Agencies will now operate as consolidated sewer utility, providing the same excellent service.
Sacramento, Calif.— The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San) and Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) are pleased to announce the legal merger of the two districts into one—resulting in a consolidated sewer utility, called the Sacramento Area Sewer District, effective January 1, 2024. This strategic consolidation combines the second-largest water resource recovery facility of its kind in the nation with California’s second-largest sewage collection utility into a singular organization, streamlining sewage services in the Sacramento region.
While SacSewer and Regional San have been two separate legal entities governed by different Boards of Directors, the two districts provide complementary services in overlapping service areas, serve many of the same customers, and share executive management and support services. On January 1, 2024, when the merger is complete, policy decisions will be made under one Board of Directors with a shared mission and vision, thereby streamlining and broadening policy and leadership decision-making. The merger will also create unity among our workforce and organizational culture, as well as enhance our ability to recruit and retain the highest quality employees.
“The completion of this merger represents a momentous milestone for SacSewer,” said General Manager Christoph Dobson. “Legally merging the two districts will allow us to provide our customers with the most efficient and effective sewage collection, treatment, and resource recovery services. We are committed to maintaining the high standards of service our customers have come to expect and look forward to a future of innovation and excellence.”
What this means for customers:
- There will be no change to customers’ service, and customers will not need to do anything different. SacSewer will continue providing reliable, cost-effective sewage service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Customers will have one single sewer service provider in SacSewer and Regional San service areas, offering better clarity for our customers and allowing us to operate more efficiently.
- Monthly rates will not change as a result of legally merging the two districts. Customers may notice updated descriptions on their bills to differentiate between “sewage collection” and “sewage treatment and resource recovery” services.
- After January 1, 2024, a consolidated website at sacsewer.com will feature service information for our customers, and our social media outreach platforms will be combined.
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The Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is the Sacramento region’s largest sewage collection, treatment, and resource recovery utility–providing service to more than 1.6 million people. We are the second largest sewage collection utility in California, and we own and operate the second largest water resource recovery facility of its kind in the nation—the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility located near Elk Grove. Learn more at sacsewer.com/merger.
