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Engineers identify potential site and hurdles for new lagoon south of freeway
Summary
Anderson Perry outlined a split-system option and flagged a yellow-hatched parcel as a potential southern lagoon site; the parcel is not city-owned and would require procurement, state land-use approvals, or annexation to serve development outside the urban growth boundary.
The consultant presented a conceptual option to split the wastewater treatment system so existing lagoons would serve areas north of the freeway while a new lagoon system south of the freeway would serve the bulk of projected southern growth. Lees said that split would extend lagoon life by reducing hydraulic conveyance to the older facility.
Councilors identified a yellow-hatched parcel as a candidate site; Lees said the hatched parcel is not city-owned and would need to be procured, while a small adjacent city parcel exists but is too small for a full lagoon. The discussion noted the port is a major landowner near the existing lagoons and that extending sewer beyond the urban growth boundary would involve state agencies (DLCD, Department of State Lands) and likely goal-exception or annexation processes. Lees described these as major, multi-agency efforts that would be pursued only as part of long-range planning.
Councilors and the presenter also discussed alternatives to lagoons, noting that future technology or alternatives could become viable within 20'0 years. Staff will use the facilities plan to open conversations with state agencies, landowners and stakeholders if the city decides to pursue a new site or annexation pathway.
