• Contained costs & lowered rates
• Master plan in place
• Regular maintenance and upgrades of sewer lines and pumps
• Regular cleaning and inspection of lines
• Smoke testing & videotaping of lines
• First agency on the coastside to start issuing permits
• Aggressive program to reduce inflow/infiltration
• First on the coastside with a web site and a regular newsletter

• Completed the acquisition of the water system, making local ownership a reality!
• Fought to keep rates and the purchase price down; prevailed against CalAm’s 83% rate increase
• Fended off another 20+% water rate increase this year as we worked to buy the system
• By keeping rates down, kept the sales price down, too
• Avoided the inevitable doubling of rates (in seven years) by bringing the system under community control
• Provided continuity and proved abilities to operate system to state Department of Health Services; received permit to operate the water system in early August
• Master plan in place
• Got grants of $190,000 and $175,000 for water conservation and groundwater studies
• Sold bonds at the 30-year historical low
• Appliance rebate program for toilets and washing machines, a good start on conservation
• Worked with CPUC to facilitate fire flow improvements to water system while still under CalAm/Citizens’ ownership
• Reestablished fire flow testing
• Preparing to drill new test wells to address our water needs

This board has created working relationships with many government agencies and civic leaders, including:

• California Department of Health Services (DHS)
• California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
• Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)
• California Coastal Commission (CCC)
• California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
• State Senator’s office
• State Assemblyperson’s office
• County Planning Commission
• County Board of Supervisors
• Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)
• Surfrider Foundation
• and more, including all of our coastside agencies…

• Completed sewer plant upgrade, on time, on budget
• Good working relationship with Granada Sanitary and the City of Half Moon Bay, our partners at SAM
• Completed cost-effective stormwater overflow
  prevention storage facility
• Lowered cost of treatment
• Hired a well-respected, professional manager
• Improved contract with union employees
• Terrific safety record
• Working with Surfrider for cleaner beaches

• Stabilized rates
• Improved contract with Seacoast Disposal, with added accountability
• Improved recycling program, increased greenwaste pickup
• Added large item curbside pickup