On Monday, July 28, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a Clean Water Act settlement requiring the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and seven East Bay communities to conduct extensive system repairs aimed at eliminating millions of gallons of sewage discharges into San Francisco Bay. Under the agreement, EBMUD and the communities will assess and upgrade their 1,500 mile-long sewer system infrastructure over a 21-year period. The work is expected to cost about $1.5 billion. The entities will pay civil penalties of $1.5 million for past sewage discharges that violated federal environmental law.Since 2009, EPA, state and local
EPA Orders System Repairs To Protect San Francisco Bay
Sewer system repairs in the East Bay Municipal Utility District and neighboring communities could total $1.5 billion.
