SUBJECT:
Title
A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Approving a Professional Services Agreement for North Water Treatment Facility Deep Well Injection Design with New IPT, Inc.
Department
DEPARTMENT: Utilities
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Todd Fessenden, Utilities Director
Weston Ring, Utilities Project Manager
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Time
Fiscal
FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $864,311
Balance Available: $17,164,177.26
Fund Water Fund
Line Item Number: 500-75-110-605000-257526
Budget Transfer: $1,200,000 from 500-75-110-605000-100365
New Appropriation Required: No
Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
Funding for this facility is needed to ensure the Town has adequate treated water supply for the Town's projected growth.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the resolution
Body
SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
* This resolution is to approve the contract with IPT/Halker for the design of a deep well injection system to dispose of reverse osmosis brine produced by the new north water treatment facility.
* Approval of this resolution is necessary to allow IPT/Halker to begin design and permitting work
* Approval of this resolution is necessary to avoid delaying this project, as well as the overall schedule for the North Water Treatment Facility
BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Town of Erie is currently designing a 6.6MGD North Water Treatment Facility with design consultants Burns and McDonnell. The facility is being designed with a Reverse Osmosis (RO) component due to the nature of the water quality in Boulder Creek. Traditional filtration techniques were insufficient to deal with water quality conditions and this process gives the Town flexibility with treatment of future water sources as they become available. This process creates concentrated brine, which requires disposal. Burns and McDonnell conducted an alternatives analysis and determined that disposal of the RO brine through deep well injection was the most feasible option fo...
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