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July 8, 2022







July 8th 6-8p


COME ENJOY LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT BY JUKE JOINT!

The band will start playing at 6:30pm
The next Creekside Friday is tonight! July 8 at the Tam Valley Community Center - 203 Marin Avenue, 6pm to 8pm, featuring Juke Joint. Music starts at 6:30pm. 

Hamburgers, hot dogs, miscellaneous snacks, food, beer, wine, and other beverages are all available for sale. We also have a bounce house and other entertainment for kids.

See you there!
Don’t Trash it, Marin! What to Do with Hazardous Items

Are cans of unused paint, household cleaners and old electronics taking up space in your garage? It’s good to clean out the clutter, but not everything can go in the curbside carts. Some materials, known as Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), are toxic to you and/or to the environment and need to be dropped off at special facilities. HHW materials include Electronics, Paint, Batteries, Light Bulbs, Household Chemicals, Personal Care Products, Gardening Products and Auto Care Products. 

For details about HHW and how to get rid of it, visit:  ZeroWasteMarin.org/HHW.
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July 8th Board Meeting (2nd and 4th Wed of the month)

The next TCSD Board meeting is Wednesday July 8th at 7:00pm in the Tam Valley Community Center. The regular business items for discussion/consideration are:

  • Discuss TCSD Events Schedule for July 2022 thru January 2023 
  • Receive/discuss summary of Board priorities and tentative schedule and discussion topics for future Board work sessions. 
  • Adopt resolutions approved purchasing policies and check signing authority and formally adopting the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Procedures for the construction of public projects. 
  • Adopt resolution approving job description for Event/Communications Coordinator position 
  • Discuss current salary/wage ranges for TCSD positions.
MORE WASTEWATER FUN FACTS

Did you know that from Fiscal Year (FY)18-19 thru FY21-22 (fiscal year is July 1- June 30). TCSD has replaced approximately 24,310 linear feet or 4.6 miles of sewer pipeline, If you think about it, 4.6 miles is about the same distance as driving from Tam Valley to the Golden Gate Bridge. That’s a lot of pipeline. 

The scheduled and proposed CIP projects for FY22-23 thru FY24-25 will replace approximately 7,850 linear feet or 1.5 miles of pipeline which includes the upgrades to the main pump station on Bell Lane and the force main on Tennessee Valley road. A force main sewer is a sewer line through which wastewater is propelled by the force of pump stations located along its path. Pump stations are sometimes necessary to overcome gravity and allow for the transport of wastewater to area treatment plants.

The Bell Lane Pump Station controls 92% of the District flows and three of the 4 pump stations’ electrical power and emergency power. The Bell Lane Pump Station was originally installed in 1957 and, is largely still original. The project for Bell Lane Phase 1: Auxiliary Pump Pit, Controls Updates and Force Main Rehabilitation has the goals for increased pump station reliability and increased worker safety by adding a second wet well with submersible pumping units and builds a new control system to allow for rehabilitation of the existing pump station in Phase 2. Additionally, the force main will be rehabilitated and hardened in place by slip lining the aging reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) pipe (also installed in 1957) with thick-walled HDPE welded plastic pipe. The future rehab of the existing pump station will allow TCSD to have a back-up main pump for emergencies, which is critical for system redundancies.
Picture of Bell Lane Pump Station
Below is map of the sewer line projects by Fiscal Year. A larger version will be available on the website at:

Map - Location of sewer line projects color coded by Fiscal Year