General Sewer Plan Update

Updated December 20, 2024

The City Council passed Ordinance 24-0670 on December 10, 2024, officially adopting the General Sewer Plan (GSP) Update with an effective date of January 1, 2025. Staff will schedule time in the coming months to review the proposed capital program and utility rate study with the City Council while reviewing municipal code updates with the Planning Commission. More information will be provided on this page as it becomes available.

Background Information

The City started an update to our GSP in August 2019 with our consultant, Grey & Osborne, Inc., with the goal of establishing a path for sewer availability for everyone in Edgewood. Our prior plan and code was established around 2007, and it created three phases for sewer development: Phase 1 along Meridian Avenue and at the former Fife Sand & Gravel pit, Phase 2 near the Meridian Avenue Phase 1 area, and Phase 3 being the rest of the City.

Instead of phases, the updated GSP identifies which areas in Edgewood are routed to the four proposed receiving sewer utilities (Lakehaven, Fife, Pierce County, and Puyallup), and what improvements are needed in order to provide sewer service no matter where you are located in Edgewood. This updated plan has been reviewed by each of the receiving sewer utilities and the Department of Ecology. The new plan (linked above) went though final review and public input in Fall 2024 (see dates below), and was adopted along with the City’s Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update.

Upcoming Opportunities

  • Spring 2025 - City Council - Capital Program and Rate Study Review
  • Spring/Summer 2025 - Planning Commission - Edgewood Municipal Code Title 11 Revisions
  • Spring/Summer/Fall 2025 – Coordination with Receiving Sewer Utilities, Execute Agreements

Past Opportunities

•    January 3, 2023 – City Council Study Session briefing 
•    January 9, 2023 – Planning Commission briefing 
•    February 13, 2023 Planning Commission – Introduce Draft Code Amendments, Review Draft GSP Update     

•    March 13, 2023 Planning Commission – Continued discussion on Draft Code Amendments and GSP Update 
•    March/April 2023 – Receive initial comments from Receiving Sewer Utilities

•    September 9, 2024 - Planning Commission Meeting
•    October 14, 2024 - Planning Commission Meeting
•    November 6, 2024 - Planning Commission Meeting & Public Hearing
•    November 26, 2024 - City Council Regular Meeting
•    December 10, 2024 - City Council Regular Meeting