Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility Project
10 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016081027
Lead Agency
City of Morro Bay
Document Title
Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
6/27/2025
Document Description
The project consists of construction of the Morro Bay Water Reclamation Facility (WRF), which includes an indirect potable reuse (IPR) recycled water system and decommissioning and demolition of the existing Morro Bay-Cayucos Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). In addition to the WRF, the project includes construction of administration, operations, and maintenance buildings; lift stations and pipelines to convey raw wastewater to the WRF and waste discharges of reverse osmosis concentrate and treated wet weather flows from the WRF to the ocean outfall; and a new distribution system to convey advanced treated recycled water from the WRF to new groundwater injection wells in the Morro Valley Groundwater Basin. This Addendum describes the details of several refinements to the specific locations and types of project facilities that have occurred during evolution of the design process. The locations for four potential recycled water distribution pipeline alignments and eight potential injection well sites have been defined, and a potential recycled water fill station and two new areas for potential non-potable reuse irrigation are proposed. In addition, a portion of the advanced treated recycled water produced at the WRF may be delivered for non-potable irrigation use at Lila Keiser Park and Morro Bay High School. A recycled water fill station may also be installed, either at the WRF or Lila Keiser Park, which would make non-potable recycled water available for agricultural, construction, and municipal purposes and would replace the existing non-potable water fill station at the Flippos Well at Lila Keiser Park. Lastly, groundwater extracted from the Morro Valley Groundwater Basin would be conveyed to the potable water distribution system and may undergo treatment at the City's existing Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis treatment facility, be blended with other water supply sources, or be provided directly to the potable water distribution system.
Contact Information
Name
Damaris Hanson
Agency Name
City of Morro Bay
Job Title
Utilities Division Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Morro Bay
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Quintana Road and Main Street
Zip
93442
Total Acres
2
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
State Route 1
Railways
NA
Airports
NA
Schools
Morro Bay High School
Waterways
Morro Creek, Little Morro Creek, Chorro Creek, Pacific Ocean
Township
28S
Range
10E
Section
00
Base
MtDiablo
Other Location Info
Also Township 29S
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Morro Bay
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://morrobaywrf.com/documents/ and https://ceqanet.lci.ca.gov/Project/2016081027
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Addendum)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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