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San Leandro council adopts 5-year wastewater rate plan to cover $55M in upgrades
Summary
The San Leandro City Council unanimously adopted a rate schedule for wastewater services that city staff said is needed to fund roughly $55 million in capital improvements and new regulatory projects, including a $10 million nutrient removal program; rates would take effect July 1, 2025.
San Leandro City Council on May 5 voted unanimously to adopt a five-year schedule of wastewater rates and fees the city says are needed to fund capital repairs, regulatory projects and debt service in the sewer enterprise.
City staff framed the proposal as a funding fix for an aging system and new regulatory requirements. "The first and primary objective is the financial sufficiency. We need to fund all the costs while maintaining prudent reserves," said Hayes Morehouse, the city's water pollution control manager, during the council presentation.
The council took the item after a public hearing required under California Proposition 218. City Clerk Kelly Clancy told the council the city mailed 14,589 Prop 218 notices and as of…
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