Rainbow gives green light for Q-3 water line

The Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) board of directors gave the green light to begin the replacement of the Q-3 water line.

According to district engineer Brian Lee, RMWD is in the process of reestablishing its drinking water deliveries across the San Luis Rey River at Ramona Drive.

“An existing 22-inch pipeline failed this past winter,” explained Lee. “The failed pipeline is responsible for about 40 percent of water deliveries across the San Luis Rey River during peak summer demand.”

With aid from J.C. Heden and Associates, the district has begun to design a ‘slip-line’ of the failed...