The East Bay Municipal Utility District is hosting a half-day forum with developers on Aug. 15, 2019, to discuss the project application process and challenges facing the building industry. Agenda items include the district’s new business office, water conservation, engineering, planning, and pipeline design and infrastructure. Developers have already indicated that they wish to discuss with the district a variety of issues: Allowing master water meters for multi-family attached townhomes and condos; posting updated plans and specifications online; a reimbursement policy for water system improvements; conducting civil site design and engineering processing concurrently; and allowing developers to use district-approved materials and perform more of the work themselves. The event will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the district’s administrative office at 375 11th St. in Oakland. There is no cost to attend but registration is requested in order to provide for materials and space. Click HERE to register online. EBMUD's water system serves approximately 1.4 million people in a 332-square-mile area extending from Crockett on the north, southward to San Lorenzo (encompassing the major cities of Oakland and Berkeley), eastward from San Francisco to Walnut Creek, and south through the San Ramon Valley. Our wastewater system serves approximately 685,000 people in an 88-square-mile area of Alameda and Contra Costa counties along the Bay's east shore, extending from Richmond on the north, southward to Oakland. Click HERE to view the service area map. For questions or comments, contact BIA’s Lisa Vorderbrueggen at 925-348-1956 or lvorderbrueggen@biabayarea.org.
