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Home My WebLink AboutMJCIP Apps (1)RRRCITY OF PALM SPRINGS MEASURE J COMMUNITY INITIATED PROJECTS APPLICATION FORM Name of Applicant: Jim Fundin Date Submitted: 6/3/2024 Applicant Type: Neighborhood Name of Organization: N/A If yes, provide IRS ID# Tell us about your project: 1.Project Name: Little Tuscany Sewer Project 2.Project Address: 2313 N. Janis Drive, Palm Springs (Racquet Club Road and adjacent 5 streets/2313 N. Janis Drive) 3.Project Type: CIP 4.This project improves: Health Services, Streets/Roads, Sustainability/Conservation, Other: This project will stop the environmental pollution that has been occuring for the past 50+ years from old septic systems in Little Tuscany. These septic systems are polluting our ground water. 5. What demographic(s) does this project serve? All and All residents and guests in Palm Springs who wish to consume City provided water for consumption or recreation 6. Estimated project cost: $900,000 - City will receive a connection fee from each home estimated at between $50,000 and $70,000 total 7. Short description of proposed project. Little Tuscany Sewer Project/ Racquet Club Road is the terminis of 5 streets that run south and end at the wash. Five streets in Little Tuscany, which is on a hillside, were exempted from the Palm Springs Sewer System in the 1970's due to the expense of sewer construction at that time and the fact that most of the properties were vacant land. • In 2011 a main sewer line was installed going up the hill on Racquet Club Road ending at that time at Tuscany Heights, this line passed all five streets leaving about 70 homes on Septic systems. Contact Person’s Email Address: jim.fundin@gmail.com Name of Contact Person: Jim Fundin Contact Person’s Phone Number:(760) 774-9182 Applicant’s information: The real issue here is that 70 homes are polluting our groundwater, over the years I have known neighbors who have used various chemicals in their leach fields to open up the fields, some have used acid from their swimming pools, until this year I have used a product specifically designed to keep the leach field open and have now been informed that it is no longer legal in California due to "groundwater contamination".• In 2011 Cathedral City had a similar issue in the South end of the city and test wells indicated a substantial contamination issue.