Board of Commissioners ...

The four jurisdictions that own SBSA . . . West Bay Sanitary District and the cities of Belmont, Redwood City, and San Carlos . . .  each appoint a member of their council or board to the SBSA Commission. 

 

Pollution Prevention . . .

Through regulations and outreach programs, SBSA works with businesses in the service area to facilitate the convenient discharge of wastewater that is acceptable for treatment at the SBSA facility.

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.