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Woodside planning commissioners approve Menlo Country Club sewer-to-irrigation reclamation project
Summary
The Town of Woodside Planning Commission voted unanimously April 16 to approve Menlo Country Club's plan to treat sanitary sewer flows on-site for golf-course irrigation, a project staff says would cut the club's potable-water use by roughly 83% compared with a decade ago; the approval is subject to a 10-day appeal period.
On April 16, 2025, the Town of Woodside Planning Commission voted to approve a Menlo Country Club proposal to install an on-site water reclamation facility that will treat sanitary sewer flows and reuse the treated water for golf-course irrigation.
Planner Sage summarized the proposal and staff's recommended findings, saying the facility would connect to the sewer line via a bored pipeline under Woodside Road, locate treatment equipment within sound-attenuated containers near the front property line (a variance is required because equipment would sit within 50 feet of the front property line), and store treated water in a precast underground tank.
Steve Gonzales, Menlo Country Club general manager, said the club has pursued multi-year conservation steps and "was using about 95,000,000 gallons of water per year" before the current measures. Gonzales said…
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