DATE: September 10, 2015
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Utilities and Environmental Services
SUBJECT
Title
Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) Reclaimed Water Project Update
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Committee reviews and comments on this report.
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Staff is planning on constructing a new Recycled Water Treatment and Distribution Facility Project that will provide tertiary treated wastewater for irrigation and other industrial uses. Tertiary recycled water is the highest level of wastewater treatment defined by the State of California (referred to as Title 22). Tertiary treatment requires secondary effluent, which is what the WPCF is currently producing, to go through additional treatment processes including coagulation and filtration followed by a high level of disinfection that results in clean safe water that will allow unrestricted irrigation and industrial use for the City's customers. The City is currently working on obtaining funding from the California State Revolving Fund (SRF) program, and will be hiring a consultant to start the design process in the next few months.
Aside from the Recycled Water Treatment and Distribution Facility Project, the City has an existing reclaimed water system at the WPCF. The reclaimed water system provides filtration and disinfection of the secondary effluent for various uses at the plant. Because of the recent drought, and the need to reduce potable water use this year, staff is working on modifying and expanding the reclaimed water system to provide additional capacity for other City uses such as street sweeping, dust control, and for cleaning sanitary sewers. In addition, additional capacity will be provided for private contractor use upon request. The system was originally installed during the 2006 WPCF Facility Improvements - Phase 1 Project and was designed to supply up to 300 g...
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