CARMEL MEADOWS, Monterey County — October 28, 2026. A long-running sewer infrastructure project serving Carmel Meadows is moving through engineering design, with the Carmel Area Wastewater District having authorized a professional-services amendment worth up to $607,330 for final design work.
The district’s official resolution register identifies the action as Resolution 2026-62, adopted July 30, 2026, for Carmel Meadows Sewer Improvements, Project 19-03. The amendment concerns work by Kennedy Jenks Consultants. Authorization of engineering services is not a declaration that pipeline replacement construction has been finished or that a final construction budget and schedule are established.
What the district is trying to replace
District project descriptions have identified aging sewer infrastructure near an easement paralleling Ribera Road, including a long aerial section of pipeline and related manholes. Updated plans have considered a small pump station and alternative pipeline alignment, with attention to residents’ concerns about equipment placement and access. Exact technical scope, environmental approvals and construction timing should be confirmed against the latest published design.
Where residents can ask questions
The district maintains a dedicated Carmel Meadows Sewer Improvements Project page with background and community-information materials. It invites residents seeking project updates to email downstream@cawd.org.
The district’s official resolutions register lists Resolution 2026-62 and its authorized amount. It also publishes board meeting dates, agendas and minutes; the next regular meeting is listed for October 29 at 9 a.m. at 3945 Rio Road in Carmel. That public meeting is an opportunity to check new developments, not evidence that this project is on its October 29 agenda.
Editorial note: This report concerns the longer-term Project 19-03 sewer improvements. A separate district project (25-01) concerns interim easement-pipeline repairs. Their scopes and funding authorizations should not be conflated. Facts will be updated on this canonical URL when new official progress records are available.
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