City of Olympia - File #: 13-0338

• File #: 13-0338
• Version: 1
• Type: report
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/22/2013
• In control: Utility Advisory Committee
• Agenda date: 5/2/2013
• Final action: 5/2/2013
• Title: Reclaimed Water Ordinance Update
• Related files: 13-0485, 13-0407, 13-0606, 13-0408

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/2/2013	1	Utility Advisory Committee	approved

Title
Reclaimed Water Ordinance Update

Body
UAC Deliverable:
1. Review and provide input on proposed changes to OMC 13.24 Reclaimed Water.
2. Recommendation to Planning Commission and City Council in support of adopting the proposed changes to OMC 13.24

Issue:
The current version of the Reclaimed Water Ordinance 13.24 (see hyperlink No. 3) dates to 2005 and does not fully address subsequent advances made to reclaimed water use within the City. It also lacks consistency with OMC 13.04 Water (see hyperlink No. 4) in such areas as cross-connection control and certain fees, rates, and charges. The proposed changes to Olympia Municipal (OMC) 13.24 Reclaimed Water will close regulatory gaps, incorporate new consumption charges and engineering fees, and achieve consistency with OMC 13.04 Water

Staff Contact:
Donna Buxton, Reclaimed Water Senior Program Specialist, 360.753.8793

Background and Analysis:
In September 2012, staff briefed UAC on several broad aspects of the reclaimed water program. Staff described the Drinking Water Utility’s shift from a proactive to an opportunistic strategy for advancing reclaimed water. Key elements supporting this shift include finalization of a reclaimed water system expansion plan, revision of the reclaimed water ordinance, and consideration of changes to the reclaimed water service financial structure. UAC indicated support of the strategic shift and staff offered to return to UAC in 2013 with proposed changes to the reclaimed water ordinance. Staff will consider evaluating the reclaimed water service financial structure and will revisit investing in reclaimed water capital projects as part of updating the 2015-2020 Water System Plan; therefore, no reclaimed water projects are funded in the current 2013-2018 Capital Facilities Plan.

The purpose of this agenda item is to review the proposed changes to the reclaimed water ordinance (OMC 13.24). Overall, the changes are intended to close regulatory gaps, and eliminate...