City of Sunnyvale Celebrates its First Milestone as Part of Long-term Cleanwater Program with Visit from Environmental Protection Agency

Celebrating its first milestone as part of its long-term Cleanwater Program, the City of Sunnyvale’s Mayor Larry Klein led a tour of the City's Water Pollution Control Plant (Plant) for Radhika Fox, the Environmental Protection Agency’s assistant administrator for water, and other local officials to highlight what has been accomplished with the $635 million in federal loans. Radhika toured numerous projects that have benefited from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) of 2014.

The timing of Radhika’s visit coincided with the completion of over $102 million in improvements and upgrades at the Sunnyvale Plant as part of the first phase of the Program. This work included constructing new headworks and primary treatment facilities, which remove solid material from wastewater coming into the plant as well as reduce emissions and odor at the Plant. All 10 structures at the Plant have been constructed, and major equipment has been installed. New electrical service is in progress and initial testing and commissioning of the new facilities is underway.

Partly-funded by SRF, Phase 2 of the City’s Cleanwater Program has started construction, which includes improving various components of the treatment process to meet anticipated future regulatory requirements. It will also involve expanding the system to accept the 12,000 tons of food waste collected in Sunnyvale each year.