COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO SANITATION DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING

MEETING AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026, 9:00 AM

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER

BOARD CHAMBER, ROOM 310

1600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY

SAN DIEGO, CA 92101

Roll Call

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Subject

Category

Sanitation

District

APPROVE AND EXECUTE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGIONAL WASTEWATER DISPOSAL AGREEMENT AND

ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 1 AND RELATED CEQA

FINDINGS

SUBJECT:

APPROVE AND EXECUTE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGIONAL WASTEWATER DISPOSAL AGREEMENT AND

ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 1 AND RELATED CEQA

FINDINGS (DISTRICTS: 1, 2 AND 4)

OVERVIEW

The San Diego County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) provides wastewater service to

over 36,000 customers in eight unincorporated communities in the region. Over 99% of the

wastewater collected from residences and businesses within the Sanitation District is conveyed

to the City of San Diego’s Metropolitan Wastewater System (Metro) for treatment and disposal.

The Metro system is owned and operated by the City of San Diego (City) and consists of

treatment plants and associated pipelines and pump stations used to collect, convey, and treat

wastewater. Metro provides regional wastewater services to the City and 12 other cities and

special districts through the Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement (Regional Agreement)

entered on May 18, 1998. The wastewater treatment and disposal services provided to the

Sanitation District account for nearly 40% of the district’s annual operating budget.

The 1998 Regional Agreement established contract rights to capacity in the Metro System for

each of the agencies party to the agreement (Participating Agencies) and established a

mechanism and system of charges to fund the planning, design, construction, operation and

maintenance of the system. Several years ago, City of San Diego and the Participating Agencies

deemed that the 1998 Regional Agreement did not adequately address the new needs of the

system and needed to be updated. In 2020, the City of San Diego and the Participating Agencies

agreed to the Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement (ARA) with the

understanding that it would be amended in the future including addressing six specific issues

that were left unresolved in 2020 amended agreement.

Since 2021, City of San Diego and the Participating Agencies, which includes the County’s

Sanitation District, have been negotiating the Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement and

have finalized the agreement which is known as Second Amended and Restated Regional

Wastewater Disposal Agreement (SARA) and is ready for approval and execution by the

governing body of the each of the Participating Agencies. As part of the SARA process, a new

framework was established for specific programmatic or ministerial type changes to be

accomplished through Administrative Agreements. This prevents the future need to alter the

SARA due to program changes and avoids unnecessary lengthy and costly process of

incorporating program changes in the Wastewater Disposal Agreement.

The City of San Diego and the Participating Agencies have also finalized Administrative

Agreement No. 1 addressing the pretreatment program conducted by the City of San Diego. The

pretreatment program involves permitting and inspection of commercial and industrial facilities

that have wastewater discharge and is required by the Clean Water Act. This is a request to

approve and execute the Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal

Agreement and Administrative -Agreement No. 1.

RECOMMENDATION(S)

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

1. Find that the proposed action is exempt from review under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines

because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the approval and

execution of the Second Amended and Restated Wastewater Disposal Agreement and

Administrative Agreement No. 1 may have a significant effect on the environment.

2. Approve and Authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the Second Amended and

Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement between the City of San Diego and

the Participating Agencies in the Metropolitan Sewerage System.

3. Approve and Authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute Administrative Agreement

No. 1.

EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT

The San Diego County Sanitation District strives to preserve environmental resources and

enhance quality of life for all regional residents and businesses by providing essential sanitation

services and implementing programs and projects that improve regional community health and

environmental quality while simultaneously complying with mandatory federal, State, and local

regulations. The County Sanitation District’s services benefit unincorporated communities by

reducing the risk of sewage spills and adverse impacts on water quality.

SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT STATEMENT

Today’s action supports the Metropolitan Sewer Agencies, whose focus on the safe collection,

treatment, and disposal of wastewater contributes to environmental sustainability. The

Metropolitan Sewer Agencies function also includes wastewater recycling, creating a local,

clean, safe, and drought-proof drinking water supply using state-of-the-art technology to purify

recycled water, advancing San Diego County’s sustainability goal of increasing alternative water

sources for drinking, landscaping, and agriculture. This action will help maintain a strong and

resilient community

FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact associated with today’s recommendations to approve and execute the

Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement and Administrative

Agreement No. 1. There will be no change in net General Fund cost and no additional staff

years.

BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT

N/A