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PRESS RELEASE. From the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MSWD) General Manager’s (Clemens Heldmaeir) Newsletter for April/May 2023.
Ensuring you have reliable water and sewer service every day is a year round job.
At MWSD, we have crews on the street addressing service leaks, water main breaks, replacing services and critical equipment. Our vital staff perform water quality sampling, equipment testing, and emergency drills to keep both systems fully operational during emergencies, such as fires and power outages.
We ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, and permit requirements.
Our Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside counterparts clean and maintain our critical collection and transport pump stations and pipelines, and keep the wastewater treatment plant in constant operation.
We plan throughout the year for large capital improvement projects to upgrade aging portions of our water and sewer systems so we can minimize the likelihood of breaks or failures.
We also continue to study and plan for our communities’ needs well into the future. Our mission has no end date and our job never stops.
With all operations and maintenance activities come costs, and in recent years, rising costs. We have seen the Consumer Price Index rise almost 14% in just two years. The California Construction Cost Index is up over 32% in the last 2.5 years. Rising costs make every repair, upgrade or maintenance activity more expensive and require more of your rate dollars.
We cannot stop our investment in these systems we all rely on. Without maintenance and replacement, these systems will age faster and failures will increase. We are committed to maintaining these systems to serve you.
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Agendas and Zoom Live Meeting Links
If you experience technical difficulties or have technical questions prior to or during the meeting, please contact MWSD’s IT support at (650) 728-7843.
Meeting Videos
Meeting Schedule:
Regular meetings are 7:30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month. They used to held at the District office at 8888 Cabrillo Hwy, next to Pt Montara Lighthouse and Hostel.
To receive agendas by email, send a request to [email protected]
In addition to email, we post agendas before each board meeting:
- On the District website here
- Montara post office
- Moss Beach post office
- the bulletin board in front of the MWSD office
Who is on the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors manages the affairs of the District. Through their bi-monthly meetings they set policy, enact appropriate resolutions or ordinances, approve all payments to vendors, review and approve the budget, set Sewer Service Charge rates, establish connection charges, hire staff, approve contracts and other necessary actions needed to carry out the business of the District.
| DIRECTOR | TERM |
|---|---|
| Scott Boyd — President | Term 2020-2024 |
| Ric Lohman — President Pro Tem | Term 2022-2026 |
| Peter Dekker — Treasurer | Term 2020-2026 |
| Kathryn Slater-Carter — Secretary | Term 2020-2024 |
| Bill Softky — Director | Term 2022-2026 |
All Board members may be reached by sending an email to [email protected].
Or writing the District office at: Montara Water and Sanitary District, P.O. Box 370131, Montara, CA 94037. Telephone: (650)728-3545; FAX (650)728-8556.
General Manager
Clemens Heldmaier (650)728-3545 email
MSWD General Manager Clemens Heldmaier showing a creek filtration system.
Author: Coastside Buzz
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