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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - Engineering & Operations Committee - 07/26/2021AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENTS NEW BUSINESS 1.Approval of Minutes May 24, 2021 2.Operations Update: Plant 34 3.Engineering Updates for July 2021 ADJOURN PLEASE N OTE: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a), any request for a disab ility-related mod ification or accommodation, inc lud ing auxiliary aids or services, that is sought in order to partic ipate in the above-agend ized public meeting should be directed to the District C lerk at (909) 885-4900 at least 72 hours prior to said meeting. ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE VIA TELECONFERENCE July 26, 2021 - 2:30 PM In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and in accordance with Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-25-20 and N-29-20, this meeting is being conducted via teleconference. There will be no public location for attending this meeting in person. Members of the public may listen and provide public comment telephonically. Anyone wishing to join the meeting may do so using the following information: DIAL: 1-209-425-5876 and enter CONFERENCE ID: 862 515 637# You may also join by clicking HERE to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams. Page | 1 Minutes 5/24/2021 bvm DRAFT EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT May 24, 2021 ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE MINUTES Ms. Van Meter called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. and Director Coats led the flag salute. PRESENT: Directors: Smith, Coats ABSENT: None STAFF: Jeff Noelte, Director of Engineering and Operations, Patrick Milroy, Operations Manager; Brenda Van Meter, Administrative Assistant GUEST(s): None PUBLIC COMMENTS There being no written or verbal comments, the public participation section was closed. APPROVE THE MARCH 22, 2021 ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES The minutes for March 22, 2021 were approved by unanimous roll call vote as submitted. Engineering Updates - Sterling Natural Resource Center (SNRC) Mr. Noelte presented the Engineering Report for May 2021. Construction progress photos were shown of the food waste and digester tanks, sludge thickening equipment skids, renewable energy generator location, truck loadout bays, RAS pump well, the recycled water pumps and discharge piping, and electrical metering equipment. He described how each structure will be used to process the waste, and how the pumping system is designed to function. Planning Documents for Urban Water Management Mr. Noelte discussed the work by Engineering and Conservation staff related to Urban Water Management Planning. There are two documents required every five years by the State of California. Valley District received approval to combine the two documents into a single plan to save time and effort by the regional stakeholders. This is a consultant supported effort led by Valley District, with participants from 16 agencies. The document, once finalized, will be presented to the Board. Page | 2 Minutes 5/24/2021 bvm Plant 134 GAC Project Mr. Noelte presented an update on the Plant 134 GAC Project. He reported that the project is at 60% design and is approaching the approval of the guaranteed maximum price. Staff is working with the State of California to obtain funding and determine the appropriate environmental documentation. The project is currently in phase one and will be presented to the Board for approval prior to beginning phase two. Operations Update – Plant 141 Mr. Milroy provided an update on Plant 141. The plant is located just north of 3rd Street, south of 5th Street. This is a high producing plant, making approximately 2,000 gallons per minute and accounts for about 10% of the District’s water production. Goals were set to remove the chain link around the plant and replace it with the eight-foot-tall wrought iron fence. The District previously owned seven acres and the City of San Bernardino owned 14 acres of adjacent land. A lot line adjustment was performed following a survey that provided access to the land to avoid being land locked. The District sold a portion of the seven acres to the City of San Bernardino that was not needed. Following the line adjustment, the site was improved to set clear boundaries, and follow the District’s standard of appearance for our facilities. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. David E. Smith Ronald L. Coats Governing Board Member Governing Board Member S TAF F R E P ORT Agenda Item #2. Meeting Date: July 26, 2021 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 F rom: O p erations Manager Subject: O p erations Up d ate: P lant 34 R E C O MME N D AT IO N: T his rep ort is p ro vided to the Engineering and O perations C ommittee for its info rmation only. B AC KGR O UN D / AN ALYS IS : P lant 34 is in the C ity of S an Bernardino jus t wes t o f Del R o s a Ave and s o uth of Highland Ave s ometimes called the P erris Hill reservo ir d ue to the p ro ximity of the P erris Hill P ark. T his plant has a o ne-millio n-gallon sto rage tank, a s ix-tho usand -gallo n hydro-p neumatic tank and two s mall b o o s ter p umps. T he reservo ir p ro vid es water to homes and b us inesses in the Dis trict’s lower zone. T he hydro tank and b o o s ters p ro vide water to the fo urteen hous es just wes t o f the plant that are up o n the hill at an elevation that’s too high to be fed fro m the reservo ir. S taff takes p rid e in maintaining the s ys tem with a foc us on maintaining mec hanical c omponents . T hey als o und ers tand the importanc e of p erimeter sec urity and o verall aesthetics . S taff has s et annual goals to imp ro ve s ecurity around plants b y remo ving the c hain link fencing and uns ightly barb wire and rep lac ing it with the new Dis tric t s tandard eight-fo o t-tall wrought iro n with a curvature outward. P lant 34 was id entified as the next P lant in line fo r fenc ing up grad es during the develo p ment o f the fisc al year 2020-21 c apital bud get. Q uo tes were received and the lowes t bidding fenc e c o mpany was hired to ins tall the new standard wro ught iro n fenc e at a c os t of $90,000. A new as p halt d riveway and curb ing was ins talled to ac cess the p ro p erty c o s ting $40,000. In late June o f 2021, all c o ns tructio n was completed giving this fac ility a much better o verall look and p ro tec ting the o ns ite eq uipment. Before and after pho tos are p ro vided in the attac hed s et of s lid es . S taff is pleas ed with the ac complis hment and exc ited to move o n to the next fac ility that needs up grades . S taff thanks the Bo ard for unders tand ing the importanc e of inves ting funds to keep o ur facilities looking and o p erating at a high level. AG E N C Y G O ALS AN D OB J E C T IVE S : R ecommended b y: P atric k K. Milro y O peratio ns Manager G o al and O bjec tives I V - P romo te P lanning, Maintenanc e and P res ervatio n o f Dis tric t R esources a) Develop P ro jec ts and P ro grams to Ens ure S afe and R eliable S ervices c) Ded ic ate Effo rts To ward S ys tem Maintenance and Mo d ernization R E VIE W B Y O T HE R S : T his agenda item has been reviewed by engineering and the exec utive management team. F IS C AL IMPAC T T his p ro jec t was inc lud ed in the F Y 2020-21 C apital Improvement P ro gram. $245,000 was allo cated fo r fac ility up grades . ATTACH M E N TS: Description Type Operatio ns Update: P lant 34 P re sentation P resentation July 26, 2021 ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING: PLANT 34 CONSTRUCTION PLANT 34 LOCATION 3 PLANT 34: PAVEMENT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION 4 PLANT 34: FENCING BEFORE CONSTRUCTION 5 PLANT 34: AFTER CONSTRUCTION S TAF F R E P ORT Agenda Item #3. Meeting Date: July 26, 2021 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 F rom: Direc tor of Engineering & O p eratio ns Subject: Engineering Up d ates for July 2021 R E C O MME N D AT IO N: T his rep ort is p ro vided to the Engineering and O perations C ommittee for its info rmation only. B AC KGR O UN D / AN ALYS IS : Up d ates are p ro vided below for three items that Engineering s taff are working o n. S terling Natural R es ource C enter: T he renewab le energy generato rs have been ins talled . T he fo und ations fo r the b iogas c o nditioning equipment have b een p o ured . T he ammo nia removal equipment has been plac ed o n its fo undatio n. T he excavation fo r the o n-s ite emergenc y sto rage bas in has b een started along the wes t s ide of the treatment p lant s ite. T he c hemic al fac ilities for liq uid treatment have been med ia blasted in p rep aratio n for the app licatio n of p rotective coatings. Air cond itioning eq uipment for the S creenings Build ing elec trical ro o m has b een ins talled. T he excavatio n of the dec o rative pond s has b een d o ne and the ins tallatio n o f the piping and recirc ulatio n p ump vault is underway. Design and p ermitting work fo r the new d is charge loc ation, Weaver Bas ins, is o ngo ing. C o ns tructio n progres s photo s are s hown in Exhib it 1. P lant 101 S tatio nary G enerator Installation: S taff is managing the effo rt to install the grant-fund ed installation o f a s tatio nary generato r at P lant 101, whic h inc ludes design o f the elec tric al p anels and transfer s witc h alo ng with the c o ncrete foundations . R es ervoir S eismic S tud y: T he field inves tigation portio n of this s tud y has been started. O ur c o ns ultant is p erfo rming vis ual ins p ectio ns and no n-des tructive tes ting to d etermine if struc tural upgrad es will b e recommend ed. AG E N C Y G O ALS AN D OB J E C T IVE S : R ecommended b y: Jeff Noelte Directo r o f Engineering & O perations G oal and O b jectives I - Implement Effec tive S o lutio ns T hrough Visionary Leadership a) Identify O pportunities to O p timize Natural R esourc es G o al and O bjec tives I V - P romo te P lanning, Maintenanc e and P res ervatio n o f Dis tric t R esources a) Develop P ro jec ts and P ro grams to Ens ure S afe and R eliable S ervices c) Ded ic ate Effo rts To ward S ys tem Maintenance and Mo d ernization R E VIE W B Y O T HE R S : T his agenda item has been reviewed by the executive management team. F IS C AL IMPAC T T here is no fis cal impac t as s o c iated with this agend a item. ATTACH M E N TS: Description Type Engineering Staff Report Exhibit Backup Material AGENDA DATE: July 26, 2021 SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR JULY 2021 Page | 3 Exhibit 1: SNRC Construction Photos Renewable energy generator south of Screenings Building Biogas conditioning equipment pads AGENDA DATE: July 26, 2021 SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR JULY 2021 Page | 4 Exhibit 1 continued Ammonia removal equipment pads south of Biosolids Building On-site emergency storage basin AGENDA DATE: July 26, 2021 SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR JULY 2021 Page | 5 Exhibit 1 continued Chemical facility for liquid treatment A/C equipment for Screenings Building electrical room AGENDA DATE: July 26, 2021 SUBJECT: ENGINEERING REPORT FOR JULY 2021 Page | 6 Exhibit 1 continued Decorative Pond excavation