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Special districts report upgrades and large sewage responses; officials say more funding needed for repairs
Summary
Special Districts staff described new inspection programs and equipment, extensive smoke‑testing and line cleaning, and a recent large sewage incident that prompted major recovery efforts; administrators warned the county needs federal or state funding to complete crucial repairs and SCADA modernization.
Special districts staff told the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 that a combination of aging collection systems, increased monitoring and a recent major incident have highlighted urgent capital needs to prevent future sewage discharges into waterways.
Robin Borre, special district administrator, described several operational upgrades in 2025: a fats/oils/grease (F.O.G.) database, a functional CCTV camera van, manhole inspection procedures, and a sustained SLRAT (sewer line rapid assessment tool) survey and smoke‑testing campaign that covered dozens of miles of sewer lines. "We hired a summer…
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