Public ForumSunLand Golf and Country Club

May 1, 2012

Who’s who at the District• Mike Langley – Manager • Celeste Lilley – Administrative Assistant • Willy Burbank – Operations Superintendant • Mike Cays – Lead Treatment Plant Operator • Scott Garner – Water Operator • Pat Osborne – Asst Treatment Plant Operator • Jay Griffith – Maintenance

– Pepper Putman - Commissioner– Albert Friess - Commissioner – Jim Larison - Commissioner

2011 Accomplishments• Delivery of 82,585,000 gallons of pure, chlorine free drinking water• Processed 37,669,000 gallons of wastewater• Upgraded the SWD website (www.sunlandwater.com)• Renewed Reclaimed Water Permit-WA Dept. of Ecology• Conducting a 5-year Excise Tax Audit for WA Department of Revenue • Completed a 20-year Franchise Agreement with Clallam County• Signed a 1-year contract with the City of Sequim for bio-solids

processing, remaining 19 year contract pending– would “lock in” costs to allow us to budget accurately– removes the need to immediately upgrade our sewage treatment

plant

• Awarded Public Works Trust Fund low interest loan pending Governor’s signature on biennial budget

Public Works Trust Fund Loan• Awarded a 20 year $2.3 Million loan at 1% interest, if we need it all• Our current plan is to spend about $570,000 of this award• Two bio-solid construction projects included:

– Replace chlorine disinfection with Ultra Violet system• much safer for staff and area residents• Cost estimate $200,000

– Empty facultative lagoon and reconfigure• Remove 600,000 gallons of SunLand’s “science project”• Re-line and reconfigure lagoon into an additional “digester” as well as an

emergency high in-flow storage basin• Cost estimate $370,000

• Must complete project within 5 years– If projects are completed in <3 years, loan is ½ of 1 percent

• Will save $23,000 interest over the life of the loan• Will cost our ratepayers $3 per month per connection

Reclaimed Water Permit ST 6003WA Department of Ecology 2012 Renewal

• Major changes under the new permit - We are Officially a class “A” Water Reclamation Facility - Reclaimed water approved for golf course irrigation - Additional sewer connections approved - Reduced testing requirements

• New requirements under the 2012 permit– Develop crop management plan -December,2012– Construct three new monitoring wells -September,2012 – Begin continuous monitoring of chlorine residuals at the WRF -March, 2012– Design spray field irrigation system -December, 2012– Begin annual inflow and infiltration analysis & reporting -March, 2012

SWD 2012 ProjectsSewage Treatment Plant

• Headworks upgrade (mandated)– Includes RAPTOR Micro Strainer (Lakeside)

• See following slides for details

• Actions required by new Reclaimed Water Permit– Construct 3 monitoring wells (mandated)– Develop crop management plan (mandated)– Reclaimed water filter unit (overflow capacity)– Build sewage basin scaffolding (safety)– Construct tank covers (safety)

Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade Costs

Lakeside Raptor Micro Strainer (Headworks)Central Unit 66,000Bagger attachment 900Channel alterations 3,000Bypass re-screen 2,000Engineering 5,000Electrical work 15,000 Payment Sources for 2012 STP ImprovementsConcrete work 2,000 From reserves 92,072State Tax 8,000 2012 assessment 75,328

101,900 167,400

Reclaimed water filter 50,000Construct 3 Monitoring Wells 10,000Build basin safety scaffolds 1,500Crop Management Plan 1,000Tank covers 3,000

167,400

Water MetersProgress Report

• Mandated by State of Washington to be metered no later than 2017

• Over 60% of “meter setters” installed• With “Automatic Meter Read” technology,

meters can be read manually or remotely• Meters to be read monthly, quarterly, annually?

No decisions yet• Consumption billing decisions pending– May need to address high-volume users and common

areas that are currently unmetered

Locations Where Meter Setters Are Installed

SWD Financial Health

• 2011 value of SWD facilities: $5,021,907 – before depreciation

• 2011 Annual Revenues: $959,768• 2011 Annual Expenses: $771,285

• Reserve fund as of 12/31/2011: $428,421

In SummaryWhere We Were – Where We Are

• In 2010 our issues were:

– Sludge disposal challenge– Reserve Funds low– Expired Franchise

Agreement– Expired Water

Reclamation Permit

• Current Status of Issues

– Contract w/Sequim– Reserve Funds healthier

and building– New 20-year Franchise

Agreement in place– 5-year Permit in hand

How can you help your Water District ?

Do not dispose of old medications or personal care products in the toilet.

Remove or get a sink strainer for your garbage disposal and deposit all non-biodegradables in the trash. It costs you money to send these waste materials to the treatment plant, as someone must remove them.

- the bugs at the treatment plant can’t digest that stuff any more than you can.

Also do not put disposable wipes down the toilet. These often plug up the lift station pumps.

Conserve water use. This not only saves pumping costs but wear and tear on all components of both the water system and the sewer system.

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