Since the beginning of 2018, the San Luis Obispo City Council has been reviewing staff reports and approving key items allowing the WRRF Project to maintain momentum. A summary of the recent and upcoming Council activity and action regarding the WRRF Project is included below: February 20, 2018: Staff provided Council with a project update. […]
As a part of the WRRF Project, the City needs to update their secondary treatment process. Secondary treatment includes removing ammonia and other pollutants using microorganisms. There are numerous methods to achieve this treatment level, so the team used the triple bottom line as their selection criteria. Based on economic, environmental, and social factors, the […]
With 60% design complete, the City hired a group of skilled engineers to conduct value engineering (VE) on the 60% design documents, and come up with cost saving ideas that add value to the project. The VE team examined everything from infrastructure redundancy, to process control strategies, to energy production and optimization. This provided the […]
The Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) has reached a major milestone in the planning process: 60% design. This means decisions on some of the newest, most sustainable technologies in wastewater treatment have been finalized; sites for buildings and process equipment have been found; and visionary landscaping that showcases coastal agrarian vernacular and demonstration wetlands have […]
Starting at 5:00 PM on July 10, 2017 in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall (990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo), representatives from the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) Project Team will be presenting the WRRF Project Conceptual Architecture to the Architectural Review Commission. One of the focuses of the discussion will be the […]
What: 27th Annual SLO County Earth Day Fair When: Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 11-5 PM Where: El Chorro Regional Park, San Luis Obispo Who: Utilities Department staff Come meet City of San Luis Obispo Utilities Department staff at our Earth Day Fair booth! We will have interactive activities for all ages that will focus […]
On January 3rd, 2017, On behalf of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), the president of the Central Coast Watereuse Chapter, Ben Fine, presented the City of San Luis Obispo Utilities Department with the “Utility of the Future-Today” recognition flag. The program recognizes utilities throughout the nation that promote smarter, more efficient operations, and assists with […]
On December 13, 2016, the San Luis Obispo City Council will be requested to authorize the City to apply for Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan/Water Recycling Funding Program grant. This is a big step in funding the WRRF Project since this will secure the funding for the construction phase of the WRRF Project and allow […]
On August 5th, the WRRF Project Team will receive the Preliminary Design Report (PDR) & Drawings from the Design Engineers that will basically take the WRRF Project to 30% design. The Team will have a couple of weeks to review the document and discuss the contents of the PDR. Before we can move onto 60% […]
On August 16, 2016, the San Luis Obispo City Council with be presented with the Final WRRF Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for certification, a WRRF Project update, and requested to authorize submission of the environmental documents for one part of a state loan and grant application. Certification of the EIR is an important milestone […]