Salishan Sanitary is holding a meeting at the Community Center on March 25 at 4 pm to review these options, estimated costs and outline next steps. This study addresses the property owners that are not a part of the current sewer system but use septic fields and tanks for their homes, but all are welcome to attend. The meeting will also be by Zoom for remote attendees:
Topic: Salishan Spit sewer extension study: alternatives, costs and next steps
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Meeting ID: 835 0996 0718
Passcode: 666484
Study on extending sewer to homes on Salishan Spit
Note: this only affects Salishan Leaseholders not currently on the Salishan Sanitary sewer system
In June, 2025 the Salishan Sanitary District received a Technical Assistance Grant from the State of Oregon to study the impacts of expansion of the sanitary District to cover the properties on the Spit. Many of these Leasehold properties have septic systems that are nearing the end of their service life or either the bay or the ocean is threatening their septic tanks and disposal fields. The goal of the study is advance planning to identify the most cost-effective way for the Sanitary District to serve these approximate 190 homes, if requested by the Spit community. The study to identify service options and cost impacts will be completed by the end of the year and available to all leaseholders.
Meeting presentation
This engineering study evaluates the various options for extending sewer lines to the homes on Salishan Spit currently using septic tanks and includes estimates of costs based on Nov 2025 cost estimates (which may vary depending on the actual implementation dates).
This study was sponsored by a grant from Business Oregon