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Staff Report on Water Pollution Control Plant 10-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Plan and Fiscal Year 2024-25 Appropriation of $2,660,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Sustainability & Resiliency
SUMMARY
Review the 2025 to 2034 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Plan and appropriate $2,660,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to fund the 2024-25 CIP projects.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council Finance Committee review the Water Pollution Control CIP Plan and recommend to City Council an additional 2024-25 appropriation of $2,660,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund.
BACKGROUND
The City's Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) processes wastewater for the northern two-thirds of San Leandro. The wastewater is collected via a network of 125 miles of sewer pipes and 12 lift stations. The WPCP process about 5 million gallons of wastewater per day. The WPCP was originally constructed in the 1930s and has been upgraded multiple times since then, most recently in the 2015 rehabilitation project.
WPCP operations and capital needs are funded through sewer fees. As required by Proposition 218, sewer fees are kept in the Water Pollution Control enterprise fund and are only used for that purpose.
To properly maintain critical infrastructure like the WPCP and sewer collection system, it is necessary to periodically review the status of that infrastructure and plan for potential capital outlays that will enable it to continue to provide consistent and reliable service. This plan should identify needs for renewal as well as ways to extend the useful life of the current facilities. In addition, changes in regulation and climate change also require advance planning.
City staff worked with Jason Warner, a wastewater engineer with extensive experience with treatment plants, to create a plan that has three main goals: respond to changing regulations; maintain a high-functioning and ...
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