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San Carlos faces roughly $4.9 million share of regional wastewater upgrades, authority says
Summary
Silicon Valley Clean Water Authority told San Carlos council Aug. 11 that aging plant infrastructure and new nutrient limits create major capital needs; the agency said San Carlos’ share of near‑term funding is about $4.9 million and next steps include an interagency loan policy and a Sept. commission vote.
Matt Zuka, general manager of the Silicon Valley Clean Water Authority, told the San Carlos City Council on Aug. 11 that the regional wastewater treatment plant faces significant capital work driven by aging equipment and new regulatory limits. "I'm here tonight to talk about the treatment system capital investment needs for the foreseeable future at our treatment plant," Zuka said.
Zuka described a list of projects that he said are driven largely by aging infrastructure: 44‑year‑old fixed film reactors that will be rebuilt, final effluent pumps nearing the end of their useful life, pipe replacements to eliminate single points of failure and rehabilitation of digesters used to make biosolids. He said one remaining conveyance project is a force main to move wastewater from West Bay…
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