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REPORT - AUTHORIZATION FOR LIMITED ACCESS TO PROPERTIES DESTROYED IN THE TUBBS FIRE TO EVALUATE SEWER LATERALS AND, IF NECESSARY, SUSPEND DISCHARGE TO THE TREATMENT PLANT
BACKGROUND: The Tubbs fire damaged or destroyed approximately 3,000 residential and commercial structures that are connected to the City of Santa Rosa’s sewer collection system. During recent storm events, these damaged sewer laterals allowed storm water runoff, ash, debris and potentially hazardous waste to enter the sewer collection system. Depending on the magnitude of the rain event, this excessive inflow and infiltration has the potential to cause sanitary sewer overflows throughout the collection system and could foul the filtration and biological treatment systems at the City’s wastewater treatment plant. The exposed sewer laterals pose a threat to the health and safety of the general public and to the operations at the wastewater collection and treatment facility. Staff has made every effort to coordinate wi...
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