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FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson
Costa
DATE: February 5, 1991 County
SUBJECT: FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to the Finance Committee the
question of county participation in a feasibility study for an east
county regional sanitation district.
Direct the Public Works Department to outline the scope and
procedure for such a feasibility study and to report back to the
Finance Committee as to the merits and costs of such a study.
Refer this matter to the Sanitation District No. 15 Advisory
Committee for its comments.
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PROUND MORNATIgN: Please review my letter.. dated
December 1990 to Mayor Art Gonzales of Brentwood which initiated
discussion regarding the feasibility of a Joint study between the
City of Brentwood, the Oakley Sanitary District and the county.
With the Cypress Corridor being included in the County
General Plan, it is' appropriate at this time to study options related
to including Brentwood's and Knightsen's future needs.
There may be considerable cost savings in a joint facility
as well as greater capability to meet discharge standards . Instead of
two outfall lines to the San Joaquin River only one would be needed
for a regional facility-
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Tom Torlakson
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Supervisor, District Five ,.1'' -. Suite 100Pittsburg, California 94565
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December 19, 1990
The Honorable Art Gonzales
City of Brentwood
708 Third Street
Brentwood, CA 94513
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Dear Mayor Xonzales :
I would like to suggest that with the continuing
growth in East Contra Costa County and need for
infrastructure, it is possible that many specific
services can be better provided through regional
systems .
I recommend that we meet to discuss the
possibility of a joint study between the City of
Brentwood, the Oakley Sanitary District and Contra
Costa County regarding the possibility of a regional
sanitary system to serve the future needs of our
residents .
Potentially, a regional plant and system could
save the ratepayers large sums of money, operate more
efficiently, and be better able to meet the increasing
legal and technical -requirements for treating sewage
and operating the plants and conveyance systems. I
believe both the Bethel Island-Oakley system and the
Brentwood system , will ultimately need to obtain
special direct discharge permits from Central Valley
Regional Water Control into the Delta. Working
together in this area, we may be able to put together
a more efficient, safe and functional plan for future
sewage treatment needs .
Of course, extensive research into the pros and
cons of such a concept, and the exact costs, would
need to be done. Questions of control,
accountability, and cost would have to be very
carefully explored.
December 19, 1990
Mayor Art Gonzales
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I would like the opportunity to meet with staff
and other representatives of the City of Brentwood,
along with staff and representatives from Oakley
Sanitary and the SD15 Advisory Committee. My staff
will contact you in the near future to discuss a
mutually agreeable meeting date and time.
Sincerely,
Tom Torlakson
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