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10 WATER/SEWER/SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE AGENDA
aye MEETING DATE OF OCTOBER 17, 2013
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS
na KANSAS
Committee: Chairman Mark Kinion; Aldermen Sarah Marsh, Martin Schoppmeyer, Alan Long
Copy to: Mayor Lioneld Jordan; Sondra Smith, Don Marr, Paul Becker, Lindsley Smith, Jeremy Pate,Chris
Brown, Lynn I tyke, Shannon Jones, Peg ell, Tim Nyander, CH2M Hill
From: David Jurgens, P. E., Utilities Director �
A Fayetteville Water,Sewer and Solid Waste Comm�tjee me ting will be held on October 17,2013, 5:00 PM, in
room 111, Fayetteville City Hall. Proposed topics inclu :
Agenda Items Requiring Committee Approval
None.
Agenda Items for Committee Information
1. Solid Waste Presentation about commercial and roll off business operations. Next month's presentation will cover
recycling.
2.Annual Bulky Waste Cleanups have been scheduled from lam to 2pm at the locations listed below. As with recent
years, no a-waste can be accepted. Detailed information is on the City web site.
Ward 3 —Saturday, October 26;-Elks Lodge and Vandergriff Elementary
Ward 2—SN
aturda ,November 9; Woodland Jr. H i gh School and Church of Christ
Bulk Waste Cleanu Results
Ward Date Trash Tons Metal Tons Total Tont
1 9/7/2013 11.16 .74 11.9
4 10/5/2013 13.7 2.45 16.15
3 10/26/2013 - -
2 _ 11/9/2013 -
2012 Sig & Fall Total 191.54 36.75 228.29
2011 Spring & Fall Total 247.59 39.67 287.26
2010 S rin & Fall Total 254.98 52.36 307.34
2009 Spring & Fall Total 204.83 57.64 280.57
2008 Spring & Fall Total 282.30 59.27 359.33
3. Electronic Waste Recycling for Northwest Arkansas was held at the Arvest Ballpark in Springdale 19—21 September.
The City delivered approximately five tons of materials.
4. Solid Waste Solar Compactor Evaluation fact sheet is attached.
5. Ca ital Proiect U date
Number I Project Description Contractor Cost %Complete
1 Razorback Rd W/S Relocations Fochtman Ent. $ 711,834 0%
2 Noland RAS Pump Jack Tyler $ 58,760 0%
3 Irrigation Reel Purchase Fiser Kubota $ 150,500 0%
4 Hwy 265/Cliffs Sewer Repair FEMA Gent Const Solutions $ 108,982 90%
5 Water Line Relocation West Fork Bride Goodwin & Goodwin $ 1,262,647 20%
6 Bores for White River Water Lines FEMA H & H Boring $ 217,000 100%
7 SE Fayetteville/Elkins Outfall CIPP Suncoast Infrastruct $ 162,495 100%
8 Swr Rehab-Cured in Place Pipe Cit Wide Insituform $ 330,000 100%
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9 Noland Generator Upgrade _ Clifford Power $ 36,705 1000/0
10 Hamestring Channel Monster Repair In-House $ 21,658 _ 100.0%
11 South Mountain Pump Station Rehab Design/Const In-House _$ 200,000 75% _
12 Water Transmission Line Easements McClelland En rs Prelim Surveys Completed
13 Relocation &36"Wtr Line, Hwy 265 _ Gamey Const $ 5,062,135 100.0%
14 Hwy 16 Water/Sewer Relocations Edwards Const $ 1,636,038 100.0% 1
15 Garland Ave Water/Sewer Relocations Goodwin &Goodwin $ 1,575,497 100.0%
16 1 Hwy 265 North Water/Sewer Relocations I Seven Valles Const $ 1,419,659 100.0% 1
1 Project is substantially complete, meaning the work can be used to execute its mission.
6. Illinois River Phosphorus
a. Arkansas Oklahoma Second Statement of Joint Principles and Actions funding is gathered. The joint
stressor-response study committee is meeting October 29th in Tulsa. A representative from the Northwest Arkansas
Intergovernmental Working Group will attend.
b. Illinois River Phosphorus EPA TMDL process is on hold. EPA has told its Total Maximum Daily
Load (TMDL) study consultants to cease work pending funding issues. EPA has informed ADEQ of its intent to
honor the Second Statement of Joint Principles in its TMDL process. While a meeting was tentatively scheduled for
October 24 in Tahlequah,that likely will not occur as scheduled due to the federal government shutdown.
7. White River Use Attainability Analysis report is completed and has been submitted to the Arkansas Pollution
Control and Ecology Commission for consideration on its October 25 meeting agenda. We a technical memorandum
submitted to ADEQ addressing ADEQ's comments generated due to Act 954,which directly impacts minerals water
quality issues. The Act did not change our conclusions, but the Act is in direct contradiction with federal
requirements. The State has a problem, in that all permits issued in the state must comply with Act 954, but the Act
is so restrictive that no permit that complies with it can meet federal regulations. Thus, any permits sent to EPA that
comply with the Act will be appealed by EPA, and EPA has stated they will take these permits away from ADEQ
and place them directly under EPA control.
Our Plan. Our permit requires we continue to make progress on our 3`d party request to change the local stream
standards. Thus, we are submitting our request to the APCEC, with full knowledge on both parties part that they
should not consider it at this time. We will have met our permit requirements, and will have our public comment
period and a public hearing in early 2014. We are asking the Commission to defer any decision, however, until June,
2015, in order to allow resolution of the conflict between Act 954 and federal codes to be resolved by the legislature.
If the conflict is resolved before that date, we will as the Commission to consider our request earlier.
8. Highway 16 White River Bridge Water and Sewer Relocation Easement Condemnations are in process. All
easements have been acquired.
9. Woolsey Wet Prairie Expansion. We experienced a significant success when the Corps of Engineers approved
the use of wetlands credits for use with the Van Asche road project. This both allows the Van Asche project to move
forward, but is also the first time that the Little Rock District has approved using credits from a site that was
developed as a mitigation site and not as a dedicated bank. A copy of the Corps approval letter is attached. There
are issues identified within the letter that cause us concerns, specifically with how they calculated our excess credits
(we believe we have many more than they allowed). Now that we have succeeded at this step, the time is right to
proceed with the next step- begin the selection process to select the consultant to develop preliminary plans for the
potential future wetlands expansion and 2014 maintenance to the existing wetlands.
10. Water/Sewer Ordinance Updates are being developed by staff. The modifications will be chapter-wide,
including numerous housekeeping updates, and bringing the ordinance into compliance with updated state and
Federal codes. Our NPDES permit requires the City update and submit its sewer use ordinance to ADEQ by
February 28, 2014. The new ordinance will include a new section on fats, oils and grease (FOG). We are currently
participating in a nation-wide evaluation of flushable wipes, wherein we catch material at the headworks of our
wastewater treatment plant to determine what percentage of material that clogs our system is flushable wipe type
products.
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11. West Fork Sewer Connection plans and the draft contract are being developed. We continue to work with
McClelland Consulting Engineers, West Fork's consultant.
12. Water/Sewer/Solid Waste Committee meets next on Tuesday,November 12, 2013, 5:30 p.m., room 326.
Attachments: 4 Solar compactor evaluation fact sheet Pages 4-5
12 Corps of Engineers wetlands credit approval letter Pages 6-7
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THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS
aT Te eve le SOLID WASTE AND allow Road i r 1560 S.Happy Hollow Road
Y Fayetteville,AR 72701
P(479)575-8398 F(479)444-3478
ARKANSAS
BigBelly Solar is a Massachusetts-based company established in 2003 that is the sole manufacturer of solar-
powered compactors designed for use in public spaces.
• Some major cities such as Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. are currently
utilizing solar compactors, as well as many private business districts and universities.
• The compactor can be placed anywhere a standard trash receptacle can be placed because it is wireless,
powered by a solar panel mounted in the top of the container which also charges a 12-volt battery.
• The solar cells produce enough energy to run 15 compaction cycles per day while the battery can run
about 200 compaction cycles on a single charge. Direct sunlight is not required to produce energy.
• The container is fully enclosed and has an insertion door for trash that users must open manually. The
door does not lock during compaction so trash can be inserted at any time. It is watertight which
prevents litter caused from overflow or pests, and also helps control any odor problems.
• The containers are customizable and modular. Wraps, stickers and advertisement panels can be added,
and there are non-compacting recycle options that can be connected.
• Another key feature is the CLEAN (Collection Logistics Efficiency And Notification)wireless
monitoring system. Optic sensors send an alert by text message to the server when a container is nearly
full, completely full, and when there are mechanical problems.
Benefits realized by municipalities: include:
1. reduction in litter,
2. reduction in labor and equipment cost,
3. and the ability to offer more public space recycling.
Philadelphia recently replaced 700 standard trash cans with 500 compactors. They were able to reduce
collections over 80% from 17 times per week to 3 times per week, and went from 33 employees on three shifts
to 9 employees on one shift, a savings of about $900,000. The extra employees were utilized in different areas
of the division to help expand other programs.
The capital cost for a compacting unit with a recycling unit attached is $4,240. There is also a monthly charge
of about eight dollars for each unit for the CLEAN system monitoring technology.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD(479)521-1316 113 West Mountain-Fayetteville,AR 72701
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THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS
The Fayetteville Solid Waste Division identified different locations in the city where these systems could be
placed such as the downtown square, city parks, the airport, Dickson Street, the university and along the trail
system.
The Parks division currently picks up 16 trash cans around the square and downtown area using one employee
and one pick-up truck. The cans are picked up 3 times per week, with a total of 2 hours per week. Their
estimated cost is $28.00 per week and $1,456 per year.
The capital cost to replace those 16 containers with compactors would be$71,440. If we saw similar
percentage reduction in labor costs as Philadelphia it would take about 55 years for the program to pay for itself.
In order for the Solid Waste division to provide service to these locations there would be significant capital
costs and personnel expansion. We would require a full-time position and a vehicle expansion. Also if there
were containers located on the trail that would require a specialized vehicle that can access the trail.
At this time staff does not recommend purchasing these containers until the City expands the use of trash cans
in public lands or right of ways. Further research on different options will continue as we move toward
providing recycling on the square and other public locations.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
I LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT,CORPS OF ENGINEERS
POST OFFICE BOX 867
LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS 72203.0867
REPLY TO www.swl.usace.army.mil/
ATTENTION OF
Regulatory Division
STANDARD PERMIT MODIFICATION NO. 1997-14207-3
The Honorable Lioneld Jordan
Mayor of Fayetteville
113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville,Arkansas 72701
Dear Mayor Jordan:
This letter is in response to the request by Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. (ECO)
to recalculate impacts incurred and mitigation required for Department of the Army(DA) Permit
No. 1997-14207. The project site is located in the E 'f of section 14,T. 16 N., R. 31 W., in
Fayetteville, Washington County,Arkansas.
Regulatory personnel have evaluated the original authorizations,existing site conditions, and
current proposal. The impacts and mitigation credits were reviewed and recalculated based off
of the original 2005 mitigation proposal, with these changes/additions:
1. On the Adverse Impacts calculation,corrected Duration value for Wastewater Treatment
Plant and North Broyles Road from 0.2 to 2.0.
2. On the Adverse Impacts calculation, adjusted impact acreages based on information from
ECO in June 2013.
3. On the Adverse Impacts calculation, adjusted Cumulative Impact value to account for
lesser impact acreage.
4. On the Restoration and Enhancement calculation, removed Eastside Line Work as there
were no impacts to restore.
5. On the Restoration and Enhancement calculation, changed the Net Improvement value
for the buffer areas to 0.1,per ECO.
6. On the Restoration,Enhancement, and Creation calculations,separated herbaceous and
forested as well as inside berm and outside berm to maintain consistency with original
proposal.
7. On the Restoration,Enhancement, and Creation calculations, adjusted the Control value
to "Covenant POA," except for Westside Line Work,which cannot be deed restricted.
8. On the Creation calculation, adjusted wetland created acreage to account for additional
wetlands created.
9. On the Creation calculation,adjusted Vegetation values within the berms to 0.25, and
used a value of 0.1 for areas outside the berms,per ECO.
As identified on the attached 2002 Charleston Method calculation sheets, 73.57 credits are
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required to mitigate for impacts to aquatic resources for the City of Fayetteville's Wastewater
Treatment Plant. We have calculated that the mitigation areas have generated 94.47 wetland
credits. Therefore, the city will be able to use the excess 20.90 wetland credits to mitigate for
wetland impacts generated by the City of Fayetteville within the Illinois River watershed, HUC
11110103.
The additional areas(referred to as South,West,and North Buffer)cannot generate buffer
credit for this project. If you are interested in expanding the mitigation area into these areas,
please submit a mitigation bank prospectus and we will evaluate these areas at that time.
This project and the Woolsey mitigation area present a unique situation in which we are
considering new assessments of wetland impacts for a finalized project and recalculation of
credits generated from a completed mitigation area. Please note that the Corps Regulatory
Division does not intend to use this approach with other permit actions. It would not be feasible
to make this a standard practice with the numerous issued permits,mitigation sites, and wetland
banks finalized within the Little Rock District. The mitigation assessment credits for this 43-
acre site will not be reconsidered in the future.
This letter becomes a part of and should be attached to your original permit.
If you have any questions,please contact Lisa Boyle, Project Manager,at(501)324-5295
and refer to DA Permit No. 1997-14207-3.
Sincerely,
f � C
M. Elaine Edwards
Chief, Regulatory Division
Enclosures
CERTIFIED MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Copy Furnished:
Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc.
Mr, Bruce Sbackleford, w/cy permit
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, w/cy dwgs
Prof Mgr, Beaver Lake PO,w/cy permit
Ch,Regulatory Enf, w/cy permit
Mr. Rocky Presley,w/cy permit
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