1966 373-394 _ 12-1 to 12-12-1966

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374 0 requirements for more protection to bay waters being made by regional control boards. He advised it was at this point County had undertaken study for a regional county -wide program for resolving sewage problems on a long range basis, and City had refrained from any additional major improvements to our system until this study completed. He stated present study requested by City of their firm basically to present an alternative which County study presented only in a "go - it -alone" program, whereas their conclusions show desirability of City combining with cities in close proximity, to form a common sewage treatment program. Mr. Jenks outlined the County -wide plan for consolidation of waste materials, which would eliminate multiple discharges into the Bay by having one main treat- ment plant, with shared costs of construction and maintenance. He reviewed points on tremendous costs involved to reach this point of concentration by piping from one end of County to the other, with only primary treatment proposed at first. He stated more stringent requirements would probably be established in the future by control boards and that each city should treat wastes before trans- portation to one consolidation point. (For full details on projected costs, See City Clerk's File - "Analysis of Alternative Long -Range Sewage Plans, pre- pared by Jenks & Adamson, dated December, 1966 -Sewer Treatment Program) In this respect he stated their study concluded if deep channel can be reached for discharge, three or four separate points of discharge might be far greater protection to receiving waters than full concentration at one point only. In again revieweing costs of County -wide plan, he pointed in particular to tre- mendous costs involved for transportation piping alone which was planned for capacity to the year 2000. He challenged the equity of forcing existing tax- payers to finance this projected capacity, when present studies on this vital problem might make revolutionary changes in whole concept of waste disposal. Mr. Jenks stated they believed this was the basic inherent factor for favoring strategic consolidation. He advised part of bond money allocated to improve- ment of Redwood City treatment facilities and might logically be used for joint facilities program. He reviewed plans already proposed for initial improvement to City's sewage operations with construction of outfall line to Bair Island and eventual discharge into deep water channel, and expanded on how this could be enlarged to include a consolidation program for adjacent cities. Mr. Jenks stated this sort of program considered to be more flexible in nature with lower costs and commitments to long range needs which could take advantage of technoligical advances expected in the future. Councilman Rosselli questioned other plans for consolidation of waste programs which had been reported. Mr. Jenks advised of other Statewide studies being made on this problem, particularly the one under Assembly Bill 80, and other studies being made for total reclamation of wastes. Councilman Rosselli ques- tioned possibility of dredging outside of filled areas to deepen the entire Bay which would aid in resolving discharge problems caused mainly from shallow water and lack of proper flushing action.