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Seaside County Sanitation District enacts Wallace Group master plan contract; staff outlines manhole lining and flow monitoring work
Summary
The district approved its consent agenda and staff reported that the Wallace Group contract to update the sanitary sewer master plan is underway. Staff also described flow-monitoring work in Sand City, inspections in Seaside ahead of paving, and plans to line brick manholes with epoxy.
The Seaside County Sanitation District approved its consent agenda and heard staff updates on Feb. 10, 2026, including that a professional services contract with Wallace Group to update the sanitary sewer master plan has been enacted and work is underway.
District Engineer Thomas Corman told the board, “We following the resolution of the last meeting, we enacted that contract,” and said Wallace Group has begun work on the master plan. He said the district is coordinating with the City of Seaside’s Broadway Complete Streets project, adding that staff is “analyzing the sanitary sewer system under Broadway, and looking at … upgrading and increasing capacity for future expansion.”
The board unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included approval of minutes from the Jan. 13, 2023 regular meeting and receipt of the district operations report for January 2026. A motion to approve items 4a and 4b was moved and seconded and recorded as carried without dissent.
Staff also presented maintenance updates spanning the district’s three jurisdictions. Patrick (staff) said Sand City staff have solicited proposals for flow monitoring on larger sewer mains and are preparing to line several brick manholes once monitoring results guide the work. “That’ll tell us if we can line the manholes live or if we have to do a diversion, which would cost a significant amount of money given the size and flow rates,” Patrick said, describing why the district is seeking flow data before committing to a construction approach.
In Seaside proper, in-house staff have begun structure inspections in advance of planned paving projects and are reviewing longer sewer runs—lines longer than 400 feet—to determine whether additional manholes are warranted and whether rod-hole upsizing is needed. In Delray Oaks, staff contacted Ron Fucci, the public works director, to coordinate evaluations for a street project planned next year so maintenance and repairs can be made before paving.
Board members asked a clarifying question about the current manhole construction and interior materials. Patrick replied that the Sand City manholes under review are brick, need minor grouting, and that the proposed maintenance is an epoxy liner or spray-in epoxy liner designed to extend service life for decades.
No legal comments or substantive board concerns were raised, and the chair closed the meeting after announcing the next regular session on March 10, 2026.
