Community Services District Project Updates

A rural road scene with power lines, mountains in the background, and a sign near the edge of the gravel area. Clear blue sky.
Bear Valley Road Rehabilitation Project 

The Bear Valley Road Rehabilitation Project will include a complete reconstruction of Bear Valley Road from the gate to Oakflat Drive, and from Bay Court to Martingale Way. Water main lines and service lines will also be replaced as part of the project.

The current estimate for the project is $9.3 Million. The road replacement portion will be funded from the Roads Fund, and the water line replacement portion will be funded from the Water Enterprise Fund.

When construction begins, please expect delays on our roads. The CSD will utilize Nixle, the Electronic Gate Marquee, the CSD Website, and Social Media to send timely alerts on road closures.

A small structure marked "Booster 4A" with an open door, revealing some equipment inside.
Oakflat Booster Station Project 

The Oakflat Booster Station pumps water to higher elevations in the surrounding area but had been experiencing pressure surges and water outages due to aging equipment.

The new booster system was officially brought online in March 2026. Remaining work includes full integration with the CSD’s SCADA system and installation of a shade structure.

Funded through water rates paid by Bear Valley Springs residents, the project will provide more reliable water service and improved water pressure for community members in the area.

A report on pavement management for Bear Valley, CA, including images of snowy roads and a service vehicle. March 2026.
Pavement Management Project 

The Bear Valley CSD Pavement Management Project is focused on long-term rehabilitation of our roads.

In April 2026, the Board of Directors had its first review of an in-depth Pavement Management Report from Infrastructure Management Services (IMS).

Pavement Management Report.pdf

The report takes an in-depth look at the current condition of roads in Bear Valley Springs, using a Pavement Condition Index (PCI). The PCI is essentially the health of the road. Roads are examined for things like pavement cracking, rutting, and roughness. Once that data is collected, it is analyzed to give each segment a PCI score between 0 and 100. The higher the score, the better the condition of the road.

IMS analyzed 95 miles of roads in Bear Valley Springs. They found that our roads have an average PCI of 44, which falls in the “marginal” range. They also found that 46% of our roads are in the “poor” or “very poor” categories, while 23% are rated as “good” or better.

The pie chart shows the condition distribution of a community's pavement: V Poor (18%), Poor (28%), Marginal (20%), Fair (11%), Good (10%), V Good (13%).

IMS identified three key takeaways from this data:

  • The network average pavement condition score falls below the national average currently seen by IMS of 60 to 65, with the Community’s average scoring a 44.
  • The number of streets rated Excellent is below the minimum recommended target of 15% at 0%.
  • The backlog amount, which is the total of Very Poor and Poor roads (between a PCI of 0 and 40), is far above the maximum recommended target of 12% at 46%.

Simply put, roads in Bear Valley Springs are currently missing all three of these key metrics.

What Comes Next

Currently, the CSD has a roads budget of $0.17 Million per year. This is based on a Roads Assessment that was implemented in 1996 and hasn’t been changed since. Based on the analysis and projections by IMS, leaving that budget unchanged will lead to continued degradation of our roads, dropping Bear Valley’s average PCI from 44 to 34 within five years.

The Pavement Management Report includes several potential budget options with a variety of outcomes.

The graph compares various budget models and their impact on Post Rehab Network Average Condition from 2026 to 2030.

For example, raising the budget to $2.29 million would only maintain current PCI conditions, while a more substantial investment, around $3.5 million annually, would be needed to begin improving road quality.

In other words, the less the CSD spends, the worse our roads will be. In order to make significant improvements to our roads, the CSD will need a significant increase in the roads budget.

The CSD Board of Directors will use the report’s findings to determine an appropriate level of road funding and how it will be funded. 

Water System Master Plan 

The CSD Water System Master Plan is a project that has never been completed in Bear Valley Springs. The project is a comprehensive review of the entire water system, which currently serves approximately 3,000 parcels, consists of 21 potable wells (only five of which are active), six lakefill wells, 19 pressure zones, 17 pressure reducing stations, 36 booster pumping stations with 77 pumps, 43 gravity storage tanks, seven hydro-pneumatic tanks, 653 fire hydrants, two Warf heads, 1300 valves, 108 dead ends, and 171 air-vacs, and 110 miles of mainline delivery pipes ranging from two inches to 16 inches in diameter. 

This data is critical to creating long-term plans to repair, maintain, and improve the CSD's water system. Due to the extensive nature of the project, it will take a significant amount of time to produce a full report. It is expected to be presented to the Board of Directors in Summer 2026. 

When complete, the Water Master Plan will become a guiding document for future water project planning across Bear Valley Springs.