Rainbow MWD approves purchase of 1.36 acres for lift station

The Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) has approved the purchase of 1.36 acres for what is expected to be a site for a district lift station.

The 5-0 Rainbow board vote Feb. 28 approves the purchase of the land from Lashanko Family 2001 Trust for $740,000. The land is on Thoroughbred Lane adjacent to Bonsall Village Center.

"We need to purchase land for a lift station," said Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy.

Lift Station Number 1 is off of Old River Road and delivers sewage effluent to the City of Oceanside, which has an ocean outfall. The Smith and Loveless package lift station has th...