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Sunnyvale leaders get update on decade‑long Clean Water capital program and timeline for next projects
Summary
City staff told council the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program — the city’s largest-ever capital program — is underway across multiple contracts, with major projects (secondary treatment, perimeter wall, pipeline replacement and digestion upgrades) scheduled through the end of the decade and financing mostly in place via SRF and WIFIA loans.
Public Works Director Chip Taylor told the City Council and public that the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program — what staff described as the city’s largest-ever capital program — remains in active construction across several major projects and will continue through at least 2030.
The update at the study session on March 18 covered completed primary treatment upgrades, an ongoing plant rehabilitation contract, a large secondary treatment project under construction, yard piping condition assessments, and plans for a new Clean Water Center. Staff emphasized major schedule milestones, financing details, and program-level risks.
Taylor and program manager Marlon Kim Bao said the new headworks and primary treatment facility began treating wastewater in January 2024, with a ribbon cutting last June. Taylor described the facility as “far superior to the old primaries,” noting added odor control, seismic design improvements, and onsite sludge-to-electricity generation. He added the plant is being modernized while…
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