Beer Has Pee Too!

I did not realize how much wastewater is generated by a gallon of beer - 6 to 8 gallons of plain water go to make 1 bubbly golden gallon - and more than half of that is WASTEWATER! Read all about it here (yikes):
https://www.tpomag.com/online_exclusives/2018/04/muffin_monster_takes_over_when_macerators_cant_cut_it_sc_001s5?ref=related_body

Los Osos Sewer Lateral Etc. Update!

The Basin Management Committee which manages the Los Osos water basin by court order meets today, May 16. There was sewer related info in the Executive Director's Report which will be of interest to sewer readers here!

Here is a quote from that report:

Los Osos Wastewater Project Flow and Connection Update

•   Of the 177 unconnected properties, 72 are waiting for the County/USDA/LOCSD low- income grant program to pay for their connection leaving 105 properties that may require enforcement. Of the 105 properties, 32 are in the process of connecting (ie: obtained a building permit), and 13 have responded to the County’s survey giving reasons why they are not connected yet. Subtracting those categories leaves 60 properties (1.3% of 4583 total parcels) that are the focus of the Code enforcement process.
  
  
•   The County is in the process of securing a Board date & preparing a staff report to amend the County Code. The Board date is scheduled for August 7, 2018.
  
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  Influent flows into the treatment facility are peaking at 0.50 mgd. No recycled water deliveries have been made to irrigation users yet. Effluent is being disposed at both Broderson and Bayridge leachfields. As of 3/31/2018, effluent disposal totaled 133.7 AF to Broderson and 6.5 AF to Bayridge leachfields. The development of the expected groundwater mount downgradient of Broderson continues as shown in the attached recent hydrograph of monitoring well FW-6. Recycled water agreements are being finalized with LOCSD and GSWC for the delivery of recycled water to the schools and urban areas, and the schools will be retrofitted to receive recycled water during the 2018 summer break.
  

Option to Bring Morro Bay Wastewater to Los Osos WWRF
Similar to staff’s last update, it was determined that both summer and winter peak day flows at the City of Morro Bay are expected to exceed the available capacity in the Los Osos Wastewater Reclamation Facility, and therefore an expansion would be required to accommodate the higher flows. A number of peak day flows of over 3 mgd have been observed at the existing Morro Bay facility. Additional information on the Morro Bay project can be found here: http://morrobaywrf.com/. 

View the entire report here: https://www.slocountywater.org/site/Water%20Resources/LosOsos/pdf/2018-05-16%20Los%20Osos%20BMC%20Meeting%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

Purified Pismo Pee—Tastes Great!

Read all about Central Coast Blue here!
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/latest-news/article211170159.html