Infrastructure

Infrastructure…Good Planning for the 21st Century

Centennial Founders is investing millions of dollars to plan and build the entire infrastructure of the new town including:

Three fire stations are planned for Centennial.

Eight elementary schools
Three fire stations
A library
Two transit centers
Two high schools
A sheriff station
Two water reclamation plants
Hundreds of acres of parks, trails and public spaces as well as internal roads and water systems.

Many of these facilities are usually paid for by public funds. Centennial Founders also will invest in regional transportation improvements and on-site recreational opportunities that will enhance the lives of its neighbors as well as its residents.

Centennial’s infrastructure is sized to the new town’s planned components. There is no excess capacity to support any further development down the road. And with hundreds of acres of open space and national forest surrounding the community, it will be diffi cult for other development to trickle over, into, or out of Centennial.

Water is one of the most compelling infrastructure issues in California. State law requires that a water supply assessment be completed for major developments before they can proceed. Centennial has addressed water in a most comprehensive manner that draws on multiple sources to ensure a secure and adequate supply for its short and long term needs. Echoing our overall commitment to conservation, our water strategy relies heavily on several techniques of conservation, banking and recycling, including:

100 percent of the water used for irrigation of parks, greenways and public areas as well as other nonpotable uses will come from recycled water, saving potable water for people uses
All the irrigation will be satellite-directed and computer-controlled for maximum efficiency
Native and drought-tolerant plants will be used in landscaping
Centennial sits atop a natural “bathtub” whose perimeter defi nes an underground storage basin and allows us to “bank” surplus water in wet years and use the water during dry years
Our homes will be designed to reduce water consumption by 20 to 25 percent and will use about 47 percent of the amount of water now used in homes throughout the Antelope Valley

Water in all forms is an important part of life in Southern California. In keeping with Centennial’s commitment to environmental stewardship, storm water runoff from the community will be directed through management systems to control both the quality of runoff as well as the amount of storm water that leaves the community. This approach will allow our downstream neighbors to continue enjoyment of their lands as they do today.

Fire protection is another imperative at Centennial. The requirements for firesafe landscaping and brush removal plus our own water supply are key elements.
Further, we are constructing up to three fire stations within the town borders and are rebuilding Fire Station 77 at SR-138 and I-5 that will be operational
when the first Centennial residents move in. We are working closely with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to update this facility to top standards. It will
house the first paramedic services In the area, a much-needed and long-awaited community priority.

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