Home News and PressPage 2 Upgraded Treatment Plant’s Performing Better than All Standards The District’s multi-year, major wastewater treatment plant upgrade has resulted in substantial improvements in capacity and processing limits and the quality of water discharged to the San Francisco Bay. Here are a few examples: Suspended solids in treated wastewater are at about […]
Home News and PressPage 2 Securing a 68-Year-Old Sewer Pipeline in the Bay. Rehabilitating a 68-Year-Old Sewer Pipeline in the Bay. Back in 1953 the Beach Force Main sewer pipeline which delivers virtually all wastewater to the treatment plant was built along the Bay’s waterline. Due to access limitations and its age, a new pipeline […]
Home News and PressPage 2 Celebrating a New, Modern Wastewater Treatment Plant for our Community On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, about 75 guests participated in an outdoor ribbon-cutting ceremony and plaque dedication for Sausalito Marin-City Sanitary District’s (SMCSD’s) upgrade wastewater treatment plant. Participants included residents and leaders from the City of Sausalito, National Park Service, […]
Major Treatment Plant Upgrade Complete. Will Protect Our Community and the Bay Environment. Upgrades Will Provide Benefits for Decades to Come
Fitch Ratings has increased Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District’s credit rating to AA, or “very high credit quality.” The upgraded rating also applies to the $31.1 million in revenue bonds issued by the District and held by the Marin Public Financing Authority
The District maintains emergency backup power at six critical pumping stations and at the main treatment plant, to ensure uninterrupted sewer service even during widespread power outages
You may have noticed this project that is under construction at Bridgeway Blvd. and Coloma. Check out a time-lapse video of the construction, view our landscaping plan developed with input from the community, and learn more about this project that will help protect public health and the Bay.
Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District (SMCSD) currently operates and maintains the City of Sausalito’s four sewer pump stations on a contract basis. The City has been evaluating the possibility of expanding maintenance and operations services by the District or fully consolidating sewer operations with the District
As part of the ongoing efforts to detect and stop the spread of COVID-19, the District is participating in a UC Berkeley study to test for the novel coronavirus in wastewater. In addition to airborne droplets, coronavirus can be shed through the digestive tract and into our sewers