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Elsinore Valley Water District outlines $60M Diamond lift station and related sewer upgrades
Summary
El sinore Valley Municipal Water District told the Lake Elsinore City Council it will build a roughly $60 million Diamond Regional Sewer Lift Station (with $40 million anticipated from low‑interest State Revolving Fund loans) to support projected growth and enable future sewer conversions; construction mobilizes next month with an October 2026 completion target.
Joel Nash, a principal engineer with Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, told the City Council the district is moving forward on a multi‑project package to support growth in the Lake Elsinore area. "This project's approximately $60,000,000 with 40,000,000 of that coming from low interest state revolving fund loans," Nash said during a presentation to the council.
Nash said the Diamond Regional Sewer Lift Station — sited between Diamond Stadium and Summerly Park — will consolidate flows, remove a couple of smaller lift stations (including ones on Summerly and Diamond Drive) and provide system capacity for planned development. He said the project is scheduled to be completed by October 2026 and that contractors will keep public access to Diamond Stadium and the Levee Trail, with limited short closures only where necessary.
The district also described a Sedco sewer conversion project that Nash said is expected to receive approximately $80,000,000 in grant funding; the Diamond lift station must be operational before some Sedco sewer conversions proceed. Nash described a separate pipeline upsizing in Summerly — increasing an existing 12‑inch line to 20 inches — with an estimated project cost of about $2,000,000 and an April 2025 completion target for that portion.
Councilmember McGee thanked the district for outreach and for addressing odor complaints; Nash said the district will distribute flyers, include a QR code on materials linking to more information, and operate a hotline and email address for complaints, which the outreach team will triage and escalate as needed.
Why this matters: The district says these projects are intended to provide capacity for growth, reduce odor concerns, and enable future sewer conversions that officials say will help groundwater quality. The council did not take formal action on the presentation but received the update and asked questions about access, schedule and outreach.
Next steps: Nash said mobilization is planned next month and staff will continue public outreach and coordination with Diamond Stadium and local homeowner associations.
