Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Improvement Project Begins

The Sewer Division works to protect the health and safety of Foster City residents and to ensure the protection of the environment by effective treatment and disposal of all wastewater flows from commercial, industrial and residential users. The Sewer Division works cooperatively with the City of San Mateo which operates, maintains and repairs the Joint Wastewater Treatment facility located within the City of San Mateo. The Public Works Department Sewer Division operates and maintains more than 43 miles of sanitary sewer lines, more than 8.5 miles of sewer force mains, 49 pumping stations 15 permanent standby generators and four portable generators to ensure that the nearly 3 million gallons of wastewater generated by Foster City each day is transmitted to the joint owned San Mateo Treatment facility.