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Council approves consent calendar including wastewater inflow/infiltration monitoring award
Summary
Atascadero’s council approved the consent calendar without objection; among the items approved was a contract award to install flow meters and begin an inflow/infiltration study intended to locate storm-related clear-water inflow into the sewer system.
The Atascadero City Council unanimously approved its consent calendar, which included routine administrative matters and a contract award to begin wastewater inflow and infiltration monitoring. The consent calendar was approved in a single motion with no public comment.
Council member Peake asked for a clarification on Consent Item D-4, the wastewater inflow and infiltration-study award: he asked whether the work involved placing sensors in the sewer network to track where excess stormwater enters the system. Staff confirmed the description. “Yes. That’s a great question, and that’s exactly right,” staff said. “We’ll put flow meters, probably 20 stations, in two phases to try to track where wastewater or clear water is coming in during storms, what weather flows, and then that’ll help us narrow down those places.”
Why this matters: Locating where rain and clear-water inflow enter the sanitary system helps prioritize repairs and reduce the need to oversize downstream treatment capacity. Council and staff said the study should reduce long-term capital costs by directing repairs to smaller, targeted fixes rather than expanding treatment-plant capacity to handle avoidable inflow.
Follow-up: Staff will proceed with the contract and return routine reporting through the public works department. The consent calendar motion was made by Council member Funk and seconded by Council member Peake; roll-call voting recorded unanimous approval.
