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Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) in partnership with Oro Loma Sanitary District (OLSD) and Microvi have commissioned the first dewatered filtrate (sidestream) treatment system in the Pacific Coast Region of the United States. This project will aim to reduce nitrogen discharge to the San Francisco Bay by up to 8,000,000 pounds over 20 years. 

In observance of COVID-19 social distancing protocols, CVSan will host its annual Contractors Meeting via a virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) offices will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31^st.  Please call (510) 506-5821 for sewer emergencies.  For information regarding CVSan services and programs, visit cvsan.org.

CVSan will commemorate Special Districts Week the week of May 16^th to encourage residents of Castro Valley to be involved in their community and be civically engaged with their local government.

The Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristy (Dooman) Woerz to the Board of Directors. She was sworn in on April 27^th, succeeding Melody Appleton, who vacated her Board seat on March 31, 2021. 

At the Regular Board meeting held on April 6^th, CVSan’s Board of Directors (Board) unanimously approved Resolution No. 3488 expressing appreciation to Melody Appleton for her dedicated service as a member of the Castro Valley Sanitary District Board.

CVSan is seeking candidates from the community to fill one vacant Board seat. Those interested must formally apply with a letter of intent and a resume by 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 2, 2021.

Castro Valley Sanitary District’s (CVSan’s) Recycles Day and Compost Give-Away is back! Due to COVID-19, appointments will be required to participate, and drop-ins will not be allowed access into the event.

CVSan’s Board of Directors will select a replacement for the vacant Board seat from community candidates who formally apply with a letter of intent and a resume.

Multi-family communities that are on the path to zero waste qualify for Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan)’s new Green Neighbor Community Recognition Program!

To help residents learn more about how to select their path to zero waste, Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) presented its Sixth Annual Zero Waste Week during the first week of February. Participants joined community events that were held each day, Monday through Saturday.

CVSan’s 2021 Zero Waste Week will take place in the first week of February.  

Do you change your own oil and live in a single-family home? From February 8^th to March 19^th, you can participate in CVSan’s Used Motor Oil Filter Exchange Program to receive a coupon for a new oil filter.

CVSan wants its customers to know that WE ARE ALWAYS ON! Power loss at any of CVSan’s eight pump stations could lead to a dangerous sanitary sewer overflow. 

Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) offices will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 18^th.  Please call (510) 506-5821 for sewer emergencies.  For information regarding CVSan services and programs, visit www.cvsan.org.

Do you change your own oil and live in a single-family home? From October 12^th to November 20^th, you can participate in CVSan’s award-winning Used Motor Oil Filter Exchange Program to receive a coupon for a new oil filter.

Go online and share your stories about stellar employees (or businesses), practicing the 4Rs. CVSan will read your stories to award several 4R Star Employees and recognize them with awards!

CVSan’s General Manager (GM) Roland Williams has recently been nominated and successfully elected to serve his fourth consecutive two-year term as President of the Alameda County Chapter of the California Special Districts Association (ACSDA).

In response to the global COVID-19 outbreak, Castro Valley Sanitary District’s (CVSan’s) Board of Directors unanimously voted to pass the COVID-19 Emergency Rates Relief Act (CERRA) at the July 14, 2020 Regular Board Meeting. As adopted via Resolution No. 3473, this action will provide direct financial relief to CVSan customers by waiving the rate increases for the sewer service charge that was to take effect on July 1, 2020.

In August, Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) hosts a Recycles Day & Compost Give-Away event at Canyon Middle School. The event had been scheduled for Saturday, August 1^st, but has unfortunately been cancelled due to statewide shelter-in-place orders and public health directives calling for the cancellation of large public gatherings to slow the spread of COVID-19.

To continue to provide free compost to the community, CVSan is partnering with Pete’s ACE Hardware (Pete’s) for an alternate Compost Give-Away event from August 17^th – September 19^th! Here is how you can participate:

This year, the Custodian 4Rs Educator Award went to Custodian Mario Baker at Castro Valley Elementary School (CVE).

This year, the Custodian Good Green Attitude Award was given out to Custodian Rob Aguilar at Castro Valley Adult and Career Education (CVACE) School.

School Custodians go above and beyond to help schools reduce waste. Schools in Castro Valley have high recycling and composting, or “diversion” rates, in large part due to the efforts of custodians. Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) recently recognized school custodians with its Ninth Annual CVSan Custodian Recognition. This year, the Dan Curry Custodian Program of the Year Award was given out to the custodial team at Castro Valley High School (CVHS).

Castro Valley Sanitary District received the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence by the Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF) in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance.  

The Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) has received the Operating Budget Excellence Award from the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) for its fiscal year 2019/20 Budget. This is the third time in a row that CVSan has applied for and received this honor.

Thank you to Alameda County Industries (ACI) for successfully collecting over 28 tons of holiday trees during these two weeks and diverting them from going to the landfill!