EMWD declares two parcels surrounding Sun City Tank surplus
The Eastern Municipal Water District’s Sun City Tank is on two legal parcels totaling 21.3 acres. The land the water district acquired in 1962 consists of four legal parcels totaling approximately 58.5 acres of rugged and rocky hillside terrain.The two parcels totaling 37.2 acres are not being used by the water district. Nearby residents have complained about unauthorized activity and developers have expressed an interest in that land. The EMWD board voted 4-0, with Randy Record absent, Wednesday, Feb. 21, to declare the two parcels surplus.The parcels are within Menifee, west of Interstate 215 between McCall Boulevard and Newport Road. The 1 million gallon Sun City Tank serves Eastern’s 1627 Pressure Zone and has a significant role in delivering potable water to the Menifee ar