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Clarifier at the Main Wastewater Treatment Plant in Oakland |
EBMUD provides wastewater treatment for parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The wastewater system serves approximately 640,000 people in an 83-square-mile area along the east shore of San Francisco Bay.
Biosolids
EBMUD’s
biosolids are highly processed, regularly monitored and tested to ensure that
they meet or surpass the strict quality and safety standards established by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State of California, local governments and
others.
Industrial
& Commercial
Permits and Fees
EBMUD has a source
control permit program to minimize the discharge of pollutants entering the
wastewater treatment plant and San Francisco Bay and to ensure appropriate
application of fees, charges, and rates.
Resource
Recovery
(Trucked Waste)
EBMUD
inspects and accepts non-hazardous trucked waste to help meet our state's need for
safe, environmentally responsible waste disposal.
Residential Pollution Prevention
A
considerable amount of pollution entering the Bay comes from homes. Even though
individual households may only contribute small amounts of pollution, together
they add up! Learn how you can
help protect the Bay.
Save The Bay Partnership
EBMUD and Save the Bay
have partnered in a new public education campaign to help you protect
San Francisco Bay.
Sewer System Management Plan
The Sewer System Management Plan describes how EBMUD effectively manages the
operation and maintenance of our collection systems to reduce and prevent
sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs).
Treatment
EBMUD operates a wastewater
treatment plant that treats wastewater collected by nine East Bay cities and
cleans it before discharge to San Francisco Bay.
Treatment
Process Online Tour
Take an online tour of the EBMUD Main Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Wastewater Rates, Charges
& Fees
Permit fees, permit monitoring and testing charges, wastewater treatment rates,
service charges, capacity fees, pollution prevention fees and wet weather fees can
be found on this page.
Wastewater Control Ordinance
EBMUD Ordinance No. 311A-03 provides legal authority for EBMUD to implement the
pretreatment program. The Ordinance establishes regulations and
charges for the collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater, as well as
penalties for violations.
Wet Weather
Heavy local storm water
runoff is collected and treated before discharge to the San Francisco Bay.