TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Williams
MEETING DATE: January 26, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Williams
PHONE:
4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
title
Authorize Staff to Coordinate Anderson Valley Community Services District's Access to Perform Preliminary Tests at County Owned Fairgrounds in Boonville for Purpose of Determining Wastewater Alternative Project Location Feasibility
(Sponsor: Supervisor Williams)
RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Authorize staff to coordinate Anderson Valley Community Service District's access and request for consideration of the County Fairgrounds parcel to be an alternate wastewater treatment and disposal site; coordinate and execute the necessary transactions to allow site investigations and initial studies to be performed for the planning phase of such activity; based on the results of any investigation and study, allow the proposed site to be included as an alternative project location in the AVCSD's environmental analysis; notify AVCSD of no commitment by county to execute an easement agreement at this time, but willingness to consider mutually agreed upon terms and compensation at a later date.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Boonville is a Severely Disadvantaged Community (SDAC) according to the American Community Survey. Anderson Valley Community Services District (AVCSD) is pursuing a municipal Clean Water (Sewer) system for Boonville, the principal town in our district.
Boonville has never had municipal water or sewer systems; since its inception in the 1870's, the property owners have provided their own septic systems and wells. In 1974, a sanitary survey by Mendocino County Health was done on 146 of the town's parcels and found problems with sewage effluent on the ground due to the high water table, and problems with close siting of wells and septic systems, resulting in contaminated w...
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