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Home My WebLink About03/23/2023 - Meeting Materials Municipal Wastewater Planning Program (MWPP) SALT LAKE CITY PUAC March 23, 2023 Public Q_ :� �: utilities MWPP Overview .60000000000e. . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The MWPP is administered by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Quality (DWQ) and uses an annual survey to assist owners of municipal sewerage systems and wastewater treatment works in evaluating and summarizing the technical, operational, and financial conditions of and requirements for these facilities. The purpose of MWPP is to help communities understand these business operations better and to help identify and resolve potential problem areas before they become serious and costly. At the end of each year, the DWQ distributes the MWPP survey to over 200 municipalities and districts. These utilities compile the necessary financial, operations, performance, and compliance information requested and report their completed surveys to their governing council or board and to the Division of Water Quality. DWQ conducted the Clean Water Needs Survey (CWNS) with the EPA for 2022, and decided to forgo the full MWPP survey, except for the questions connected the USMP program. It is 2023 now and although DWQ is stilt finishing up the CWNS survey, the MWPP survey needs to be completed. This year the MWPP survey will be conducted as it has been in previous years before 2022. Annually due on April 15tn Report/Survey Includes Collections System Is the system able to convey the flow and load -YES Mechanical Plant Section Is the facility able to meet requirements —YES Financial Position Evaluation Is SLC able to finance capital and operations - "^� ublic U t i I i t ies Sewer Collection System .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part I: System Description Largest diameter pipe — 78" Average depth — 10' Total length of sewer pipe — 677 miles Number of lift/pump stations — 45 Largest capacity lift/pump station — 9722 gpm Originally constructed 1890, oldest pipe 108 years old (constructed 1915) Part II: Discharges Bypasses: Rain or Snow (0) ; equipment (0) Sanitary Sewer overflows: Class 1 ( ), Class 2 ( ) This single SSO was caused by a contractor directional drilling. The fiber casing struck a 6- inch sewer lateral and filled the sewer main with soils and gravel Part III: New Development New residential sewer connections (130) New commercial connections ( ) Equivalent residential connections (91 ,378) ublic U t i I i t ies Sewer Collection System .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part IV: Operator Certification 28 operators, Grade IV ( ), Grade III ( ), Grade 11 ( ), Grade 1 (1 ) Part V: Facility Maintenance Preventative Maintenance plan and 0&M Manual Part VI: Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) Evaluation Developed 2014, audit completed 2022, no major changes needed System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan (SECAP) Part VII: Narrative Evaluation Average 55 years old — systematic assessment and replacement 1 % annually Multiple capacity related projects currently under construction Master Plan completed 2016, updates currently ongoing Experiencing challenges with recruiting and retention of sewer system operator and maintenance staff Public �cl,It Utilities Water Reclamation Facility .......... .. . ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part I : INFLUENT INFORMATION Influent flow rate - Rated capacity 56 MGD - 2022 average 29.5 MGD Influent Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) - Rated Capacity 135,507 Ibs/day - 1022 average 54,961 Ibs/day Influent Total Suspended Solids (TSS) - Rated Capacity 87,780 Ibs/day - >_022 average 49,231 Ibs/day Part II : EFFLUENT INFORMATION How many Notices of Violation (NOVs) did you receive for this facility in the review year? — Zero Part III : FACILITY AGE Constructed 1963 — major process upgrade projects in 1984, 2009 New WRF currently under construction with an estimated completion in 2025 PART IV: DISCHARGES How many days in the past year was there a bypass or overflow of wastewater at the facility due to high flows? - Zero How many days in the last year was there a bypass or overflow of wastewater at the facility due to equipment failure? - Public �cl,It Utilities Water Reclamation Facility ........................ . . . . . . . . . ................................ ................................. PART V: BIOSOLIDS HANDLING Biosolids disposal method — _and application as Class B Part VI : NEW DEVELOPMENT Number of new commercial/industrial connections — 181 Number of new residential sewer connections added — 130 Equivalent residential connections served — )1 ,378 Part VI I : Operator Certification 29 operators, Grade IV ( ), Grade III ( ), Grade II ( ) VIII : Facility Maintenance Preventative maintenance plan and 0&M Manual • Public cIfi-k� Utilities Financial Position Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 1 : OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Are property taxes or other assessments applied to the sewer systems? - Are sewer revenues sufficient to cover operation and maintenance (0&M) costs, and repair & replacement costs (OM&R) at this time? — 5ewer revenues are sutticient to cover ymvi costs.SLUUNU is developing a strategy that utilizes low interest federal loans, bonds,and rate increases to fund replacement costs(E.g.,capital improvement projects). Are projected sewer revenues sufficient to cover Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement (OM&R) costs for the next five years? — • 0&M costs-Yes Does the sewer system have sufficient staff to provide proper OM&R? - Has a repair and replacement sinking fund been established for the sewer system? - Is the repair& replacement sinking fund sufficient to meet anticipated needs? — The MWPP report is formatted in such a manner to capture data from a large variety of different sized utilities.With a utility as large as SLCDPU the developed strategy to fund replacement costs is to utilize low interest federal loans and bonds. Part II: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Are sewer revenues sufficient to cover all costs of current capital improvement projects? — Has a Capital Improvements Reserve Fund been established to provide for anticipated capital improvement projects? — SLCDPU is developing a strategy that utilizes low interest federal loans,bonds,and rate increases to fund capital improvement projects. Are projected Capital Improvements Reserve Funds sufficient for the next five years? - D Are projected Capital Improvements Reserve Funds sufficient for the next ten years? - ,4o Are projected Capital Improvements Reserve Funds sufficient for the next twenty years? - Public All T� � utilitiesFinancial Position Evaluation � .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part III: GENERAL QUESTIONS Are sewer revenues maintained in a dedicated purpose enterprise/district account? - Are you collecting 95% or more of your anticipated sewer revenue? - Yes Are Debt Service Reserve Fund requirements being met? - Yes Part IV: FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW Have you completed a Rate Study within the last five years? - Do you charge Impact fees? - Yes Have you completed an Impact Fee Study in accordance with UCA 11-36a-3 within the last five years? - Do you maintain a Plan of Operations? - Have you updated your Capital Facility Plan within the last five years -Yes Do you use an Asset Management system for your sewer systems? -Yes Do you know the total replacement cost of your sewer system capital assets? —YE'- Collection System—850,454,900 • Treatment Plant—730,982,563 Do you fund sewer system capital improvements annually with sewer revenues at 2% or more of the total replacement cost? - Yes Part IV: PROJECTED NEEDS Cost of projected capital improvements? (next five years) —500 Million