Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility Project: Issues, Concerns, and Solutions
Since 2003, the City of Morro Bay has been attempting to address the problem of its aging wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The facility is 63 years old, deteriorating, and a significant challenge to maintain and keep running. The plant dumps insufficiently-
A project to upgrade the existing plant, the “ WWTP Project” began in 2003. The current Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) project, which began in 2013, is essentially a rework of the original project, pursuing the same objective through the building of a new plant.
So far, attempts to resolve the City’s WWTP problem have failed. Despite City officials’ claims to the contrary, the 13-
Morro Bay residents have suggested a number of possible reasons for the failures, including:
Whatever the reasons for failure, the owners of this site, and many other Morro Bay residents, believe that it is time for City officials to:
The City needs to focus on results, and hold both consultants and City staff to very specific, well-
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Finance |
Collection System |
Recommended Solution |
approaches and technology |
deja vu |
contamination history |
collection system issues |
drinking water impacts |
Addressing site Challenges |
approaches and technology |
deja vu |
contamination history |
collection system issues |
drinking water impacts |
Addressing site Challenges |