Early 2024
Progressive Design Build Request for Proposals, Progressive Design Build Team Selection, Right of Way Research
Sewer Project
Rebuilding for our future
The Paradise Sewer Project
In 2022, the town of Paradise (the Town) Council approved a certified Programmatic Environmental Impact Report which brought the Paradise Sewer Project closer than ever to construction. In March of 2024, the next major milestone was reached – the Town procured Mountain Cascade – Carollo to design and build the Sewer Project. Learn more about the Sewer Project through this website.
Find my Property
Wonder where your property is in relationship to the Sewer Project? Enter your street address or Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) into this interactive map to find out. As the Project progresses, this map will be updated with helpful information like construction zone areas, road closures etc. when the information becomes available.
Project Schedule
2024-2028
Design and Preconstruction
Final Design
2026-2029
Construction
Project Key
Project Benefits
The Sewer Project will bring benefits to the Town and the region:
The Paradise Sewer Project will bring many benefits to the region:
The Paradise Sewer Project will bring many benefits to the region:
Proposed Project Section
Since its incorporation in 1979, the Town has sought a wastewater treatment solution, with a focus primarily on commercial and densely-populated residential areas — the portions of Paradise most vulnerable to groundwater degradation and economic stagnation due to sewer limitations. To learn more about the history of the Town, check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
In 2020, the Town contracted with HDR, an engineering consulting firm, to prepare an updated assessment of project options was prepared. To review the summary of this assessment, please click here. The assessment compared two alternatives for local wastewater treatment and discharge with a regional alternative involving piping wastewater to the Chico Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). The regional alternative was recommended because it had the lowest cost, community impacts, probable environmental impacts as well as the simplest operations and most support from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. The Town Council approved and certified a Programmatic EIR in November 2022. In June 2023, the Town contracted with HDR to act as Owner Advisor and provide broad support for the Project. In March 2024, the Town contracted with the Mountain Cascade – Carollo team to design and build the Project.
Core Collection System
A series of gravity sewers, small pump stations, and pressure pipelines will collect wastewater from the sewer service area and convey it to the Export Pipeline System at southwestern edge of Paradise on Skyway.
Export Pipeline System
An 18-mile pipeline will convey wastewater from the Core Collection System in Paradise down Skyway and across southern Chico to the Chico Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP).
Extended Collection System
An extension of the Core Collection System will allow collection of sewage from parcels outside of the Core Collection System but within Paradise town limits up to the allowed capacity.