Regional Service Through Unity… Meeting our Region’s Needs Today and Tomorrow

NEW OPERATIONS CENTER OVERVIEW

Wylie Lakes HOA

November 27, 2018

AGENDA

• Background on NTMWD

• Overview of Wylie Treatment Plant facilities

• Existing control room out of date – more space and upgrades needed

• Importance of operations and location selected

• New facility plans‒ Layout‒ On-site activities‒ Landscaping‒ Road improvements

• Questions

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HISTORY OF NTMWD

10 Original Member Cities

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Farmersville, Forney, Garland, McKinney, Mesquite, Plano,Princeton, Rockwall, Royse City, and Wylie

“We decided we were all in this together. We couldn’t do it separately.”_

• 1951 – Created by Texas Legislature to Provide Water Service• 1956 – Began Providing Treated WATER to Member Cities• 1970s – Expanded to WASTEWATER Service• 1973 – Richardson added as Member City• 1980s – Expanded to SOLID WASTE Service• 1998 – Allen added as Member City• 2001 – Frisco added as Member City

REGIONAL PROVIDER: WATER, WASTEWATER, SOLID WASTE

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60 YEARS OF WATER TREATMENT AND DELIVERY

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Wylie WTP I (70 MGD)Built in 3 Phases: 1956-1965

Wylie WTP II (280 MGD)Built in 4 Phases: 1972-1988

Wylie WTP III (280 MGD)Built in 3 Phases: 1995-2003

Wylie WTP IV (140 MGD)Built in 2008Expansion underway

Tawakoni (30 MGD)Bonham (6 MGD)

Total capacity = 806 MGD

WYLIE WTP - PLANT IV EXPANSION

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CONTROL ROOM UPGRADES NEEDED

• Existing facility vintage 1956

• Built to treat water for 32,000 people not 1.7 million

• Technology upgrades require modern wiring and enough space for computer equipment and monitoring screens

• Not enough space to work and not ADA-compliant

• Need hardened facility to maintain operations 24/7 during major storms (ex. hail or tornado)

Current control room in 1950s building

Rendering of new control room

WHAT AND WHY

• WHAT: Heart of regional water system operations. From here, operators control:

‒ pipelines, pumps, valves and tanks for water coming in from various sources;

‒ water flowing between plants and multiple steps of treatment process; and

‒ distribution of treated water to city storage tanks.

• WHY: Security is critical factor. A building on perimeter allows easy access for operators, public and first responders without compromising plant security.

‒ Existing utilities nearby (power, water, fiber optic network)

‒ This site was the preferred location of the 7 evaluated

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Looking Northwest from entrance at Forrest Ross Road & Spencer Lane

NEW OPERATIONS CENTER LOCATION & RENDERING

• 14,343 square feet

• One-story building occupied by 30 employees (office capacity for 45)

• Most employees 8 AM to 5 PM; About 6 employees overnight

• Anticipate monthly training (30 people) and quarterly visitor tours (25 people) during business hours

• Emergency generator enclosed in sound walls designed to meet noise ordinance

• Small water quality testing room

NEW WATER SYSTEM OPERATION CENTER

Water Quality Testing Room• Room size = 24’ x 25‘

(600 sq.ft.)

• Area for operators to quickly test samples to optimize treatment

• Limited chemicals in small quantities (no bulk storage – most containers 1 liter)

• Fraction of amounts found at local hardware or pool supply stores

• Delivered by UPS/FedEx

• Bulk of daily testing for water and wastewater compliance is done at lab on Brown Street

NEW WATER SYSTEM OPERATION CENTER

LANDSCAPING AND BUILDING EXTERIOR

• Designed to demonstrate water efficient landscaping and rain water collection

• Landscaping and trees to provide natural screening from roadway – will improve current view

• Downward facing outdoor lighting

• Most parking at front of building to be labeled for visitors, work vehicles to park in back

• One story building not designed to support second floor

NEW OPS BUILDING

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ROAD AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

Eubanks LaneNTMWD to Pay 80% of Construction Cost Approx. $1,244,000

Hwy 78 Deceleration LaneNTMWD to Pay 100% of CostApprox. $75,000

Lynda Lane ExtensionNTMWD to Pay 100% of CostMore than $500,000

ANIMATION

Questions?

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