San Lorenzo, CA, November 28, 2022 – Oro Loma has again won the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) award for excellence in financial reporting. This is the 27th year in a row that Oro Loma has received the award. Jimmy Dang, Oro Loma Interim General Manager, stated that this award
StopWaste and the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce are co-sponsoring a webinar (entirely in Cantonese) on June 16, 2022. The topic is recycling and composting at work. Please pass this information along to Chinese business owners. The registration link can be found here. See more details below. June 16: Webinar
SAN LORENZO, CA, April 23, 2022 -- Earth Day celebrates our natural environment and illustrates the many small and large ways we can all pitch in to protect it. Sorting waste properly - organics, recycling, trash - protects our environment. Flushing only the 3Ps - pee, poop, and toilet paper
Public comments are invited on the draft of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (LHMP). Click here to access the draft LHMP plan. The deadline for public comments is January 14, 2022.
We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan. Supervisor Chan's decades of service will have a lasting impact on the lives of so many. She was a true champion for the health and well-being of the local community. Our condolences go out to her family, friends, and
See the first of several anticipated peer-reviewed scientific research papers assessing treatment capacity of this innovative system. A horizontal levee is a re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can do. Instead of a vertical wall to protect against storm surges, a horizontal levee uses vegetation
Oro Loma Sanitary District Board President Rita Duncan was on hand for EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan's visit to Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) in Redwood City, where he announced one WIFIA loan to the District for $25 million and two Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans
San Lorenzo, CA, August 7, 2021 – Oro Loma Sanitary District is celebrating 110 years of serving the community and protecting the environment. From its origins serving local industries in San Lorenzo, the post-World War II housing boom, to the 1973 Clean Water Act, changing refuse and recycling practices, the
At a public hearing on June 1, 2021, the Oro Loma Board adopted a resolution establishing new sewer service charges and residential recycling and green waste charges for Fiscal Years 2021/2022 through 2025/2026 and link to the Board resolution. Download Resolution 3173 and related attachments here.
San Lorenzo, CA, April 22, 2021 – What you flush down the toilet has a big impact on your home’s plumbing, the sewer system, and our environment. Here are eight things to know about flushing right. Keep these in mind on Earth Day and practice them throughout the year.
