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Home My WebLink About02/22/2024 - Meeting Materials P bl U Ic nU ►y�e Utilities --Now Municipal Wastewater Planning Program (MWPP) SALT LAKE CITY PUAC February 22, 2024 • 4y Publi c Utilities MWPP Overview .................... .. e00000000000000000000000000 ....................... .................. ........ 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 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 DWQ. Annually due on April 15tn ReporVSurvey 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 - YES ., P Ublic utilities 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 — 9,722 gpm Originally constructed 1890, oldest pipe 108 years old (constructed 1915) Part II: Discharges Days there was a sewage bypass, overflow or basement flooding: Due to rain or snow— Due to equipment failure — Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO): Class 1 (Significant) — Class 2 (Non-Significant) — Air Release Valve (ARV) failure, contractor spill, H2S deterioration of concrete pipe, grease, contractor debris, and rags Part III: New Development New residential sewer connections (41) New commercial connections (80) Equivalent residential connections (96,705) Public » t i l i t ies Sewer Collection Sstem y o O O O O O O O .......................................................................................... Part IV: Operator Certification 29 operators, Grade IV ( ), Grade III ( ), Grade II ( ), Grade I ( ) Part V: Facility Maintenance Preventative Maintenance plan and 0&M Manual Part VI: Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) Evaluation Developed 2014, audit completed 2023, no major changes needed System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan (SECAP) Part VI I: 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 high levels of hydrogen sulfide in the system • 4y S71, Publi c utilities Water Reclamation Facility 00000000 .......................................................................................... Part I: INFLUENT INFORMATION Influent flow rate - Rated capacity 56 MGD - 2023 ;wPranP .13 1 M(, Influent Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) - Rated Capacity 135,507 Ibs/day - 2023 average 61 ,796 Ibs/day Influent Total Suspended Solids (TSS) - Rated Capacity 87,780 Ibs/day - /-023 average 55,412 Ibs/day Part II: EFFLUENT INFORMATION How many Notices of Violation (NOVs) did you receive for this facility in the review year? — 7ero Part III: FACILITY AGE Constructed 1963 — major process upgrade projects in 1984, 2009 New WRF currently under construction with an estimated completion in 2026 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? - How many days in the last year was there a bypass or overflow of wastewater at the facility due to equipment failure? - Public' 4 y U t i I i t ies Water Reclamation Facility PARTV: BIOSOLIDS HANDLING Biosolids disposal method — Land application as Class B Part VI: NEW DEVELOPMENT Number of new commercial/industrial connections — 80 Number of new residential sewer connections added — Al Equivalent residential connections served — )6,705 Part VII: Operator Certification 27 operators, Grade IV ( ), Grade III ( ), Grade II ( ) VIII: Facility Maintenance Preventative maintenance plan and 0&M Manual ,L N • Public U t i ii t i es Financial Position Evaluation o o 0 o 6 o 6 6*6 9*9 o****o 6 o 6 6 e o o o o o o e o 0 0 0 0*0*0*0*0*0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0*0*0*0*0*0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0*0*0*0*0 Part I : 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 Are Debt Service Reserve Fund requirements being met? - Yes Where are sewer revenues maintained? - Sewer Utility Enterprise Fund Average annual User Charge for 2023 - $1 ,364 Do you have a water and/or sewer customer assistance program (CAP)? - Yes ,L N • Public U t i I i t ies Financial Position Evaluation Part II : OPERATING REVENUES AND RESERVES 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? — Sewer revenues are sufficient to cover 0&M costs. SLCDPU 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? - No Is the repair & replacement sinking fund sufficient to meet anticipated needs? - 1v0 Che 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. • 4 y S71, Publi c Utilities Financial Position Evaluation Part III : Capital Improvements, Revenues and Reserves Are sewer revenues sufficient to cover all costs of current capital improvements projects? - Has a Capital Improvements Reserve Fund been established to provide for anticipated capital improvement projects? - Are you collecting 95% or more of your anticipated sewer revenue? - Are Debt Service Reserve Fund requirements being met? - Are projected Capital Improvements Reserve Funds sufficient for the next five years? - No Public cIT� Utilities Financial Position Evaluation ............................ . . . ................................................................... Part IV: FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW Have you completed a Rate Study within the last five years? — yes Currently in progress, last study dated 8/1/2019. Do you charge Impact fees? —Yes Impact Fee average of all collected fees — $1 ,135 Have you completed an Impact Fee Study in accordance with UCA 11-36a-3 within the last five years? — �es, last study dated 8/1/2015. Do you maintain a Plan of Operations? - Ye1 Have you updated your Capital Facility Plan within the last five years — Capital Facility °Ian updated in 2017 Do you use an Asset Management system for your sewer systems? - Do you know the total replacement cost of your sewer system capital assets? — ,:-stimated — $1 ,402,467,4^) Do you fund sewer system capital improvements annually with sewer revenues at 2% or more of the total replacement cost? - Yes 5vstem annual asset renewal cost as a percentage of its total replacement cost — 9U/o 2023 Capital Assets Cumulative Depreciation — $134,936,112 2023 Capital Assets Book Value — .,,,08,128 I :s Ubli c utilities Financial Position Evaluation o................................................................................................. Part V: PROJECTED CAPITAL INVESTMENT COSTS Cost of projected capital improvements (2023) — $13272045994 (2024-2028) — $639,4891942 (2029-2033) — $254,325,984 (2034-2038) — $254,3257984 (2039-2043) — $254,3257984 Purpose of projected Capital Improvements — Replace/Kestore, ivew iecnnology, Increased Capacity