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Castroville CSD approves emergency water repairs payments, accepts sewer bill of sale and files Well #6 completion notice
Summary
On Jan. 20 the Castroville Community Services District board authorized payment for emergency water-service line replacements (not to exceed $38,091.12), accepted a $198,674.81 bill of sale for sewer facilities from The Marine Mammal Center, and accepted completion of Well #6, authorizing a Notice of Completion.
The Castroville Community Services District Board of Directors on Jan. 20 authorized three unanimous actions to finalize recent infrastructure work and payments.
Directors approved processing emergency water-service replacement payments to West Valley Construction for two properties — $17,906.59 for 10530/10540 Blevins Way (service date 9/26/25) and $20,184.53 for 10481 Geil Street (service date 11/12/25) — with funding coming from the district’s Service Line Replacement capital improvement line. General Manager James Derbin told the board the total cost for the two emergency repairs is $38,091.12; Director Cosme Padilla moved to authorize payment and Director James Cochran seconded. The motion carried on a 4–0 roll call (Padilla, Oania, Cochran, Stefani).
The board also approved Resolution No. 26-01 to accept a bill of sale from The Marine Mammal Center for sewer system facilities serving 11125 Commercial Parkway. The transferred assets were described by staff as 320 linear feet of 6‑inch SDR35 gravity sewer main, two manholes and four wye connections; the district accepted the infrastructure at an assessed value of $198,674.81. Director Cosme Padilla moved the resolution; Director Glenn Oania seconded and the resolution passed 4–0.
Finally, the board accepted completion of the Well #6 Emergency Deep Aquifer Supply Project and authorized staff to file a Notice of Completion with Monterey County. General Manager Derbin reported that Maggiora Brothers Drilling, Inc. completed the drilling phase and recommended filing the NOC. The board voted 4–0 to accept the project as complete and to authorize the NOC filing.
Votes at a glance
- Emergency water-service payments (West Valley Construction), motion to authorize payment not to exceed $38,091.12; mover: Cosme Padilla; second: James Cochran; outcome: approved 4–0. - Resolution No. 26-01 (accept bill of sale from The Marine Mammal Center, value $198,674.81); mover: Cosme Padilla; second: Glenn Oania; outcome: approved 4–0. - Well #6 Emergency Deep Aquifer Supply Project — accept as complete and file NOC (contractor: Maggiora Brothers Drilling, Inc.); mover: Cosme Padilla; second: Glenn Oania; outcome: approved 4–0.
Why it matters
The emergency payments settle contractor work on properties the district serves and are funded from the Service Line Replacement CIP, preserving customer water service and the district’s infrastructure budget. Accepting the Marine Mammal Center’s sewer facilities transfers maintenance responsibility and an asset valued at nearly $199,000 to Castroville CSD. Filing the Notice of Completion for Well #6 documents project closeout and enables the district to move into development and water‑quality testing phases.
What’s next
Staff indicated further development and water-quality sampling are recommended for Well #6 and that the district is awaiting a proposal from Pueblo for those next steps. The board did not identify any follow-up votes at the meeting; routine financial and operations reports were accepted and bills were paid before adjournment.
