Past construction of the Temecula Valley Wine Country sewer system has caused pavement subsidence on a part of Rancho California Road, and on November 6 the Eastern Municipal Water District board awarded a contract for the subsidence and pavement repairs.
The 4-0 vote, with Stephen Corona absent, approved a $211,250 contract with Scorpion Backhoe, Inc., for the work. The board approved total appropriations of $273,875 which will also cover $25,000 for soils and staking expenses, $10,000 for inspection, $6,500 for internal labor, and a $21,125 contingency. The repair of an existing road was also found to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review.
A 15-inch diameter polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sewer was constructed in 2015. Although the construction records indi
