of Underground Outlet

Lateral pipeline trench

 This pipeline construction went through portions of this red leaf lettuce field during a period of extremely high market value, when a heat wave hit the Salinas Valley.

Checking & rechecking the depth of lateral pipeline trenches

SWCA Lateral Pipeline inlet box

More lateral pipeline staking and excavation

SWCA lateral pipeline being installed

SWCA lateral pipeline being connected to inlet box

SWCA lateral installed with inlet box being covered

SWCA Lateral and inlet box after installation and before filter vegetation establishment
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Project completed with funding assistance by:
Natural Resources Conservation Service And State Coastal Conservancy
With coordination by the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
In addition this project received support through a grant from the
State Water Resources Control Board and US Environmental Protection Agency
(under Federal Non-point Source Pollution Control Program Clean Water Act Section 319H)