Citizens for a Safe and Sewage-Free McKinley Park v. City of Sacramento CA3

BACKGROUND

The City’s combined sewer system collects and conveys both wastewater and stormwater within the same pipe network to facilities for treatment and safe discharge. While this system generally has sufficient capacity to handle stormwater, outflows from the system occur during large storm events, which results in flooding and the discharge of wastewater onto local streets, including streets in the McKinley Park area. In 2015, the update to the City’s Combined Sewer System Improvement Plan identified the project as one of several projects that would alleviate stresses on the combined sewer system by providing additional storage capacity, which would be utilized when the system approaches maximum capacity during large storm events. The purpose of the project is to improve the health and safety of residents of Sacramento by reducing flooding and wastewater outflows from the combined sewer system, while also meeting the requirements of the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

2 The mandamus petition was filed against the City and the City Council of the City of Sacramento. Consistent with the allegations in the petition, we collectively refer to the…