Oxnard Wastewater Plant to Conduct Required Odor Control Maintenance
OXNARD, Calif. – The Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant (OWTP) will be conducting required maintenance on the odor control system at the OWTP headworks facility building beginning February 3, 2020. The work will require a temporary shutdown of the odor control system that may take up to two (2) weeks. Annual maintenance is required to maintain […]
Port Hueneme News | Oxnard Wastewater Plant and New Indy Plant Update Meeting
Robert Bromber, Steve Biddle, Jim Galvin and myself met Saturday to discuss what is the current situation with the Oxnard Wastewater Plant and New Indy Plant. Robert reported that after finding another source for the sensors they should be in place and start monitoring hopefully sometime in March. The sensors will provide streaming data on […]
Oxnard Wastewater System Receives S&P Bond Rating Increases
OXNARD, Calif-. Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings raised the credit rating of the City of Oxnard’s Wastewater Revenue Bonds from “BBB to A-,” a two-notch, positive increase in the City’s creditworthiness. The City’s Wastewater Fund outlook was affirmed as “stable.” Mayor Tim Flynn said, “This is a proud moment for the City and excellent news […]
Standard and Poor’s Gives Oxnard Wastewater A Positive Outlook
Oxnard, California – Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings affirmed the City of Oxnard Financing Authority’s Wastewater Revenue Bonds rating of BBB and revised the financial outlook from negative to positive. The rating reflects the combination of a very strong enterprise risk profile and an adequate financial risk profile, according to S&P’s Global Ratings. S&P […]
Assemblymember Irwin secures $9.5 million in California budget for Oxnard wastewater treatment plant
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) announced she has secured funding in the California budget to make emergency repairs to the City of Oxnard’s wastewater treatment plant. A recent assessment from the city’s Capital Improvement Projects state that 40% of the facility is in poor or very poor condition with 72% at a moderate, […]
Broken Water Line Receives Permanent Fix at Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant
Oxnard, California – The Oxnard Public Works Department has successfully repaired a broken wastewater line at the city’s aging Wastewater Treatment Plant, replacing a temporary bypass pump system with new pipe couplings and a new section of pipe. Due to outer diameter differences from connecting a reinforced concrete pipe to a high-pressure PVC pipe, special mechanical […]
Oxnard Wastewater Ratepayers Panel Concluded- sends rate increase recommendation to City Council for action
By George Miller The Oxnard Wastewater Ratepayers Advisory panel selected a staff-modified version of a previous staff recommended rate “scenario” – Scenario 2.2b in here: URAP Scenarios Handout 2-22. Comparison: Scenarios.with Panel choices.ro (1). While it is smaller than what was approved last year, This amounts to to approximately 74+% over what rates were in January 2016, Through […]
Final scheduled Oxnard Wastewater Ratepayers Advisory Panel meeting Wed. 2-22-17
By George Miller, originally published 2-17-17, updated 2-21-17 After several sometimes contentious, but very informative, meetings, the City wants to wrap up the Oxnard Wastewater Ratepayers Advisory Panel activities and get a vote on their final recommendations to City Council. Assistant City Manager Ruth Osuna tried to do a trial close on that at the last […]
Thien Ng appointed as Oxnard Wastewater Division Manager
Thien Ng has been with the City of Oxnard for a long time and has been the interim Wastewater Div. Manager. We received a copy of this memo today: Good afternoon Mayor and Council, I’ve received several inquiries about the status of the Wastewater Division Manager recruitment. I am pleased […]
Oxnard wastewater rate rollback, SOAR 2030 and SOAR 2050 initiatives will be on November ballot.
By George Miller SOAR It seemed like Oxnard Council Members had previously made up their minds to put both the SOAR 2030 and 2050 initiatives on the November ballot, but they formalized it with a vote on Tuesday. The more agriculture-friendly SUSTAIN VC version created by COLAB-VC (Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business -Ventura County) was not […]
