The city of Morro Bay CA is under state mandate to replace their "antique" wastewater treatment plant. The construction is scheduled to begin in 2012 and be completed in 2014.
The Morro Bay wastewater treatment plant at 160 Atascadero Road is operated jointly by the city and the Cayucos Sanitary District. It is one of the few plants in California that is still permitted to discharge partially treated water into the ocean. Discharging the waste water into the ocean instead of returning it to the ground water supply or recycling the water for agricultural use is a huge waste of one of the area's most valuable valuable resources. Green Golfer Foundation will advocate for the treated wastewater to be piped to Morro Bay Golf Course for it's irrigation use.
The new plant would treat 1.5 million gallons per day to tertiary level with any amount over that treated to secondary levels. Plans call for eventually trucking away 400,000 gallons a day of treated water for agricultural and landscaping uses.
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http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/03/18/1527457/morro-bay-sewer-upgrade-runs-into.html#ixzz1QgAMAWeQ
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