FPUD approves change order for 1 MG Reservoir re-coating

The Fallbrook Public Utility District approved a change order for the 1 Million Gallon Reservoir re-coating project.

The 5-0 FPUD board vote March 27 approved a change order adding $32,300.15 to the contract while adding the tasks of repairing holes in the roof, repairing the rafters in the center area of the tank, a sweep blast of the exterior roof and shell, and grinding the rafter edges.

"It was just to address some structural issues," said FPUD assistant general manager Jack Bebee.

In 2012 FPUD developed a 10-year program to re-coat all 11 of the district's steel reservoirs to ensure conti...