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Is there sewer out there? We’ve been surprised to learn just how much of Escondido is on septic, including a couple of houses we looked at out that way.[/quote]
Right now there’s no sewer, no water, and the only road is route 78, which is one lane each way, so it’s going to be tough to handle traffic from 10,000 additional households (basically as much as Ramona). But the developer owns around 22,000 acres in the area and he promises to donate a big chunk of it in exchange for concessions. Depending on how negotiations go, he might convince the powers that be to run some water pipes or even to widen the 78.
The sewer is probably not going to happen. I recall reading that Escondido sewer system is close to capacity as is, any substantial expansion would involve laying new pipes from the sewer processing site all the way to the ocean, and the cost of that is crazy high (I recall seeing the number $500 million). And there’s no other sewer system for many miles in any direction.
It’s remarkable that there’s so little buildable land left close to the city, that people start discussing outlandish proposals like this one. Almost everything is either built-out or belongs to some kind of conservancy.
