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PROJECTED additional building COST: $4,000,000 (to be updated, quote from 2020)
Planning Costs already paid: $350,000
pilot study costs already paid: $113,140
project related debt RESERVES: $560,822
BALANCE TO FUND: $3,439178
Last updated 03/08/24
This project is not only the Pilot Study, but also the planning and building of the new Water Treatment Plant. So please, as this project continues, be on the lookout for the name changes that will tell you what phase we are in. The above stated Estimate is for the entire project, not just the Pilot Study portion.
The removal of Arsenic from the community’s potable water has been a topic of discussion for the PECSD for many years. From exploring alternative sources in hopes of finding better water to building a treatment facility, the District has pondered the many options. To provide quality water that meets EPA standards, the decision was made to pursue building a facility capable of not only removing arsenic but also the removal of iron and manganese. A “bench study” was performed in early summer of 2022 to identify the most effective and efficient way to remove constituents. With the completion of this study, Dowl Engineering, formally Farr West Engineering, began a larger scale pilot test for the removal of arsenic, iron and manganese using the methods identified in the bench study. This larger scale pilot study was executed during these past summer months, running from June into September. We are happy to report the Pilot Study was successful in the removal of Arsenic to levels below the Maximum Contaminate Level (MCL). The current MCL for arsenic is 10 parts per billion (ppb), the pilot study had results of 5ppb, half of the EPA standard of 10ppb. Iron and manganese were also removed well below the standard with results for Iron being Non-Detect and Manganese being 31.4mg/l, with an MCL of 50mg/l. With the success of the pilot study, a full report of the study has been submitted to the State Water Board and we have received some feedback. These comments were relayed to our Engineers (DOWL) who feel that there was nothing too significant. We are waiting for the final letter from the State before any design modifications to the treatment facility are made. At that time, PECSD will then open an application for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to acquire funding for the full-scale treatment facility.
The District has requested an updated estimate on the overall cost of the project as well as an estimate on the projected day-to-day operating costs for the new treatment plant in order to have more accurate figures to incorporate into the current rate study.
The removal of Arsenic from the community’s potable water has been a topic of discussion for the PECSD for many years. From exploring alternative sources in hopes of finding better water to building a treatment facility, the District has pondered the many options. To provide quality water that meets EPA standards, the decision was made to pursue building a facility capable of not only removing arsenic but also the removal of iron and manganese. A “bench study” was performed in early summer of 2022 to identify the most effective and efficient way to remove constituents. With the completion of this study, Dowl Engineering, formally Farr West Engineering, began a larger scale pilot test for the removal of arsenic, iron and manganese using the methods identified in the bench study. This larger scale pilot study was executed during these past summer months, running from June into September. We are happy to report the Pilot Study was successful in the removal of Arsenic to levels below the Maximum Contaminate Level (MCL). The current MCL for arsenic is 10 parts per billion (ppb), the pilot study had results of 5ppb, half of the EPA standard of 10ppb. Iron and manganese were also removed well below the standard with results for Iron being Non-Detect and Manganese being 31.4mg/l, with an MCL of 50mg/l. With the success of the pilot study, a full report of the study has been submitted to the State Water Board and we have received some feedback. These comments were relayed to our Engineers (DOWL) who feel that there was nothing too significant. We are waiting for the final letter from the State before any design modifications to the treatment facility are made. At that time, PECSD will then open an application for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to acquire funding for the full-scale treatment facility.
The District has requested an updated estimate on the overall cost of the project as well as an estimate on the projected day-to-day operating costs for the new treatment plant in order to have more accurate figures to incorporate into the current rate study.