Ramona Municipal Water District/Barona Indian Tribe Potable and Recycled Water Infrastructure Project

The Ramona Municipal Water District, in collaboration with the San Diego County Water Authority and the Barona Band of Mission Indians, has established an agreement to deliver up to 1,500 acre-feet of potable water annually to the Barona Indian Reservation. The project entails the construction of a 12-inch potable water pipeline and an 8-inch recycled water pipeline extending from the San Vicente Wastewater Reclamation Plant along Wildcat Canyon Road to the reservation boundary, with jurisdictional responsibility split between the Ramona Municipal Water District for the off-reservation segment and the Barona Tribe for the on-reservation portion. The infrastructure must maintain a 4-foot horizontal separation between the potable and recycled lines and comply with San Diego County Department of Public Works design standards where it traverses county right-of-way. Environmental compliance is governed by the California Environmental Quality Act, with a Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program implemented to ensure all environmental conditions are met. The project involves cooperation among multiple public agencies and a federally recognized tribal nation, reflecting an intergovernmental partnership that acknowledges tribal sovereignty and land jurisdiction. Key contacts include Erica Wolski of the Ramona Municipal Water District and Sean Paver of the San Diego County Water Authority, who serve as primary points of coordination. While administrative fees and environmental filings are documented, there is no public contract value, pricing structure, or traditional federal contract clauses identified; instead, the agreement is structured around environmental approval, infrastructure responsibility, and tribal collaboration rather than conventional procurement mechanisms. Payment and accounting details are limited to state-level transactions, and no formal invoicing systems, contracting officer roles, or federal procurement identifiers are included in the documentation.