The City of Poway has issued a Notice to Proceed for the Clearwell Replacement Project. This notice signals that construction can begin. The contractor, Gateway Pacific Contractors, Inc., anticipates mobilizing equipment to the site by mid-December.
The clearwell is the city's major storage reservoir for water treated at the water treatment plant, prior to being distributed to Poway water customers.
Replacing the aging clearwell, built in 1964, is the second phase of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Program. This program is the largest capital improvement program (CIP) in the city’s 43-year history. The first phase of the program built the infrastructure necessary to bypass the clearwell. The improvements to Poway’s water system will increase the reliability of drinking water for water customers now and for generations to come.
The two tanks that will be built as part of the clearwell replacement project will provide Poway’s water system with redundancy and operational flexibility in that one tank can be taken offline for maintenance and repairs without interrupting service.
The project is expected to be completed in Fall 2026 and will include the restoration of the ballfield at Lake Poway once the new tanks are operational.
