2025 Winner: Crossroads North Commercial

Crossroads North Commercial

Winchester, CA – Honor Award, Commercial & Public Works

SUBMITTED BY

Guillermo Gonzalez, Albert A. Webb Associates

PROJECT OVERVIEW

  • Dual facility planning for both potable and recycled water within public streets.
  • Single recycled irrigation connection serves 9 retail pads, a multi-purpose trail, and a water quality basin.
  • Master meter for domestic services, with sub-meters for each retail pad.
  • Achieving consensus among the water agency, client, and civil team took over a year.
  • Approach has become standard for recycled water projects within the water agency.
  • Anticipated future developments, including tenant infills and expansion areas.
  • Challenges included utility conflicts, water demands, system design, and regulatory compliance.
  • Irrigation components and oversized mainlines integrated within narrow landscaped areas along private roads.
  • Two-wire system with pre-set stub-outs allows for easy expansion without disrupting existing tenants.
  • Complex plan set adhered to strict water district standards for recycled water use and flexible for future consultants.
ROLE OF THE IRRIGATION CONSULTANT
  • Managed project and was primary point of contact.
  • Developed Recycled Water Use Exhibit (RWUE) which is essentially the planning document that needs to be prepared to set the framework for the design. Document must be reviewed and approved by the water district prior to moving forward with irrigation plans.
  • Developed final construction documents and specifications for project.
  • Coordinated with irrigation product representatives to select the best fit equipment and technology applicable to the project.
  • Provided assistance to other consultants that were under contract to prepare pads not under our scope.
  • Assisted in coordination of all plan processing with the county and water district.
  • Provided construction partial construction observation since the County or Riverside takes primary lead in field inspection and observation with projects within their jurisdiction.
SPECIAL FACTORS
  • Direct access via a public street would have used a standard independent system for each pad and parcel.
  • Converting the road to public would have significantly increased cost and approval time.
  • Decision made to use a private street approach, leading to a more complex irrigation solution and planning.