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00The majority of the 102-inch-diameter
pipeline will be constructed using tunneling methods. The pipeline will
provide a direct connection between San Vicente Reservoir and the Second
Aqueduct, making stored water available for emergency needs and also improving
the daily operational efficiency of the system that serves 23 member agencies
supplying water to 98 percent of San Diego County’s 2.9 million
residents. Pending the results of hydraulics analyses, the project may
also include a surge control facility at the eastern end of the pipeline/tunnel
near the planned San Vicente Pump Station. Construction is expected to
begin in mid- 2004. Pipeline operation is anticipated by late 2007.
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