CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE

PROJECT LOCATION AND Description

The Howonquet Village and Resort (HVR) and Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation (TDN) Wastewater Improvement Environmental Infrastructure Project is located at the mouth of the Smith River, in Smith River, CA, approximately five miles south of the California/Oregon border. The HVR and TDN Wastewater Improvement Project will provide reliable wastewater service to the current residents of HVR, as well as to the future cultural facilities that TDN will be developing on the site of its ancestral Howonquet Village. The San Francisco District will partner with TDN to provide design and construction assistance for improvements to two components of the HVR Wastewater system: a collection system, lift stations, and sewer main; and a wastewater plant expansion project. 

FY 26 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Updates in progress. Check back for more information soon.

FY 25 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Completed 100% Design Award package of Increment #1 design.
• Revised Letter Report

FY23 - FY24 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Project Partnership Agreement executed.

ISSUES AND OTHER INFORMATION

• There are 150+ homes in a mobile home park located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Smith River, in Smith River, CA. These homes are served by a wastewater system that was installed 50+ years ago. The collection system and rudimentary treatment system (a lagoon) have outlived their service life and are in a state of disrepair. The collection system of sewer mains and laterals are “orangeberg” pipe, which compacts and breaks, requiring frequent repair. The lagoon treatment ponds sit ¼ mile from the pristine Smith River estuary and there are concerns around pollution of the estuary.

CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST

• 2^nd District, Rep. Jared Huffman

POINT OF CONTACT

• Deputy for Project Management, Thomas R. Williams, 415-503-6560

Updated on 20 February 2026