Projects to Upgrade the District’s Aging Facilities
To accomplish the upgrade of the District’s aging facilities efficiently and at the lowest cost, the District has undertaken an extensive system-wide analysis that has considered every aspect of its operation: facilities, staffing, engineering, finance and regulatory requirements.
From this analysis, the District has developed a detailed pan for the next five years that prioritizes the most important projects that must be done and identifies the minimum charges needed to fund them.
The improvements involve the sewer pipeline collection system, pump stations and force mains, treatment plant, cooperative water recycling, reclamation area and general upgrades and repairs.
Sewer Pipeline Collection System
- Rehabilitation of 3,696 feet of sewer main and lower lateral pipeline each year at cost of $930,000 a year.
- A 10-year program to boost sewer main capacity by increasing the size of 1,733 feet of pipeline annually, starting in 2011, at a cost of $1,359,000 a year.
- A new loan program to help homeowners pay for repairs of their sewer laterals, at cost of $171,800 a year, as well as a new lateral inspection program at a cost of $71,800 a year.
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Pump Stations and Force Mains
- Equipping of 25 pump stations with redundant alarms and level control systems at a cost of $220,500 a year.
- Replacement of aging portions of force mains at a cost of $178,000 a year.
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Treatment Plant
- Rehabilitation of aging facilities to maintain treatment quality, meet new regulations, and avoid fines and work hazards at a total cost of $9,972,905, with $330,242 the first year.
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Cooperative Water Recycling
- Working cooperatively with other agencies to expand use of recycled water for irrigation at a total cost of $3,433,000, with $135,000 the first year.
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Reclamation Area
- Gradual increase of maintenance of the District’s Reclamation Area’s levees and the dredging of Miller Creek at a cost of $145,162.
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General Upgrades and Repairs
- Proactive maintenance to avoid unexpected breakdowns ands emergency repairs at a cost of $738,000 the first year.
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