Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council awards $811,750 contract to install hydrodynamic separator at Greenville-Banning Channel
Summary
The city awarded a contract to install a hydrodynamic separator (HDS) to capture debris from stormwater inflow into the Greenville-Banning Channel. The project is funded in part by a $500,000 OCTA ECP grant; the low bid was $811,750 plus a 10% contingency.
The Costa Mesa City Council voted 7–0 on Feb. 4 to award a public-works contract to install a hydrodynamic separator (HDS) at the western boundary of the Costa Mesa Country Club, connecting the device to an existing storm drain to reduce debris and sediment entering the Greenville-Banning Channel.
City Engineer Sung Yang and Public Works Director Seth Raman told the council the device uses a cyclonic separation (a vortex) to settle out bottles, cans, sediment and other debris before cleaner stormwater discharges to the channel. Staff showed photos of recent debris after rain and explained the HDS is a flow-through device designed for a storm-drain connection.
The city received an Orange County Transportation Authority Measure…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
