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RWQCB “MANDATED” SEWER FRAUD EXPOSED ALONG WITH “PROVEN TRACK RECORD” AND “TRADITIONAL SYSTEM” LIES
“The Regional Water Quality Control Board has mandated that Los Osos build a sewer. Los Osos has no choice.”
The famous 19 words (allegedly created by Pandora Nash-Karner), repeatedly pronounced by the LOCSD Board and their GM, Bruce Buel, and sanctioned by the RWQCB, that launched the LOCSD/RWQCB Reign of Terror on Los Osos. The 19 words used to deliberately influence the illegal June 2001 Assessment District vote on favor of the illegal Assessment District and to prevent any interference with the massive fraud against the community. The RWQCB “mandated” sewer statement was eventually discovered to be false and publicly revealed by Budd Sanford, Chairman of the Total Recall Movement, in 2002 when he cited California Water Code (CWC) 13360. CWC 13360 (a). “No waste discharge requirement or other order of a regional board or the state board or decree of a court … shall specify the design, location, type of construction, or particular manner in which compliance may be had with that requirement, order, or decree, and the person so ordered shall be permitted to comply with the order in any lawful manner.” In other words, not the SWRCB, the RWQCB, the LOCSD, nor the Courts have the right to “mandate” any lawful solution to an Order. Therefore, there was no RWQCB “mandated” sewer for Los Osos. Yet, between 1999 and 2002 the LOCSD and the RWQCB had repeatedly told the community at public meetings, in various mailers sent prior to the Assessment District vote and echoed in the media, that it was a RWQCB “mandated” sewer and that Los Osos had no choice. The CSD and the Pandora Nash-Karner group, “Vote ‘Yes’ for the Sewer,” sent a number of “Messages” and mailings to voters prior to the illegal 2001 Assessment District vote in which they used the 19-word statement as the foundation to state lies about funding, more expensive costs to residents and $10,000 per day fines against residents if the vote failed. Under the law, it is a felony for any public agency to send false or misleading information to voters for any reason. The law requires that voters have all of the truthful information in order to allow them to be able to make an informed, intelligent decision. All of the information sent to the voters prior to the illegal June 23001 Assessment District vote was false and deliberately intended to terrorize, coerce and intimidate voters. Enterprise, conspiracy and fraud under R.I.C.O. is clearly identified. The deliberate coercion and intimidation was ongoing from 1999 through the present in one form or another by the RWQCB, the SWQCB, the LOCSD and the County Board of Supervisors under Bruce Gibson. After the revelation of CWC 13360(a), the simple question became: If there was no RWQCB “mandated” sewer, who was “mandating it? The only answer was the LOCSD “mandated” central sewer. In response to a Public Records Request (PRR) in which he was asked if the RWQCB had “mandated” the sewer, Heir Roger Briggs stated: “… specific collection, treatment, reuse and disposal technologies are selected by the project proponent (the CSD) and not by the Regional Board.” The fact that there was no RWQCB “mandated” sewer was also finally admitted by then CSD president Rose Bowker in a July 2002 two-paragraph article in the Tribune in which she said: “Did the State Water Resources Control Board or the Regional Water Quality Control Board ‘mandate’ the use of extended aeration in a centrally located facility (sewer) to treat the community’s groundwater? No.” She followed that with: “Did the State ‘mandate’ that we clean up our water? Yes.” Numerous PRRs to the CSD asking for documentation from the State regarding their “mandate to clean up our water” proved fruitless. As usual, Bowkers response was that she didn’t consider these valid PRRs.
After three years of the CSD and the RWQCB Nazis telling the community that the RWQCB had “mandated” a deadly pathogen-producing factory in Los Osos, both agencies were finally forced to tell the truth and admit that the RWQCB had NOT “mandated” a central sewer and that the LOCSD was the sewer proponent. Unfortunately, this did nothing to slow or stop their Reign of Terror. Their abuses and contempt for the law, their complete lack of conscience and total disregard for the public health and safety driven by their myopic, avaricious hunger for wealth and power, has continued onward at full speed to this date. The same people are involved, some forced out of the shadows. The Enterprise under R.I.C.O. continues to be shown.
LIFE AFTER THE RWQCB “MANDATED” SEWER
You’d think that after the lie of the RWQCB “mandated” sewer and its use to coerce and intimidate residents had been exposed, the illegality of the 2001 June Assessment District vote was realized and the absolute fraud of the project itself had been revealed that the terrorists would run into their holes and those sworn to up hold the law (the DA) would move to investigate, indict and convict.
Unfortunately, instead of being the arm of the law as set forth in our Constitution, apparently, according to Steve Von Dolen, Assistant D.A., our D.A., Gerald Shea, is friends with many of the terrorists. As Von Dolen told Budd Sanford after evidence of election fraud and the illegal use of the Monitoring Wells had been presented to him, “We would probably have to recuse ourselves because we have lunch with many of the people mentioned in the complaint.” So according to Von Dolen, it just wouldn’t do to investigate one’s friends, regardless of the crimes. When Sanford voiced concern over this statement, Von Dolan quickly recanted by saying, “Well, I didn’t mean we would.” So instead of fearing investigations and probable indictments, the terrorists simply winked, smiled, and adopted a new line of propaganda to continue to deceive, coerce and intimidate the community. Once the exposure of the lie regarding the RWQCB “mandated” system had been revealed and the fact that the LOCSD had chosen the deadly pathogen-producing factory, the LOCSD began telling the community that it was because the SWQCB had required the use of a “traditional system” or be denied low-interest money. This new “traditional system” or be denied low-interest money line was echoed by all of the terrorists, their supporters and enablers. As an example, in 2002, a Los Osos resident, Ben Di Fatta, had sent a query to Pandora Nash-Karner regarding the “traditional system” line.
In her January 19, 2002 response she said, “Although we now have local control and can make our own decisions, we can only do so to a point. The train is being driven by the agencies. State Water basically told us they would not lend us available low-interest money unless we used a traditional system.” In July 2003, Budd Sanford sent a PRR to Heir Briggs of the RWQCB in which he asked: “Did the RWQCB tell the LOCSD or Pandora Nash-Karner that Los Osos had to use, install or construct a “traditional system” or be denied “low interest money?” In his response, Briggs said: “I am not aware of any such correspondence or conversation. In fact, to the contrary, the LOCSD has considered variety of traditional and non-traditional approaches.” The State Water Board also confirmed the fact that there was never any such statement made to the LCOSD or Karner regarding the use of a “traditional system.” In fact, in an August 15, 2003 response to a PRR from Sanford, Barbara Evoy of the SWRCB said, “SWRCB’s SRF Loan Program does not require implementation of any specific treatment technology for a project to be funded. We do, however, require that the proposed project include technology with a proven track record.”
Pandora Nash-Karner and the LOCSD stated many times before the June 2001 illegal Assessment District vote that if the vote failed or the LOCSD “failed to build a sewer project” there would be NO state or federal revolving-fund money or any other state money for Los Osos. In an August 27, 2003 PRR, Sanford asked the State Board if they had ever issued such a statement to Karner, Bruce Buel or the LOCSD and, if so, was the statement true. In a September 15, 2003 reply, Celeste Cantu, Executive Director, said: “After a review of our files, my staff can find no letters or documents that have communicated the above statement or any other statement implying such a message.” In the same September 15, 2003 response, Sanford asked the State Board for their definition of “proven track record” and the specific location under the law in which it is used as a requirement. The response from Cantu was: “The phrase ‘proven track record’ was taken from common speech and was not intended to carry any legislatively defined meaning. “It is merely a reference to our fiduciary responsibility to make sound funding decisions based on established engineering knowledge in administering the SRF Program.” ALTERNATIVES
Since the issuance of the “mandated” sewer lie, the LOCSD had repeatedly told the community that they had studied and submitted alternatives to the deadly pathogen-producing factory to the RWQCB but that all been rejected.
During the Total Recall, at a public CSD meeting, Budd Sanford and Tom Salmon challenged the LOCSD claims that they had studied “dozens of alternatives” and demanded proof. Then Director Sylvia Smith responded with: “The CSD has spent $3,000 evaluating dozens of alternative systems.” She was immediately challenged. At the next public CSD meeting Smith apologized for her incorrect statement and then said that the CSD had actually spent $300,000 studying dozens of alternatives. Budd Sanford immediately submitted a PRR to the LOCSD requesting an accounting of the money and a list of the “dozens of alternatives studied.” He was met with the usual Bowker/ Buel response: “President Bowker does not feel that this is a legitimate Public Records Request. Please identify the specific studies or invoices that you are requesting” Additional attempts to secure an accounting and list proved useless. In a letter from Heir Briggs, he also stated that the LOCSD had “studied dozens of alternatives” (See Graham Knowles in “Evidence”), but when asked to produce any documents to verify the claim, he was unable to do so.
In an August 28, 2003 response from Heir Briggs to a Sanford PRR in which Sanford asked Briggs if he or anyone at the RWQCB had ever told Karner, Buel or the LOCSD that there would be no funds if a “traditional system” were not used, Briggs said this: “I am not aware of any such correspondence or conversation.” In a September 29, 2003 response to a Sanford PRR, Celeste Cantu stated: “No proposals made by the LOCSD have been denied to date. It is our understanding that alternative collection and treatment systems were evaluated by the LOCSD in preparation of their project plan but were not selected as the most cost-effective project.” “Cost effective?” A billion-dollar deadly-pathogen producing factory in the center of town was more “cost-effective” than a septic tank maintenance program? Must be new math at work. Cantu further stated: “The selection process of the most cost-effective project included public review and input through a series of workshops, board meetings and other public outreach information drives as well as review and input from other public agencies such as the RWQCB, the Department of Health Services, the SLO Planning Department and the California Coastal Commission… Our approval of the project was based on a review of the project selected by the LOCSD.” What “workshops?” There were none except those chaired by Gary Karner or one of their terrorist gang. The LOCSD “Wastewater Committee” was chaired by Pandora Nash-Karner. What “other public outreach information drives?” Whenever the “public” voiced any opposition to the deadly pathogen-producing factory, its costs and health issues or proposed the Septic Tank Maintenance Program, citing information based on fact, the terrorist LOCSD Board treated them with disrespect and contempt. A number of experts including Dr. John Alexander, Mr. Wade Brim and Dr. Tom Ruehr testified a number of times in opposition to the sewer and offered more than one real “cost-effective,” tested alternative that would save and protect our water. All were ignored and treated with disdain and contempt by the LOCSD Board.
EXPERTS TESTIFY
Among the experts who expressed their views of “cost-effective” alternatives based on scientific evidence and proven technology and who were opposed to a central sewer were four quite brilliant and extremely qualified individuals, three of whom live or lived in or near Los Osos.
These experts are Dr. John Alexander, one of the most brilliant experts on water conservation and waste water management in the world, Mr. Wade Brimm, Professor Thomas A. Reuhr (deceased 2009) and Mr. Glenn Stillman. A brief list of their credentials are as follows:
DR. JOHN ALEXANDER, Ph.D., IOM, LFIBA
(Taken from his Affidavit, Federal Lawsuit 2001, against the LOCSD. The full three-page text appears under “Dr. John Alexander” on this site.)
Dr. Alexander has a BS in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a Doctorate Degree in Environmental Engineering from Occidental University, St. Louis, Mo. He was the 152nd person inducted into the World Who’s Who Hall of Fame, served as a science advisor at the Presidential level and, in 2001, was elected “Scientist of the Year” by the International Biological Centre.
In 1942 he was commissioned as one of the first Seabee officers and oversaw the construction of several naval bases in the Pacific theatre, including the Aleutian Islands. After WWII he started John A. Alexander Construction and completed over 3,000 buildings in and around California. His company invented “tilt-up” concrete construction.
He is the founder of John Alexander Research, Inc., A&W Smelter & Refineries, Inc., and Water Science Technologies, Inc. He created these companies in order to help address world problems and shortages in affordable and safe housing, in order to improve recycling and resource recovery, and to help eliminate the severe shortages of clean drinking water that exist around the world. He is the co-author of “Water Reuse – Second Edition,” published in 1980 by the Water Pollution Control Federation.
He is also the co-creator of the first Abalone farm in the United States, which is located on his property in Cayucos, California. He has been involved in marine research to save the Pismo clam and to build house structures using marine resources.
He has been researching algae, including seaweed, and the growth of other valuable marine life. He has a small research center in the Central Valley of California that is investigating means of removing selenium and salt contamination from agricultural surface water.
Dr. Alexander has been involved in the opposition to the fraudulent deadly pathogen-producing factory in Los Osos for more than 30 years. This is not only because he is not convinced there is a problem with the majority of the septic systems currently in service, that there is no pollution of the Bay or public water caused by these systems. He has stated more than once that it appears the underlying soil is properly recycling the nitrogen loading that it is experiencing.
Dr. Alexander acknowledges that in the case of Los Osos, rotting vegetation, agriculture and some sea water intrusion are the primary sources for any water problems.
He has always supported the RWQCB’s suggestion to the County in 1978 to pump down the groundwater along the Bay and install one or two cluster plants (small wastewater plants) to handle current and future wastewater issues. The County ignored the suggestion and advice and never did anything.
The groundwater still needs to be pumped down at least 14 feet, which will permanently end any sea water intrusion, prevent annual overflowing of some septic tanks and allow the leach fields to do their job. At least one cluster plant is still recommended to handle the 100–150 homes built along the Bay.
In addition to the above reasons, Dr. Alexander is aware of the deadly pathogens produced by central sewers and their deadly consequences to a community. He has been working with the Center for Disease Control in efforts to combat these deadly, antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
There have been pandemics across the nation caused by these deadly pathogens bred in central sewer systems, which is the major reason why a few years back the USEPA came out against central sewers in favor of on-site systems (septics).
Please read more in depth material in the Dr. John Alexander section of this paper including his report entitled “Deadlier Than the Bomb,” an in-depth exposure of the deadly dangers of the “so-called” secondary treatment of waste in central sewer systems and their deadly consequences to the health of a community.
WADE BRIMM
(Taken from his Affidavit, Federal Lawsuit 2001, against the LOCSD.) Certified as a Water Treatment Operator Grade IV by the California Department of Health & Services (#02187).
He has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut (1950) and took numerous post-graduate courses and professional seminars included in the Ground Water School run by the U.S. Geological Survey.
He retired in 1986 after 33 years of professional experience with the State of California, 23 years with the Department of Water Resources. From 1968 to 1986 he was Chief, Civil Engineering Section, Southern Field Division, Department of Water Resources (DWR) where he was responsible for Dam and Aqueduct Safety Monitoring for the portion of Department’s water project facilities south of the San Joaquin Valley.
This included 12 miles of tunnel through the Tehachapi Mountains and the San Bernardino Mountains, more than 100 miles of open aqueduct, four major dams and reservoirs, 40 miles of large-diameter high-pressure (over 1800 feet of head) pipeline and all appurtenant structures.
Mr. Brimm supervised all aspects of water quality monitoring and controlled development of water treatment systems and regulatory interfaced with State, County and local agencies.
From 1963–‘68 he was an associate Engineer in the Water Quality Section, Southern District, DWR. His duties included providing advice to the Water Pollution Control Boards and providing “Protection Projects” for several threatened coastal ground water basins barriers against sea water intrusion and other contamination problems.
In 2001, Mr. Brimm did an independent study of the 11 illegal groundwater monitoring wells that had been ordered drilled in Los Osos by the County in 1980 that were still being illegally used by the County, the RWQCB and the LOCSD to collect specious data in order to hype the alleged contamination of our water.
Mr. Brimm’s full report was sent to all concerned agencies, and ignored by all concerned agencies. (It can be read in its entirety on the “Wade Brimm” section of this site.)
DR. THOMAS A. RUEHR
(Taken from his Affidavit, Federal Lawsuit 2001, against the LOCSD.) He was a Professor in the Soil Science Department at the Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo since 1974 and a resident of Los Osos.
He held a BS in Agronomy–Soils from the Ohio State University, a Master of Science degree in Agronomy–Soils from the Iowa State University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Agronomy–Soils from Colorado State University.
Dr. Ruehr served on the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) formed by the San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Board of Supervisors in the early 1980s to study nitrates and any alleged contamination in Los, Osos.
He was a Chair for one term on the Blue Ribbon Committee for Los Osos examining all aspects of water and wastewater issues for the community.
At TAC, he explored alternative wastewater treatment and disposal options for Los Osos and was a member of the local Solutions Group which proposed using a pond system for treating community waste water.
In 2001–’02 he was a member of the SLO County’s Public Health Committee Task Force to make recommendations to the SLO Board of Supervisors regarding disposal strategies for bio solids (sewage sludge).
He was also a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Society for Microbiology.
Dr. Ruehr spoke against the fraudulent sewer at a number of Los Osos Town Hall meetings and LOCSD public meetings and wrote an extensive piece that was published in the New Times. Please read the full text in the “Dr. Tom Reuhr” section of this site.
GLENN STILLMAN
(Taken from his Affidavit, Federal Lawsuit 2001, against the LOCSD.) In 2001–’02, Mr. Stillman was the VP and Principal Engineer with Alaska Petroleum Environmental Engineering, Inc., located in Garden Grove, California.
Mr. Stillman has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Illinois–Chicago, Masters of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the Univ. of Alaska–Fairbanks, and had completed all course work at the Univ. of Alaska–Fairbanks for a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering.
He has worked in the environmental, construction and petroleum industries for more than 25 years. Since March 1992, he has held a Contractors License, #615579. The classifications under this license are General Engineering “a,” Hazardous Substance removal and Remedial Actions Certificate (“HAZ”), Asbestos Certification and C-57” (Well Drilling).
During his career he has designed and drilled hundreds of wells including oil production wells, injection wells, potable water wells, water and waste disposal wells, groundwater remediation wells and groundwater monitoring wells. He has also inspected and sampled hundreds of wells. He has been involved in the plugging and abandonment of scores of these wells.
He is familiar with United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and State of California requirements for the proper installation of various wells, and the requirements for their closure.
He has worked with various California Regional Water Quality Control Boards including those at Los Angeles, Santa Ana, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Lahontan and North Coast Regions.
The attorney for the 2000-’01 federal action against the LOCSD had requested Mr. Stillman examine and review the Los Osos wastewater issues, which he did. Mr. Stillman came to the same conclusions that all other legitimate and non-corrupted experts did: Los Osos did NOT need a central sewer system! GRAHAM KNOWLES
In April 2002, a public town hall meeting was held. The key speaker was Mr. Graham Knowles, a world-class expert on wastewater management. He is a top consultant to the Office of Wastewater Management, USEPA in Washington, D. C., and employed with the National Environmental Services Center, National Small Flows Clearinghouse/National In House Demonstration project at the West Virginia University in Morgantown, W. VA. He is also a consultant to the United Nations and to a number of countries regarding their waste disposal problems. Mr. Knowles was brought to Los Osos to present the latest scientific evidence regarding the encouraged use of on-site septic systems and the condemnation of all central sewer projects. He brought with him a considerable amount of scientific data and the latest findings. Prior to the presentation, Mr. Knowles met with RWQCB representatives who (according to Heir Briggs) “… discussed the background and sensitivity of this issue … prior to his participation in the meeting.” Mr. Knowles gave an informative presentation backed by the evidence. He stated scientific evidence that debunked all claims the terrorists were making in support of a central sewer and the alleged dangers of on-site septic systems. The presentation and question and answer session lasted almost three hours. The following day, April 29, 2002, Heir Briggs sent a scathing letter to both the USEPA and West Virginia University attempting to character assassinate Mr. Knowles and cost him his positions. The letter was filled with lies, innuendos and deliberate misinformation. Included was this statement: “Assuring the audience that on-site systems are a viable and cost-effective alternative to conventional sewering of the community of Los Osos—without revealing the dozens of alternatives evaluated for suitability in Los Osos, or the water quality implications of each system.” Again, whenever a PRR was sent to the LOCSD or the RWQCB asking for the information on the alleged “dozens of alternatives studied” by the LOCSD, none were ever produced. What is most important here is the obvious arrogance of Briggs believing that he could discredit a real expert for speaking the truth. It is no surprise as this is a common trait of these terrorists whenever faced with truth in opposition to their lies. Fortunately it didn’t work. Mr. John Hanlon, Director, Office of Wastewater Management, replied in a June 2002 letter. He first confirmed that “… the USEPA supports and promotes the concept of decentralized wastewater treatment…” He then shelves Briggs complaint by stating that he met with Mr. Mori of West Virginia University and discussed the Knowles presentation. Mr. Hanlon was satisfied that West Virginia University would not pay for the trip from USEPA grant funds. No reference to any of Briggs ridiculous, slanderous comments. Mr. Mori also responded to Briggs diatribe on May 20, 2002. He informed Briggs that, “The goal of the program directed by Graham Knowles is to seek out communities who wish to improve the quality of on-site wastewater treatment by creating management practices and entities that will routinely inspect and repair failing systems.” He further stated, “As we work with communities throughout the United States, it is common for us to see communities at odds with themselves and/or regulatory bodies as to the best, cost-effective solutions to the problems presented. “While I cannot agree entirely with all of your allegations, I do concur that Graham provided a recall example from another state which raised the emotions of the audience.” The Total Recall movement was active at that time. Mr. Knowles was aware of it and aware of the success other communities had had when faced with similar situations. He cited one example of that success and encouraged the recall whenever agencies were out of control as is the case in Los Osos.
CONCLUSION
Since the LOCSD was conned by Gail McPherson into accepting the “Blakeslee Bill” (AB 2701) that gave control of the deadly pathogen-producing factory back to the County, there is no recall issue here.
The issue of saving Los Osos from this massive fraud and bringing the terrorists to the Bar of Justice is still number one and the only solution is the Federal Civil R.I.C.O. Action. For those who are not sure what is really going on or still not sure a deadly pathogen-producing factory is the answer to a (non-existent) problem, I would ask you to focus on the real issue: Freedom. The core of the issue is the rape and theft of Freedom for the sake of political and economic power. No matter what side of the fence you are on, one thing is certain: the impact on health and economics is devastating. No matter what, the installation of the vaccine resistant, deadly pathogen producing factor in Los Osos will be the prelude to disaster and the death of Freedom for every resident. The USEPA, the CDC, and other responsible world-class agencies experts all condemn the use of any central system in favor of individual on-site septic systems. To ignore these agencies and experts is to surrender your Freedom to terrorists and condemn you, your friends, neighbors and family to deadly health and safety issues. If you are having difficulty focusing on the issue then focus on your economics. Right now you have a choice: pay extortion money to the terrorists in the hundreds of thousands of dollars or invest a few hundred dollars in good health, safety—and Freedom. The economics are simple. As it stands as of July 2009, each of the 4,500 properties in the contrived Prohibition Zone (PZ) will be forced to pay the following: 1) $3500-$7,000 to decommission a perfectly good septic system and hook up to the fraudulent deadly pathogen-producing factory, 2) a minimum of $400 per month, 3) In 2004, the LOCSD placed a $350 lien on each property in the PZ to pay interest on the illegal Bonds they issued, and 4) An additional lien will be placed on your property by the County for 20-30 years to guarantee payment (with interest) of the costs to build the project. Unfortunately, the costs estimated today are not actual costs and do not reflect the ultimate expense to each property owner. There is no way to accurately estimate the total costs which will be guaranteed to increase substantially before the project is completed. One conservative estimate is that each property will be forced to pay between $150,000-$300,000 over 30 years, just for construction costs. That’s at least $7,500-$15,000 per year, per property. An example of runaway costs and the inability to accurately estimate them is Sedona, Arizona. In 2001, Sanford communicated with the city government regarding their sewer costs. He received an e-mail response dated, June 26, 2001. “As far as the City of Sedona sewer system, there is so much to tell and we don't have one place where you can get all costs or information. I will give you a brief history and then from there perhaps over a series of e-mails I can give you the information you may be seeking. “The City of Sedona is a fairly new city being incorporated in 1988. Right after the city incorporated, the State Department of Environmental Quality issued Consent Orders and Judgments ordering the city to construct a centralized sewer system. “The City of Sedona is located along one of the most beautiful creeks in the U.S, Oak Creek, and the State determined the existing septic tanks and leach fields were polluting Oak Creek. Oak Creek is on the Federal 303d list, which means it is an impaired waterway. So really, the city had no choice but to install a sewer system. “A bond program was approved by the citizens and to date $42 million has been invested in the sewer system. “We still have approximately $23 million more to spend on sewer extensions in existing neighborhoods. New development builds the sewer. We just started to work on more sewer extensions (we built approximately one-third of the city sewer under Consent Order) and envision it will take 15 to 20 years to accomplish. “We have a limited staff and funds for this will have to come from our 1/2 cent sales tax that is devoted to the sewer collection system. “We have recently completed the expansion of our treatment plant from 1 to 2 million gallons per day. This expansion will take us out to build-out, so we are looking good for treatment capabilities; it is the sewer extensions that we are trying to play catch up on. “We have a sewer capacity fee that is on a sliding scale to pay back the bond debt for the treatment plant. Currently this fee is $4,275 per household. Everything is based on an equivalent residential unit (ERU) which is 200 gallons per day. Commercial development equates their flow to this ERU.
Carol A. Johnson, P.E., Assistant Public Works Director/Assistant City Engineer The Sentinel has sent a request for updated cost and progress information, which it will publish as soon as it is available. The current conservative estimate of costs that each property owner in the PZ will be forced to pay for the illegal Los Osos central, deadly pathogen-producing factory is at least $25,000 per year, guaranteed by liens on each property. You can do something to help right now by investing in the Los Osos R.I.C.O. Civil Action. Click Here for Details.
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