About US
Led by Manager, Daniel Child, SBSA is a team of professionals working together to provide the region with safe wastewater treatment.
The mission of the SBSA is to provide wastewater treatment for the communities served in compliance with regulatory standards; to develop staff and technical capabilities to provide service in a reliable and efficient manner in accordance with the highest technical, environmental, and safety standards; to provide long-range planning to maintain the investment in personnel and equipment; to provide for the future needs of the communities served; and to provide leadership and direction to the communities based on dedication to the common good and commitment to public service.
Wastewater Conveyance
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Aerial View of the service area with location of force main and pump stations.
Wastewater Treatment
Click on Aerial To See Slide Show Demonstrating SBSA's Water Treatment Process
Click on Thumnail To See a PDF Showing How The Treatment Plant WorksWastewater treatment is one of the "hidden" necessities of life on the Peninsula. The SBSA serves more than 200,000 people and business in our service area. By effectively treating wastewater at an advanced, two stagebiological treatment facility, the SBSA helps keep San Francisco Bay environmentally clean and safe. The treatment plant uses bacteria to remove organic material from the wastewater it treats. Sewage arrives at the plant through a series of pipelines and pump stations. The sewage then passes through physical and biological processes which result in high quality effluent being discharged to the deep water channel of the San Francisco Bay. The SBSA facility is designed to remove more than 97% of all solids, organic material and pathogens from the wastewater.
Discharge to SF Bay
Purified wastewater is discharged through a 66 inch diameter pipeline to the submarine outfall diffuser about a mile offshore. The diffuser is located at a depth of 45 feet in the main shipping channel approximately 2 miles south of the San Mateo Bridge.
Recycled Water
When adequately treated and thoroughly disinfected, treatment plant effluents can be reused for many purposes such as landscape and agricultural irrigation and industrial applications. Recycled water is becoming a key part of California's overall water supply.
SBSA has been a leader in studying the feasibility of carrying out recycled water projects. It is a policy of SBSA to provide technical and institutional leadership for the community it serves on all subjects related to water recycling. SBSA is prepared to coordinate public and private participation among the entities within the SBSA service area to assist in the development of local recycled water programs.
To learn more about water recycling, please visit the Redwood City link at http://www.redwoodcity.org/publicworks/water/recycling/index.html and the WaterUse Association web site at http://www.watereuse.org/index.html.
