Coalinga advances SRF bid for sewer and wastewater upgrades
Coalinga-city, California · Meeting date: October 15, 2026 · Published: October 16, 2026
Coalinga has approved the resolutions needed to seek Clean Water State Revolving Fund construction financing for improvements to its sanitary sewer collection system and wastewater treatment plant. The action came alongside approval of a bid award for upgrades to four lift stations.
Key points
- Council approved Resolutions 4372 and 4373 authorising a Clean Water State Revolving Fund construction-financing application for the Sanitary Sewer Collection System and Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project.
- The consent calendar also included approval of a bid award for the Four Lift Stations Upgrade Project; neither the contractor nor contract value was stated during the meeting.
- Staff’s FY2027 project update identified variable-frequency-drive pumps at the wastewater treatment plant as behind schedule because of lead times and design time.
- Council also approved a budget-appropriation transfer and notice of completion for the Polk Street Water Main Replacement.
Full report
Coalinga City Council has taken the formal step needed to pursue Clean Water State Revolving Fund construction financing for a combined sanitary-sewer and wastewater-treatment upgrade programme.
At its 15 October meeting, the council approved Resolutions 4372 and 4373 as part of its consent calendar. The resolutions authorise the city’s application for Clean Water State Revolving Fund construction financing for the Sanitary Sewer Collection System and Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project. The meeting record did not state the requested financing amount, project cost or proposed construction schedule.
The council also approved a bid award for the Four Lift Stations Upgrade Project. No contractor name or award value was discussed in the meeting.
The actions place collection-system, treatment-plant and pumping improvements among the city’s active FY2027 capital work. In a first-quarter strategic-project update, staff said that variable-frequency-drive pumps for the wastewater treatment plant were among two public-works items running behind schedule. Staff attributed the status to lead times and design time for the pumps.
Separately, the council approved Resolution 4376, providing a budget-appropriation transfer for the Polk Street Water Main Replacement, and approved a notice of completion for that project. The transcript did not provide the transfer amount or completion cost.
In the mayor’s announcements, the city also reported receiving a $1.092 million federal grant check for a sodium hydroxide facility at the water plant. That funding announcement was not a council action item.
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Source: City Council Meeting, Coalinga-city