WATERS Well-Planned Affordable ransferable Efficient Resilient Sustainable ------- v\e*tth fro/» SQ f k L j. Stale *e About The Awards Recognizing the most innovative and effective DWSRF projects. Since the first Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan was signed back in 1997, borrowers have utilized this program to fund projects that deliver a public health benefit as well as meet other related goals. The EPA Region 10 WATERS award program seeks to recog- nize DWSRF projects, nominated by state DWSRF staff, that help borrowers maintain, or return to, compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, as well as achieve one or more elements of the WATERS acronym. Those ele- ments include projects that: are Well-planned, address Af- fordability issues, are Transferable to other communities, provide benefits for water or energy Efficiency, as well as add Resiliency and/or Sustainability attributes. % 2016 WATERS Award Winners • Oregon City of Ashland Baker City City of Garibaldi • Washington Stevens County PUD ------- About the DWSRF Program The DWSRF program was created by the 1996 Amendments to SDWA. The first capitalization grants were award- ed to states in 1997. To date, approxi- mately $19 billion in DWSRF grant funds have been awarded. Using those funds, along with state match, repayments and interest earnings, states nationwide have provided $33 billion worth of DWSRF loans. These loans have funded approximately 13,000 projects, helping to ensure the provision of clean and safe drinking water to an estimated 757 million resi- dents. About the Region 10 DWSRF Program Since 1997, the Region 10 DWSRF pro- gram has been capitalized at a total of $1.1 billion. To date, using those funds, along with state match, repay- ments and interest earnings, Region 10 states have provided $1.7 billion worth of DWSRF loans. Region 10 DWSRF Loans (1997-2016) 1000 = 500 0 regon Washington Region 10 States City of Ashland, Loop Road Reservoir, Pump Station Improvements, and TAP Intertie Project The City of Ashland received a $3.5 million DWSRF loan to fund this project. It provides a dependable and more resilient supply of clean and safe drinking water through- out the year to the more than 21,000 residents served. The project was necessary because the City of Ashland's 2012 water system plan identified inadequate storage, inefficient pumping and piping, and high risk to the single supply source during emergency conditions in the City water system. For six months of every year, the sole potable water source is live flows from Ashland Creek. Hie DWSRF project is funding an intertie between the Cities of Talent, Ashland, and Phoenix (TAP) to provide emergency backup supply during water treatment plant outages. Additional efficiency improvements include premium efficiency motors, variable frequency drives, elimination of continuous pumping, pervious paving, and Xeriscaping. The project was made more affordable due to principal forgiveness in the amount of $950,000. Baker City, UV Water Treatment Plant Project In August 2013, a waterbome disease outbreak of Cryptosporidium prompted Baker City to move quickly to install UV treatment. The water system, which serves just shy of 10,000 residents, had been undertaking a planning effort to comply with the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Rule by October 2016. However, the crypto outbreak in 2013, which sickened hundreds, brought swift action. Temporary UV treatment was in- stalled in a short period of time, and installation of a permanent UV treatment system was completed as of May 2015. The City Council selected UV treatment as the lowcost alter- native, preferred option to supplement the existing chlorine disinfection. Another innova- tive feature of the project was that the recipient procured a Construction Manager/General Contractor to construct the treatment system building and install the UV reactors, electrical panels, a lab and required piping for the reactors. A DWSRF loan for $2 million was used to help pay for the project, and $250,000 of that amount was offered as principal for- giveness. ------- Stevens County PUD, Mission Ridge Water System Arsenic Remediation Project The Mission Ridge water system is a small, rural system that serves a population of approximately 100 people and is owned and oper- ated by Stevens PUD. Hie system has four sources; three of which have minimal output and the remaining source is high in arsenic (19 ppb). Stevens PUD explored a number of options: drill a new source, install treatment, or obtain water from the nearby water system, Kettle Falls. Stevens PUD decided the most sustainable option was to install an inter- tie with Kettle Falls to allow blending of low arsenic water with the exist- ing high arsenic well serving Mission Ridge. The intertie included ap- proximately 5,000 lineal feet of new pipe. As part of the cultural review process, it was discovered that several hundred feet of the proposed pipe route for the intertie would be within culturally sensitive areas. After a number of meetings between Stevens PUD, Department of Health, Department of Archaeology and Flistoric Preservation, and the Colville Tribe, Stevens PUD opted to use a non-traditional pipe installa- tion method of "trenching." This installation method utilized a ditch- witch machine that creates a very narrow trench width (approximately 8 inches, see photo on right). This method minimized the amount of dis- turbance to the culturally sensitive areas. In addition, an archaeologist was present when work was occurring in those sensitive areas. Timing of construction was critical as soil moisture conditions needed to be opti- mum to prevent trench sloughing. HDPE welded pipe was used, which allowed quick installation and eliminated the need for bedding. The pipe has been installed and Mission Ridge is now receiving low arsenic water. Mission Ridge received a DWSRF loan of $319,000 with 30% principal forgiveness to pay for this project. City of Garibaldi, Garibaldi & Watseco- Barview Waterline Intertie Project The Watseco-Barview Water District was operating under a Bilateral Compliance Agreement with the Oregon Health Authority to reduce total trihalomethanes (TTHM) below the maximum con- taminant level (MCL) by December 31,2014. A DWSRF loan in the amount of $1.86 million, half of which will be forgiven, paid for the City of Garibaldi to install an intertie extending Garibaldi's public water supply line to the two neighboring communi- ties. The terms of the loan made the project signifi- cantly more affordable to the approximately 925 residents served by the consolidation project. In addition, the community of Garibaldi went to great lengths to document the project construction, includ- ing the many innovative solutions used to finish on time and under budget. The link below contains a video showing project construction: http://www.ci. garibaldi. or.us/DocnmentCenter/Honie/View/23 2 ------- |