Title
WATER SUPPLY REVIEW - CUSTOMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR RANNEY COLLECTOR ON COWLITZ RIVER
COUNCIL INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Provide sustainable water quality & environmental infrastructure
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: N/A
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In August 2014, the City Council authorized a contract with CH2M to review options for improving the quality of the city’s drinking water and to conduct an outreach program to obtain community input on the issues and potential solutions. The City Council and Beacon Hill Water and Sewer District (BHWSD) commissioners appointed a Customer Advisory Committee (CAC) to review the options and provide recommendations.
The CAC has completed its work and recommends that the City and BHWSD develop a new water source on the Cowlitz River utilizing Ranney collector wells. CH2M presented this recommendation and discussed the implementation process at a joint workshop for the City Council and Beacon Hill Commissioners on August 20, 2015. Additionally, City staff presented information regarding the water supply project financial status.
Should the City Council decide to proceed with the CAC recommendation, the next implementation step is to conduct a feasibility study to determine water quantity and quality at potential locations for Ranney collector wells along the Cowlitz River. This study is estimated to take six months to complete. CH2M is qualified and has expressed an interest in performing this study.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
The estimated cost of the Ranney collector feasibility study is $300,000, and there are sufficient funds in the Filter Construction Fund to pay for this study. Beacon Hill Water and Sewer District would be responsible for 14.6% of the study cost; the BHWSD share is already contained in the Filter Construction Fund balance.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Optional City Council actions include:
1. Request additional information and continue discussions at a later meeting.
OR
2. Direct staff to prepare an ...
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