M EM ORANDUM
TO :
R IV A N N A W A T E R&
SEW ER A U T H O R IT Y
B O A R DO FD IR E C T O R S
FROM :
THOM ASL .F R E D E R IC K , E X E C U T IV E D IR E C T O R
S U B JE C T :
P H A S IN GO FC O M M U N IT Y W ATER S U P P L Y P L A N
D A TE:
M A Y 21, 2007
. T h e p u rp o s e o fth is re p o rt is to in tro d u c e to th e B o a r do f D ire c to rs a n d th e p u b lic th e s ta tu so f
s t a f fs p la n n in g fo r th e p h a s in go f th e im p ro v e m e n ts re c o m m e n d e di n th e C o m m u n ity W a te r
S u p p ly P la n . T h e p h a s in go f im p ro v e m e n ts n e e d s to ta k e in to c o n s id e ra tio n th e fo llo w in g
issues: (1) adequacyo fcurrent and future w ater supply to m eet forecasted seasonal w ater
d e m a n d s u n d e r d r o u g h t c o n d itio n s ; (2 ) a d e q u a c yo fc u rre n t a n d fu tu re w a te r tre a tm e n t
c a p a c ity to m e e t fo re c a s te d m a x im u m d a y w a te r d e m a n d s ; (3 ) re g u la to ry m a n d a te s , in c lu d in g
public health and safety issues; (4 )im p a c ts o n fu tu re w a te r ra te s a n d a c c e p ta b ilityo fb o n d
ra tin g a n d o th e r a g e n c ie s im p o s in g fin a n c ia l te s t re q u ire m e n ts ; a n d(5 ) e ffe c ts o n n a tu ra l
resources and environm ental stew ardship.
A s o u tlin e d in th e m in im u m in -stre a m flo w re p o rt (A g e n d a Ite m 6 d ), s ta ff is re c o m m e n d in g
th a t th e n e w R a g g e d M o u n ta in D amb e b u ilti n o n e p h a s e , a n d th a t th e n e w d a mb e th e firs t
p ro je c t im p le m e n te d u n d e r th e C o m m u n ityW a te r S u p p ly P la n .
Several reasonsh a v e been
id e n tifie d , s u m m a riz e d a s fo llo w s:
o
It hasb e e n estim ated to cost at least$ 5 m illion to bring the existing R agged M ountain
dam s up to current C om m onw ealth safety standards, and w ouldb e a n e x p e n s e to d a m s
th a t a re s c h e d u le d to b e " b re a c h e d " in th e C o m m u n ity W a te r S u p p ly P la n .
T h e s e
m ajor repair expenses canb e a v o id e db y c o n s tru c tin g th e n e wd a mb y 2 0 1 1 .
o
B u ild in g th e n e w d a m in m u ltip le p h a s e s w ill re s u lti n s ig n ific a n t a d d itio n a l s u m to ta l
e x p e n s e s ($ 3 m illio n o r m o re ) to th e o v e ra ll p ro j e c t th a t c a nb eavoidedb y one phase.
. T h e m o s t s ig n ific a n t a d d itio n a l e x p e n s e is th e c o n s tru c tio no fa " te m p o ra ry " s p illw a y
s tru c tu re p la c e d a t th e " s p ill" h e ig h to fan interim phase but sized to pass the
" m a x im u m p ro b a b le flo o d " .
O th e r d u p lic a te o r a d d e d e x p e n s e s in c lu d e th e d e s ig n a n d
in s ta lla tio no fa s p e c ia l c o n s tru c tio n jo in t a t th e in te rfa c eo f th e p h a s e s , d e s ig n e d to
w ithstand significant fuhlre w ater pressure, and the expenses associated w ith
e s ta b lis h in g c o m p le x lo g is tic s (c o n tra c t a d m in is tra tio n , c o n c re te p ro d u c tio n a n d
transportation, and access issues).
o
T h e s tru c tu reo f th e n e w d a m to ra is e th e R a g g e d M o u n ta in R e s e rv o irb y 4 5 fe e t w ill
b e a to ta l h e ig h to f a p p ro x im a te ly 1 1 2 fe e t (th e e x is tin g d a m is 6 7 fe e t ta ll).
The base
o fth en e ws tru c tu re w ill n e e d tob e s iz e d to w ith s ta n d th e fu tu re s tre s s e so f a n
6 e
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