SOCWA maintains two four-inch sludge lines that run through Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, carrying treated sewage sludge from SOCWA’s Coastal Treatment Plant in Aliso Canyon to the Regional Treatment Plant in Laguna Niguel.
These sludge lines are more than 30 years old and have deteriorated to the point they need to be replaced quickly, or we risk future sewage spills in the environmentally sensitive Wilderness Park and Aliso Creek, which drains to the ocean. Two recent breaks, one in December 2010 and one in January 2011, are evidence that action is needed.
SOCWA has initiated a public environmental review process that will study alternative approaches to replacing the sludge lines and identify a solution that allows for the region’s sewage to continue to be treated and disposed of in a safe and cost-effective way that minimizes negative impacts on the environment and to South County’s local quality of life.
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