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Yuma Wastewater Infrastructure
City wastewater collection, pumping, conveyance and treatment infrastructure, including documented capital projects, funding, operating limitations and projected demand.
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- Primary source · Government recordCity of Yuma 2023 Integrated Water Resources Master Plan: Jackrabbit Mesa pumping and capacity
Final September 2023 Carollo city master plan, downloaded directly from city reports index. Table 5.3 on page 5-6: JRM on 24th Street between Otondo Drive and Avenue 9E; existing capacity 315 gpm. Section 5.2.3.3 page 5-7: interim diversion station built in 2007 to allow JRM treatment within capacity, since decommissioned; all flows conveyed through 18-inch gravity main on Avenue 9E south of Stetson Street to Desert Dunes. Repumps Terrace at the View; Coyote Ranch and Agua Viva connect to common force main. Section 5.7.3 page 5-23 documents competing pump pressure limitations. Section 5.8.2.1 page 5-26 recommends 1,160 gpm; these planning targets do not verify awarded equipment. Historical 2007 treatment account conflicts with old CIP 2005 offline date. No overflow incident inferred. September day is not specified in the report; publicationDate omitted from source.
- Primary source · Government recordCity of Yuma RFB-26-321 procurement portal: Jackrabbit plans and bid-document inventory
Original city procurement page inspected October 12, 2026. Open August 7; closed September 10 at 11 a.m. MST. Lists stamped civil plans, Construction Services Contract, General and Special Conditions, addenda 1-3, geotechnical report and September 10 Bid Opening Results. Downloading requires Euna Supplier Network login. Full original plans, specifications, addenda and bid-opening PDF were not retrieved; no technical claim relies on commercial AI summaries. Bid amounts independently verified against council award. No notice to proceed, final equipment capacity, bypass plan or dated traffic/service notice verified.
- Primary source · Government recordEPA collection systems fact sheet: sewer lift stations
EPA 832-F-00-073, September 2000, Collection Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Sewers, Lift Station. Defines pump facilities moving wastewater from lower to higher elevations, receiving wet well, pumps, piping, valves, controls and alarms. General technical explanation only, not evidence of Jackrabbit equipment or site failures.
- Primary source · Government recordYuma adopted FY2027 annual budget: completed Jackrabbit design and wastewater bond allocation
Current city annual-budget index labels this FY2027 Adopted Annual Budget. Utilities accomplishments page 124 (PDF page 125) says designed new wastewater lift station to replace Jackrabbit Treatment Facility. CIP fund list page 134 (PDF page 135) lists $1.5 million Jackrabbit Treatment Facility Assessment under Bond-Wastewater. Does not provide actual design invoice totals, inspection allocation or full project lifetime expenditure ledger. FY2027 spans July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
- Primary source · Government recordYuma adopted FY2027-2031 capital plan: Jackrabbit station and separate force main
Adopted June 17, 2026, downloaded through official annual budget index. Pages 660-661: 0031-SEWER, $1.5 million FY2027 Construction/Maintenance WW, Bond-Wastewater funding; inactive treatment site, all flows to Desert Dunes, contributes no treatment capacity. Pages 684-685: separate 0131-SEWER2, 8-inch to 10-inch force main, about 10,500 feet, total $4,609,000; FY2030 $100,000 design; FY2031 $1,000,000 Construction/Maintenance WW and $3,509,000 Other; all Bond-Wastewater. Existing main approaching capacity with service-area growth. Its address text says 24th Avenue and Avenue 9E; that apparent wording error is not used as a verified location. Current station sheet remains assessment-oriented and does not itemize actual historical spending.
- Primary source · Meeting recordYuma council MC 2026-182: Jackrabbit Mesa sewer lift station award, October 7, 2026
Official legislation detail marks Passed and final action October 7, 2026. Authorizes $1,311,837.99 contract to Kay Constructors LLC, Goodyear. Four bids: DPE $1,686,580.00; Gutierrez Canales $1,430,626.41; Kay $1,311,837.99; Taylor $1,955,190.02. Scope: existing station decommissioning, abandon headworks in place, new station, force main, manholes and gravity line. Budget $1.5 million; 2025 CIP Bonds, Wastewater Fund. Anticipated November 2026 start and March 2027 completion. No roll-call vote or executed agreement verified. Meeting minutes not finalized at review.
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- Primary source · Government recordYuma FY2024-2028 proposed capital plan: Jackrabbit treatment facility assessment
City annual-budget index labels this FY2024 Proposed CIP. Project 0031-SEWER, printed page 184 (PDF page 199), lists total estimate $1,270,000: $70,000 design FY2024, $1,200,000 construction/maintenance FY2025, Wastewater Utility Fund. States acquisition in 1990s and treatment offline in 2005, flows to Desert Dunes. Historical assertion of 2005 shutdown conflicts with 2023 master plan description of treatment supported by 2007 interim diversion station. Earlier savings estimate $35,800/year is not represented as a current verified result. No like-for-like final-scope reconciliation or actual expenditure ledger supplied.
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- NewsYuma Approves $1.31 Million to Replace Jackrabbit Mesa Sewer Lift Station
Yuma approved a $1.31 million Jackrabbit Mesa sewer lift station replacement to address pumping and capacity needs, with construction anticipated November to March.