MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 10A, MADERA RANCHOS
Maintenance District 10A, Madera Ranchos, is located in
the area of Avenue 12 and Road 36 in Madera County. The
district provides water service to over 900 active connections,
including approximately 41 businesses. In addition, there
are about 95 remaining standby connections. Water is supplied
by three of the five available wells from an aquifer approximately
400 feet below the surface. The combined production of the
wells in use is approximately 2100 gallons per minute.
The system was taken over by Madera County in 1996. Since
that time, we have drilled two wells (and hope to add a
third by summer 2006), installed several fire hydrants,
one backup generator and over two miles of pipe to relieve
low-pressure conditions. Of the wells not currently in use,
the Sparta well tests high in Nitrates, and the Fernwood
well has tested positive for bacteriological contaminants.
Chlorination of the system is required only if the Fernwood
well is pressed into use during peak summer-use periods.
Otherwise it is not chlorinated.
The distribution system is steel, asbestos cement and plastic
pipe. All recently installed piping has been plastic. The
majority of the distribution system runs across easements
in back yards at or near the property lines. Maintenance
and repair of these lines has proven challenging from the
standpoint of accessibility, dogs, landscaping and other
encroachments onto the easement.
Madera County Engineering Department routinely monitors
for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal
and State laws. Our constant goal is to provide you with
a safe and dependable water supply. A Consumer Confidence
Report is prepared annually and delivered to all residents
served by the water district. These reports, prepared especially
for this district, are available for viewing below. Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which may be downloaded free of charge from
Adobe’s website, is required to view and/or print them.
Be aware that there is a one year lag time in these reports;
i.e., the report dated 2004 contains test results collected
in 2004, but the report is not written or released until
approximately June, 2005. Future dates will be posted as
they become available.
Maintenance District 10A,
Madera Ranchos
Annual Consumer Confidence Reports
If you have any further questions regarding this maintenance
district or service area please contact the Madera County
Resource Management Agency, Engineering and General Services
Department at (559) 661-6333 and ask for Special Districts.
