Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside Adopts Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for Sewer Force Main Project in Montara Which Fixes Pipe Without Increasing Capacity

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VIDEO. From the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) regular board meeting on Monday, April 27th, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting, with remote comment.  Agenda. Staff Report for Items #4A:
“Adopt Resolution 01-2026 to Approve the SAM Sewer Force Main Project in Montara and Adopt the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan”.

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Our regular office hours are 7:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The Authority can be reached 24-hours a day at: (650) 726-0124.

Our Address is:
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
1000 Cabrillo Hwy N.
Half Moon Bay,  CA  94019

SAM Board from left. Paul Nagengast (HMB), Nancy Marsh (GCSD), Scott Boyd (MWSD), Debbie Ruddock (HMB), Barbara Dye (GCSD), Kathryn Slater-Carter (MWSD).


The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) provides wastewater treatment services and contract collection maintenance services for a population of approximately 24,000 in the following areas:

  • City of Half Moon Bay
  • El Granada
  • Miramar
  • Montara
  • Moss Beach
  • Princeton by the Sea


SAM Directors

SAM is a joint powers authority (JPA) created by its three member agencies: City of Half Moon Bay (City), Granada Community Services District (GCSD), and the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD).

The JPA is a separate, independent, public agency created by the member agencies to perform functions and share powers common to the member agencies. Those powers are outlined in a joint exercise of powers agreement (Agreement). The Agreement creating SAM can be found on the Documents page.

Each Agreement identifies how the independent agency will be governed. In the case of SAM, each member agency appoints two members from its governing board to represent it on the SAM Board of Directors, for a total of six directors.

The Agreement also establishes the weight of each director’s vote. The vote by each representatives from the City is given the weight of two votes. The vote by each representative from GCSD and MWSD is given the weight of one vote. The total number of possible votes is eight. A quorum is a minimum of five votes and resolutions require at least six votes to pass.

2026 SAM Directors

Kathryn Slater-Carter ~ Chair, Representing the Montara Water & Sanitary District

Nancy Marsh ~ Vice Chair, Representing the Granada Community Services District

Paul Nagengast ~ Secretary/Treasurer, Representing the City of Half Moon Bay

Deborah Ruddock ~ Director, Representing the City of Half Moon Bay

Barbara Dye ~ Director, Representing the Granada Community Services District

Scott Boyd ~ Director, Representing the Montara Water & Sanitary District

 

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