SAM Adopts $12.5M in Budgets, Confronts $2M in Infrastructure Overruns
Board of Directors • Sewer Authority Mid-CoastsideJune 8, 2026
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The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside board moved swiftly through two fiscal year budgets totaling more than $12.5 million on June 8, but the real story was what those numbers don't yet include: a major force main project whose price tag is still unknown and rising, a treatment plant sitting on a lapsed easement, and a growing consensus that decades of tight budgeting have cost the agency millions in delayed repairs.
Board adopts $11.55M general budget, acknowledging it will need a mid-year amendment once the Montara force main price arrives
$2M+ in Capital Improvement Program (CIP) overruns across six plant upgrades since 2021 laid bare in detailed presentation
Directors reject linking SAM's lapsed treatment plant easement to the Landstra property deal; Half Moon Bay signals willingness to grant standalone perpetual easement
Board backs expanding Landstra parcel easement from 4.5 to all 9.8 acres for flood control and habitat restoration
Solar PPA public hearing opened and immediately continued to June 15 as deal complexities mount
Public commenters warn that county planners may recalculate mid-coast development permit caps, potentially surging new sewer connections
The board unanimously adopted Resolution 03-2026, setting the SAM general budget at $11.55 million for FY26-27 — a $1.48 million increase over the prior year — while openly acknowledging the number is a placeholder.
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