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PROJECTED additional building COST: $6,500,000
Costs already paid: $474,140
project related debt RESERVES: $611,481
BALANCE TO FUND: $5,888,519
Last updated 05/30/24
This project is the planning and building of the new Water Treatment Plant. The above stated Estimates are for the entire project, not including any potential grants.
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.
Current Status:
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.
Current Status:
- We are waiting for the updated engineering and design plans that incorporate the results from the pilot study.
- The State needs to see that we are financially stable, for this the results of the Rate Study, recent audits, and the Budget come into play. On the technical side the engineering report and the design are crucial, and we are working on getting these finished. For environmental, there is a new component that may require another public hearing, as well as us reaffirming the categorical exemption for the project. The cultural report and the air district analysis have been completed. Things that are outstanding are the letter of map adjustment, getting the project location and the CSD office/firehouse out of the FEMA flood zone. We are looking to get a grant as well as loans to pay for it which needs to be established in order to report it to the State and show that we will be able to complete the project.
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