Item 5 # 22-2392 Water &Wastewater Commission: July 20, 2022 Council: July 28, 2022 Posting Language Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Excel Construction Services, LLC, for the Rock Harbour Lift Station Improvements project in the amount of $6,036,600 plus a $603,660 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,640,260. (District 10) MWBE This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 7.23% MBE and 2.54% WBE participation. Lead Department Financial Services Department Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Shay Ralls Roalson. Fiscal Note Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Purchasing Language: Lowest responsive bid of four bids received through a competitive Invitation for Bid solicitation. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Document. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: July 20, 2022 — To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. Additional Backup Information: The Rock Harbour Lift Station was constructed in 1997, population growth in the area requires expansion of the lift station to convey increased wastewater flow. The lift station has exceeded its design capacity, resulting in significantly increased maintenance challenges and odor issues. The Rock Harbour Lift Station is part of the Austin Water wastewater collection system consisting of over 130 Lift Stations, 78 miles of force mains, and 2,900 miles of gravity lines. Lift Stations are typically mechanical systems of pumps, pipes and controls that lift and convey wastewater from lower to higher elevations within hilly terrain. The purpose of this project is to construct a new lift station to meet demand and reduce maintenance and odor problems. The new lift station design includes a wet well, valve vault, odor control equipment, screening equipment, electrical improvements to meet current Austin Water standards, a natural gas generator, and a retaining wall. Construction of these improvements will allow Austin Water to continue to provide wastewater services to the increasing population in the area as well as reduce the release of odor into the local neighborhood. Due to the potential for unknown conditions when working in an operating wastewater facility and the need to minimize equipment downtime, a 10% contingency in funding has been included to allow for …
Item 6 # 22-2393 Water &Wastewater Commission: July 20, 2022 Council: July 28, 2022 Posting Language Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with PGC General Contractors, LLC, for the 2021 Facilities – Large Facilities Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract in the amount of $5,000,000 for an initial 1-year term, with two 1-year extension options of $5,000,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $15,000,000. MWBE This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 6.28% MBE and 1.35% WBE participation. Lead Department Financial Services Department Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Shay Ralls Roalson Fiscal Note Funding for the initial amount of $5,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Purchasing Language: Lowest responsive bid of one bid received through a competitive Invitation for Bid solicitation. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services, website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Document. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: July 20, 2022 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission Additional Backup Information: Previous Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts were developed to support facility needs such as emergency response services and non-emergency improvements for components of the Austin Water system. Those contracts have been completed and fully expended. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services for a fixed time, usually an initial term with extension options. They are commonly used when precise quantities of supplies or services, above a specified minimum, cannot be determined. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts help streamline the contract process and service delivery and allow the City the flexibility to add work as needs arise or change. As each project is defined, a specific work assignment will be assigned to the contractor who will complete the scope of work for the unit prices included in the contract. Work deadlines will be established for each work assignment. The work covered under this contract consists of providing services for operations support and the rehabilitation of existing large facility projects. The contractor will provide service to repair/replace components of the facilities due to issues such as deterioration, damage, or obsolescence. Consultant design efforts shall be used when required by the scope of the needed work, but …
Item 7 # 22-2394 Water &Wastewater Commission: July 20, 2022 Council: July 28, 2022 Posting Language Recommend approval to negotiate and execute amendments to the professional services agreements with K Friese and Associates, Inc. (WBE) and CAS Consulting and Services, Inc. (MBE) for engineering services for the Oltorf Street Reclaimed Water Main Phase 1 & 2 projects in the amount of $334,395.94, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,695,395.94. (Districts 3 and 9) MBE/WBE This amendment will be awarded in compliance with City Code 2-9B (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date for K Friese and Associates, Inc. is 58.45% MBE and 26.447% WBE. Current participation to date for CAS Consulting and Services, Inc. is 68.37% MBE and 22.59% WBE. Lead Department Financial Services Department Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Shay Ralls Roalson Fiscal Note Funding in the amount of $334,395.94 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Purchasing Language: Original contracts were awarded through a qualifications-based selection process. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Documents. Prior Council Action: May 23, 2019 – Council approved a professional services agreement with K Friese & Associates, Inc. for the Oltorf Street Reclaimed Water Main Phases 1 & 2 in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: July 20, 2022 - To be reviewed by the Water & Wastewater Commission. May 8, 2019 - No Recommendation by the Water and Wastewater Commission due to a lack of quorum votes. Commissioner Ho motioned to approve, Commissioner Schmitt second. Commissioners Moriarty, Schmitt, and Ho approved; Commissioners Penn, Lee, Turrieta, Williams and Michel recused, and Commissioners Castleberry, Parton and Grant were absent Additional Backup Information: The Oltorf Street Reclaimed Water Main Phases 1 & 2 projects were identified in Austin Water’s 2013 Completing the Core plan as a near-term construction project necessary to complete a core loop through downtown and east Austin. Completing the core loop interconnects Austin Water’s reclaimed water system north and south of the Colorado River, adds customers, and builds economies of scale. These are two of a total of five projects required to loop Austin Water’s reclaimed water distribution system north of the river to the system south of the river. Item 7 …
Item 8 # 22-2395 Water &Wastewater Commission: July 20, 2022 Council: July 28, 2022 Posting Language Recommend approval to negotiate and execute an amendment to the professional services agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for engineering services for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 million gallons per day project in the amount of $45,000,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $60,000,000. MWBE • This amendment will be awarded in compliance with City Code 2-9B (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date is 15.80% MBE and 15.80% WBE. Lead Department Financial Services Department Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Shay Ralls Roalson. Fiscal Note Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Purchasing Language: Original contract was awarded through a qualifications-based selection process. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Documents. Prior Council Action: July 29, 2020 – Council approved a professional services agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 million gallons per day in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: July 20, 2022 — To be reviewed by the Water & Wastewater Commission. Additional Backup Information: The Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is permitted to treat and discharge an average daily flow of 75 million gallons per day (MGD) and a two-hour peak flow of 165 MGD. The treated plant effluent discharges into Segment No. 1428 of the Colorado River Basin. A portion of the plant’s effluent is used for non-potable water on the plant site and supplies much of the City’s growing Reclaimed Water Program. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulates the quality of effluent discharged into the Colorado River and the quality of reclaimed water. This project will expand the plant to treat and discharge an annual average daily flow of 100 MGD and a two-hour peak flow of 300 MGD. The expansion is needed based on projected future flows of wastewater into the plant, in accordance with TCEQ regulations and the requirements of the Texas Administrative Code. The project will implement additional treatment processes in the existing Item 8 # 22-2395 Water &Wastewater Commission: July 20, 2022 Council: July 28, 2022 facilities to meet more …
Item 9 # 22-2397 Water & Wastewater Commission: July 20, 2022 Council: July 28, 2022 Posting Language Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Austin Underground, Inc. for Onion Creek Reclaimed Water Main Phase 1 project in the amount of $8,252,332 plus a $825,233.20 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,077,565.20. (District 2). MWBE This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 85.97% MBE and 0.95% WBE participation. Lead Department Financial Services Department Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Shay Ralls Roalson. Fiscal Note Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Purchasing Language: Lowest responsive bid of three bids received through a competitive Invitation for Bid solicitation. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Documents. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: July 20, 2022 — To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission Additional Backup Information: The Onion Creek Reclaimed Water Main Phase 1 project is identified in the 2011 Reclaimed Water Master Plan and the 2013 Completing the Core summary to increase economies of scale in the reclaimed water system. The project provides an opportunity to build economies of scale in the reclaimed water system by supplying a source of reclaimed water to the Goodnight Ranch Development, Onion Creek Soccer Fields, Onion Creek District Park, Dove Springs Recreation Center, and the Dove Springs Health Center. Austin Water is negotiating a Service Extension Request (SER) with the Goodnight Ranch Development with the provision of supplying approximately 70-90 MG per year of reclaimed water. The project consists of the installation of approximately 11,850 linear feet of 16-inch ductile iron pipe, 260 linear feet of 8-inch ductile iron reclaimed water pipe, and 1,330 linear feet of 6-inch PVC C-900 reclaimed water pipe to be installed using open cut methods. In addition, the project includes 3,000 linear feet of 20-inch and 630 linear feet of 8-inch HDPE reclaimed water line pipe to be installed by the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) method beneath four creek crossings, and 365 linear feet of 16-inch ductile iron water line pipe to be installed using jack and bore methods. The project also contains erosion sedimentation controls, tree protection, …
WATER SUPPLY UPDATE Teresa Lutes, P.E., Managing Engineer, Systems Planning Division Water and Wastewater Commission | July 20, 2022 Combined Storage of Lakes Buchanan and Travis January 1, 2005 through July 1, 2022 2.0M ac-ft Full Storage t e e f - e r c a , e g a r o t S 2,200,000 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 Current Water Supplies Combined Storage Volume: ~1.2 MAF (as of 7/15/2022) 0.6M ac-ft Interruptible stored water for non-Garwood divisions was not provided by LCRA in 2012 through 2015. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 t e e F - e r c A 225,000 200,000 175,000 150,000 125,000 100,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 0 Highland Lakes Inflows Average 1942 - Present Average 2008 - 2015 2021 2022 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec LCRA Lake Levels Forecast Current Stage Source NOAA 3-Month Outlook Questions
Protecting our community’s last wild spaces for the benefit of wildlife, water, and people WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT Matt Hollon, Environmental Conservation Division Manager Water and Wastewater Commission | July 20, 2022 Growing WUI: Wildland Urban Interface WUI = area where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with natural vegetation More than 90% of fires are caused from human ignition Danger of fire spreading from a road, power line, or neighborhood into a preserve, or vice versa, increases as Austin urbanizes Forecast for hot, dry summer: we need to be prepared Presentation Outline Role of Wildland Conservation Division (WCD) Planning Overview Cooperative Projects Tools for Wildfire Preparedness AW Facilities and Operations Next Steps Role of Wildland Conservation Division The Wildland Conservation Division’s role in a Fire-Adapted Community is to manage fire use and fire potential to benefit watersheds, habitat, and public safety. Fuels Reduction Projects Ignition Prevention Prescribed Burning Ecological Restoration Cooperative Projects Long Range Planning Over 25,000 acres of land directly managed PLANNING OVERVIEW WCD Planning Overview Wildland programs have approved land management plans and adopted Best Management Practices for wildfire mitigation. Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP) and permit (1996) Balcones Canyonlands Preserve land management plan (1999, 2007) Water Quality Protection Lands land management plan (2001, 2012, 2022*) * Currently in development. Wildfire Risk Modeling Hazard Determination 2009 - Fuels assessments and fire behavior modeling specific to the BCP produced by Baylor University as a part of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) 2012 - Refined methods for wildfire risk determination developed with AFD Wildfire Contingency Plans Across all AW Wildlands facilities and properties, hazard mapping is underway to inform strategic site planning and guide emergency responders Plans support individual and recurring Firewise assessments and fuel mitigation projects Wildfire Prevention Plans Wildfire Prevention Plans required prior to access for all City of Austin Wildland Conservation Division properties. Elements of these plans: Fire suppression equipment on site ID Fire department jurisdiction Wildfire spotter designation, name and phone # Emergency contacts This guarantees two-way protection for both conservation lands and infrastructure providers COOPERATIVE PROJECTS Cooperative Projects Austin/Travis County Wildfire Coalition Live Fuel Moisture Monitoring Program • Bi-monthly tracking since 2006 BCCP Collaborative Infrastructure Projects AFD Wildfire Division • Support Firewise messaging and outreach efforts to …
WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20220720 – ITEM 17 July 20, 2022 Seconded By: Commissioner Travis Michel Date: Subject: Budget Committee Report Motioned By: Vice-Chair Christianne Castleberry Recommendation The Water and Wastewater Commission approved the attached Budget Committee Report. The Budget Committee Report recommends approval of the proposed Austin Water Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 budget. Description of Recommendation to Council See Attached Report from the Water and Wastewater Commission’s Budget Committee Rationale: The Budget Committee of the Water and Wastewater Commission appreciates the opportunity to review Austin Water’s proposed Fiscal Year 2022 - 2023 budget and provide recommendations for the Water and Wastewater Commission. The attached report outlines the Committee’s review and recommendations, based on budget information provided by Austin Water staff and not the “official” budget document. This is due to City Management policy which restricts the release of the “official” budget submittal until it has been presented to Council. This delayed release does not allow the Committee sufficient time to thoroughly review the “official” document, and have recommendations posted for the Commission’s regularly scheduled August meeting. The Committee is confident that the information provided by Austin Water staff was thorough and representative of Austin Water’s official proposed Fiscal Year 2022 - 2023 budget. Vote For: Chien Lee, Jesse Penn, Judy Musgrove, Christy Williams, Grant Fisher, Travis Michel, Christianne Castleberry Against: None Abstain: None Absent: William Moriarty, Alex Navarro, Susan Turrieta Attest: Blanca Madriz, Water & Wastewater Commission Liaison 1 of 1 WATER & WASTEWATER COMMISSION BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT APPROVED ON 7/20/2022 Overview The Committee appreciates the opportunity to review Austin Water’s FY 2022-2023 (FY23) budget material and provide the following summary to the Water and Wastewater Commission. Budget Committee Members: Susan Turrieta, Chair Travis Michel, Vice Chair Grant Fisher Jesse Penn Budget Review Executive Summary Austin Water Assistant Director of Financial Services, Joseph Gonzales and staff presented an FY 2021-2022 (FY 22) budget vs. actual update and an overview of 5-year forecast and FY 2022-2023 (FY 23) Proposed Budget, including revenue and rate projections, transfers, program requirements, debt service requirements, and Austin Water’s 5-year CIP spending plan. These items are highlighted below: • Enterprise Resiliency - Austin Water (AW) continues to focus on enhancing emergency preparedness and responsiveness, developing operational resiliency for a range of emergent condition, and identifying and addressing natural hazards resulting from climate change. The proposed FY 2023 budget includes $13.6 million of ongoing operating …
Approved: July20, 2022 Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022 Water and Wastewater Commission 1. The Water and Wastewater Commission mission statement is set forth in Section 2-1- 186 of the Municipal Code of the City of Austin, Texas which states: (A) The Water and Wastewater Commission members should reside inside the utility's service area. Not more than two members should be involved in development or development-related activities. (B) The purpose of the Water and Wastewater Commission is to: (1) review, analyze, and advise the City Council on the policies and resources relating to the city water and wastewater utility and water quality; and (2) assist the City Council in ensuring that the City's residents are provided with an adequate, economical, and potable supply of water and a stable, economical and environmentally safe system of wastewater disposal. (C) The Commission shall act as an advisory body to the City Council and shall review programs and make recommendations regarding: (1) the protection and integrity of the water resources for the City; (2) minimization of water quality impacts to downstream areas; (3) implementation of programs that achieve goals and objectives relating to water supply management, water demand management, and land water quality control; (4) the fiscal solvency of said programs; and (5) the fiscal health of the utility. 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2022 Annual Internal Review (D) The Commission may conduct an annual review of the commission’s goals and objectives, and the activities needed to achieve these goals and objectives in the following areas, for the year covered by the program: (1) water supply distribution; (2) water demand and conservation management; (3) wastewater treatment and collection; (4) water quality; (6) utility operating budget; (7) rates and fees; and (8) citizen education. (5) service area master planning and capital improvement project development; (E) The Commission may review and make reports and recommendations to the City Council, or other appropriate Boards and Commissions, concerning the following matters: (1) water and wastewater capital improvement program proposals; (2) water and wastewater bond programs; (3) monitoring of capital recovery fee revenues on a quarterly basis, and review of capital recovery fee dollar amount on an annual basis from the effective date of capital recovery fee ordinance; (4) review of the City's annual budget proposal for the water and wastewater utility; (5) quarterly review of water and wastewater ending balances; (6) cost effectiveness and …
WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, July 20, 2022 The Water and Wastewater Commission convened in a special called meeting on July 20, 2022, at Permitting & Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco, Austin, Texas. Chair Lee called the Water and Wastewater Commission to order at 6:00 p.m. Committee Members in Attendance: Chien Lee (Chair), Christianne Castleberry (Vice-Chair), Jesse Penn, Travis Michel (remote), Judy Musgrove, Christy Williams (remote), Grant Fisher Committee Members Absent: William Moriarty, Alex Navarro, Susan Turrieta PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers registered for Public Communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the June 8, 2022, regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. The minutes from the June 8, 2022, regular meeting were approved on Vice- Chair Castleberry’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Moriarty, Navarro and Turrieta absent and one vacancy. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract with Environmental Improvements Inc., to provide parts for chemical feed pumps, for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $860,000. The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on Vice-Chair Castleberry’s motion, Commissioner Penn’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Moriarty, Navarro and Turrieta absent and one vacancy. 3. Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Santa Clara Construction, Ltd., for Wastewater Line Renewal and Spot Rehab Service Contract (2023 to 2025) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract in the amount of $3,200,000 for an initial 1-year term, with two 12-month extension options of $3,200,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,600,000. (Districts 1-10) The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on Commissioner Fisher’s motion, Commissioner Penn’s second on a 6-0 vote with Chair Lee recusing, Commissioners Moriarty, Navarro and Turrieta absent and one vacancy. 4. Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc., for the Truman Heights Water and Wastewater Pipeline Rehabilitation project in the amount of $3,597,261 plus a $359,726.10 contingency, for 1 a total contract amount not to exceed $3,956,987.10. (District 1) The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on Vice-Chair Castleberry’s motion, Commissioner Penn’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Moriarty, Navarro and Turrieta absent and one vacancy. 5. Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Excel Construction Services, LLC., for the Rock Harbour Lift Station Improvements project in the …
Water and Wastewater Commission June 8, 2022 — 6:00 pm Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Boulevard Austin, Texas Some members may be participating by videoconference. For more information go to: http://www.austintexas.gov/wwc Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, call or email the board liaison at 512-972-0115 or Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov . Citizens wishing to speak in person on the agenda and non-agenda related items must sign up at least ten minutes before the meeting is called to order. Chien Lee, Chair (District 4) Christianne Castleberry, Vice Chair (District 5) Vacant (District 6) Judy Musgrove (District 7) Christy Williams (District 8) Grant Fisher (District 9) Susan Turrieta (District 10) Commissioners: William Moriarty (Mayor) Jesse Penn (District 1) Alex Navarro (District 2) Travis Michel (District 3) CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES CITY COUNCIL 1. Approval of minutes from the May 11, 2022, regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. B. ITEMS FOR COMMISSION’S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO 1. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract with Pump Solutions Inc. to provide pump repair, replacement parts, and services, for five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $972,750. 2. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute an interlocal agreement with Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority for reimbursement up to $750,337 for design, project management, and construction costs for the City’s proportionate share of wastewater mains and a shared-use path being constructed at the McKalla commuter rail transit station (Districts 4 & 7). 3. Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Santa Clara Construction, Ltd., for the Vargas Neighborhood Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal project in the amount of $4,535,091 plus a $453,509.10 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,988,600.10 (District 3). The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Blanca Madriz at Austin Water, 512-972-0115 for …
B1 # 22-1984 Water &Wastewater Commission: June 8, 2022 Council: June 16, 2022 ..Body Posting Language ..Title Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract with Pump Solutions Inc. to provide pump repair, replacement parts, and services, for five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $972,750. MBE/WBE Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9D Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. Lead Department Financial Services Department Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Operations, Rick Coronado Fiscal Note Funding in the amount of $405,313 is available in the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Purchasing Language: Sole Source. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: June 8, 2022 - To be reviewed by the Water & Wastewater Commission. Additional Backup Information: The contract will provide replacement pumps, parts, and services for the KSB and Cornell pumps that operate in Lift Stations and the Handcox Water Treatment Plant. These pumps are necessary to ensure that raw sewage is pumped to a treatment plant for processing. The Handcox Water Treatment Plant uses KSB pumps as sump pumps to ensure process areas stay dry and do not flood, which could possibly cause serious damage. This contract will reduce the amount of time required to purchase, repair, and order replacement parts as needed for these pumps. This contract will reduce the purchasing time and the possibility of a sanitary sewer overflow which is reportable to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Strategic Outcome(s): Health and Safety.
B2 # 22-1973 Water &Wastewater Commission: June 8, 2022 Council: June 9, 2022 ..Title Posting Language Recommend approval to negotiate and execute an interlocal agreement with Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority for reimbursement up to $750,337 for design, project management, and construction costs for the City’s proportionate share of wastewater mains and a shared-use path being constructed at the McKalla commuter rail transit station. ..Body Lead Department Management Services Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Shay Ralls Roalson Fiscal Note Funding in the amount of $526,737 for the Austin Water portion of this agreement is contingent upon available funding in a future Austin Water budget. Public Works Department will use local mobility bond funds to reimburse CapMetro. Prior Council Action: August 7, 2020 – Council approved resolution No. 20200807-003, relating to guidance on dedicating tax revenue and the terms of an interlocal agreement to be negotiated for the implementation of Project Connect for the November 2020 tax rate election November 4, 2021 – Council authorized negotiation and execution of the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the City of Austin, CapMetro and the Austin Transit Partnership in order to implement Project Connect projects. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: June 8, 2022 - To be reviewed by the Water & Wastewater Commission. Additional Backup Information: McKalla Station is a new commuter rail transit station, along the existing CapMetro Red Line, being constructed by CapMetro as part of Project Connect. The McKalla Station will provide increased mobility and transit options for the North Burnet area. The station will be located along the east side of the new Major League Soccer Stadium (Q2 Stadium), near Delta Drive, on the MetroRail Red Line between Braker Lane and Rutland Drive. The project is located on the border of Districts 4 & 7. More information about the McKalla Station can be found in the Fact Sheet on the Project Connect website (https://projectconnect.com/projects/red-line). ..Strategic Outcome(s) B2 #22-1973 Water & Wastewater Commission: June 8, 2022 Council: June 9, 2022 Figure 1: Project Connect MetroRail Red Line and Stations Figure 2: Project Connect McKalla Station This interlocal agreement will enable CapMetro to include certain City-requested improvements into the scope of the McKalla Station design and will provide a mechanism for the City to reimburse CapMetro for the City’s share of that work. Wastewater Utility Improvements The improvements by CapMetro require the relocation and adjustment of two existing …
B3 # 22-2043 Water &Wastewater Commission: June 8, 2022 Council: June16, 2022 ..Body Posting Language ..Title Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Santa Clara Construction, Ltd., for the Vargas Neighborhood Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal project in the amount of $4,535,091 plus a $453,509.10 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,988,600.10 (District 3) M/WBE This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 80.37% MBE and 0.74% WBE participation. Lead Department Financial Services Department Client Austin Water Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Shay Ralls Roalson Managing Department Public Works Department Fiscal Note Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Purchasing Language: Lowest responsive bid of four bids received through a competitive Invitation for Bid solicitation. A complete solicitation package, including a log of offers received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Documents. Prior Council Action: N/A Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: June 8, 2022 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. Additional Backup Information: The Vargas Neighborhood Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal project is part of the Renewing Austin Program. The Renewing Austin Program is an ongoing effort to replace, and upgrade deteriorated and aging water mains with a documented history of multiple breaks, that are in poor condition, and that impact service delivery. In addition, the program coordinates and includes wastewater lines in poor condition and in need of replacement within the project area. This project consists of the repair and replacement of existing water and wastewater mains located within the general boundaries of Porter Street and Montana Street on the north, Santos Street and Canal Street to the south, Vargas Road to the west, and Frontier Valley Drive to the east. The water system renewal includes approximately 5,876 linear feet of 8- and 12-inch main along with service lines to individual properties and associated appurtenances. The wastewater system renewal includes approximately 5,325 linear feet of 8-inch main, manholes, and service lines to individual properties. The wastewater system improvements also include lining 611 linear feet of concrete wastewater pipelines using the cured-in-place lining method. B3 # 22-2043 Water &Wastewater Commission: June 8, 2022 Council: June16, 2022 Due to the potential for encountering unknown underground utilities during construction, a 10% …
B4 # 22-2044 Water &Wastewater Commission: June 8, 2022 Council: June 16, 2022 ..Body Posting Language ..Title Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Excel Construction Services, LLC, for the Zebra Mussel Mitigation project in the amount of $4,435,204 plus a $443,520.40 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,878,724.40 (Districts 8 and 10). MBE/WBE This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) by meeting the goals with 2.45% MBE and 2.54% WBE participation. Lead Department Financial Services Department Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Shay Ralls Roalson Fiscal Note Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Purchasing Language: Lowest responsive bid of one bid received through a competitive Invitation for Bid solicitation. A complete solicitation package, including a log of offers received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Documents. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: June 8, 2022 - To be reviewed by the Water & Wastewater Commission. Additional Backup Information: In 2017, Texas Parks and Wildlife discovered zebra mussels at several locations in Lake Austin. Since then, growth of zebra mussels on the raw water intake infrastructure has been confirmed at the Davis Water Treatment Plant (WTP), the Handcox WTP, and the Ullrich WTP. Adult zebra mussels attach to submerged piping or mechanical equipment and can cause significant damage by clogging small valves and pipelines, reducing hydraulic capacity of pipelines, and causing pumps to fail. Currently, Austin Water has a chemical treatment system in operation which adds copper sulfate, a molluscicide, to the raw water to remove and prevent future growth of zebra mussels. This project will replace the chemical feed system with a copper ion generation (CIG) system. CIG is an electrolysis process that produces copper ions without the need of a chemical storage and feed system. This system allows copper to be applied to the raw water at the raw water pumps, providing protection to additional treatment infrastructure and preventing growth inside pipes and other equipment that divers cannot reach. This project will install Copper Ion Generation (CIG) systems at each of the Low Service Pump Stations for the Handcox, Ullrich, and Davis WTPs. Work includes all related piping, valves, supports, instrumentation and controls, electrical wiring, equipment, and appurtenances necessary to provide a …
B5 # 22-2180 Water &Wastewater Commission: June 8, 2022 Council: June 16, 2022 . Body Posting Language ..Title Recommend approval to consent to the annexation by Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10 of one property totaling, once subdivided, approximately 5.03 acres, located near 4315 Dunning Lane, Austin, Texas, 78746. This property is located in the Lake Austin Watershed (Extraterritorial jurisdiction, near Council District 8). Lead Department Housing and Planning Client Department Austin Water Assistant Director of Environmental, Planning and Development Services, Kevin Critendon. Fiscal Note Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: June 1, 2022 – Recommended by the Environmental Commission on a 9-0 vote with Commissioner Qureshi and Bixler absent. June 28, 2022 – To be reviewed by the Planning Commission. June 8, 2022 - To be reviewed by the Water & Wastewater Commission. Additional Backup Information: The applicant seeks annexation into WCID 10 to acquire water service for about half of an existing 10-acre property, or approximately 5.03 acres. If annexation approval is granted, the property owner will subdivide the existing 10-acre property and seek to serve the 5-acre portion of the replatted lot through WCID 10. The balance of the property will be in Austin Water’s service area. As part of the Annexation into a Water District process, case number C12M-2022-0001 will go before Austin’s Commissions as well as Austin City Council. Upon City Council approval, the property will then be annexed by the District. Representatives of the property owners appeared before the District’s Board of Directors at its meeting on January 12, 2022, and the District Board approved the annexation request contingent upon receiving the City’s approval of the District’s annexation of the property. City Review Process The District is a wholesale water customer of the City. Annexation will allow the District to provide retail water service to the subject properties. Requests for annexation into a water district are typically evaluated in terms of: • • Land use impacts • The City’s ability to provide direct water and/or wastewater service • The terms of the City’s consent agreement/contract(s) with the water district • Environmental impacts • Whether the proposed annexation would induce development within the DWPZ beyond what would Impact on the City’s annexation program occur otherwise B5 # 22-2180 Water &Wastewater Commission: June 8, 2022 Council: June 16, 2022 Staff Recommendation Staff recommends …
Zebra Mussel Mitigation Update Stephanie Sue, P.E., Water Treatment Operations Manager Water & Wastewater Commission | June 8, 2022 Last Update: September 9, 2020 W&WW Commission 09.09.2020 - ZM Briefing Update Agenda Zebra Mussel Activity and Public Outreach Ongoing Treatment of Zebra Mussels (Copper Sulfate) Water Treatment Plant Intake Cleaning and Inspection Copper Ion Generation Treatment and Next Steps Zebra Mussel Activity July 2018 September 2018 January 2019 Zebra Mussel Activity Zebra Mussel Activity 9/22/2017 300 Tom Miller Dam Mansfield Dam Water Temperature 4/10/2018 10/27/2018 5/15/2019 12/1/2019 6/18/2020 1/4/2021 7/23/2021 2/8/2022 35 ) L / S R E G I L E V ( Y T I S N E D R E G I L E V 250 200 150 100 50 0 C ° , E R U T A R E P M E T R E T A W 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Zebra Mussel Public Outreach Press Release issued October 26, 2020 Copper Sulfate Treatment Copper Sulfate Treatment Remove growth and accumulation within treatment plant infrastructure without impacting water source Handcox Copper Sulfate System operational since summer 2019 Ullrich and Davis Copper Sulfate System operational since summer 2020 Copper sulfate systems are located outdoors (Ullrich and Davis) and reliant on chemical deliveries Validation of Effectiveness Control (No Copper Sulfate) Copper Sulfate Added Intake Cleaning and Inspection Water treatment plant cleanings and inspections have occurred annually since 2019 Cleaning occurs within intake structures, pump casings, pump pits, etc. Inspections have shown that cleanings are effective in reducing the accumulation of zebra mussels Ullrich WTP – Bay 1 Sluice Gate Sluice Gate – Pre-Removal Sluice Gate – Post-Removal Bay 1 Sluice Gate Stem – Pre-Removal Bay 1 Sluice Gate Stem – Post-Removal Ullrich WTP – Pump 2 and 3 Pump 2 Casing– Pre-Removal Pump 2 Casing– Post-Removal Pump 3 Casing– Pre-Removal Pump 3 Casing– Post-Removal Ullrich WTP – Bay 1 Bay 1 Trash Rack– Pre-Removal 2019 Bay 1 Trash Rack– Pre-Removal 2020 Bay 1 Trash Rack– Pre-Removal Apr 2021 Bay 1 Trash Rack– Pre-Removal Oct 2021 Bay 1 Trash Rack– Post-Removal Oct 2021 Davis WTP – Sluice Gate Stem Sluice Gate Stem – Pre-Removal Sluice Gate Stem – Post-Removal Handcox WTP – Upper Intake Screen 2019 Upper Intake Screen – Pre-Removal Spring 2021 Upper Intake Screen – Pre-Removal Fall 2021 Upper Intake Screen …
My ATX Water PROGRAM UPDATE Water & Wastewater Commission June 8, 2022 Agenda: Deployment Progress • Cumulative Meter Installations • Citywide Implementation Customer Outreach and Portal Engagement Key Takeaways DEPLOYMENT PROGRESS Cumulative Meter Installations Citywide Implementation Citywide Deployment • 54% Data Collection Units installed • ~63,500 field surveys complete • Supply chain adjustments Meter to Bill Automation • ~2,500 meters converted from manual to automated reads • Converting 500 per week currently • Beginning to convert 2,500 per week by June 13 CUSTOMER OUTREACH & PORTAL ENGAGMENT Customer Outreach Customer mailer (2-4 weeks prior to install) Email (~1 week prior to install) Neighborhood yard signs NextDoor posts Virtual community information meetings HOA/Neighborhood Association notification Upcoming Summer Campaign Portal Engagement Message open rate averages 60 – 70%; • Industry standard around 17 – 28% Types of messages sent: • Emergency notifications • Meter install notifications • Portal invites • AW Summer Tips • New Customer emails • Outages and other alerts COMING SOON: Tiered Rate Notifications Key Takeaways 20,588 continuous consumption alerts sent 95% “positive” customer replies from continuous consumption alerts Estimated 3 million gallons of water conserved from customer-side leaks Until pets learn to turn the water off… there’s My ATX Water Questions?
