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San Mateo Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade

Completed · California · Last reported Nov 2025

Source: Construction Dive

Project
Completed

A $597 million upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant in San Mateo, California, replacing a 75-year-old system to eliminate sewer overflow issues and introduce advanced treatment technologies. The project includes one of the world's largest biological pre-treatment and clarifier systems, a 5.3-million-gallon underground flow equalization system, five-stage biological nutrient removal, membrane

Status
Closed
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Commercial
Location
San Mateo, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Construction Dive

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The project “San Mateo Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in San Mateo, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Construction Dive.

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completed

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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A $597 million upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant in San Mateo, California, replacing a 75-year-old system to eliminate sewer overflow issues and introduce advanced treatment technologies. The project includes one of the world's largest biological pre-treatment and clarifier systems, a 5.3-million-gallon underground flow equalization system, five-stage biological nutrient removal, membrane bioreactor systems, a LEED Silver-certified administration building, and new public pathways and landscaping.

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Water

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

San Mateo

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Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Commercial

Article published date

2025-11-07

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