HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-10-06; City Council; 14882; LCWD Plan For Water RecyclingCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGEFdA BILL
tB# /y, $82 Approve Leucadia County Water District’s TITLE:
MTG. 1 O/06/98 Plan to Permanently Transfer 1.0 MGD From
Encina WPCF To Gafner Water Reclamation
DEPT. CMWD Facility For the Purposes of Water
Recycling
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
CITY ATTY.
CITY .GR.Tp
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution No. 9 8 - 3.33 approving the Leucadia County
Water District’s plan to permanently transfer up to 1 .O million gallons per day of secondary
effluent from the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility to the Gafner Water Reclamation
Facility for the purpose of water recycling.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
On July 22, 1998 the Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) Board of Directors considered an
agenda item related to the Leucadia County Water District’s (LCWD’s) water recycling program.
As you may recall LCWD has proposed the construction of permanent facilities at the EWA
plant that will provide for the transfer of treated secondary effluent from the EWA plant to the
District’s Gafner Water Reclamation Facility (WRF). The secondary effluent will receive tertiary
treatment at the LCWD plant and be sold as reclaimed water to the City of Carlsbad. These
permanent facilities will replace temporary facilities that have been in place for over a year.
At the July meeting, EWA staff expressed complete support of the District’s transfer. At that
time, the EWA staff recommended that the respective member agencies approve the LCWD
plan for permanently transferring up to one million gallons per day of plant secondary effluent to
the Gafner WRF (Attachment B). The EWA Board of Directors unanimously approved this
recommendation.
LCWD is currently in the process of finalizing the engineering design for the construction of the
proposed permanent facilities. That design effort has received continuous oversight by the
EWA staff. Additionally, LCWD is working closely with EWA staff to draft a Memorandum of
Agreement for Future consideration by the EWA Board of Directors regarding the location and
operation of these facilities at the EWA plant.
In accordance with the Encina Revised Basic Agreement, it has been requested that the
respective member agencies, including Carlsbad, approve this Leucadia Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact as a result of this action.
1. Resolution No. 9 8 -3 32 approving Leucadia County Water District’s plan to
permanently transfer 1 .O MGD from Encina WPCF to Gafner Water Reclamation Facility
for the purposes of water recycling.
2. Attachment B. Encina Agenda Bill - Leucadia County Water District Recycling Program.
3. Site Map - Encina WPCF/Gafner WRF.
RESOLUTION NO. 98-332
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING LEUCADIA COUNTY
WATER DISTRICT’S PLAN TO PERMANENTLY TRANSFER 1 .O
MGD FROM ENCINA WPCF TO GAFNER WATER RECLAMATION
FACILITY FOR THE PROPOSES OF WATER RECYCLING
Whereas, the Leucadia County Water District has proposed construction of permanent
secondary effluent transfer facilities at the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility; and
Whereas, up to one million gallons per day of secondary effluent will be pumped to the
Leucadia County Water District’s Gamer Water Reclamation Facility; and
Whereas, this secondary effluent will receive tertiary treatment and be sold as recycled
water to the City of Carlsbad; and
Whereas, this proposed transfer has support of EWA staff and has been unanimously
approved by the EWA Board of Directors; and
Whereas, in accordance with the Encina Revised Basic Agreement, it has been
requested that the respective member agencies, including Carlsbad, approve this Leucadia
County Water District Plan
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, as follows:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the Leucadia County Water District’s plan to permanently transfer up to 1.0
million gallons per day of secondary effluent from the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility
to the Gafner Water Reclamation Facility for the purposes of water recycling be approved.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council held on the 13th day of October , 1998 by the following vote, to
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AYES: Council Members Lewis, Finnila, Nygaard and Kulchin
NOES: None
ATTEST:
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ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk? (SEAU
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July 22, 1998
Agenda Item No.
Refi 4404
TO: Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) Board of Directors
FROM: John S. Murk, General Manager
SU’BJJZCT: Leucadia County Water District Water Recycling Program
RJ3COMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Directors:
1. Request their respective member agencies to approve the Leucadia County
Water District’s plan to permanently transfer up to 1.0 m.iIlion gallons per day
of effluent from the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility to the Gafner
Water Reclamation Facility for the purpose of water recycling.; and,
2 Discuss and take other actions as appropriate.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The Leucadia County Water District is currently in the process of finalizing contract
documents for the construction of permanent facilities, located at the Encina water
Pollution Control Facility (Plant), that will provide for the transfer Plant effluent to its
Gafner Water Reclamation Facility (Gamer) where it will be treated and sold as
recycled water.
Section 10.1 Future Reclamation of the Revised Basic Agreement sets forth the
following:
“Any proposed reclamation shall require the approval of all the member
agencies in the event that the proposed reclamation facility is designed and/or
constructed such that (i) any solids or non-treated effluent from any such
facility may be discharged into Unit I of the Joint System. ..”
Because the proposed transfer and treatment of Plant effluent will result in the
discharge of filtered solids from Gafner into Unit I, and that the proposed capacity of
the proposed transfer and treatment of Plant effluent is greater than the 0.75 million
9-I ATTACHMENT B
. Authority (TWA) Board of Directors
.ka County WaterXkktrict Water Recycling Program * J -r.
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+~lons per day capacity for Gafner as set forth in Section 10.2 Existing Reclamation of
the Revised Basic Agreement, it is the opinion of staff that member agency approval of
the proposed plan is required.
During the discussion of this issue with the MAM, it was suggested that EWA consider
the joint ownership of all treatment facilities tributary to the Plant. The basis for the
suggestion was that the combined use of all facilities would support and encourage area
wide recycling programs and possibly lead to greater cost effectiveness for all member
agencies. In the near future, staff will be scheduling a meeting of the Plans & Policies
Committee to examine this suggestion.
StafT is in complete support of the Leucadia County Water District’s transfer and treatment program.
Since the temporary program has been underway at the Plant there have not been any
problems or concerns.
It is, therefore, recommended that the Board of Directors:
1. Request their respective member agencies to approve the Leucadia County
Water District’s plan to permanently transfer up to 1 .O million gallons per day
of secondary effluent from the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility to the
Gafner Water Reclamation Facility for the purpose of water recycling.; and,
2 Discuss and take other actions as appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
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SITE MAP
Encina Water Pollution con Facility
ENCINA WPCF / GAFNER WRF EXHIBIT 3