The Big Bear City Community Services District Sewer Department provides wastewater collection service to Big Bear City and in the areas known as Sugarloaf, Erwin Lake, Whispering Forest, and a portion of Moonridge.
The CSD Sewer Department serves 11,786 Residential customers, 7 Restaurants, 6 Churches, 4 Schools and 186 Businesses in the Big Bear City Community. The department operates out of a 7,500 square foot building at the CSD Paradise Maintenance Yard located at 417 Grenfall Lane in Big City. We operate 2 CCTV Inspection Vans, 2 Combination Cleaning/Vacuum Trucks, 1 Backhoe, 1 Skid Steer, 1 Dump Truck, 1 Slip Line Trailer, 1 Portable Pumping Station and 6 support vehicles. Eight California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Certified Collection System Operators operate and maintain the department's 7 Pump Stations, 116 miles of Sewer Mainlines ranging in size from 8 - 18 inches in diameter, and 2,886 Manholes. We average a monthly sewage flow to the local BBARWA wastewater treatment plant of 28,740,120 gallons.
Staffing and Responsibilities
- Maintenance and repair of the sewer system and pump stations
- Cleaning of sewer lines
- Televising lines to find problem areas
- Inspection of new connections made to the system
- Construction inspections
- Underground Service Alert (USA) line locations
- F.O.G. Inspection Program
- Customer Service Calls