HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - Engineering & Operations Committee - 09/28/2020ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
September 28, 2020 - 2:30 PM
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AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS
NEW BUSINESS
1.Approval of Minutes July 27, 2020
2.Operations Update on In-house Water Main Projects
3.Engineering Updates for September 2020
ADJOURN
PLEASE NOTE:
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modification or accommodation, inc lud ing auxiliary aids or services, that is sought in order to
partic ipate in the above-agendized pub lic meeting should be d irected to the District C lerk at (909)
885-4900 at least 72 hours prior to said meeting.
DRAFT PENDING APPROVAL
MINUTES OF JULY 27, 2020
EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT July 27, 2020
ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
MINUTES
Ms. Van Meter called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. and Mr. Noelte led the flag salute.
PRESENT: Directors: Smith, Coats
ABSENT: Martha Duran, Sr. Administrative Assistant
STAFF: Jeff Noelte, Director of Engineering and Operations, Patrick Milroy,
Operations Manager; Brenda Van Meter, Administrative Assistant;
Shayla Antrim, Sr. Administrative Assistant; Christi Koide, Sr.
Administrative Assistant
GUEST(s): None
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There being no written or verbal comments, the public participation section was closed.
APPROVE THE DECEMBER 2, 2019 ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
MINUTES
The minutes for December 2, 2019 were approved by unanimous roll call vote, and by means
of necessity as presented.
Operations Update – East Trunk Sewer Transfer to EVWD
Mr. Milroy, Operations Manager, presented a report regarding the transfer and responsibility
of the East Trunk Sewer Main line that is in the District’s service area. Mr. Milroy gave an
overview of the Settlement Agreement that was executed in November 2017. He noted that
the connection is a large high flow sewer main, which is a key asset to add to the District’s
network and will deliver flows to the Sterling Natural Resource Center. Mr. Milroy shared
that the sewer totals 33,000 linear feet and flows in a north to south fashion starting on
Mountain Avenue. He illustrated a map showing the location of the line that ends in the
south west portion of the District on Waterman Avenue and 6th Street. Mr. Milroy shared
that District staff recently performed 24,000 linear feet of video inspection on the trunk
line with diameters ranging in size from 10-inches to 24-inches. He reported that on July
16, 2020, a contractor specializing in large diameter CCTV completed inspection of the
interior and the remaining 9,000 feet of sewer line that were too large for District
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equipment to video inspect. Director Coats inquired as to the cost of the contractor and Mr.
Milroy replied that the cost was approximately $9,800.
ENGINEERING UPDATES
Sterling Natural Resource Center (SNRC)
Mr. Noelte presented information regarding the activity at the Sterling Natural Resource
Center. He addressed the concrete placement for the Influent Pump Station, Aeration
Basins, Membrane Tanks and UV Channels and noted they were complete. Mr. Noelte shared
that the electrical conduit and yard piping were currently being placed and provided
exhibits.
East Surface Water Treatment Plant (SWTP) Evaluation
Mr. Noelte stated that the Board had received the findings from the East Surface Water
Treatment Plant Evaluation on October 2019 related to the three recommended
alternatives for providing an additional 4 MGD of water supply capacity. He discussed that
staff conducted a more detailed life cycle cost analysis of the East SWTP and New
Groundwater Wells. Based on this analysis showing the two alternatives having similar life
cycle costs, a preliminary design report will be prepared for the East SWTP to provide more
realistic cost estimates to inform the decision-making process. This effort has a budget of
$175,000 in the current fiscal year.
Monitoring for Pressure Spikes in Distribution System
Mr. Noelte reported that the District purchased and deployed five pressure gauges capable
of measuring pressure 128 times per second. These devices allow for a high-rate monitoring
of pressure spikes in our distribution system. He stated that common causes of pressure
spikes are rapid opening or closing of valves and the starting or stopping of pumps. Mr.
Noelte explained that a cloud-based vendor system is being utilized to collect and analyze
the pressure data.
APPROVE SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS
Operations and Engineering recommended the committee continue to meet the fourth
Monday of every other month. The calendar was approved as presented and approved by
unanimous roll call vote.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:07 p.m.
David Smith Ron Coats
Governing Board Member Governing Board Member
S TAF F R E P ORT
Agenda Item #2.
Meeting Date: S eptember 28, 2020
Dis c ussion Item
To: ENG I NEE R I NG AND O P ER AT I O NS C O MMI T T E E
From: G eneral Manager/C E O
S ubject: O perations Up d ate on In-hous e Water Main P ro jects
R E COMME N D AT IO N:
T his repo rt is pro vided to the Engineering and O p eratio ns C ommittee for its information only.
B AC KG R O UN D / AN ALYS IS :
Maintaining the water d is tributio n sys tem is a to p p rio rity to ens ure reliab le water s ervice to Dis tric t c usto mers.
Id entifying o ld water mains with significant leak his tory is impo rtant fo r bud get forecasting and sc hed uling o f
replac ements. Unders ized water mains are also important to id entify and p lan fo r upgrades to imp ro ve the water
d elivery in the s ys tem.
During the p lanning s tages of fis cal year 2019-20 F ield S ervic e S taff id entified s ix cul-d e-sac s with unders ized 3-
inch P VC water mains and no fire hyd rants . Del Norte P lac e, Del No rte C ircle, Lomita P lac e and Val Mar
C irc le all inters ecting with R oc kford Ave. Also, Yuma Drive south of P iedmo nt Drive and 28th street eas t o f
S eine. Barton Ave s o uth of Bas eline S treet has a 4-inch s teel water main with a lo ng leak his tory running und er
ho meo wners’ d riveways and through fro nt lawns on the far wes t s id e of the s treet with no curb ing. All the s treets
fit the catego ry o f und ersized main with a rec orded leak his to ry and being pro b lematic. In the pas t these typ es o f
p rojec ts would go out to bid fo r a contracto r to rep lace the water mains . Las t year it was d etermined b es t to
have in-ho us e s taff addres s these water main pro jects . Newer staff will gain knowled ge o f water main ins tallation
p roc ed ures from more exp erienced employees, benefiting the Dis tric t lo ng term.
O nc e the budget was ap p ro ved in-ho us e water mains p rojec ts bec ame a group effo rt. T he Engineering
d epartment began pro viding d rawings , O p eratio ns ob tained p arts and P ublic Affairs b egan preparing notific ation
letters fo r cus tomers . After the coordinatio n was do ne field crews s tarted cons truc tion.
In 2019 F ield C rews ins talled over 1500 linear feet of new 6-inc h d uc tile iron p ip e and s ix new fire hyd rants,
c o mp leting s ix individual s treets . Barto n is the las t street with the 4-inch s teel main and is 963 feet long with
replac ement starting at the beginning of 2020. T he water main and two new fire hyd rants was c ompleted in mid -
March, but the entire jo b was incomp lete. Due to C O VI D this project was put on hold and not finis hed. Even
though the water main was installed crews s till need to replace the water s ervic e lines that s erve the ho mes . T hen
make the proper c o nnec tions to the new water main which makes it ac tive and last abandon the old water main.
R espec tfully s ubmitted :
P atrick K. Milro y
O p eratio ns Manager
At the b eginning of S eptemb er F ield c rews started replac ing the services on Barton and anticipate completion
towards the end of the mo nth. T he final s tep of comp letion will b e re-p aving the road.
District staff is proud of the acc omplis hments , takes p rid e in completing p ro jects to enhance the Dis trict’s
infras truc ture. T hese water main projects offer value to the Distric t and the community we s erve.
AGE N C Y GOALS AN D OB J E C T IVE S:
G oal and O b jec tives I V - P romo te P lanning, Maintenanc e and P res ervation of Distric t R es o urces
b) E nhance P lanning E fforts that R espond to F uture D emands
R E VIE W B Y O T HE R S :
T his agend a item has been reviewed b y engineering and the exec utive management team.
F IS CAL IMPAC T
F und s were bud geted in F isc al Year 2019-20.
ATTAC H M E NTS:
Description Type
In-Ho use Water M ain P roject P resentation P resentation
September 28, 2020
IN-HOUSE WATER
MAIN PROJECTS
2
ROCKFORD AVENUE
N
3
DEL NORTE PLACE
4
DEL NORTE CIRCLE
5
LOMITA PLACE
6
VAL MAR CIRCLE
7
ROCKFORD AVENUE
8
ROCKFORD AVENUE
ADDITIONAL IN-HOUSE
WATER MAIN PROJECTS
10
YUMA DRIVE
11
28TH STREET
12
BARTON STREET
13
BARTON STREET
14
BARTON STREET
S TAF F R E P ORT
Agenda Item #3.
Meeting Date: S eptember 28, 2020
To: ENG I NEE R I NG AND O P ER AT I O NS C O MMI T T E E
From: G eneral Manager/C E O
S ubject: Engineering Up d ates for S eptember 2020
R E COMME N D AT IO N:
T his repo rt is pro vided to the Engineering and O p eratio ns C ommittee for its information only.
B AC KG R O UN D / AN ALYS IS :
Updates are provided below fo r three items that Engineering s taff are working o n.
S terling Natural R es o urce C enter:
T he structural s hells of the Adminis tratio n and O p eratio ns Buildings are nearly c o mp lete.
T he three bio-trickling filter vessels for the odor control system have been installed.
T he base slab for the M ain E lectrical Building has been constructed.
M uch of the yard piping has been completed.
T he below slab piping for the B iosolids B uilding has been constructed.
Aeration piping has been installed in the Aeration B asins.
C onstruction progress photos are shown in E xhibit 1.
Water Tank R ehabilitatio n:
P lant 108 R es ervoir: the 90% bid pac kage fo r the s afety upgrades and coating rehabilitatio n has been
c ompleted.
P lant 143 R eservoir: consultant services have been engaged to develop a bid package for cleaning this tank
and to evaluate the long-term management of the curtain baffle system inside the tank.
P lant 120 F orebay: after being out of service for a few years due to sand production from the associated well,
a condition assessment of this tank has been conducted to identify repairs needed to put back in service.
P lant 134 G ranular Ac tivated C arb o n (G AC ) P ro jec t:
Des ign-b uild teams have toured the facility as the pro p o s al p has e wrap s up fo r this project.
T he fundamental properties of G AC that makes it an effective treatment technology are illustrated in E xhibit
2.
R espec tfully s ubmitted :
Jeff No elte
Direc tor of Engineering & O p erations
AGE N C Y GOALS AN D OB J E C T IVE S:
G o al and O bjectives I - Implement Effective S olutio ns T hrough Visionary Lead ers hip
a) Id entify O p portunities to O ptimize Natural R es ources
G oal and O b jec tives I V - P romo te P lanning, Maintenanc e and P res ervation of Distric t R es o urces
a) Develo p P rojects and P ro grams to Ens ure S afe and R eliable S ervic es
c) D edicate E fforts Toward S ystem M aintenance and M odernization
R E VIE W B Y O T HE R S :
T his agend a item has been reviewed b y the exec utive management team.
F IS CAL IMPAC T
T here is no fis cal imp ac t as s oc iated with this agend a item.
ATTAC H M E NTS:
Description Type
Exhibit 1 / Exhibit 2 Backup Material
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2020
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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Exhibit 1: SNRC Photos
Operations Building
Administration Building South Wall
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2020
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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Exhibit 1 continued
Administration Building Roof
Odor Control Vessels
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2020
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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Exhibit 1 continued
Main Electrical Building slab rebar
Main Electrical Building concrete slab
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2020
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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Exhibit 1 continued
48” RAS Piping
Biosolids Building Underslab Piping
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2020
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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Exhibit 1 continued
Aeration Piping
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2020
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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Exhibit 2: Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)
Bulk sample of GAC
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2020
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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Exhibit 2 continued
Pore structure of activated carbon