Consultants present 10‑year collection-system master plan with 14 projects and $29M planning estimate

Stantec principal engineer Carrie Pointers presented the Montecito Sanitary District’s Collection System Master Plan, a multi‑step study that combined a condition assessment, life‑expectancy analysis, infiltration-and-inflow modeling and a capital improvement program covering the next 10 years. The plan rates mains, manholes and lift‑station components, identifies hotspots for potential overflows and recommends 14 priority projects the district should consider over the coming decade. "This master plan is focused on projects over the next 10 years and it's really to help support that budgetary planning efforts," Pointers said.