Scope of Work

Caliagua’s scope of work at the Earvin “Magic” Johnson Sports Park involved major utility and site improvements to support the facility. Work included constructing and equipping a new diversion pump station with both low- and high-flow sections, along with related mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control systems. The project required dewatering, excavation, backfill, finished grading, and paving, as well as the installation of a masonry screen wall, wrought-iron fencing, and access gates. Caliagua also constructed a new approach driveway from Clovis Avenue, installed 24-inch and 6-inch discharge forcemains, and laid fiber-optic conduit and cable connections to the treatment facility. Together, these upgrades improved water management, automation, and site infrastructure, ensuring the park’s systems met current performance and reliability standards.

Community Benefit

The renovation delivered major benefits to the Willowbrook community by transforming a long-neglected park into a vibrant, multi-functional public space featuring new amenities—including a 20,000 ft² community events center, wedding pavilion, children’s splash pad and play areas, walking and fitness paths, and landscaped native-plant gardens—which greatly expanded recreational and gathering opportunities in an underserved area. It also incorporated an innovative stormwater recycling system that diverts runoff from nearby Compton Creek, treats it through wetlands and treatment facilities to improve water quality, and reuses it for lake replenishment and park irrigation, significantly reducing reliance on potable water and curbing harmful pollutants entering the creek and downstream waterways. The project further fostered social and economic inclusion by requiring that at least 30% of construction labor be sourced from local residents in high-poverty areas, creating jobs and job-training opportunities for the community