TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director, Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Presentation: Napa Sanitation District's Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Planning Efforts
RECOMMENDATION
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PRESENTATION: NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT'S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION PLANNING EFFORTS
STAFF REQUEST: Receive a presentation from Andrew Damron, General Manager at the Napa Sanitation District, on their sustainability efforts.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California
Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Napa Sanitation District (NapaSan) provides wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services to the residents and businesses in the City of Napa and surrounding unincorporated areas of Napa County. NapaSan has been serving the public since it was organized under the California Health and Safety Code in November 1945.
NapaSan is an independent special district. Special districts are a form of local government created by a local community to meet a specific need, in this case, wastewater treatment and disposal. NapaSan is governed by a five-member Board of Directors, comprising three elected officials from the City of Napa (2) and Napa County (1) and two public appointees.
Before NapaSan began serving the community in 1945, untreated sewage and stormwater drained together to the Napa River. The river became unsafe for swimming and fish die-offs were common in the summer. In 1945, residents voted to form the Napa Sanitation District and change this legacy of water pollution. NapaSan's first treatment system focused on removal of solid materials, ranging from rags and trash to smaller floating particles. The original treatment plant was built on Imola Avenue next to the Napa Riv...
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