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Brentwood water and wastewater updates: treatment capacity, PG&E delays and long‑running plant expansion
Summary
Public Works described limits in treatment capacity, a multi‑year wastewater plant expansion with contractor and PG&E delays, and planning for recycled water expansion to support west‑side development. Staff said treatment capacity is a key constraint on long‑term build‑out.
Brentwood’s Public Works staff told the City Council Feb. 4 that the city has water rights sufficient to serve future growth but that treatment and distribution capacity — not raw supply — is the critical bottleneck for long‑term expansion.
The city’s wastewater treatment capacity and related upgrades are a multi‑year program. Public Works noted the wastewater plant expansion project began in 2015, was financed partly through a State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan, and has encountered multiple design and construction delays. Staff said a key remaining delay is a two‑year PG&E queue for higher‑voltage electrical service needed to support upgraded equipment; that wait has materially stretched the construction…
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