West County Wastewater is hosting an event this week at its Richmond treatment plant to commemorate the completion of its “Clean and Green” energy project.

The agency’s ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday will mark the end of a roughly $87 million project to upgrade equipment, boost renewable energy production and better protect the sewage treatment facility from the effects of climate change.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.