MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND SERVICE AREAS
There are in excess of 100 Maintenance Districts and Service
Areas (hereafter referred to as “districts”)
located throughout Madera County. They were formed for the
purpose of providing one or more specialized service(s)
to the residents. Services provided may include water, sewer,
road maintenance, lighting, drainage, etc. The Board of
Supervisors acts as the Board of Directors for, and on behalf
of each property owner in the district. While the Road Department
oversees districts providing road maintenance, the Engineering
Department, or more specifically, the Special Districts
Department, oversees the daily operations of sewer and water
districts. Click on any of the districts listed below for
more detailed information.
The Special Districts Department has approximately 20 employees
working throughout the County to maintain approximately
30 water systems and 15 sewer systems. Districts vary in
size from as few as 6 connections to nearly 1000 connections.
The cost of running each system, including a reserve for
planned and unplanned repair expenses, as well as any needed
capital improvement project(s), is considered in establishing
rates for residents receiving the service. The number of
connections, age, condition of the system, and the demands
placed upon it are all factors that affect rates. The Board
of Supervisors reviews and approves the Assessments
and Service Charges for each district as required under
MCC Section 13.89.010(B). A listing of district rates and
charges is available at the above link
Billings are prepared by the County Auditor’s Office
and are linked to the number of water and/or sewer units
allocated to each parcel in a district, as defined by County
Ordinances. These units are also used to measure existing
capacity and plan for future needs. Most parcels used for
residential purposes are allocated 1.0 sewer and/or water
unit per single-family dwelling. Parcels used for commercial
purposes may be required to have, or to obtain additional
units to support different activities and levels of development.
Water and/or sewer units may be transferred between parcels
within a particular district with the approval of the Board
of Supervisors. Please contact our office for further information
on how to accomplish this.
Annual reports to the Madera County Environmental Health
Department or the California Department of Health Services
may be required depending on the size of the district. Water
service districts are also required to file an annual Consumer
Confidence Report. This report is written to educate consumers
about the source(s) and quality of their water, and is distributed
to all property owners served by the district. A copy of
the Consumer Confidence Report may be found under each of
the districts listed below. Be aware that there is a one
year lag time in these reports; i.e., the report dated 2004
contains all test results collected in 2004, but the report
is not written or released until approximately June, 2005.
The reports require Adobe Acrobat 5 for viewing and/or printing.
Two other ordinances affecting districts are the Madera
County Grease Trap Ordinance
(MCC Ch. 13.66) for sewer systems and the Madera County
Water Conservation
Ordinance No. 532 (MCC
Ch. 13.55) for water systems. Please refer to the links
to learn your rights and responsibilities. Since water conservation
is of great importance to all County residents, the following
link, "Simple Ways You
Can Save Water," has numerous helpful suggestions
on how to conserve water and energy.
We hope this has provided you with an overview of the County’s
Maintenance Districts and Service Areas. If you have any
further questions, please contact the Madera County Engineering
and Special Services Department at (559) 661-6333 and ask
for Special Districts.
COUNTY MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND SERVICE AREAS
DISTRICT
NUMBER |
DISTRICT
NAME |
TYPE
SERVICE |
TOTAL
POTENTIAL
HOOKUPS |
|
MD-1 |
HIDDEN LAKES |
WATER |
208 |
|
MD-5 |
MOUNTAIN RANCHES |
WATER |
50 |
|
MD-6 |
LAKE SHORE |
WATER/SEWER |
50 |
|
MD-7 |
MARINA VIEW |
WATER/SEWER |
92 |
|
MD-8A |
NORTH FORK |
WATER/SEWER |
99 |
|
MD-10A |
MADERA RANCHOS |
WATER |
980 |
|
MD-19A |
PARKWOOD |
WATER/SEWER |
262 |
|
MD-19B |
PARKWOOD |
WATER |
234 |
|
MD-22A |
OAKHURST |
SEWER |
502 |
|
MD-24 |
TEAFORD MEADOWS |
WATER/SEWER |
72 |
|
MD-27 |
GOLDSIDE |
SEWER/DRAINAGE |
142 |
|
MD-28 |
RIPPERDAN |
WATER/SEWER |
17 |
|
MD-33 |
FAIRMEAD |
WATER |
225 |
|
MD-36 |
EASTIN ARCOLA |
WATER/SEWER |
18 |
|
MD-37 |
LA VINA |
WATER/SEWER |
102 |
|
MD-40A |
SUNSET RIDGE |
WATER |
31 |
|
MD-42 |
STILL MEADOWS |
WATER |
37 |
|
MD-43 |
MIAMI CREEK KNOLLS |
WATER |
26 |
|
MD-46 |
AHWAHNEE COUNTRY CLUB
MIAMI CREEK ESTATES |
WATER |
107 |
|
MD-58 |
SIERRA HIGHLANDS |
WATER |
28 |
|
MD-60A |
DILLON ESTATES |
WATER |
38 |
|
MD-63A
|
COARSEGOLD SOUTH
|
WATER |
101
|
|
MD-73A |
QUARTZ MOUNTAIN |
WATER |
138 |
|
MD-85 |
VALETA |
WATER |
20 |
|
MD-95A |
RANCHOS WEST |
WATER |
29 |
|
SA-1 |
INDIAN LAKES |
WATER |
520 |
|
SA-2A |
BASS LAKE (Pines Tract Area) |
SEWER |
900 |
|
SA-2B |
BASS LAKE (Wishon Cove Area) |
WATER/SEWER |
29 |
|
SA-2C |
BASS LAKE (Molly Cabin Area) |
WATER |
6 |
|
SA-3 |
PARKSDALE |
WATER/SEWER |
507 |
|
SA-5
|
EASTSIDE ACRES
|
SEWER
|
85
|
|
SA-14 |
CHUK CHANSI |
WATER/SEWER |
31 |
|
SA-16 |
SUMNER HILL |
WATER/SEWER |
50 |
|
SA-19 |
ROLLING HILLS |
WATER |
360 |
