Bass Lake Wastewater Collections Administrative and Operations Facility – Who/What Are Collections?

The District’s Wastewater Collections facility located at Bass Lake has been in operation for several decades. The aging collections facility has been gradually encroached upon with expanding nearby residential development. At nearly 45 years old, the Bass Lake facility has significant deferred maintenance and would have needed substantial capital reinvestment for staff to have remained at this site. The El Dorado Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant is more compatible long-term for Collections operations. In light of the constraints and costs associated with continuing operations at the Bass Lake site, it was found to be the best option to relocate these operations to the EDHWWTP.

Sale of Bass Lake Property to El Dorado Hills Community Services District

In 2017, the EDHCSD entered into agreement with the District to purchase the Bass Lake property. Per the sales agreement and subsequent extensions with the EDHCSD, close of escrow occurred in February 2020 and the District is currently leasing back the property while the new facility is designed and constructed. The outcome of this relocation effort poses a mutually beneficial transaction for both the District and EDHCSD. The Bass Lake site will become part of a large developed park site for the community. Visit the El Dorado Hills CSD Bass Lake Regional Park webpage to learn more about the park’s development and community benefits. The sale of the Bass Lake property will allow the District to utilize the sale proceeds to develop improvements at the EDHWWTP to support the District’s Wastewater Collections operations together with the existing wastewater treatment operations and maintenance activities already existing at the EDHWWTP for over 55 years.

Relocation and Site Improvements Adjacent to the Administrative Buildings at the EDHWWTP

The District is relocating the Bass Lake Wastewater Collections operations to a parcel that is adjacent to the administrative buildings at the EDHWWTP. The purpose of the relocation is to consolidate the Wastewater Collections group with existing Wastewater Treatment Plant operations in the El Dorado Hills area, while concurrently addressing facility improvement costs and the increasingly constrained operations of the current Bass Lake property.

This project will relocate the base of operations for the Collections group by moving the storage of the heavy and light duty vehicles as well as equipment and construction materials. The move does not increase capacity of the sewer system or wastewater treatment.

The District will improve parking and access to the facility as well as construct a new office and warehouse space.

Project Scope (PDF)

Background

On December 12, 2019, the El Dorado County Planning Commission, who served as lead agency under  California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), approved a Conditional Use Permit and also adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), which was available for public review and comment from November 11, to December 12, 2019. The approval allows for the relocation of the wastewater collection operations and site improvements at the EDHWWTP as described above.

The District was the responsible agency, pursuant to CEQA Section 15096 et seq., Title 14, California Code of Regulations for the proposed project.  As the responsible agency the EID Board of Directors considered and adopting the MND for the project at the January 13, 2020 regular Board meeting.  A courtesy notice for EID's Board of Directors upcoming proposed action was mailed to residences that may have a direct line of sight to the project area. The documents were also noticed on our website and are still posted on this project page for those who may be interested but the comment period and approval process has been completed.

Environmental Documents

COURTESY NOTICE     |     MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION

1.  Who is the Wastewater Collections Group and what do they do?
   1. The District’s Wastewater Collections Group (Collections) is a group of twenty-two individuals that perform operations and maintenance of the wastewater pipes and lift stations in the District’s service area. Collections performs a variety of functions including, but not limited to, responding to service requests, hydro-flushing, closed-circuit television inspection, root control, fats, oils, and grease (FOG) control, odor control, pipe repairs, flow monitoring, mechanical and electrical maintenance at lift stations, and emergency response. The District’s complete Sewer System Management Plan can be viewed on the District’s website Document Library.
2. Is this project an expansion of treatment or sewer capacity?
   1. No, this project does not involve the sewer treatment process. This project is a relocation of staff, vehicles, equipment, and materials.
3. Will this project generate odors?
   1. No, this project will not generate odors.
4. Will there be traffic impacts to Latrobe Road?
   1. During construction, one may see several construction vehicles coming and going on a daily basis. Once construction is complete and staff is relocated, there will be an additional twenty-two District employees reporting to this location. As required by the El Dorado County Conditional Use Permit, the District will pay Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) fees to contribute to future road improvements. For additional details, please refer to the Mitigated Negative Declaration available on the project website at www.EID.org/CollectionsRelocation.
5. What will the site look like and will there be additional lighting?
   1. The project will include a new two-story maintenance building with office space, locker facilities, and rollup doors for equipment storage. The building architecture and color will be consistent with existing buildings on the adjacent treatment plant property. In addition to the building, there will be a new two-pump fuel island and block material storage bays to house construction materials such as temporary asphalt, rock, and trench fill material. Several utility trucks and portable generators will be stored onsite as well. The existing chain-linked fence will remain during and after the project. All site lighting will adhere to the following Condition of Approval, “Lighting fixtures and their locations shall conform to the lighting plan. All proposed building or parking lot lighting fixtures shall be designed and located so that no light and glare shall spill over property lines and adversely impact adjoining properties and be fully shielded pursuant to the Illumination Engineering Society of North America’s (IESNA) full cut-off designation. Should final, installed lighting be non-compliant with full shielding requirements, the applicant shall be responsible for replacement and/or modification of said lighting to the satisfaction of the Planning and Building Department.” New lighting fixtures will be similar in appearance to existing facility lighting and will be installed on the southern border, facing towards District property. Lighting will be motion activated from dawn until dusk.

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