2024
- Progressive Design Build Request for Proposals
- Progressive Design Build Team Selection
- Right of Way Research
- Basis of Design Report
Sewer Project
Rebuilding for our future
The Paradise Sewer Project
In January 2025, the Town began looking at building a local system
to collect, treat, and safely release wastewater—with help and ideas
from the community. A revised project description was adopted in
August 2025 that is designed to match today’s building costs and
available funding. This way, we can start with a smaller project soon
and grow it over time to serve more of Paradise in the future.
Learn more about the Sewer Project through this website.
Project Benefits
Provide wastewater disposal surety to help businesses and jobs return to Paradise and spur on recovery.
Allow for more densely-populated residential development in the Town to help increase affordable housing.
Improve Paradise groundwater quality by decreasing septic tank discharges.
Create a wastewater solution supported by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Town Council
Project Schedule
Previous Planning Activities
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
2025
- Alternatives Analysis
- COMPLETE
- Begin Subsequent Environmental Impact Report
- September
- Procure Wastewater Treatment Design Services
- Fall
- Begin Collection System Design
- Fall
Future Activities
2026-2031
- Subsequent Environmental Impact Report
- Permitting
- Right-of-Way
- Design
- Construction
Proposed Project
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 2025, the Town, with support from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQB), investigated options to build a local, scalable, and economically viable wastewater treatment facility to receive and treat wastewater from the Town. In August 2025, the Paradise Town Council voted to adopt a revised project description consisting of a hybrid gravity/low pressure collection system, aerated lagoon wastewater treatment, and disposal of treated effluent through percolation/evaporation ponds. Following direction from Town Council, a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be prepared reflecting the revised project description. Design of the revised collection system and treatment facility will begin in fall 2025.
Core Collection System
Infrastructure and pipes to collect wastewater from the sewer service area and convey it to the future Paradise Wastewater Treatment Facility.
Wastewater Treatment Facility
A Wastewater Treatment Facility will receive, treat and discharge wastewater from the Town.
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.
Find my Property
This mapping tool is available for residents to determine if their property is located within the full buildout area of the Sewer Project. At this time, the Project is planned to be delivered in Phases. The Project’s first phase for service is forecasted to be determined in 2026. Service is anticipated to begin in 2030.