VIDEO. From the Montara Water and Sewer District (MWSD) meeting Thursday, January, 7th, 2021, reviewing Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside’s (SAM) biological impact review process. Director Ric Lohman serves as a Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) Director representing MWSD. He asked for an opportunity to review and discuss the process SAM is undertaking to assess biological impact […]
Why Are Microgrids With Smaller Wastewater Treatment Plants Essential for Sustainable Community Survival?
WHITE PAPER. By Rinaldo Veseliza, Environmental Architect. I live in Half Moon Bay, a beautiful small town on the Pacific Coast of California. It needs help in staying sustainable when attracting tourists, growing organic crops and raising healthy children. As an Environmental Architect I am concerned about many aspects of our living environment which needs […]
Formation of Special Committee to Investigate Future Options for SAM
VIDEO. From Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) meeting 1/11/2021. “One-Water” ~ Sewer and water on the Coastside in the next 40 years. Can SAM become a water company? Who Knew South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg Loves Smart Sewers?! https://www.govtech.com/top-25/Mayor-Pete-Buttigieg.html https://www.npr.org/2018/05/08/609493403/these-smart-sewers-are-part-of-a-growing-trend-connecting-infrastructure-to-the- https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/mayor-pete-buttigiegs-south-bend-sewer-fixes-made-cheaper-by-iot/ Smaller is Better: The Solution to California’s Ancient Water […]
Did You Know “Flushable” Wipes Are Bad for Our Sewer System? Bad Marketing. Trash Them, Don’t Flush Them
VIDEOS. 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 is very, very expensive. A new pump can be a million dollars. Burning out […]
Montara Water and Sewer District (MWSD) Explains the Charges on Your SMCo Property Tax Bill
PRESS RELEASE. Charges on Property Tax Bill MWSD charges appearing on your property tax bill MWSD collects Sewer Service Charges, Water System Reliability Charge, and a charge for repayment of the local 2003 voter-approved General Obligation Bond which funded the purchase of and upgrades to our local water system. To reduce administrative costs for both the District […]
The Mystery of SAM’s BOD Spikes ~ Fertilizers? Frozen Fisheries? Breweries? Distilleries? Wineries?
VIDEO. From Sewer Authority Mid-coastside Board meeting Monday, 12/14/2020. General Manager Kishen Prathivadi and Dan Childs from Wastewater Management Specialists present. SAM has violations in October and November, and probably December due to BOD imbalance. The question is complicated, but the board was asking about Fertilizers? Frozen fisheries? Breweries? Distilleries? Wineries? It is important that the […]
Did You Know Garbage Disposal Food Waste Causes Additional Stress to Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside?
VIDEO. Please try not to use your garbage disposal in stresses SAM’s BOD. Instead, compost. From the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) board of directors meeting 11/19/2020. What is BOD?! The Balancing of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) at Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) How to Compost from the City of Half Moon Bay Sustainability […]
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