The Hi-Desert Water District (District) has adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring & Reporting Program (MMRP). 

The project consists of the construction and installation of the following components. The District intends to initially sewer the central portion of the Town of Yucca Valley to convey an annual average flow of 2 MGD of wastewater to the WRF currently discharged to septic tanks. This initial project is referred to as Phase 1. In the future, if the Phase 1 facilities do not adequately protect groundwater quality, or if the RWQCB requires more areas to be sewered, or if additional capacity is needed, the collection, treatment and disposal facilities will be expanded to collect an additional 1 MGD of sewage. The additional facilities are referred to as Phase 2 facilities. Phase 3 facilities will be designed to collect an additional 1 MGD of wastewater flow for a total system capacity of 4 MGD. Ultimate build-out in the District’s Yucca Valley service area could be as high as 6 MGD, but due to the area’s slow rate of growth, this is not forecast to occur until the distant future. The wastewater will be treated to meet Title 22 recycled water standards/requirements and will be delivered to recharge basins operated by the District to percolate the treated effluent into the Warren Valley Groundwater Basin.

Please contact Mr. Joe Glowitz at (760) 365-8333 if you have questions regarding the District’s the environmental review process. 

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation may use this document to comply with National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA). To access the BOR website visit http://www.usbr.gov/lc/socal/envdocs.html.