Alessandro Ponds Optimization Phase II Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026091193
Lead Agency
Eastern Municipal Water District
(EMWD)
Document Title
Alessandro Ponds Optimization Phase II Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
EMWD Facilities / Public Institutional and Agricultural
Document Description
The Proposed Project would increase the water storage capacity of the Alessandro Ponds recycled water facility from 172 acre-feet to 369 acre-feet. Three ponds would be expanded via soil excavation and raising of the berms. The bottoms of the ponds would be excavated between one and nine feet deeper, and the height of the berms would be raised approximately three to five feet using soil excavated from the ponds. The berms would also be stabilized with the addition of soil-cement laid on the pond-facing slopes. Approximately 120,400 cubic yards of soils would be exported off-site during construction.
Contact Information
Name
Joseph Broadhead
Agency Name
Eastern Municipal Water District
Job Title
Principal Water Resources Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Josh Ferris
Agency Name
Acorn Environmental
Job Title
Project Director
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Jacinto
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
W Ramona Expressway, Olmstead Street
Zip
92583
Total Acres
37.8
Parcel #
433070018, 433070019, 433070020, 433070021, and 433070031
State Highways
SR-79
Schools
San Jacinto ES, De Anza S, Clayton A Record ES
Waterways
San Jacinto River
Township
4S
Range
1W
Section
NA
Base
San Bern
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS), California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Recycled Water Storage)(Type Recycled Water, MGD 0.000001)
Local Actions
Water Utility Expansion, Encroachment Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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