- Valley Springs Public Utility District provides
water and wastewater service to the town of
Valley Springs including the Valley Oaks Shopping
Center and Zippy Mart.
- Water for the District is supplied by wells on an
underground aquifer, with 2 storage tanks
combined storage of 400,000 gallons.
- The wastewater treatment plant is a pond
system with aerators and sprays secondary
treated effluent to a 33+ acre spray
- Our office is located at 150 Sequoia Avenue.
| History of VSPUD |
The Valley Springs Sanitary District was formed in February of 1940.
Paperwork was started to get the permits required from the state of
California to put in a collection system and a Imhoff tank and
Oxidizing Lagoon. At that time the system consisted of a drainage
ditch to carry liquids away from town. Due to unforeseen
circumstances and then war time the existing collections system and
the initial plant were not built until 1957. Over the past 50 years there
has been many upgrades done to the plant including a 92 acre foot
storage pond and a 36 acre spray disposal area .
Paperwork was started to get the permits required from the state of
California to put in a collection system and a Imhoff tank and
Oxidizing Lagoon. At that time the system consisted of a drainage
ditch to carry liquids away from town. Due to unforeseen
circumstances and then war time the existing collections system and
the initial plant were not built until 1957. Over the past 50 years there
has been many upgrades done to the plant including a 92 acre foot
storage pond and a 36 acre spray disposal area .
Valley Springs Public Utility District
| Valley Springs Sanitary District |
The first water system in Valley Springs Consisted of reservoir water
that was brought via an Aqueduct from the Mokelumne River. Parts
of that Aqueduct can still be seen today along Paloma Rd. The
Pattee family put in wells and a new reservoir and piped it to town.
That was known as Valley Springs Water Works.
In 1948 with the help of the Valley Springs Improvement Club, Valley
Springs Public Utility District was formed. Within A few years VSPUD
bought the entire water works from the Pattee family and formed a
fire department. Over the next few years a new storage tank was
added along with the existing 100,000 gallon tank bringing the
storage capacity to 300,000 gallons.
Valley Springs PUD and Valley Springs Sanitary District were
merged to become VSPUD just a few years ago. The Directors were
merged into one governing board. Valley Springs PUD currently
serves approximately 400 homes and businesses in the town of
Valley Springs.
that was brought via an Aqueduct from the Mokelumne River. Parts
of that Aqueduct can still be seen today along Paloma Rd. The
Pattee family put in wells and a new reservoir and piped it to town.
That was known as Valley Springs Water Works.
In 1948 with the help of the Valley Springs Improvement Club, Valley
Springs Public Utility District was formed. Within A few years VSPUD
bought the entire water works from the Pattee family and formed a
fire department. Over the next few years a new storage tank was
added along with the existing 100,000 gallon tank bringing the
storage capacity to 300,000 gallons.
Valley Springs PUD and Valley Springs Sanitary District were
merged to become VSPUD just a few years ago. The Directors were
merged into one governing board. Valley Springs PUD currently
serves approximately 400 homes and businesses in the town of
Valley Springs.
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