The Chief Pipeline Operator reported that SMP has a June 18, 2026 meeting scheduled with JUB Engineers and the Sidon Canal regarding an upcoming irrigation project in Byron that will convert open canal to buried pipe, affecting SMP in nine areas. This indicates early coordination on design and construction impacts to SMP’s existing water transmission infrastructure. The project itself appears to be led by irrigation stakeholders with JUB Engineers already engaged, but SMP will need to manage conflicts, design tie-ins, and potentially relocate or protect its own facilities in affected areas. This creates a pre-RFP window for engineering, survey, utility coordination, and construction support vendors focused on pipeline protection, conflict resolution, and related civil works around SMP’s assets.
Project will convert an open irrigation canal to buried pipe and will affect SMP in nine locations a...
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