Board of Directors - Jan 26, 2026 - Meeting
Board of Directors • Sewer Authority Mid-CoastsideJanuary 26, 2026
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SAM Board Sets Solar Hearing but Kills Proposed Site Over Environmental Barriers
The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) board wants solar power — just not on conservation land teeming with endangered frogs. In a marathon discussion that consumed much of the Jan. 26 meeting, directors unanimously advanced a public hearing for a no-cost solar and battery project that could save $1.3 million over 20 years, but definitively rejected the proposed location and sent staff scrambling for alternatives before a July 4 federal tax deadline. Meanwhile, a fresh pipe break 20 feet from last year's failure drove home why the agency's force main replacement project can't come soon enough.
$1.3M in projected savings on the line as SAM advances a solar and battery storage contract to public hearing on Feb. 9
Original site declared infeasible after board members cite conservation land designation, endangered species habitat and a two-year Coastal Commission permitting timeline. New site must be found in next two weeks.
Emergency force main repair completed in 24 hours after Jan. 22 pipe break, the second rupture in the same stretch since April 2025
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