Coburg Connection (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

New Search

i COBURG WASTEWATER SYSTEM - MWMC CONNECTION KEY ISSUES AND QUESTIONS Wastewater Capacity What is current unused capacity of MWMC in mgd (any other applicable measures) under each condition? Is there unused present capacity that could be made available to Coburg or any other entity requesting connection? What is estimated usage of Coburg in mgd (and other applicable measures)? The October 11, 2005 JEO briefing mentions Junction City's request to connect to MWMC. What is the status of that request? Is there capacity to accommodate JC? What is the impact of JC on capacity (in mgd/other appropriate measure)? What is the cost to connect for JC? Is the same methodology being used for both jurisdictions (Coburg and JC)? If MWMC has adequate capacity to handle JC flow at River Road, does it have capacity to handle demand from Coburg? The public record of the October 11, 2005 JEO meeting mentions that "two exceptions to the limitation to extending sewers outside of the UGB" already exist in the Metro Plan. What are those exceptions? What are/were they charged for services? Was the methodology used the same as that now being applied to Coburg and/or Junction City? Fundm~ From cost comparison chart (prepared by LCOG, December 2005, included at end of this document): In addition to costs listed on chart, what are the revenues from all sources to construct and operate the wastewater facility? Is there a property tax component to this calculation, in addition to user fees? What is the basis for calculation of engineering costs? Is it consistent with industry standards and norms? Did Brown & Caldwell complete their analysis of "present worth" of estimated connection fees and use charges? If so, what were results? Were those costs provided in materials for the Joint Elected Officials meetings in October 2005 or other meetings since that time? The record of October 11, 2005 JEO meeting contains the following statements: "[T]he treatment facilities [MWMC] currently experience capacity and environmental performance constraints in certain parts of the facilities under certain seasonal conditions. All of these issues require construction of improvements to maintain permit compliance for existing users and to add capacity for future users." (p. 6) Under Scenario One, "The methodology distributes the costs of the MWMC Facilities Plan 20-Year Project List according to whether additional capacity was gained by a physical expansion of capacity or whether new capacity was gained by improving a process. One hundred percent of the cost of new physical capacity is passed on to new users, whereas existing users share in the cost of capacity gained by performance improvements on a prorata basis (p. 9). SDA - 1/11/06 1 r