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Build the Cleanwater Center
Our wastewater treatment plant is one of the oldest on the West Coast. It works around the clock to provide essential wastewater treatment for residents and businesses. The Cleanwater Center is one of the necessary upgrades planned for this aging facility. Designed to LEED Gold standards, it will be an operational hub for the 67-person team who operates, maintains and manages the Plant.
Consolidating critical functions into a modern facility will achieve numerous operational, sustainability and regulatory goals.
Quick Facts
Requested Funds Tot al Project Cost
$5 M $72 M
MEETS GOALS City County Bay Area
State Federal
PR
OJECT NEED Sunnyvale’s Master Plan
to rebuild its aging wastewater facility
identified this project as a replacement priority
(SunnyvaleCleanwater.com).
LOCATION 1444 Borregas Ave.
PROPOSED SIZE 26,574 square feet
This Essential Project Will:
Improve operations by consolidating functions
c
urrently fragmented across multiple locations
Replace multiple buildings that no longer meet
c
urrent building and accessibility codes
Update the laboratory to follow best practice
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tandards
Add an educational meeting space to engage
w
ith our community about protecting water
quality and the Bay
Create a modern facility that will help attract and
r
etain staff
Help achieve environmental and regulatory goals
Cleanwater Center:
A Vital Hub for Plant Operations
Sunnyvale’s Water Pollution Control Plant has
provided reliable 24/7 wastewater treatment since
its construction in 1956. However, the Plant’s existing facilities are reaching the end of their useful life.
Upgrades are necessary to reliably meet increasingly
stringent environmental and regulatory requirements.
The Cleanwater Program is the City’s long-term plan
to upgrade and replace key facilities. The renovated
Plant will be more operationally resilient, use more
cost-effective technologies, be more energy efficient,
and promote resource recovery. The Cleanwater
Center will serve as a vital hub of operations for the
team that runs and maintains the Plant. It will include a modern environmental laboratory for testing waste
streams, a control room to monitor the thousands
of daily measurements, a maintenance shop and
warehouse, staff office and training facilities, and
public education space.
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Larry Klein
Mayor
Linda Sell
Vice Mayor
Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember
Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember
Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember
Charlsie Chang
Councilmember
Eileen Le
Councilmember
March 19, 2025
T
he Honorable Alex Padilla The Honorable Adam Schiff
United States Senate United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510
T
he Honorable Ro Khanna
United States House of Representatives
306 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
R
E: Request for Support for FY26 Community Project Funding, City of Sunnyvale– Build the Cleanwater Center
D
ear Senator Padilla, Senator Schiff, and Representative Khanna, O
n behalf of the City of Sunnyvale, I am writing to express my support for the City of Sunnyvale’s Build the Cleanwater Center Project.
T
his project will aim to address Sunnyvale’s Water Pollution Control Plant, which is one of the oldest on the West Coast. It works around the clock to provide essential wastewater treatment for residents and businesses. The Cleanwater Center is one of the necessary upgrades planned for this aging facility. Designed to LEED Gold standards, it will be an operational hub for the 67-person team who operates, maintains, and manages the Plant.
Consolidating critical functions into a modern facility will achieve numerous operational, sustainability and regulatory goals.
I
am pleased to support this project and urge you to provide favorable consideration of this funding request.
S
incerely,
L
arry Klein
Mayor
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The Honorable Alex Padilla, Senator
The Honorable Adam Schiff, Senator
The Honorable Ro Khanna, Representative
March 19, 2025
cc: City Council
Tim Kirby, City Manager
Sarah Johnson-Rios, Assistant City Manager
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April 4, 2025
The Honorable Alex Padilla The Honorable Adam Schiff United States Senate United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Ro Khanna
United States House of Representatives
306 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
RE: Request for Support for FY26 Community Project Funding, City of Sunnyvale – Cleanwater Center
Dear Senator Padilla, Senator Schiff, and Representative Khanna, I am writing to express my support for the City of Sunnyvale’s Cleanwater Center Project.
This project will aim to address Sunnyvale’s Water Pollution Control Plant, which is one of the oldest on the West Coast. It works around the clock to provide essential wastewater treatment for residents and businesses. The Cleanwater Center is one of the necessary upgrades planned for this aging facility. Designed to LEED Gold standards, it will be an operational hub for the 67- person team that operates, maintains, and manages the Plant. Consolidating critical functions into a modern facility will achieve numerous operational, sustainability and regulatory goals.
As a committed advocate for the safety of Sunnyvale residents and the sustainability of the community, I respectfully ask for your support for the Cleanwater Center Project in Sunnyvale.
Thank you for your kind consideration of this request. Please do not hesitate to reach out to my office at (408) 446-2810 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Patrick Ahrens
Assemblymember, 26th District
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Otto Lee
County of Santa Clara Supervisor, Third District
County Government Center, East Wing
70 West Hedding Street, 10th Floor
San Jose, California 95110
Tel: (408) 299-5030 Fax: (408) 298-6637
[email protected] www.supervisorlee.org
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rch 26, 2025
The Honorable Alex Padilla The Honorable Adam Schiff The Honorable Ro Khanna U.S. Senate U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
331Hart Senate Office Building 112 Senate Office Building 306 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 RE: Request for Support for FY26 Community Project Funding, City of Sunnyvale – Cleanwater Center Dear Honorable Members of Congress:
I am excited to offer this letter of support for the City of Sunnyvale’s request for Congressional project funding, to assist in the construction of the Cleanwater Center.
This project offers a crucial addition to the City’s broader efforts to upgrade its aging wastewater facilities, which have been an essential service and a cornerstone of public health and environmental protection dating back to their implementation in 1956.
Designed to meet LEED Gold standards, the Cleanwater Center demonstrates a major improvement for Sunnyvale’s capabilities in managing its wastewater treatment operations in sustainable and efficient ways. This new facility strives to streamline its operations – currently housed amongst multiple outdated buildings – which will enhance operational effectiveness and ensure updated compliance through both modern building and accessibility codes.
Additionally, the project will advance laboratory facilities, focus on best practice standards, and build an essential educational space for community members to learn about water quality and environmental stewardship.
The City of Sunnyvale included the importance of this project in its Master Plan, noting the Cleanwater Center to be an essential priority for replacement for the community’s betterment. The proposed location – amounting to 26,574 square feet – will provide an operational hub for a 67-person staff, dedicated to the plant’s round-the-clock operations.
Through federal investment in this project, the Center will achieve significant benefits for Sunnyvale residents, including improved operations, enhanced staff recruitment and retention, and further achievable environmental and regulation goals. The project aligns with the city, state, county, and federal objectives toward environmental initiatives, further emphasizing its impact and importance. As the former “Green Mayor of Sunnyvale,” I wholeheartedly support this request.
Thank you for your kind consideration of this request. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Chief of Staff, Wendy Ho at (408) 299-5030 or via email at [email protected].
S
incerely,
Otto O. Lee
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