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Gilroy orders RFP for 73 connector pipe screens to meet state trash-capture mandate; staff to study separators and Track 2 compliance
Summary
Council authorized an RFP for 73 connector pipe screens to meet the State Water Board’s 30% trash-capture requirement by Dec. 2, 2026 and directed staff to pursue parallel study of hydrodynamic separators and a Track 2 equivalency program. Funding from the stormwater management fund (04/22) was identified as the source for Phase 1.
City public works staff told the council on Dec. 16 that state-mandated trash-capture rules require the city to achieve 30% capture of priority land-use areas by Dec. 2, 2026, followed by progressively higher capture requirements in 2028 and 2030. Staff recommended and the council approved preparing and advertising a request for proposals (RFP) for fabrication and installation of 73 connector pipe screens (CPS) as the most feasible pathway to meet the Phase 1 (30%) deadline.
Public Works Director John Dowdy and the environmental team explained two…
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