Title
2019 Wastewater Management Plan
Recommended Action
Recommend Chair Buffo write a letter to the City Council on behalf of the Utility Advisory Committee supporting the approval of the 2019 Wastewater Management Plan.
Report
Issue:
Provide committee comment on and support for the 2019 Wastewater Management Plan developed by staff team and supported by consultants Brown and Caldwell (system modeling) and FCS Group (financial analysis).
Staff Contact:
Susan Clark, Senior Planner, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8321
Presenters:
Eric Christensen, Water Resources Director, Public Works Water Resources, 360.570.3741
Diane Utter, Water Resources Engineer, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8562
Susan Clark, Senior Planner, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8321
Background and Analysis:
The City's Wastewater Utility's mission is to collect and convey wastewater to treatment facilities in a manner that protects the health of both the public and our environment.
We carry out our mission by maintaining and replacing existing utility infrastructure and planning for expansion into areas within the City and Urban Growth Area that are currently undeveloped or served by onsite sewage systems (OSS). Wastewater flows through City-owned sewer infrastructure to the LOTT Clean Water Alliance's Budd Inlet Treatment Plant, where it is treated and either discharged to Budd Inlet, or reclaimed for beneficial uses.
The work of the Wastewater Utility is guided by a masterplan approved in 2013. Under regulation, a wastewater (or sewer) utility is required to have a general sewer plan at the time a sewer utility is first established. Thereafter, plan updates are not a regulatory requirement. However, the Wastewater Utility updated the 2013 Plan because it serves as a valuable tool to facilitate efficient and effective management of programs and projects.
In spring 2018, a City cross-sectional Plan Update Team began meeting to update the 2013 Plan. Bec...
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