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Albany adopts 2026 Sewer System Management Plan to keep pace with consent-decree requirements
Summary
Council unanimously adopted Resolution 26‑09 approving the 2026 Sewer System Management Plan after staff described regulatory obligations under WDR and a multijurisdictional consent decree; staff said rehabilitation and operating programs have reduced sewer overflows and average pipe age has decreased.
Albany City Council on Feb. 17 adopted Resolution 26‑09 approving the 2026 Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP), the guiding document for the city's sewer operations and capital program.
Public works staff explained that Albany operates about 33 miles of sewer mains, most installed in the early 20th century, and that the city operates under both statewide Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) and a multijurisdictional consent decree with East Bay MUD and seven satellite agencies. The…
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