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Report regarding a resolution establishing sewer service rates for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 amending the Master Fee Schedule to include the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Sewer Service Rates; and adopting the Report of Annual Sewer Rentals Charges for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. (Brian Schumacker, Plant Superintendent)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution establishing sewer service rates for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027, amending the Master Fee Schedule to include the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Sewer Service Rates; and adopting the Report of Annual Sewer Rentals Charges for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The South San Francisco-San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant began service in 1952 to protect public health and help safeguard San Francisco Bay. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the system can treat up to 62 million gallons of wastewater per day during peak wet weather conditions. Wastewater from throughout South San Francisco is conveyed to the plant through more than 165 miles of underground sewer pipelines and thirteen sanitary sewer pump stations, forming a complex and critical infrastructure network that protects the community and the environment.
Local, state, and federal regulators heavily regulate the treatment processes. These regulations help to protect the health and safety of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. Sewer fees collected from the users fund critical services such as the operation, maintenance, compliance monitoring, and upgrade of the sewer collection system and treatment plant required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Public Works staff have started or completed several reliability improvements projects and engineering studies for the sewage collection system and the main wastewater treatment plant.
* Completed:
o Standby Generator No. 1 Replacement Project
o Effluent Storage P...
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