Check out this page for news and updates of the many projects being done by MCSD, including but not limited to: RFP/RFQ's, CEQA Documents, picture updates, etc. 

 
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Fischer Sewer Lift Station Seismic Retrofit Project
 

The McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD or District) through this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeks to select a qualified consulting firm (Consultant) to provide engineering, environmental permitting and other consulting services for the retrofit of existing building, pipes, electrical equipment, pumps, motors and motor control center (MCC) for the Fischer Sewer Lift Station Seismic Retrofit Project. Consultants are encouraged to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements in the RFQ linked below.

• RFQ Fischer Seismic

MCSD Upcoming Service Line Pipe Material Inspections
 

In 1991, the EPA published the Lead & Copper Rule (LCR) to minimize lead and copper in drinking water. Since then, several revisions have been made to strengthen the LCR, all of which MCSD abides by. For example, the district performs water sampling of the distribution system which get reported in the yearly Consumer Confidence Report (Found on MCSD Website). The District has never seen lead or copper levels exceeding the federal or state maximums in the distribution system. In one of the more recent updates to the LCR, known as the Lead Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), added a requirement to prepare and maintain an inventory of service line materials by October 16, 2024, for every distribution system in the US, regardless of testing results in the past. Therefore, the District has begun to follow the steps necessary to compile an inventory of all service lines served by its distribution system to satisfy this requirement.
The inspections are scheduled to start around October 20th, 2023, and conclude around January 20th, 2024

For more information, click here

McCluski Tanks Engineering RFQ

The McKinleyville Community Services District through this REquest for Qualifications (RFQ) seeks to select a qualified consulting firm to provide engineering and other consulting services for the replacement fo two existing redwood tanks with town new 200,000 gallon bolted steel tanks. Consultants are encouraged to submit a statement of Qualifications in accordance with the requirments outlined in the following document

4.5 Million Gallon Reservoir Project
 

This project will add a new water storage tank to the existing water distribution system. Below you will find the notice of intent to Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration as well as draft public document of the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration.

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BMX Track & Park

Our Parks & Recreation Department was awarded a Prop. 68 Statewide Park Development Grant on December 8, 2021, which will provide $2,331,375 to build a BMX Track and new Park on our Washington Property. This property is 3 acres in size and is located between Washington and School Roads. 

The new park will have an inclusive playground, restrooms, outdoor basketball and pickleball courts, a parking lot and landscaping in addition to the BMX Track and concession stand.

Melton Design Group, Inc. has been awarded the design engineering contract for this project.  The design phase will take place through the first part of 2023. Once the design engineering is complete we will seek construction contract bids. This new park is expected to be completed before March of 2025.

Grant Contract and CEQA documents for this project are below:
 

Community Forest Acquisition

The Community Forest Acquisition from Green Diamond Resource Co. is moving forward.  MCSD is currently working with GDRC to identify a 3rd access point to be included as an easement in the title transfer.  Public input was sought regarding 6 potential access points.  Using input from the community and data from GDRC potential access points will be narrowed down so that feasibility and estimated costs associated with development can be studied prior to making a final decision. 
For more information, click here.

Central Avenue Water & Sewer Main Project

The McKinleyville Community Services District (and their contractor GR Sundberg, Inc.) plans to begin construction on the Central Avenue Water & Sewer Main Project the week of April 24th, 2023.  Work will begin on the new water main to be installed in the Central Avenue center turn lane. The water line will be replaced from Sutter to Hiller. The week of April 24th, GRS will begin by potholing the connection point at Sutter and Central Avenue.  This will be backfilled or plated until the final connection to the existing watermain.  GRS will continue to pothole the week of the 24th and may begin to install the water main from the Sutter/Central intersection and laying to the North.  Traffic will be detoured to the eastern most traffic lane in the North bound direction and no left turns will be allowed through the construction “cone zone.”  Both South bound lanes will be open to traffic. It is anticipated that the mainline installation will take approximately three to four weeks to install, weather permitting.

Public notifications have been completed and submitted to Arcata Fire, Mad River Ambulance, Humboldt Transit Authority, CHP, the Sheriff and the School Districts.  The plan is to notify businesses as we are approaching them with the construction.  There will be no water service interruptions for this first part of work, until the entire water line is installed and tested.  Brief interruptions will happen only when the service is switched to the new pipeline and businesses will be notified prior to the interruption.

Please slow down, be cautious and obey all traffic signs during the construction.  We appreciate your patience and understanding with this important infrastructure replacement project. Please call the District at 707-839-3251 with any questions.

MCSD Microgrid Project

Construction for the Microgrid  project began in 2020 and is nearing completion. As shown with the photo below, progress is being made on the construction of the solar array for the Wastewater Management Facility. This project was funded by a grant/loan from the Stat Water Resources Control Board Energy Efficiency Grant Program. The solar array and batteries will form a microgrid that will be able to power the entire plant. This will save the District roughly ten thousand in electrical costs every month. These savings will convert into savings for all the rate payers. Construction is expected to be completed by this June.

Construction for the Microgrid  project began in 2020 and is nearing completion. As shown with the photo below, progress is being made on the construction of the solar array for the Wastewater Management Facility. This project was funded by a grant/loan from the Stat Water Resources Control Board Energy Efficiency Grant Program. The solar array and batteries will form a microgrid that will be able to power the entire plant. This will save the District roughly ten thousand in electrical costs every month. These savings will convert into savings for all the rate payers. Construction is expected to be completed by this June.

Tesla Battery Storage Project

In early 2021 we began working with Tesla on a batter pack storage installed at our Ramey Water Pump Station and our Fischer Wastewater Lift Station.The Ramey Pump Station, located on North Bank Road, is our main water pump station, which takes the water from Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District from across the river and pumps it up to all of our storage tanks and the rest of the water distribution system.  The Fischer Lift Station is our main sewer pump station that takes a large portion of the wastewater generated in McKinleyville and pumps it up to the Wastewater Management Facility.  These are critical pieces of infrastructure required to make sure you have water to drink and so you can flush your toilet.  Both of these facilities have emergency generators to operate them if we lose power, but now they also have Tesla batteries as backup power.  Not only will the batteries run the stations for over a day if we lose power, but they can also shave power during PG&E Peak periods, which just changed to between 4 and 9 pm.  The peak power shaving should result in savings of around $30,000/year, which directly translates into rate savings for our customers.  The batteries are around 140kW and are the pretty white things in the picture (along with an inverter).

MCSD Sewer and Water Master Plan

Please view the final MCSD Sewer and Water Master Plans here

Mad River Floodplain and Public Access Enhancement Project

This project was initiated to address the decommissiong and reclamation of the Percolation Ponds that are used to discharge treated wastewater under the District's Wastewater Authority. Below you will find the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and attachments.

Check out this video of this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9BOJUCfkzY

Hiller Sewer Lift Station Upgrade

Beginning June 29th and continuing until mid August, the upgrade of the Hiller Sewer Lift Station will include the removal of the underground Package Station and installing submersible pumps over the wetwell to improve energy efficency and save operational costs. This will take place adjacent to the Hammond Trail near Hiller Park and the Wastwater Managemetn Facility. (see map)