Valley Center Municipal Water District Engineer
Wally Grabbe recently gave a feasibility study update to the
water board on a possible water reclamation facility to serve
the Welk golf course and future developments in the area.
That means that the district is not going to build the project
anytime soon.
The project would make 275 units of water conservation credits
available and 625 EDUs (equivalent dwelling units) of wastewater
capacity available.
Purchase of both the credits and capacity is needed to fund
the project. These credits and capacity would be purchased by
NEW development not existing homes.
So far those new development homes have not been designated.
The EDUs would be available for purchase by other development
interests. New development demand would be needed to pay the
fees to fund the project. The proposal includes a plant that
would treat 125,000 gallons per day of wastewater to be recycled
onto the golf course.
The sewer would serve a total of 625 EDUs and would provide
a new supply of 140 acre feet (AF) a year of recycled water
to the golf course to offset the imported potable water currently
being used for irrigation.
The estimated capital expense for the project is $4.3 million.
The annual operation and maintenance is estimated at $200,000.
Potential funding sources for the capital costs include:
* Water demand offset charges (water conservation credits)
* Wastewater capacity fees
* The Metropolitan Water District's Local Resources Program
provides funding of up to $250 per acre foot per year, for a
total of $35,000 a year.
* The San Diego County Water Authority's Local Water Supply
Development Program provides funding of up to $200 per AF per
year, for a total of $28,000 per year.
* State Revolving Fund. This is the same fund that the district
recently applied to for a low interest loan for the Woods Valley
Ranch Water Reclamation Facility Phase II expansion.
* Federal Funding for up to 25% of the project cost.
