SEWER AUTHORITY MID-COASTSIDE Board of Directors Meeting Agenda Regular Board Meeting 7:00 PM, Monday, March 23, 2020 S AM Administration Building, 1000 N. Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 […]
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Sewer Rate Adjustments Coming to Pay for Old Infrastucture
VIDEO. Core facts: Water use is going down. Currently, sewer rates are based on water consumption. Sewers costs are going up due to modern environmental requirements. Nationwide, all infrastructure is […]
“Flushable” Wipes Don’t Dissolve and Clog Sewer System ~ Trash ’em!
VIDEOS. Flushable Wipes need to be trashed! What is FOG? Fats Oils and Grease Cause Clogs. Cool it and Trash it. :-( Uh Oh. Charmin Commercial “If you […]
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 […]
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 […]
Highly Positive Report for Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside by Director Barbara Dye
VIDEO. Granda Community Services District Director, Barbara Dye, reports (she is also the GCSD representative on the SAM board). Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside consists of: 2 board members from Granada Community […]
AB 1672 Will Redefine the Marketing of “Flushable” Wipes
VIDEO. Heidi Sanborne of the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) asks the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) Board to fund ($1,000) NSAC advocacy of “circular economy” in Sacramento. In particular, sewer […]
Please DON’T FLUSH “Flushable” Wipes Down the Toilet
VIDEO. Trash, don’t flush. Just because the label says “flushable” on the wipes container, does NOT mean you should flush them. We are trapped by bad marketing and a powerful […]
Evaluation of Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside Organizational Improvement
VIDEO/ POWERPOINT. Wastewater Management Specialists present their analysis of SAM’s organizational accountability. In private interviews, both staff and the board agreed SAM has trust issues, but that each person wanted […]
KQED’s Forum Updates on PG&E’s $20 Million Bond and Shut-Off Protocols
PODCAST from KQED 8/26/19. PG&E Asks CA Legislature for $20 Billion Tax-Exempt Bonds Amidst Rate Increases <<< CLICK TO LISTEN The Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) logo is displayed on […]