Graham Reservoir, Pump Station And Athletic Fields Project

Mountain View, CA

Ardurra provided preliminary and final design documents for the City of Mountain View’s 8 million gallons (MG) Graham Reservoir and Pump Station. This complex and challenging project is a joint use facility located almost entirely within the limits of Graham Middle School, immediately adjacent to a single-family residential neighborhood. The full project includes an 8 MG buried reservoir, 10,000 gallons per minute (GPM) pump station, 900 GPM well, offsite piping, and a new, high-end athletic field/sports complex. The project became controversial because of neighboring residents’ concerns about disturbance due to nighttime field lighting included in the original project proposal, spectator noise at athletic events, and event traffic and parking. To address public concerns and deliver a project that would meet the City’s goals with the least possible disruption to the community, Ardurra worked closely with City staff and the City’s environmental consultant team to develop robust and verifiable CEQA mitigation measures addressing visual, noise, and traffic issues. 

Important Project Features

• Design of 8 MG reservoir and appurtenant facilities  
• Design of a groundwater supply well and pump station including 1000 kW emergency generator
• Design of new athletic fields and sports facilities
• Water facilities to be co-located within the sports complex

Key Environmental and Community Issues

• Visual (fugitive glare) impacts of nighttime field lighting
• Increased noise associated with expanded use of new sports facility
• Effects of event traffic on neighborhood circulation

AWARD WINNER!

• Helen Putnam Award
• Award for Excellence, 2008

ACEC Engineering Excellence

• Award National Finalist, 2008

CELSOC Engineering Excellence

• Honor Award, 2008

ASCE San Francisco Section

• Outstanding Environmental Civil
• Engineering Project of the Year, 2007

APWA South Bay Area Chapter

• Award of Merit, 2006