The Eastern Municipal Water District approved a contract for preliminary design and field investigations of the conversion of Quail Valley Sub-Area 4 from septic systems to sewer service.The EMWD board voted 4-0 Wednesday, May 17, with Randy Record absent, to authorize the contract with Michael Baker International for $2,113,440. EMWD general manager Joe Mouawad or his designee was given the authority to award other contracts for the preliminary design phase, and the board appropriated a total of $2,408,000 to fund the costs.Quail Valley has failing septic systems located within the city of Menifee, northeast of Canyon Lake. EMWD staff developed nine planning sub-areas within Quail Valley for septic-to-sewer conversion projects with Sub-Area 4 and and Sub-Area 9 being designated as
