Wednesday November 26, 2025
KRCR —
REDDING, Calif. — A $3 million project has commenced in Redding to install a new water pump station on Cypress Ave. City leaders are utilizing funds from the water utility fund to replace the current water pump with a new booster pump.
This upgrade will allow the city to use surface water from the Sacramento River, reducing the reliance on groundwater by moving water to the east side of Redding. City officials said the project is meant to plan ahead by replacing aging infrastructure before it becomes an issue.
The assistant city engineer emphasized the project’s importance, stating, “So we have more water reliability and then like in drought years we can move more surface water to the wells and vice versa or in case of emergency they can pull water from the wells and move it to the westside if needed.”
The city also said the changes will improve system redundancy and emergency flexibility, while also keeping long term costs down.
The construction is taking place at the southeast corner of City Hall and will occur from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The project is expected to be completed by early October next year, although there may be delays depending on the arrival of certain items, potentially extending the timeline into 2027.