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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-09-04; City Council; 7868; SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENTCIT ilF CARLSBAD - AGENDI)~ BILL SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SAN DIEGO REGION WATER RECLAMATION AGENCY Adopt Resolution No. 7'7!33 approving a Supplemental Assessment of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for FY 84-85 to the San Diego Region Water Reclamat ion Agency. ITEM EXPLANATION The annual membership assessment from the San Diego Region Water Reclamation Agency is $5,400.00. August 1, 1984. Membership assessments are used to defray organizational overhead costs, whereas, other costs and project related expenses are supported by grant payments. The agency is in a temporary short cash flow situation because: 1) from the agency and, 2) be available until the FY 1985 fiscal year (October 1984). The agency has placed current employees on a part-time basis and taken other cost cutting actions for the short term. There is concern that valuable skills will be lost permanently if these employees cannot be retained until project funds are available. Attached is a letter (Exhibit A) which provides more detailed information. The Board of Directors has indicated that this supplemental assessment will be credited towards the FY 85-86 assessment. Should the expected grant funding not be available in the next fiscal year, agency projects will be terminated and the agency itself may have to be placed in a custodial status. FISCAL IMPACT Funds were not appropriated in the FY 84-85 budget for the expenditure, but, are available in the Unappropriated Reserve Fund of the water enterprise. The Board (of Director's intention is to reduce the FY 85-86 assessment by this supplemental assessment. This payment was forwarded to the organization on The county of San Diego (assessment of $20,400) has withdrawn certain grant funding for the CCBA process will not a. 4 2 0 F 0 a : 2 3 0 0 / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17' 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 RESOLUTION NO. 7733 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION WATER RECLAMATION AGENCY WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is a charter member of the San Diego Region Water Reclamation Agency and; WHEREAS, the San Diego Region Water Reclamation Agency has requested a supplemental appropriation of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) from each member agency and, WHEREAS, funds are available in the Unappropriated Reserve Fund of the Water Engerprise; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad as follows: 1. The supplemental assessment of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for FY 84-85 is approved. 2. The transfer of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) from the Unappro- priated Reserve Fund of the Water Enterprise to the Water Administration Fund (41-63-10-2520). I PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held the 4th day of September , 1984, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOTES: None huncil -rs Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, chick and Prescott ABSENT: None "/ikeY, d &- 28 (SEAL) ... v-l. YILUV ..-I .. WATER RECLAl\rh,TION AGENCY 10887 Woodside Avenue Posit Office Box 70 Santee, California 92071 (7141) 448-31 11 July 31, 198.4 To: Management Committee Members of the San Diego Region Water Reclamation Agency The Board of Directors of the San Diego Region Water Reclamation Agency at its meeting on July 27, 1984, unanimously approved an additional $2,000 assessment for each member of the SDRWRA and agreed to seek approval from their boards and councils for this additionai assessment. The reasons for this action are: 1. The County of San Diego did not approve its annual assessment in the amount of $20,400. 2. The Agency presently has only one small grant on the Wetlands Project that will terminate on June 30, 1985. The funds remaining in this grant are approximately $72,000, however, these are reimbursable funds. 3. The $135,000 for developing the advanced wastewater treatment capability of the CCBA process was cut out o€ the State Budget by the Governor. Senator Ellis is trying to get this money back in the State Budget and seems confident that he can do so, however, even if he is successful it will be two to six months before cash is available. 4. Congressman Packard has been successful in getting a provision in HR 3282, the water quality renewal act, that provides three million dollars to this Agency for wastewater research. We are trying to get the same provision in the Senate Bill through Senator Pete Wilson's office. If we can accomplish this, and I think we can, there is a very good chance that the funds will stay in the final bill. These funds wi:L1 be available after September 30, 1984, however, it will take at least another three months before the cash flow starts. 5. Money from all of the annual assessments ($34,650) plus cash on hand as of this date is approximately $53,000. Monthly operation cost, including materials and supplies is $14,000+. 6. To reduce costs, two of our trained people have obtained full time employment elsewhere and as of the middle of July all of the remaining staff, including the manager, have gone on half time. This will be a difficult condition to maintain very long. Management Committee Members July 31, 1984 Page Two 7. We need additional funds approved by the members of the Agency to assure continued operations until additional funding is obtained and the cash is on hand. Enclosed is a copy of summary sheets submitted to Congressman Packard and Senator Wilson showing projects completed by this Agency, proposed projects that extend into June, 1986, and a time schedule along with costs of each project. These summary sheets were used by Congressman Packard to support his request for $3 million. If the funds for these projects are approved, the Federal Government will be committed to a two year program and the amount of local money needed next yeor will nqt L.2 3% great, The Board expressed its intent that, if we are successful in obtaining these funds, the amount of each member's future assessments will be reduced by $2,000. Billing for the additional $2,000 assessment will not be made if the State funds become available before our existing funds are depleted. It is requested that the Board of Directors/City Council approve an additional $2,000 emergency assessment for the SDRWKA. Such emergency assessment to be paid to the SDRWRA only upon the receipt of a billing by the SDRWRA. Sincerely, &e& ERT V. 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The agreement provides for a Board of Direct.ors composed of one elected official from each member agency and a Nanagement Committee composed of one professional staff person from each member agency. The Management Committee is advisory to the Board of Directors. The goal of the agency is to advance the technology of wastewater reclanation and to promote its reuse as a supplemental water supply in San Diego County. To obtain this goal, the Board of Directors has established the f o 1 1 ow i ng ob j ec t i v e s : 1. To jointly study the methods and technology of water reclamation, water management and the reuse of wastewater. 2. To establish one or more centers for the conduct of such studies. 3. To experiment, test and apply in an operational setting advanced techniques for the reclamation and reuse of water. To develop water reclamation plans and programs that may be adopted by the members of the agency for use and application within their respective jurisdictions. 4. The SDRIJRA will fill a critical gap between laboratory type research and the application of that research by a community. Membership - The following have approved the joint powers agreement: 1. County of San Diego - representing 13 sanitation districts 2. City of Carlsbad 3. City of Poway 4. City of Santee 5. San Diego County Water Authority 6. Seven special districts that provide sewer and/or water service: Helix Water District Leucadia County Water District 1 Olivenhain Municipal Water District Otay Municipal Water District Padre Dam Elunicipal Water District San llarcos County Water District Valley Center Municipal Water District It is expected that the San Diego region will show a unified commitment to water reclamation through this agency. Means of Financing Funds for the administration of the agency are provided from assessments against each of the members. However, since the accomplishments of the agency will be of national and worldwide significance, it is expected that grant funds will be utilized to carry out many of the investigations and studies. The formula for determining each member's assessment is set each year by the Board. It has been based on a uniform fixed fee plus an additional amount based upon the quantity of wastewater treated. The following modest assessment has been maintained since 1978: The fixed fee is $1,500. The fee based upon quantity of wastewater treated is $150 per 100,000 gallons per day treated--or portion thereof. Agencies that do not treat wastewater pay only the fixed fee. Total assessments for 1983 were $55,250. Staff The Board of Directors, at their January 19, 1978 meeting, considered alternate procedures for obtaining staff. It was unanimously decided that staff for the agency would be provided by contracts with member agencies and consult.ants. The agency has retained a manager and an attorney by contract and has contrac.ted with engineering firms and special consultants to prepare reports and proposals and to perform some of the studies requiring specialized scienti.fic backgrounds. Other help is obtained through personnel services companies. Accompl. i s hmen t s At: its October 2, 1977 meeting, the Board of Directors placed the highest priorities on the following programs: treatment processes such as aquaculture systems, (2) conversion of organics resulting from wastewater treatment to energy or other products and (3) live stream management techniques. (1) low energy advanced wastewater Low Energy Aquaculture Systems The agency has just completed a project to "Study the Use of Artificial The study Wetlands as a Means of Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment." was performed over a four year period at a cost of $594,345. received grant funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the The agency 2 / amount of $370,000 and grant funds from the State Department of Water Resources in the amount of $158,000. the agency. The remaining $66,445 was provided by Data from the above study shows that Artificial Wetlands can provide an economic alternative to: 1. Denitrify secondary treated wastewater that is high in nitrates, and at the same time provide good BOD and SS removal. 2. Provide secondary treatment of primary effluent and at the same time provide a high degree of nitrogen removal. 3. Remove certain heavy metals such as copper, zinc and cadmium. Results of this study have been published in the following peer reviewed publications: (1) Water Research, Volume 9, pp. 1009-1014, 1983, entitled "Nitrogen Removal in Artificial Wetlands"; (2) Journal lJPCF, Volume 56, pp. 152-156, February 1984, entitled "Use of Artificial Wetlands to Remove Nitrogen from Wastewater .'I A paper entitled, "Wastewater Treatment by Artificial Wetlands" has been submitt:ed to the International Association on Water Pollution Research (IAWPR) for presentation at their 12th Biennial International Conference on Water Pollution. If accepted the paper will be presented in Amsterdam, September 17-20, 1984 and published in the journal "Water Science and Technology." A poster presentation on the use of artificial wetlands for the removal of heavy metals will be made at "Water Reuse Symposium 111," an international conference, to be held in San Diego, August 27-31, 1984. This symposium is sponsored by several U.S. federal government agencies including EPA and DI. The SDR'CJRA is making every effort to get the results of its studies to the public so that practical use can be made of the studies. The first municipality to use the results of these studies will probably be the Valley Center Municipal Water District (VCPIWI)), one of the members of the SDEWU. The VCMWD proposes to use the artificial wetlands process to treat up to 500,000 gallons per day of wastewater collected from septic tanks and conveyed to a central treatment facility by pressure sewer lines. Live Stream Management Techniques The agency has completed a "Live Stream Project Work Plan" to demonstrate the feasibility of maintaining a live stream in semi-arid San Diego County all year round by supplementing t.he stream with reclaimed wastewater. covers the San Diego River from Santee to the Pacific Ocean, a distance of about twenty miles. The plan was prepared for a nodest SUQ of $12,500. The plan identified the necessary studies and projects required to develop the live stream. The total cost to implement Phase I of the plan was estimated at $365,000. oriented recreation parks and campgrounds right through the heart of metropolitan San Di ego. will be tremendous. The plan Implementation of Phase I will open the door for developing water The social values derived from such as accomplishment 3 / Tlie State Water Resources Control Board on two occasions have attempted to obtain funds for this project. is hard to obtain. Reclamation facility with the proven capability of producing unrestricted recreational quality water at an economical price should provide the * to implement the Live Stream project. During wet years funding for such a concept The construction of a 3 mgd CCBA plant at the Santee Water Conversion of Organics to Products Flor the past four years, the agency has been working on a new, innovative wastewater treatment process conceived by Dr. George Harrison, a scientist with the 311 Company. The process is called CCBA (pronounced see-%a). Laboratory-scale tests looked so promising that the agency constructed a pilot plant to test the process, using 1500 gallon batches. Test results from the pilot plant encouraged the agency to develop the process further and to prepare a proposal to construct a 100,000 gallon per day continuous flow plant. Funding in the amount. of $515,000 was approved by the State Legislature, and made available through the Environmental License Plate Fund. The plant has been fully operative since June 1983. The data obtained from operating the plant shows that the CCBA process is capable of converting raw municipal sewage to a usable water with a quality in excess of that required for secondary discharge. It takes only one to one and a half hours from the time the raw sewage enters the plant for it to emerge as clean water useable for any of the purposes permitted for secondary effluent. The data confirm that the sludge, generated by the water treatment process, can be converted into a high quality lightweight aggregate. Lightweight concrete using the lightweight aggregate has been made and tested for strength. Strengths as high as 5000 lbs. per square inch have been achieved. that the construction industry is interested in the lightweight aggregate and that there is a market for it. Letters from the construction industry have been received showing The process lends itself to a very compact economical plant. It is estimated that the capital improvements of a CCBA plant will be about $1.00 per gallon of treatment capacity. Approximately half of this capital cost is for sludge handling and aggregate production. It is conservatively estimated that the capital cost of the sludge handling and aggregate production portion of the plant and all of the associated operation and maintenance cost will be offset. by the sell of the lightweight aggregate. Study Center Xn the process of developing the Wetlands and CCBA projects a wastewater The lab has been approved treatment laboratory was constructed and equipped. by EPA and provides the capability of doing most wastewater quality control analyses. Tests requiring a gas chromatograph are among the few that cannot be performed. This lab forms the hub of the vastewater research and demonstration study center. 4 / Future Projects A,. Artificial Wetlands The literature on the use of natural systems to purify municipal wastewaters and industrial wastewaters indicates, and in some cases documents, the capacity of these systems to remove bacteria, viruses, heavy metals and many other toxics. A review of this literature lead us to believe that the artificial wetlands have the capability of advanced nunicipal wastewater treatment and removing heavy metals from industrial wastewater. During the past year sufficient preliminary studies were performed to identify the research needed to develop and verify the advanced wastewater and and indust.ria1 wastewater treatment capacity of Artificial Wetlands. The following proposals have been prepared for accomplishing this research. are seeking funds at both the State and Federal levels to perform the studies identified in the proposals. We 1. "Artificial Wetlands: Integrated Low-Cost Pretreatment Systems for the Removal of Bacteria and Viruses." 2. "Artificial Wetlands: Integrated Treatment Systems for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Municipal and Industrial Wastewaters . 'I H. CCBA Process :In his original work, Dr. Harrison designed the CCBA process as a two stage process. The first stage as pretreatment for the second stage which would provide unrestricted recreation quality water. During the pilot work, Dr. Wilson (a consultant for the agency and ap, expert on flocculation and precipitation of suspended solids (SS) from wastewater) improved the first stage to the point that secondary quality water could be obtained in the first stage. During the operation of the first stage CCBA plant, laboratory tests are being run on filtered effluent from the plant. The results of these tests indicate that the first stage CCBA plant with filtration added can provide pretreatment for unrestricted recreational quality water. Dr. Harrison, from his original work, believes that the CCBA process will remove many heavy metals and toxics from wastewater. To verify these findings, a proposal has been submitted to the State Legislature for using the existing CCBA plant to develop (1) its advanced wastewater treatment capabilities and (2) its capability for removing heavy metals and toxics from wastewater. It has been proposed to the Nayor of the City of San Diego and State and Federal officials that the existing CCBA demonstration plant be used to study the capability of the CCBA process for treating sewage from Tijuana. This could be done by transporting sewage in tanker trucks to the CCBA plant site. Since the Tijuana sewage is polluted with industrial waste, this study could be part of the overall heavy metal and toxic study. 5 L A proposal is being prepared, to submit to EPA's hazardous waste group, to study the process of mixing sludges from industrial waste treatment plants with the sludge from the CCBA process and additional clay, which when fired in a kiln to nake lightweight aggregate will provide a safe environmentally sound way to treat hazardous waste. It is being proposed to the U.S. Congress that special legislation be enacted to provide funds to mock up from the 100,000 gallon per day demonstration plant to a three million gallon per day municipal treatment plant using the advanced wastewater treatment CCBA process. It is proposed to convert one of the primary clarifiers at the Santee Water Pollution Control Faci:Lity into a CCBA clarifier by adding the CCBA water treatment facilities in front of the clarifier and the sludge handling and aggregate production facilities after the clarifier. Such a project will provide the plant design and operating data to allow the CCBA process to be used for large municipalities (loo+ mgd plants) and prove the versatility of economically converting existing primary-secondary treatment facilities to CCBA plants with increased capacity. C. Live Stream With the development of the advanced wastewater treatment CCBA plant at the Santee Water Pollution Control Facility capable of supplying 3 mgd of unrestricted recreational quality water the live stream concept should be reactivated. With a proven economical source of water many of the obstacles to the live stream will have been overcome. D. Other Processes The Agency has proven its capability of filling the critical gap between laboratory type research and the application of that research by the public. As knowledge of this capability spreads, the services of this agency will be nore in demand. Presently, there are two processes on file, submitted by private industry, that are worthy of evaluation. These processes will be studled as existing programs are completed and/or as the capacity of the agency is increased. -*- 6 /