Residents and officials tour new sewer plant
After nearly six years of a state-imposed sewer moratorium, city
officials celebrated a grand opening of the Hollister Sewer
Treatment Facility Oct. 23. Though the treatment plant has been
online since July, the event marked an opportunity for officials
and residents to tour it and learn more about the process of
cleaning up waste. The new plant can process up to 5 million
gallons of sewage each day, though it is currently processing about
half that amount.
Residents and officials tour new sewer plant
After nearly six years of a state-imposed sewer moratorium, city officials celebrated a grand opening of the Hollister Sewer Treatment Facility Oct. 23. Though the treatment plant has been online since July, the event marked an opportunity for officials and residents to tour it and learn more about the process of cleaning up waste. The new plant can process up to 5 million gallons of sewage each day, though it is currently processing about half that amount.
In one lobby, a fish tank was filled with recycled water from the treatment plant to show it is so clean that living beings can survive in it. The high quality of the treated water means that it can be reused for municipal projects, such as a sports park on the West side of town. In the future, city officials may even offer treated water for agricultural uses. The new treatment plant cost the city an estimated $135 million to build.
With the project complete the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Board members are likely to lift the moratorium at a Dec. 5 meeting. That would give city officials the OK to start the planning process for developments within the city limits once again.
Hydroscience Operations, Inc., staff, the company that designed the plant, will operated the plan on an interim basis at a cost of $65,000 a month.
