Wastewater Division
The Wastewater Division of the Public Services Department is responsible for the wastewater collection system throughout the City including all sewer mains, manholes, lower laterals, and 7 lift stations. Wastewater treatment is handled under a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of South San Francisco. Approximately 3.4 million gallons of effluent per day are pumped from San Bruno through the Shaw Road Pump Station to be treated at the South San Francisco/San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant. The treatment plant, which is located on Belle Air Road in the City of South San Francisco, just north of the San Francisco International Airport, is operated and maintained by the City of South San Francisco. Treated wastewater is discharged two miles out into San Francisco Bay via a join outfall pipe shared by the cities of San Bruno, South San Francisco, Millbrae, Burlingame, Colma, and the San Francisco Airport.
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Coming Soon!
Receive up to $1,700 to replace your private sewer lateral
The City will soon be offering a grant program for homes that are served by the sewer pump station located at the intersection of Multon and Highland Drives. This pump station experiences an unusually high level sewer flow given the relatively small number of homes served. The cause may be that many of the homes in this area have leaky or broken sewer laterals that allow groundwater and rainwater to seep into the sewer collection system. During large storm events this can overwhelm the pump station and cause a sewer overflow.
To protect public and environmental health, the City of San Bruno will be offering a grant program for homeowners in this neighborhood to video inspect and then repair or replace their private sewer lateral. This is a great opportunity for eligible homeowners to have 50% of the cost of to replace a sewer later, up to $1,700 covered by the City.
Please check back in May 2012 for full program details and eligibility.
This grant program is partially funded as part of the settlement of an enforcement action by the Regional Water Quality Control Board against the City of San Bruno.
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