HomeMy WebLinkAbout01. (Handout) Resolution from County Board of Supervisors Item 1.
The Board of Supervisors ®f (Handout)
Contra Costa County, California
In the matter of Recognizing the 75th Anniversary of Central Contra Costa Resolution No. 2021/224
Sanitary District(Central San)
WHEREAS,Central San was created on July 15, 1946,following a public vote and a resolution of the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors;and
WHEREAS,prior to the founding of Central San,most of central county depended on septic systems that were often inefficient due
to the area's heavy clay soil,leading to overflowing septic tanks and the threat of waterborne diseases like typhoid;and
WHEREAS,for 75 years Central San has been working to protect public health and the environment,and today collects and cleans
more than 13 billion gallons of wastewater every year;and
WHEREAS,over the years,Central San has grown along with the communities it serves,from its original service area population of
just 15,000 people,to serving nearly half a million residents and more than 3,000 businesses in central Contra Costa County;and
WHEREAS,Central San maintains more than 1,500 miles of neighborhood sewer pipes, 18 pumping stations,and a regional
wastewater treatment plant,all of which it operates around the clock 365 days a year,providing safe and reliable service for
customers;and
WHEREAS,in addition to wastewater treatment,Central San provides other services to our community,including producing more
than 500 million gallons of recycled water every year for landscape irrigation and industrial use,helping to save precious local
drinking water supplies;and
WHEREAS,Central San's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility has collected more than 45 million pounds of hazardous
waste since it opened in 1997,helping keep pollutants out of our sewers,storm drains,and landfills;and
WHEREAS,Central San provides hands-on science education for 6,000 local students ever year,helping to inspire the next
generation of environmental stewards;and
WHEREAS,Central San has long been a leader and innovator among clean water utilities,helping to pioneer such innovations as
ultraviolet light wastewater disinfection,overflow protection devices,television pipeline inspection,and trenchless sewer
construction,and by 1978 operating one of the world's first computer-controlled wastewater treatment plants;and
WHEREAS,Central San has a proven record of excellence,achieving more than two decades of 100%compliance with its National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit and qualifying for its 23rd consecutive Peak Performance Platinum Award—the
longest successful streak of any wastewater agency in California and among the top 10 in the nation;and
WHEREAS,as an independent special district,Central San was created by and for the people and is overseen by a publicly elected
Board of Directors,who over the years have demonstrated their conunitment to sound fiscal management,transparency,and good
governance;and
WHEREAS,safe,reliable,and resilient wastewater systems are critical to our health,economy,and quality of life in Contra Costa
County.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors congratulates Central San on its 75th
Anniversary and thanks Central San employees and retirees for their years of essential service to our community.
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present this27th day of July 2021.
DIANE GIS
Chair,
District III Supervisor
JOHN GIDIA CANDA A ERSEN
District I Supervisor istrict 11 Sup or
KAREN MITCHOFF FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on
the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown:
ATTESTED:July 27,2021
MONIaNINO, CroftGe Board of Supervisors and County Administrator
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By Deputy