Section 9

Drill Rig Featured on Discovery Channel's "Monster Machines" works on UNWI 9 (click any photo to enlarge)

93-foot tall "Big Stan"

Project team observing "Big Stan"

Shaft shoring liner

Shaft shoring liner

Project team with council member Jeannie Bruins

Overview

Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (SRCSD) and Sacramento Area Sewer District, formerly CSD-1, are starting the construction phase of the Upper Northwest Interceptor Section 9 (UNWI 9) and Associated Northeast Area (NEA) Relief Projects.

New Poster Contest Photos – Citrus Heights Elementary Summer School.

Both sewer districts have evaluated cost, engineering and public outreach considerations among several alternative alignments. The

Performing maintenance on the drill head

To accelerate project completion and minimize construction impacts to the community, SRCSD and Sacramento Area Sewer District have combined the three projects, which will eventually provide the final link in the Upper Northwest Interceptor.

Drill head punches through end of tunnel

Media Coverage of "Big Stan" (8/14/07)

Television

• KCRA-3 - 6:00 a.m. (18.5MB wmv*)
• KXTV-10 - 6:00 p.m. (10.3MB wmv*)
• KOVR-13 - 5:00 a.m. (13.6MB wmv*)
• KOVR-13 - 6:00 a.m. (23.9MB wmv*)
• KOVR-13 - 8:25 a.m. (8.0MB wmv*)
• KOVR-13 - 5:00 p.m. (30.3MB wmv*)
• KMAX-31 - 6:00 a.m. (30.7MB wmv*)
• KMAX-31 - 7:00 a.m. (29.6MB wmv*)
• KMAX-31 - 8:00 a.m. (28.7MB wmv*)

Radio

• KFBK-AM - 4:00 p.m. (1.7MB wmv*)
• KFBK-AM - 6:00 p.m. (1.5MB wmv*)

Print

• Sacramento Bee (8/23/07) (1.7MB pdf**)
• American River Messenger (Aug 2007) (1.5MB pdf**)
• Sacramento Business Journal (8/17/07) (1.5MB pdf**)