South Village Wastewater Expansion Project

Project Description

In 2009, the District’s Board of Directors issued concept approval for Phase 2 Expansion of the Woods Valley Ranch Water Reclamation Facility to provide wastewater service to properties within the South Village Wastewater Service Area.  Concept approval was based on the Master Plan adopted in 2008 outlining the improvements required for the service area.  Funding for these efforts came from the project’s main proponents, Village Redevelopment, LLC (Bell Enterprises and Butterfield Trails, LLC), the District and various other property owners in the service area desiring wastewater service.  The Master Plan identified required improvements for the not only the ultimate build-out of the service, but also the initial expansion phase (referred to as the Phase 2 Expansion) needed for 350 Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDUs) of additional capacity.  Components of the Phase 2 Expansion included a design and construction of 1) a wastewater collection system, 2) additional seasonal storage, and 3) an expansion to the Woods Valley Ranch Water Reclamation Facility (WVRWRF).

The initial construction of the WVRWRF (Phase 1) was funded by Newland Communities to provide wastewater service for the Woods Valley Ranch Subdivision.   Wastewater from the subdivision is conveyed through the gravity collection system to the treatment plant. At the treatment plant the wastewater is processed and discharged as recycled water to be used for irrigation on the Woods Valley Ranch Golf Course.  Income from the sale of recycled water is used to help offset the cost of operating the water reclamation facility.

SRF Application

An application for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan was submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in February 2010 for financing the Phase 2 Expansion Project. The CWSRF Loans are low interest loans, currently in the mid 2 percent range, made to provide assistance for construction of publicly-owned wastewater treatment works and water recycling facilities, and water quality related programs.  District staff is addressing the State’s review comments and providing additional information, as required to obtain a conditional Preliminary Financing Commitment (PFC) from the SWRCB.  The conditions of approval for the PFC include the successful formation of an assessment district for repayment of the loan.  SWRCB’s staff is nearing completion of the Facility Plan Approval process and is anticipated to complete the review process in February and schedule the SWRCB approval of the PFC for March/April 2012.  Once the conditional PFC is obtained, firm participation commitments from property owners desiring wastewater service from the Phase 2 expansion project will be requested and the Phase 2 service area established.  Funding provided by the project participants will be used for formation of the assessment district and preparation of construction documents.  At about half way through the design phase, the South Village property owners requesting capacity will vote on the establishment of the assessment liens and formation of the assessment district.  After successful formation of the assessment district, the SWRCB will provide loan documents for approval by the District’s Board of Directors.  Once the loan is in place, the District will complete the design and move on to the bid, award and construction of the required facilities.

For questions or project status updates, please contact:

Valley Center Municipal Water District
Engineering Department
P.O. Box 67
Valley Center, CA 92082

Phone: (760) 735-4503

Project E-mail: SouthVillageProject@vcmwd.org

E-mail questions or send request to be added to the project mailing list for notifications and updates. Include your South Village Assessor Parcel Number, Name, Address and Phone Number.  Information will be used only for project related purposes.