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Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Capital Improvement Program <br />Water Pollution Control Facility to track the collection system performance. Approximately $28,000 <br />will be spent during the FY 03-04 budget. MGD's contracted services will end February 2005 unless <br />MWMC approves a contract extension. <br />Plant Predesign Study and Facilities Plan Update (Formerly -Plant Performance <br />Improvements -Predesign Study) <br />FY 03-04 Capital Budget = $600,000 <br />The WWFMP identifies a 10-year program of specific capital improvement needed at the WPCF to <br />address peak wet weather flow conditions. These include upgrading the primary treatment capacity <br />to 263 mgd, upgrading the secondary treatment capacity to 130 mgd, and expansion of outfall <br />diffuser capacity. The total cost of these improvements was estimated by CH2M Hill in 1999 to be <br />$33 million based on conventional wet weather upgrades. <br />The predesign project originated from the WWFMP implementation package. Due to new regulatory <br />permit requirements and other factors, the project has evolved into a "comprehensive study" that <br />should also produce the "MWMC Facilities Plan Update" document for a planning period of at least <br />20 years. <br />Staff anticipates hiring a consultant firm in January/February 2003 and estimates the project will take <br />approximately 14 months to complete. The FY OZ-03 capital budget allocated $900,000 for this <br />project. Unused funds will be carried into the FY 03-04 project budget. After the predesign study is _ <br />completed, a specific CIP will be established for adesign-bid-build delivery method that will require <br />follow-up consultant services. <br />Biosolids -Lagoon Dredge Movement System <br />FY 03-04 Capital Budget = $150,000 <br />This project includes design and construction as required to improve or replace the dredge movement <br />system for the facultative sludge lagoons. The original system is labor intensive and dangerous to <br />operate. The system was evaluated by an engineering consultant in 1997, and the results included <br />recommendations for immediate improvement and suggestions for fixture comprehensive system <br />improvements. The short-term minor modifications to improve the fiznctionality and safety of the <br />system were not adequate, and comprehensive system improvements are needed. <br />Electronic Storage of MWMC Project Records <br />FY 03-04 Capital Budget = $50,000 I, <br />This project is being recommended to preserve important MWMC records in a common electronic <br />format, in order to assist staff with long-term records management. <br />MWMC has archival records from past projects in several different media (i.e., microfiche, paper, <br />Mylar, and electronic formats). Through 1989, MWMC stored most of its administrative and <br />construction records in a microfiche format, to maintain documentation as required for Federal grant <br />eligibility. From 1990 to the present time, many important documents (i.e., construction project <br />submittals, inspection reports, letters, etc.) exist only in paper hard-copy. Moving the paper files to <br />electronic media would provide easier access and be more efficient over the long-term. <br />Staff is in the process of researching current electronic technology to determine which product would <br />be a "good fit" to meet MWMC's long-term document storage and access requirements. The FY 03- <br />04 budget amount of $50,000 is a place holder until staff determines pricing of the appropriate <br />technology that will meet our needs. <br />Page 25 FY 03-04 BUDGET <br />