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G a n n e tt F le m in g

R iv a n n a W a te r a n d S e w e r A u th o r ity

R e p o r t to th e R W S A B o a r d

C o m m u n ity W a te r S u p p ly C a p ita l P r o g r a m

January 20, 2004

1 .

C om pleted W ork and C om m unity W ater Supply C apital Program Im pact

a .

S o u th F o rk R iv a n n a R e s e rv o ir D re d g in g .

G a n n e tt F le m in g c o m p le te d a n d s u b m itte d th eS o u th F o rk R iv a n n a

Reservoir D redging Reviewo nD ecem ber 31,2 0 0 3 . A sum m ary of findings

a n d re c o m m e n d a tio n s a re p re s e n te d . T h e P ilo t D re d g in g p ro je c t

id e n tifie d in th e C a p ita l P ro g ra m is e s tim a te d to c o s t b e tw e e n$ 1 .8 m illio n

a n d $ 2 .8m illio n . T h e a m o u n t o f m a te r ia l r e m o v e d is e q u iv a le n t to

a p p ro x im a te ly 2 y e a rs o f s e d im e n ta tio na n d iso f m in im a l b e n e fit w ith o u t c o n tin u e d c o m m itm e n t to d re d g in g . T h e lo n g te rm p r o g r a m is e s tim a te d to c o s t a p p ro x im a te ly $ 4 2 m illio n(2 0 0 3 dollars). A ltern ate m e th o d s of g a in in g sa fe y ie lda n d m a in ta in in g th e in te g rityo f th eS F R R s h o u ld b e e v a lu a te d p rio r to e m b a rk in go n this costly project.

1 1 .

T he report also recom m ends developing short term

a n d lo n g te rm o p tio n s fo r s a tis fy in g p ro je c te d w a te r s u p p ly d e fic its fo llo w in g c o m p le tio no fth e G F

s a f e

Y ie ld

A n a ly s is

s c h e d u le d

for January

2 0 0 4 .

O p tio n s

s h o u ld

provide "apples-to-apples" com parisonso fim p ro v e m e n ts .

1 1 1 .

C o n tin u e w ith o th e r C o m m u n ity W a te r S u p p ly C a p ita l P ro g ra m

p ro je c ts

b a s e d o n a lo g ic a l c ritic a l p a th .

IV .

C o n d u c t in v e s tig a tiv e a n d m o n ito rin g ta s k s a s s o c ia te d w ith th e

a c c u m u la te d s e d im e n t.

b .

S a fe Y ie ld In v e s tig a tio n s a n d R a w W a te r M o d e l.

G a n n e tt F le m in g c o m p le te d a n d s u b m itte d th eS a fe Y ie ld S tu d y o n J a n u a ry

5 ,2 0 0 4 . A n E x e c u tiv e R e p o rt is in c lu d e d .

S tu d y lim ita tio n s a n d

re c o m m e n d a tio n s a re in c lu d e d .

1 1 .

T h e d a ily flo w c o m p u te r m o d e l o fth e e x is tin g R W S A s y s te m w a s

d e v e lo p e d to d e te rm in e th e s a fe y ie ldo fth e s y s te m a n d to e v a lu a te th e

im p a c tso fvarious release requirem ents and changes in reservoir storage d u et os e d im e n ta tio n a n d ra is in g re s e rv o ir le v e l(s ) a t S o u th F o rk R iv a n n a R e s e rv o ir. T h e s a fe y ie ld a n a ly s is c o n s id e rs th e e n tire p e rio do fre c o rd s in c e th e 1 9 3 0 s d ro u g h t th o u g h 2 0 0 2 . A lth o u g h R W S A h a s

c o m m is s io n e d n u m e ro u s s a fe y ie ld in v e s tig a tio n s p re v io u s ly , m a n y

n a tu ra l c o n d itio n s c h a n g e o v e r tim e a n d w o rk te c h n iq u e s v a ry .

G F results

d iffer p rim arily d u e to estim atio no fu s e a b le s to ra g e a v a ila b le in

reservoirs, source system operational variations, release assum ptions, and

th e in c lu s io no fd a ta fro m th e m o s t re c e n t 2 0 0 2 d ro u g h t.

A n e x p la n a tio n

o fthese differences is being prepared for R W SA staff.

R e le a s e ra te fo r

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in s tre a m flo w s is a c ritic a l e le m e n t in th e d e te rm in a tio no f s a fe y ie ld .

R e s u ltin g p e n n ittin g re q u ire m e n ts w i1 1 la rg e ly in flu e n c e th e n e t s a fe y ie ld

and associated project(s)t o satisfY fu tu re w ater su p p ly d eficits.

1 1 1 .

T h e a tta c h e d c h a rt s u m m a riz e s th e re s u ltso f th e S a fe Y ie ld A n a ly s e s

p e rfo rm e d b y G F .

For the sakeo fc la rity , th e re s u lts w ill b e u s e d

th ro u g h o u t th is re p o rt. T h e S a fe y ie ld p ro g re s s io n p re v io u s ly

a s s u m e d /re c o m m e n d e d b y o th e rs s h o w s th a t th e a d d itio no fa4 ' crest gate

w ith a lik ely in flo w stream

release requirem ento f8 M G D o r th e

e q u iv a le n tt o the natural inflow at all tim es, results in a Y ear 2002 Safe

Y ie ldo f1 6 .2M GD.

D ue to the assum ed w ater storage lost duet o

s e d im e n ta tio n , th e Y e a r 2 0 5 0 S a fe Y ie ld is re d u c e dt o a n e s tim a te d 1 2 .3

M GD.

T h e p o te n tia l s a fe y ie ld p ro g re s s io n w ith n o a c tio n s h o w s th a t w ith o u t th e a d d itio no fa crest gate and w ith no release requirem ent the Y e a r 2 0 0 2 S a fe Y ie ld re m a in s 1 6M GD

a n d d u e to s e d im e n ta tio n lo ss is

r e d u c e d to 1 2 .1 M GDin 2050.

IV .

T h is s u m m a ry c h a rt s u g g e s ts th a t th e a d d itio no f a4 ' c re s t g a te w o u ld

o n ly in c re a s e th e Y e a r 2 0 5 0 S a fe Y ie ld b y 0 .2M GD.

A s such, R W SA

Staffrequested GF to prepareas c o p eo f w o rk a n d b u d g e t fo r a d d itio n a l

ra w w a te r m o d e lin ga d iv itie s to e s ta b lis hth e a d e q u a c yo f e x is tin g

fa c ilitie s b a s e do n 2 0 0 4 G F S a fe Y ie ld A n a ly s is a n d to re fo rm u la te a n d

e v a lu a te a lte rn a tiv e w a te r s u p p ly p ro je c ts b a s e d o n th is n e w in fo rm a tio n .

2 .

A c tio nP la n

a .

R e fo rm u la te a n d U p d a te A lte rn a tiv e s e v a lu a tio n b a s e d o n c u rre n t fin d in g s

b .

A Scopeo fServices and fee has been presentedt o R W SA for associated actions.

A tw o p h a s e d a p p ro a c h is id e n tifie d to in c lu d e re fo rm u la tio n a n d e v a lu a tio no f

a lte rn a tiv e s b a s e do n c u r r e n t fin d in g s .

P h a s e III a c tiv itie s w ill b e id e n tifie d u p o n

c o m p le tio no fth e P h a s e s I a n d II.

C le a r im p le m e n ta tio n s te p s w ill b e id e n tifie d .

c .

P h a s e III w ill in c lu d e a c tiv itie s n e c e s s a ry to fin a liz e p e n n it c o n d itio n s a n d

p re p a re p e rm it a p p lic a tio n s .

D esign and construction services for associated

im p ro v em en ts w ill also b e id en tified at th at tim e.

3 .

C u rre n t S c h e d u le

a .

P le a s e s e e th e a tta c h e d u p d a te d s c h e d u le .

A p p ro x im a te ly 4

Y , m o n th s a re

s c h e d u le d fo r c o m p le tio no fthe tw o phased approach discussed above.

C u rre n t

p ro je c t s c h e d u le s h a v e b e e n m o d ifie d a c c o rd in g ly a n d re m a in o n th e s c h e d u le .

F u tu re e d its a re e x p e c te da sth e s c h e d u le d w o r k e le m e n ts a re c o m p le te d .

G a n n e tt

F le m in g w ill c o n tin u e to u p d a te th e s c h e d u le m o n th ly a n d a d v is e R W S A s ta ff.

4 .

Im pacto n c u rre n tP ro g ra m

e le m e n ts

a .

C om m entaryi s presented below for eacho f the tasksi n the current scopeo f

s e rv ic e s .

F u rth e r w o r k is o n h o ld fo r s o m e e le m e n ts u n til th e c o m p le tio no f th e

a b o v e d e s c rib e d a c tiv itie s .

C ertain aspectso fth e s e ta s k s w ill p ro g re s s to lo g ic a l

suspension points.

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T A S K

1 .

W A T E R S U P P L Y P E R M IT T IN G

A .

C ultural R esources Survey (Phase II)

Further w ork is on hold pending the resultso f Program M anagem ent w ork

necessary to reform ulate and evaluate favorable w ater supply alternatives.

B .

Jam es Spinym ussel Survey

G a n n e tt F le m in g is w o rk in g w ith D r. N e v e s fro m V irg in ia T e c h to c o m p le te th is

ta s k . D r. N e v e s h a s c u rre n tly s c h e d u le d th is w o r k fo r th e s p rin g o f2 0 0 4 .

W e

a n tic ip a te s u ffic ie n t p ro g re s s o n th e a lte rn a tiv e s e v a lu a tio n w ill b e a c h ie v e d to

p ro c e e d w ith th is w o rk in a tim e ly fa s h io n , p ro v id e d it re m a in s a p p ro p ria te .

C .

W e tla n d s S u r v e y a n d M itig a tio n P la n (P h a s e I I )

Further w ork is on hold pending the resultso f Program M anagem ent w ork

necessary to reform ulate and evaluate favorable w ater supply alternatives.

D .

R aw W ater M odel

A d d itio n a l m o d e lin g a c tiv itie s a n d s a fe y ie ld in v e s tig a tio n a re id e n tifie di n th e

Program M anagem ent scopeo fs e r v ic e s .

E .

S o u th F o r k R iv a n n a R e s e r v o ir D a m

S ta b ility A n a ly s is

F u rth e r w o rk iso n h o ld p e n d in g th e re s u ltso f P ro g ra m M a n a g e m e n t w o rk

necessary to reform ulate and evaluate favorable w ater supply alternatives.

F .

S o u th F o r k R iv a n n a R e s e r v o ir C le a r in g a n d G r u b b in g P la n

F u rth e r w o rk iso n h o ld p e n d in g th e re su ltso f P ro g ra m M a n a g e m e n t w o rk

necessary to reform ulate and evaluate favorable w ater supply alternatives.

G . Property A cquisition A ssistance

C o n tin u e d re v ie wo f c o n to u r d a ta to o b ta in u p d a te d p a rc e l m a p p in g in c lu d in g P arcel ID , A ddress, O w ner, T otal A creageo fL o t, P ro p e rty S a le s P ric e ($ ), a n d Z o n in g fro m A lb e m a rle C o u n tyt oin c o rp o ra te in to G IS to id e n tify a d ja c e n t