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Home My WebLink About151-25 RESOLUTION113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 Resolution: 151-25 File Number: 2025-882 A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR STREAM GAUGE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AND WATER QUALITY SAMPLING AND MONITORING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE IN 2025 WITH THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CITY NOT TO EXCEED $60,700.00 WHEREAS, since 1998, the City of Fayetteville has participated in a joint funding agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for the operation and maintenance of urban stream gauging stations to record data concerning rainfall and runoff; and WHEREAS, in 2015, the City modified its agreement with the USGS to begin monitoring major pollutants at Town Branch and Mud Creek and the City will continue this monitoring to provide more accurate information regarding the pollutants leaving the City at these points; and WHEREAS, the USGS, which purchased and installed the monitoring equipment at no cost to the City, provides these services at a cost much lower than the City could receive from any other provider; and WHEREAS, pursuant to A.C.A. §14-58-104 the City may renew or extend the term of an existing contract without soliciting bids. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a joint funding agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Resolution and made a part hereof, between the City of Fayetteville and the U.S. Geological Survey for stream gauge operation and maintenance and water quality sampling and monitoring at various locations in the City of Fayetteville in 2025 with the amount paid by the City of Fayetteville not to exceed $60,700.00 PASSED and APPROVED on July 1, 2025 Approved: Qt �0 Molly Rawn, Mayor Page 1 Attest: •FAYETIEVILLC� '= �9••�kkANs 'yNG'oN'cs�J�' Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS MEETING OF JULY 1, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEMO 2025-882 TO: Mayor Rawn and City Council THRU: Keith Macedo, Chief of Staff Chris Brown, Public Works Director FROM: Alan Pugh, Staff Engineer SUBJECT: Approval of the 2025 USGS joint funding agreement in the amount of $60,700 (City's share) for stream gauge operation and maintenance for various locations within the City of Fayetteville RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the 2025 USGS joint funding agreement in the amount of $60,700 (City's share) for stream gauge operation and maintenance for various locations within the City of Fayetteville BACKGROUND: In 2015 the City of Fayetteville modified its contract with USGS to begin monitoring both flow and major pollutants at two location on major outfalls from the City, Town Branch and Mud Creek. This data is being gathered continuously and through sampling at various times in order to more closely model the pollutant concentrations in these streams. This combined with the flow data will give accurate information on the total amount of the various constituents being measured leaving the City at these points. The information produced by the gauges can be viewed on the USGS website by following: Town Branch: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?07048493 Mud Creek: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/uv?site no=071948095 DISCUSSION: The proposed program would remain the same as the 2024 program. The proposed program would again include a continuous monitor stream gauge at two locations within the City of Fayetteville. The locations would continue to track continuous information regarding flow, turbidity, temperature and conductance. The sampling, performed under separate contract with the Arkansas Water Resource Center, at these locations would provide a mechanism in which these constituents could be related to other pollutants such as total suspended solids (TSS) essentially providing relatively accurate continuous pollutant loading information. The first station is located on Town Branch near Morningside currently and would monitor a largely developed area that discharges into the West Fork White River. The West Fork White River currently has Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) defined by ADEQ for turbidity. Monitoring just upstream of the West Fork allows the City to determine Fayetteville's contribution to this TMDL. Results indicate that the stream may meet the TMDL for base flow conditions, however, it is much higher during storm events. The second station is located on Mud Creek near Greg Avenue and monitors a largely developed area that discharges into the Illinois River via Clear Creek. Clear Creek is currently on the impaired list for pathogens, Mailing address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 however, has been found to meet water quality standards over the last few years. This gauge is in place to meet the sampling requirements in the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) permit for discharge into an impaired waterway. BUDGET/STAFF IMPACT: The total cost for the program described above would be $65,700 with the USGS contributing $5,000 in Cooperative Funding for a total cost to the City of Fayetteville of $60,700 which would be split evenly between Engineering and Water/Sewer. In addition to the Cooperative Funds, the USGS provided and installed the equipment in 2015 at no cost to the City. ATTACHMENTS: 3. Staff Review Form, 4. 2025 USGS Joint Funding Agreement Mailing address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 City of Fayetteville, Arkansas 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 Legislation Text File #: 2025-882 A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR STREAM GAUGE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AND WATER QUALITY SAMPLING AND MONITORING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE IN 2025 WITH THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CITY NOT TO EXCEED $60,700.00 WHEREAS, since 1998, the City of Fayetteville has participated in a joint funding agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for the operation and maintenance of urban stream gauging stations to record data concerning rainfall and runoff; and WHEREAS, in 2015, the City modified its agreement with the USGS to begin monitoring major pollutants at Town Branch and Mud Creek and the City will continue this monitoring to provide more accurate information regarding the pollutants leaving the City at these points; and WHEREAS, the USGS, which purchased and installed the monitoring equipment at no cost to the City, provides these services at a cost much lower than the City could receive from any other provider; and WHEREAS, pursuant to A.C.A. §14-58-104 the City may renew or extend the term of an existing contract without soliciting bids. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a joint funding agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Resolution and made a part hereof, between the City of Fayetteville and the U.S. Geological Survey for stream gauge operation and maintenance and water quality sampling and monitoring at various locations in the City of Fayetteville in 2025 with the amount paid by the City of Fayetteville not to exceed $60,700.00 Page 1 City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form 2025-882 Item ID 7/1/2025 City Council Meeting Date - Agenda Item Only N/A for Non -Agenda Item Chris Brown 6/3/2025 ENGINEERING (621) Submitted By Submitted Date Division / Department Action Recommendation: Approval of the 2025 USGS joint funding agreement in the amount of $60,700 (City's share) for stream gauge operation and maintenance for various locations within the City of Fayetteville Budget Impact: 4470.621.8810-5314.00 and 5400.730.5800- 5314.00 Account Number 02097.1and 13018.1 Project Number Budgeted Item? Yes 4470-Sales Tax Capital Improvement 5400- Water and Sewer Fund Stormwater Quality Management and Wastewater Treatment/Water Quality Project Title Total Amended Budget Expenses (Actual+Encum) Available Budget Does item have a direct cost? Yes Item Cost Is a Budget Adjustment attached? No Budget Adjustment Remaining Budget $ 878,008.00 $ 256,508.96 $ 621,499.1 $ 60, 700.00 560,799.04 V20221130 Purchase Order Number: Previous Ordinance or Resolution # Change Order Number: Original Contract Number: Comments: Approval Date: United States Department of the Interior U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lower Mississippi -Gulf Water Science Center 640 Grassmere Park, Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37211 February 24, 2025 Alan Pugh Staff Engineer City of Fayetteville 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 Dear Alan Pugh: Enclosed is our standard joint -funding agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey Lower Mississippi -Gulf Water Science Center and City of Fayetteville for the operation and maintenance of two stream gages and two continuous water -quality meters, one on Mud Creek and one on Town Branch; sampling quarterly for nutrients, major anions, inorganics, bateria, and suspended sediment at the stream gage on Mud Creek, during the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 in the amount of $60,700 from your agency. U.S. Geological Survey contributions for this agreement are $5,000 for a combined total of $65,700. Federal law requires that we have a signed agreement before we start or continue work. Please return the signed agreement as soon as possible. If, for any reason, the agreement cannot be signed and returned, please contact Drew Westerman at (501) 516-6399 or email dawester@usgs.gov to make alternative arrangements. This is a fixed cost agreement to be billed quarterly via Down Payment Request (automated Form DI-1040). Please allow 30-days from the end of the billing period for issuance of the bill. If you experience any problems with your invoice(s), please contact Desvin Jones at phone number (225) 298-5481 or gs-w- lmg_budget_fmance team@usgs.gov. The results of all work performed under this agreement will be available for publication by the U.S. Geological Survey. We look forward to continuing this and future cooperative efforts in these mutually beneficial water resources studies. Sincerely, Todd Baumann, Acting Center Director, LMG Water Science Center Enclosure 25MLJFAARDA150 Form 9-1366 (May 2018) U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Joint Funding Agreement FOR Water Resource Investigations Customer #: 6000000775 Agreement #: 25MUFAARDA150 Project #: ML00925 TIN #: 71-6018462 Fixed Cost Agreement YES[ X ] NO[ ] THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of January 1, 2025, by the U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Lower Mississippi - Gulf Water Science Center, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, party of the first part, and the City of Fayetteville party of the second part. 1. The parties hereto agree that subject to the availability of appropriations and in accordance with their respective authorities there shall be maintained in cooperation for the operation and maintenance of two stream gages and two continuous water -quality stations, one on Mud Creek and one on Town Branch, herein called the program. The USGS legal authority is 43 USC 36C; 43 USC 50, and 43 USC 50b. 2. The following amounts shall be contributed to cover all of the cost of the necessary field and analytical work directly related to this program. 2(b) include In -Kind -Services in the amount of $0.00 (a) $5,000 by the party of the first part during the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (b) $60,700 by the party of the second part during the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (c) Contributions are provided by the party of the first part through other USGS regional or national programs, in the amount of: $0 Description of the USGS regional/national program: (d) Additional or reduced amounts by each party during the above period or succeeding periods as may be determined by mutual agreement and set forth in an exchange of letters between the parties. (e) The performance period may be changed by mutual agreement and set forth in an exchange of letters between the parties. 3. The costs of this program may be paid by either party in conformity with the laws and regulations respectively governing each party. 4. The field and analytical work pertaining to this program shall be under the direction of or subject to periodic review by an authorized representative of the party of the first part. 5. The areas to be included in the program shall be determined by mutual agreement between the parties hereto or their authorized representatives. The methods employed in the field and office shall be those adopted by the party of the first part to insure the required standards of accuracy subject to modification by mutual agreement. 6. During the course of this program, all field and analytical work of either party pertaining to this program shall be open to the inspection of the other party, and if the work is not being carried on in a mutually satisfactory manner, either party may terminate this agreement upon 60 days written notice to the other party. 7. The original records resulting from this program will be deposited in the office of origin of those records. Upon request, copies of the original records will be provided to the office of the other party. 8. The maps, records or reports resulting from this program shall be made available to the public as promptly as possible. The maps, records or reports normally will be published by the party of the first part. However, the party of the second part reserves the right to publish the results of this program, and if already published by the party of the first part shall, upon request, be furnished by the party of the first part, at cost, impressions suitable for purposes of reproduction similar to that for which the original copy was prepared. The maps, records or reports published by either party shall contain a statement of the cooperative relations between the parties. The Parties acknowledge that scientific information and data developed as a result of the Scope of Work (SOW) are subject to applicable USGS review, approval, and release requirements, which are available on the USGS Fundamental Science Practices website (https://www.usgs.gov/office-of-science-quality-and-inte rity/fundamental-science-practices). Form 9-1366 U.S. Department of the Interior Customer #: 6000000775 (May 2018) U.S. Geological Survey Agreement #: Joint Funding Agreement 25MLJFAARDA150_draft FOR Project #: ML00925 Water Resource Investigations TIN #: 71-6018462 9. Billing for this agreement will be rendered guarterly . Invoices not paid within 60 days from the billing date will bear Interest, Penalties, and Administrative cost at the annual rate pursuant the Debt Collection Act of 1982, (codified at 31 U.S.C. § 3717) established by the U.S. Treasury. USGS Technical Point of Contact Name: Drew Westerman Assistant Director - Data Chief, AR/TN Address: 401 Hardin Road Little Rock, AR 72211 Telephone: (501) 516-6399 Fax: (501) 228-3601 Email: dawester@usgs.gov USGS Billing Point of Contact Name: Desvin Jones Lead Budget Analyst Address: 3535 South Sherwood Forest Blvd. Suite 120 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Telephone: (225) 298-5481 Fax: (225) 298-5490 Email: gs-w-Img_budget_finance_team@usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey United States Department of Interior Signature By_ /L1ae: 07/02/2025 Name: Todd Baumann Title: Acting CenterDirector, LMG Water Science Center Customer Technical Point of Contact Name: Alan Pugh Staff Engineer Address: 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 Telephone: (479) 575-8208 Fax: (n/a) Email: apugh@fayetteville-ar.gov Customer Billing Point of Contact Name: Molly Rawn Mayor Address: 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Telephone: (479) 575-8330 Fax: (n/a) Email: mayor@fayetteville-ar.gov City of Fayetteville Signatures By Date: 07/01/2025 Name: Molly Rawn Title: Mayor By Name: Title: By -- Name: Title: Date: Date: