Agenda Date: 08/18/2015
Subject:
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A resolution of the City Council of the City of Littleton, Colorado, approving a Start-up and Back-up Wastewater Treatment Intergovernmental Agreement with Dominion Water and Sanitation District
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Presented By: |
Michael Penny, City Manager |
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Littleton and Dominion?
BACKGROUND:
The Start-Up and Back-up Service IGA between the city and Dominion authorizes Littleton to provide start-up and emergency back-up wastewater services to Dominion in exchange for fees.
Dominion owns and operates water reclamation facilities to serve Sterling Ranch and nearby properties. The Dominion wastewater system includes two treatment facilities: 1) Chatfield Basin Water Reclamation Facility (“Dominion WRF”), and 2) the Titan Water Reclamation Facility. The Dominion WRF will be upgraded to add advanced treatment systems in connection with other facility upgrades and expansions.
With very low flows during initial development, the two wastewater treatment facilities may not function as efficiently. Therefore, conveying and treating early low flow wastewaters to Littleton could be more effective.
In addition to providing storage if a system problem occurs, Dominion requests that Littleton agree to provide back-up treatment, if necessary. Dominion is proposing an unprecedented level of wastewater service back-up through the city’s system and regional system cooperation.
The Littleton sewer system and the Littleton/Englewood Waste Water Treatment Plant (LEWWTP) have capacity to provide these services.
In exchange for the Start-Up Services, Dominion will pay Littleton annually the greater of the following: 1) $200 per Single Family Equivalent (“SFE”) per year for homes that have been issued building permits and connected to Littleton; or $40,000 per year (prorated for 2015). The agreement will start October, 2015.
During an emergency, Dominion could transmit untreated wastewater to the city for a payment of $1000, plus $2/day/SFE for each day beyond five days.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The impact of this agreement does not negatively affect the LEWWTP facility and, in fact, provides additional revenue without significant cost or risk to the treatment plant or the sewer infrastructure.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
This agreement would provide for revenue of $40,000 annually during the Dominion startup period. Dominion expects the startup period to last 4-6 years.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends council support of this IGA.
PROPOSED MOTION:
Proposed Motion
I move to approve the resolution approving the IGA between the City of Littleton and Dominion.