DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Management Zone Agreement with the Valley Water Collaborative
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Management Zone Agreement with the Valley Water Collaborative to comply with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's Nitrate Control Program for Wastewater Treatment Facilities at County Service Area No. 44, Zone A (Millerton Lake Mobile Home Village).
REPORT
If the recommended action is approved, Fresno County will enter into a management zone agreement with the Valley Water Collaborate (VWC) for County Service Area No. 44, zone A (CSA 44A) to comply with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's (RWQCB) Nitrate Control Program and share the cost of the establishment and continued participation in the VWC Management Zone. This item pertains to a location in Districts 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may wish to not join the VWC Management Zone. If your Board determines not to join, the County will need to inform the RWQCB that it is choosing Pathway A, new individual permitting options, to comply with the Nitrate Control Program for CSA 44A. For Pathway A, the RWQCB will set more stringent nitrate requirements to the system permits, which will likely include significant upgrades, extensive monitoring, and a rigorous technical justification that wastewater will not result in any exceedances of the nitrate standard over a 20-year planning horizon.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with this item for CSA 44A. All costs associated with participation in the VWC Management Zone for CSA 44A are paid for by property owners within the CSA. Costs of the VWC Management Zone program will be shared with other participants based upon an equitable cost allocation mechanism developed and adopted by VWC Board of Directors. Sufficient appropri...
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