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Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste Committee
October 14, 2014
5:30 p.m. (or immediately after City Council Agenda Session)
City Hall — Room 326
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 Hyke, Peggy Bell, CH2M Hill, Brian Pugh, Jeff Coles
From: Tim Nyander, Interim Director for Water& Sewer Functions
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Approval of Meeting Agenda
5. Old Business
a. Lake Seguovah Sediment Removal Project
Council action was taken to initiate a land swap and easement acquisition for the
discharge pipeline from the proposed sedimentation basin. As has been the rule for
this project, complications have arisen with unexpected comments and concerns from
the Arkansas Department of Health and the City of Elkins. We have no real concern
about being able to alleviate the concerns expressed by both parties, but we are
concerned that the time it will take to do so may put us too late in the season to
perform the initial sediment removal that has long been our goal for this calendar year.
It is possible that actual sediment removal may have to be delayed until the spring of
2015.
b. Ozone Project
Council action was taken to approve the purchase of the equipment associated with
the ozone system. We will not actually place the order for the equipment, however,
until we receive formal final approval of the permit to construct from the Arkansas
Department of Environmental Quality. Their final approval is expected near the end of
October, after the 30-day public comment period. Once the purchase order is issued
for the equipment, we will be able to begin the process of competitively bidding the
construction/installation of the equipment. The equipment has a lead time of over four
months from issuance of the purchase order to delivery to Fayetteville, and we will
schedule the construction/installation activities to coincide with that delivery.
Mailing Address:
113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov
Fayetteville,AR 72701
c. White River Use Attainability Analysis (UAA)
As reported last month, ADEQ has provided preliminary calculations for minerals for
the Noland plant permit of 72 mg/L chloride, 72 mg/L sulfate, and 467 mg/L Total
Dissolved Solids. Based on the last year of routine monthly analyses, the Noland plant
discharge would have violated the proposed sulfate level 10 times. The UAA technical
and legal team have discussed this issue and performed a series of additional
statistical analyses in an attempt to determine the best path forward and information
on the current situation was just presented by Steve Miller of CH2M HILL at the
Council Agenda Session this day. At this point in time, it would appear that we should
simply wait for a while and observe how ADEQ handles a similar situation with another
area municipality. We can then determine our next step depending upon how that
situation is resolved.
The related action being taken by ADEQ regarding potential nutrient (nitrogen and
phosphorus) limits in Extraordinary Resource Waters in Arkansas as well as in Beaver
Lake has had at least one relatively significant development in the past month. The
Beaver Watershed Alliance hosted a symposium on overall water quality issues in
Huntsville on the September 26, 2014. During this symposium, the ADEQ
representative indicated that the Department was open to consideration of the results
of the pending study to be performed by Dr. Brian Haggard and Dr. Thad Scott of the
University of Arkansas, should that study be fully funded. The acceptance of this study
by the Department is the best possible scenario for the City under the current
circumstances. This funding request will be considered by the full Council at the
October 21, 21014 City Council meeting.
6. New Business
7. Reports
a. Capital Project Update
Number Project Description Contractor Cost %Complete
1 Greenland Gravity Sewer Improvements Fors ren, Inc. $1,242,968.30 37%
Suncoast
2 SE Fayetteville/Elkins Outfall CIPP Part 2 Infrastructure $76.995.00 100%
In Design
3 White River Streambank Restoration Design WCRC $ 577,221 ETA 2015
4 Swr Rehab-Cured in Place Pipe City Wide Insituform $ 330,000 20%
Design/Const In- 75%
5 South Mountain Pump Station Rehab House $ 200,000
6 1 Water Transmission Line Easements McClelland En rs Prelim Surveys Completed
Ramsey/Overcrest Sewer Replacement 0%
7 Design Phase McClelland En rs $228,644
Hwy 112 (Maple Street)Water and Sewer Bids Open October 0%
8 Relocations AHTD Job 040582 14, 2014
West Water Transmission Line Survey and 30%
9 Easement Acquisitions McClelland En rs $1,000,000
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24 inch water main for Regional Park and 75%
10 Kessler tans— Design Phase Garver Engineer $105,600
Wastewater Collection System 2014 100%
11 Master Plan Update Final 10-10-2014 RJN $48,007
8. Presentations
We will hear a presentation from Dr. Thad Scott of the University of Arkansas regarding
his research project on the subject of possible one possible mitigation strategy for storm
flows into the West Fork of the White River watershed.
We will hear from Kevin Oden, Chief Operating Officer of Cyclewood Solutions.
He will discuss compostable plastic bags for consideration in Fayetteville's composting
program.
9. Attachments
Beaver Watershed Alliance cost sharing agreement contract and staff memo
10. Adjourn
Next Water, Sewer, Solid Waste Committee meets on Thursday, November 13, 2014, 5:30
p.m., room 326 (This is due to Veterans Day falling on Tuesday).
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