VIDEO. To be clear, MSWD, for a decade, has NOT shut water off for any customer for non-payment as MSWD sees water as a health and safety issue. We will […]
No Late Fees Charged by Montara Sewer and Water District
VIDEO. No late fees, but do call the office to negotiate a payment you may not be able to pay during the pandemic. (650) 728-3545 Watch remotely. Comments and questions […]
Montara Sewer and Water District (MSWD) $40 Million Infrastructure Update Over 20 years
PUBLIC NOTICE. With a commitment to infrastructure investment over the last 14 years, our water and sewer systems are operating well. However, they continue to age and we must stay […]
Trash Wipes and Rags; Do NOT Flush. Cost For Repair?
VIDEO. Two pump failures in last two weeks. Wipes and rags, as seen below, are the culprit. Talk to your neighbors, please. Repair for one pump can be $50,000. Replacement […]
Who Should Pay For Construction of SAM Wet Weather Storage Expansion Project?
VIDEO. Agenda for Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) 3/9/2020 Board Meeting Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to discuss the updated costs of construction of the Wet Weather Storage […]
Rising Groundwater Will Be a Problem Before Sea Level Rise
VIDEO. Sewer Authority Mid-Coast (SAM) Director and City Councilwoman, Debbie Ruddock, reports back about the California State Assembly Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy. The panel […]
InPerspective Editorial ~ Cypress Point (MidPen) Craziness
EDITORIAL. By coastal local Gregg Dieguez. A couple of hundred people showed up at the HMB Library on Jan. 22nd to register opinions on the proposed LCP amendment which would […]
Charmin TP Commercial Frustrates the Sewer Authority Mid-Coast Board
VIDEO. Public Service Announcement from Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM). SAM Director, Rick Lohman, speaks to the “flushable wipes” problem. They are flushable, BUT THEY ARE NOT DISSOLVABLE. It costs SAM […]
InPerspective: How Development Will Undermine Your Water, Sewer and Fire Security
ARTICLE. Insights, Infrastructure, and In General topics on Sustainability by Gregg Dieguez (Speech given at the 1/8/2020 Midcoast Community Council Meeting). I speak to you tonight about the lack of […]
SAM Presents to Montara Water on the $40 Million Capital Improvement Plan
VIDEO. Dan Childs, Waste Water Management consultant for Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) presents SAM Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to the Montara Sewer and Water District (MSWD). SAM was built in […]