1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 - Okay, it is nine o'clock and we do have a quorum. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,600 So I'll call to order the Public Utilities Board 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:12,960 for the City of Denton on Monday, September 26th, 2020. 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,640 Before we get started, we're gonna move the work session 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:20,040 between presentations from the public and consent agenda. 6 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,040 So presentations from members of the public. 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,280 Does anyone in the public wish to speak? 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,040 I see none, so we'll go on to the work session. 9 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:34,500 Let's see, receive a report, hold a discussion, 10 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:35,560 and give staff direction 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,720 regarding one water master plan overview. 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:40,880 Morning. 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,380 - Good morning, I hope I can do this. 14 00:00:43,380 --> 00:00:54,040 Good morning, Public Utilities Board members. 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,520 My name is Val Jambard and I'm the Water Utilities 16 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,840 Asset Management and Infrastructure Division Manager. 17 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,800 I know it's a long title, 18 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,200 but my boss and I are working on that for sure. 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,120 So today it's a pleasure to be able to come here 20 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,120 and talk to you, honestly have a conversation 21 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,280 about our one water master plan. 22 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:19,600 Am I doing this, okay. 23 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,620 All right, so this is my first time here, 24 00:01:21,620 --> 00:01:23,440 so I'm a little bit excited, okay? 25 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,240 And I wore my Sunday best today, sorry. 26 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:30,200 So our agenda today, we'll talk about our water supply, 27 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,520 its treatment, the distribution system, 28 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,200 and the collection system, 29 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,480 the existing wastewater treatment system, 30 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,480 as well as the existing reclaimed water system. 31 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,080 And then I'll turn it over to our director 32 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,360 who will introduce the concept of one water, 33 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,840 and then talk about the components 34 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,520 of a one water master plan. 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,800 And then lastly, tell us about the next step 36 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:54,840 and why it is so important. 37 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,640 - All right, our water supply, as you can see, 38 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,920 is supported by two large reservoirs. 39 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,880 So the Lake Ray Robert at the north, 40 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,920 and then Lake Louisville at the south. 41 00:02:09,920 --> 00:02:12,800 Now within those lakes, we have firm yields. 42 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,760 Firm yields is the maximum capacity 43 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,400 that is allowed to be taken from the lake 44 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,120 during the worst of drought. 45 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,280 So we have 19.76 MGD at Lake Ray Roberts, 46 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,760 and we have 4.34 MGD at Lake Louisville. 47 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:33,120 Now when the lake is above the conservation pool, right, 48 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,120 there's a specific layer within the reservoir. 49 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,720 Once it's within, once it's above that conservation pool, 50 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:44,360 we have up to 185 MGD at Lake Ray Roberts, 51 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,080 that's million gallons per day, 52 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:51,080 and then 93.4 MGD at Lake Louisville. 53 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:55,200 So if we convert that to year amount, 54 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,400 that's 8.8 billion gallons per year 55 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,080 above the conservation pool, at the conservation pool, 56 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,760 and then 102 billion gallons per year 57 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,600 when the reservoirs are spilling. 58 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:10,880 We treat our water at two treatment plants 59 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:12,480 here within the city, right? 60 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,880 So we have Lake Louisville Water Treatment Plant, 61 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,440 which is located off of Spencer Road. 62 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:21,120 That plant was built in 1957 and started 63 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,280 with an initial capacity of four MGD, 64 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,560 and right now it's rated at 30 MGD. 65 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,760 That plant is completely built out, 66 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,880 and there are no potential of expanding that plant, all right? 67 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,080 But Lake Ray Roberts, that's a different story. 68 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:38,120 There's a lot of space. 69 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,520 As you can see on the picture on your left, 70 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,240 there's a lot of space there to grow. 71 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,840 That plant was built in 2003, 72 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,600 and it has a current capacity of 20 MGDs, 73 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,520 and it is planned for expansions up to 100 MGDs. 74 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:58,920 This is possibly the slide that I like the most 75 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,280 out of all the slides. 76 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:01,920 Is the water safe? 77 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:03,720 I think also through this slide, 78 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,800 there's the word accountability 79 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,480 bleeds throughout this slide for sure. 80 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,880 So our water quality is regulated by TCQ, 81 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:16,080 so that is the first accountability step there. 82 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:20,600 We also treat water with ozone to reduce pathogens 83 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,000 and improve taste for sure. 84 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,560 Our annual water quality report shows that Denton 85 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,960 is well within the standards for sure 86 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,280 in terms of meeting our limits that are set. 87 00:04:31,280 --> 00:04:36,200 We are also partners with the AWWA Partnership 88 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,600 for Safe Drinking Water. 89 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,720 That partnership is made out of six major organizations. 90 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,760 The EPA, the Water Research Foundation, 91 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,440 and that organization, 92 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:50,520 the whole point of being part of that organization 93 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:55,520 is to be able to find ways of improving our water treatment 94 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,840 as well as improving, 95 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:02,360 well optimizing our water distribution system. 96 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,200 Denton has won about several awards in terms of taste, 97 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:11,200 so we won in 2008, in 2013, in 2018 as well. 98 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,760 All right, so another accountability 99 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,880 that's not on the slide is the work 100 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,320 that everyday people do here. 101 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:19,960 There are people working on the lines, 102 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:21,560 people treating the water, 103 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,600 people working at the lab, the engineers and so on. 104 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,880 Everyone here, we hold ourselves accountable 105 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,820 in order to get the water clean and safe to you. 106 00:05:31,820 --> 00:05:37,520 How does it get there and how do we collect it, right? 107 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,320 So our water distribution system, as you can see, 108 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:45,320 has about 645 miles of water mains that we don't see. 109 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,560 Now, it's important to talk about the city boundary, right? 110 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,200 So we have about 98 square miles, 111 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:57,200 but our CCN, our certificate of convenience in necessity 112 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:01,200 allows us to serve 143 squares miles. 113 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:05,280 So we also have booster pumps and storage facilities 114 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:06,800 and thousands of valves 115 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,040 and thousands of fire hydrants for sure. 116 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,080 Our wastewater collection system, on the other hand, 117 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,880 covers quite a bit of an area as well. 118 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,760 It's about 159 square miles. 119 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,880 We are the regional provider for Crum, 120 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,760 for Lake Cities, Corinth and Argyle. 121 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:30,660 On that side, you have about 554 miles of pipe. 122 00:06:30,660 --> 00:06:32,800 That's a lot of pipes, y'all. 123 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,300 And also that includes lift stations as well. 124 00:06:38,700 --> 00:06:40,720 Our wastewater is treated 125 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,400 at the Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Facility 126 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:47,600 and that's a plant that's currently permitted for 21MGD. 127 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,760 So wastewater is carefully treated 128 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,880 and returned to the environment to meet the TCEQ permit. 129 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,980 And just as the same way that we have the AWWA partnership 130 00:06:57,980 --> 00:07:00,160 for safe water on the water side, 131 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:04,560 on this side we have the AWWA partnership for clean water. 132 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:08,240 That's holding us accountable as well, all right? 133 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,160 And then we also dispose of our biosolids 134 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,160 through our compost program 135 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,920 and that program is seeing a lot of growth. 136 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,640 So sales are trending upward 137 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:22,900 and we are anticipating more growth to come. 138 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:26,800 Lastly, our reclaimed water system. 139 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,200 The city of Denton has been at the forefront 140 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,480 of reclaimed water since 1971, 141 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,800 providing service to the DME steam power plant. 142 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:39,040 So in terms of the cities I've worked for, 143 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:40,880 the city of Denton is at the forefront 144 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,760 with reclaimed water for sure. 145 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,960 The system expanded in 2002 146 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,620 and currently we have about 11 users on the system. 147 00:07:48,620 --> 00:07:51,480 The Oakmont Golf Course, which is a pretty nice golf course, 148 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:55,120 is the largest user with almost 10 million gallons 149 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,000 per month use of reclaimed water. 150 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,080 Our reclaimed water permit allows us 151 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,960 to serve almost up to 12.05MGD. 152 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,080 And lastly, reclaimed water for sure 153 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,160 is a viable tool in the water portfolio 154 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,680 that we must keep in mind at all times. 155 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:16,760 Next is, sorry. 156 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,080 - Yes, go ahead, Mr. Beck. 157 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:20,760 - Define reclaimed water. 158 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:24,720 - Reclaimed water is wastewater that has been treated 159 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,760 to TCEQ levels that can be reused. 160 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,480 - Comes from where, generally? 161 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:31,840 - It comes from the wastewater 162 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,640 that is passed through the plant. 163 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,280 So it is treated through the plant, 164 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,360 the pit concrete water reclamation facility. 165 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,320 - Okay, doesn't come from any one source, it's a-- 166 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,400 - So if we go back to the collection system, 167 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,180 so we can collect our wastewater, 168 00:08:48,180 --> 00:08:51,060 so we have manholes, we have lift station, 169 00:08:51,060 --> 00:08:54,560 and all that conveys, collects the water literally 170 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:57,200 to the water reclamation facility. 171 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,680 There, it goes through the processes 172 00:08:59,680 --> 00:09:01,520 that it needs to go to for liquids, 173 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:02,960 as well for solids. 174 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,200 So our solids goes to dyno dirt, 175 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,760 which is that process of common posting, is treated, 176 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,160 and then our wastewater is treated as well 177 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:17,160 to meet TCEQ standard in order for it to be reused. 178 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:18,600 - Right, thank you. 179 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,240 - All right. 180 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,480 Lastly, I would like to leave y'all 181 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:23,900 with a little bit of thought. 182 00:09:23,900 --> 00:09:27,320 If we think about all those 645 miles of pipe, 183 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,440 those 554 miles of pipe, 184 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,120 you know, the reclamation facility, 185 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,360 it is estimated at a replacement cost of $4 billion. 186 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,600 All right, so that's a lot to maintain, 187 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:45,060 and I think you'll see how this supports 188 00:09:45,060 --> 00:09:46,960 what Stephen is going to talk about 189 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,240 in terms of a one water master plan. 190 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,800 All right. 191 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:52,640 - Thank you. 192 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:58,520 - Well, good morning. 193 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,060 I'm Stephen Gay, Director of Water Utilities. 194 00:10:01,060 --> 00:10:04,540 $4 billion, that's a lot, a lot of zeroes, right? 195 00:10:04,540 --> 00:10:08,600 And if you guys haven't been out to any of our facilities, 196 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,360 I'd like to invite you to work with Kim 197 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:12,720 and get on a schedule. 198 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,640 We'd love to show you the treatment facilities. 199 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:15,480 We'd love to take you out 200 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,400 to some of our construction projects, 201 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:18,920 and love to show you some of the maintenance 202 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,060 that we're performing out in the field. 203 00:10:21,060 --> 00:10:24,220 So Val did a really good job of explaining to you, 204 00:10:24,220 --> 00:10:26,960 sharing with you what we own today, right? 205 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,040 But the wastewater, the one water master plan 206 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:31,720 not only looks at what we own today 207 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:32,660 and how we take care of it, 208 00:10:32,660 --> 00:10:35,880 but how do we plan for growth and expansion? 209 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,160 So before you today, 210 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,320 you have an item called the one water master plan, 211 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:41,480 one water master plan. 212 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:45,080 So if you guys, I think you've heard of master plans before, 213 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,320 like the water master plan, the wastewater master plan, 214 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,340 the mobility plan. 215 00:10:49,340 --> 00:10:51,560 Well, we thought we were gonna be really cool, 216 00:10:51,560 --> 00:10:52,400 and we're gonna say, 217 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:53,960 wait, we've got all these different plans, 218 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:55,200 and they're all interdependent, right? 219 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:56,440 They depend on one another. 220 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,000 They build off of each other. 221 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,520 So why don't we bundle them into a single plan, 222 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,180 and we call it the one water master plan. 223 00:11:03,180 --> 00:11:07,980 Well, the Water Research Foundation got ahead of us, 224 00:11:07,980 --> 00:11:10,080 and they kind of coined the principle 225 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:11,600 of one water master planning, 226 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,780 and so it burst our bubble. 227 00:11:13,780 --> 00:11:16,160 But anyway, it is from, 228 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,360 this is from the Research Foundation. 229 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,040 It is an integrated plan, 230 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,240 it integrates planning and implementation approaches. 231 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,920 The principle of one water master planning 232 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,240 helps manage finite water resources 233 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:33,040 for long-term resilience and reliability, 234 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,580 and it extends and protects the water supply. 235 00:11:36,580 --> 00:11:38,880 So, let me see. 236 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:43,560 So how do we start the master plan? 237 00:11:43,560 --> 00:11:45,280 So we need to know where we're going first. 238 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:49,000 And as you're aware, the city council recently approved 239 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,920 the comprehensive land use plan or the comprehensive plan. 240 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,200 I think that was in March of this year. 241 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,440 And what that does is it really identifies 242 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,280 what type of development is gonna go where, 243 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:01,860 and then based off of our growth pattern, 244 00:12:01,860 --> 00:12:02,840 when it's gonna get there. 245 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,000 And as you can imagine, we as a utility 246 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,960 wanna have services available to support that growth, 247 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,040 whether it be residential, commercial, or industrial, 248 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,520 well before the development needs it, right? 249 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:19,040 So the planning process, it drives capacity. 250 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,000 It drives, do we need to make improvements 251 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,840 to our existing facilities? 252 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,160 Do we need to build new facilities? 253 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:29,240 And it also helps us identify what type of resources. 254 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,120 You saw that slide with regards to our firm capacity 255 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:36,680 and our conservation pool, big difference, right? 256 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:38,680 And so just to put that in reference, 257 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:41,160 this year we had over, I wasn't gonna say, 258 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:45,040 over a month and a half of 38 MGD in consumption 259 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:46,880 every single day, right? 260 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,540 So if you look at that 24 million gallons 261 00:12:49,540 --> 00:12:53,040 as a conservation pool, that limits us. 262 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,520 So we need to start doing some planning 263 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:57,100 and identifying different resources 264 00:12:57,100 --> 00:13:01,920 so we can ensure that reliable source of resource 265 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:03,720 for our community. 266 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,160 So what does the Master Plan do? 267 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,840 So One Water Master Plan answers the following questions. 268 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,880 So it answers, what supplies of water do we need 269 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:14,600 and when do we need them? 270 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,680 What are we gonna need in 50 years from now? 271 00:13:17,680 --> 00:13:19,220 What type of treatment are we gonna need? 272 00:13:19,220 --> 00:13:21,220 What type of distribution, collection, 273 00:13:21,220 --> 00:13:22,800 wastewater treatment? 274 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,220 And then talking about that reclaimed water, right? 275 00:13:26,220 --> 00:13:28,360 How can we best leverage that resource 276 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,760 that we actually have access to 277 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:34,840 to maybe reduce our demand on our potable water supply? 278 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:38,400 So it helps us build what I like to say is, 279 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,320 when we look at that conservation piece 280 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,680 of drought management and conservation piece, 281 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:46,920 building a more climate resilient water portfolio. 282 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,080 So if you look back, look what's going on in Las Vegas, 283 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:51,920 on the West Coast. 284 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:53,360 Who would have thought Lake Mead 285 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,980 was gonna be down to the levels that it's down to today? 286 00:13:56,980 --> 00:13:59,640 Right now Denton's, it's primary water supplier, 287 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:00,980 those two lakes. 288 00:14:00,980 --> 00:14:03,240 Those lakes are very independent 289 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,000 or very dependent on the environment. 290 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,960 So through the One Water Master Plan, 291 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:09,780 we look at it very holistically. 292 00:14:09,780 --> 00:14:12,480 We look at how do we take care of what we currently have 293 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,160 and how do we plan for the future, 294 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:17,480 not just from an infrastructure perspective. 295 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,960 So here's a list of all the different components 296 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,960 of the One Water Master Plan. 297 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,000 And again, we thought we were gonna be really creative 298 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:25,960 when we came up with this idea. 299 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,600 It's like, yeah, oh, Research Foundation. 300 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,640 Okay, bunch of smart guys. 301 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,760 Well, individuals I'd say. 302 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,360 But we're also rounding the corner 303 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,360 on our Wastewater Master Plan. 304 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,120 And we'll be bringing a presentation to you guys 305 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,280 within the next several weeks 306 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,000 to give you an update on that Wastewater Master Plan. 307 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:46,840 But we'll be folding the results 308 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:48,320 of that Wastewater Master Plan 309 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,480 into the One Water Master Plan. 310 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:56,620 And so I guess, you know, why does it matter? 311 00:14:56,620 --> 00:15:00,920 By doing this comprehensive planning effort 312 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,060 or this approach to planning, 313 00:15:04,060 --> 00:15:06,080 we create a list of capital projects, 314 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,040 not just for new construction, 315 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,440 but how do we improve what we already own? 316 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,720 What capacity do we need to add in our pipes in the ground 317 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,520 or to our plants above ground? 318 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,940 And we use asset management to inform those decisions. 319 00:15:18,940 --> 00:15:21,300 So we look at, you know, consequence of failure, 320 00:15:21,300 --> 00:15:23,680 we look at probability of failure, 321 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,760 and obviously the impact to the community. 322 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,720 And then we take all this data 323 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,220 and that helps us build the financial models we need 324 00:15:30,220 --> 00:15:31,880 to say how are we gonna fund it. 325 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,400 So if we need to be this big in 50 years, 326 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,960 how do we start today to build up the revenues 327 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,360 that we need to pay for those improvements? 328 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,120 And then, so the next steps are, 329 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,160 we'll be bringing this to City Council on 10-18 330 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:46,400 for their consideration. 331 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,720 And hopefully, if you guys have any questions, 332 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,060 I'm here to answer them. 333 00:15:50,060 --> 00:15:52,100 - Questions? 334 00:15:52,100 --> 00:15:56,040 Go ahead, Mr. Taylor. 335 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:56,880 - Mr. Taylor. 336 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,760 - Thank you. 337 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,400 I really had just a few questions 338 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,520 about the overview of our system. 339 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:09,520 So you were talking about the, was it 8MGD from, 340 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:13,960 Ray Roberts and 5MGD from Lewisville, 341 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:14,960 is that what the slide said? 342 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:15,800 - I can go back to-- 343 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:16,720 - In firm yield? 344 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:22,160 - Let me see, that's right there. 345 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,400 - I think it was almost the first slide. 346 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,400 - Almost the first slide, so. 347 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:31,600 Right there. - Okay. 348 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,640 So I've got 19 and four, I'm sorry, 349 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:34,480 I don't know how I got eight. 350 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:39,480 So are those, is that anytime it's below conservation 351 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,920 or do we have also an annual storage and-- 352 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,520 - We don't have storage in those reservoirs 353 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:47,800 and that's based off of our operational agreement 354 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,680 with Dallas, so we own the water rights with Dallas 355 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:53,400 in both Ray Roberts and Lake Lewisville. 356 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:57,360 - Okay, so that's not necessarily in the water right, 357 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,200 it's in an agreement with Dallas. 358 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,000 - That's in our operational agreement with, yeah. 359 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:05,440 Our actual water right, the TCEQ, it is listed in there 360 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,480 and that is our firm yield. 361 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:12,480 The 19.7 and the 4.34, those are listed in our TCEQ permits 362 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,480 as a firm yield. 363 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:20,280 - Okay, and do you, in water accounting, 364 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:26,320 usually that's done at the end of the year, 365 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:30,360 for the total of the year, are there any safe yields? 366 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,000 Consumption below conservation 367 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,520 other than that 19 and that four? 368 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:35,520 - No. - No. 369 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,960 - No, and you will be seeing, in the near future, 370 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:40,520 we'll be bringing an initiative to you. 371 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,200 We're gonna modernize our water rights permits 372 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:48,000 to hopefully integrate some safe yield into those permits. 373 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,960 - Yeah, I do notice there's actually a item E 374 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,080 on the consent agenda, talking about, 375 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,120 is that the modernization or is that something else? 376 00:17:56,120 --> 00:18:00,120 - Is that for the resolution for the permit? 377 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:01,440 - Yes. - Yes, sir. 378 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:02,840 That's it. 379 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:03,680 - Okay. 380 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,280 - So that's to authorize the city manager 381 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,720 and/or designee to apply to TCEQ 382 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,240 for the modernization of our water rights permits 383 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,680 and then we're also increasing our capacity of concrete 384 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,880 and so we wanna go after our bed and banks permit 385 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:20,880 to add additional, I guess, yield from our reuse 386 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,160 that we can reclaim. 387 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,200 - And does our current, so we have the ability 388 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:31,840 to produce, I believe it was 20 or 30 MGD of reclaimed water? 389 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,920 - Well, we're at 21 MGD is the current treatment capacity 390 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,520 but our bed and banks only allows us that 12.05 MGD 391 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:43,440 to divert but we also have a permit for, 392 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:47,160 we're permitted for indirect potable reuse of six MGD 393 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,920 and we're not nearly touching that 394 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:50,800 and that's part of that 12.05. 395 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:54,520 - Okay, and that's reuse out of Lake Louisville. 396 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:58,400 Wastewater treatment puts it in, the water treatment plant 397 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,400 pulls it out, comes from a different pot of water. 398 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,440 - Correct and typically what we do is, 399 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,040 I don't wanna get too far down in the weeds 400 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,440 but we typically sell that to Upper Trinity 401 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,240 so that's the first that we sell them 402 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:12,640 so of that 12.05 in our raw water contract, 403 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:14,720 that's what we sell them first is that 12.05 404 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:16,640 'cause we wanna use it first. 405 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,200 - Okay, all right. 406 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,920 Yes, I think those were all my questions. 407 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:22,760 Thank you. 408 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:23,600 - Okay, thank you. 409 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,280 - Any other questions? 410 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:26,200 - Okay. - All right. 411 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:27,840 Thank you. - Thanks everyone. 412 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:29,360 Do you want me to? 413 00:19:29,360 --> 00:19:32,320 - All right, the next item is our consent agenda. 414 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,600 Does any board member wish to pull any items 415 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:35,920 from A through E? 416 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:39,400 - I just need a clarification on D. 417 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:40,360 - D, okay. 418 00:19:40,360 --> 00:19:43,400 We'll pull D. 419 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,720 - Can I pull A? - A. 420 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:52,040 Mr. Taylor, no, you're good, all right. 421 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:56,120 So, do we have a motion to approve B, C, and E? 422 00:19:56,120 --> 00:19:58,240 - I move. 423 00:19:58,240 --> 00:19:59,080 - Okay. 424 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:00,200 - Second. 425 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,040 - And seconded. 426 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:02,240 All in favor say aye. 427 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,440 - Aye. 428 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:04,320 - Carries. 429 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,400 Okay, we'll do item A first. 430 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:07,960 Oh, sorry. 431 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,680 (laughing) 432 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:11,520 Item A. 433 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,360 - Yeah, I guess who's ever. 434 00:20:14,360 --> 00:20:20,000 - Nervous about the presentation. 435 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,160 - Nervous about the other agenda items. 436 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:23,560 (laughing) 437 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,040 - All right, so my only question really is just 438 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:30,720 why have someone else do this instead of staff? 439 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,720 What's the, I'm assuming it's cost. 440 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,000 What's the difference there? 441 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:38,920 - For, okay, so it's really complicated 442 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,000 and we really don't have the resources. 443 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,640 And we've actually been leveraging consulting services 444 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,600 to build some of our other master plans. 445 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:47,960 So they're very familiar with it. 446 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,520 So there's an economy of scale by utilizing 447 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:52,480 the outside contractors. 448 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,040 - Okay, that's all I have. 449 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:54,880 - Awesome. 450 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,680 - All right, do we have a motion to approve item A? 451 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:58,520 - So moved. 452 00:20:58,520 --> 00:20:59,920 - Then moves. 453 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:01,120 Okay, Mr. Taylor seconds. 454 00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:02,560 All in favor say aye. 455 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:03,720 - Aye. 456 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:04,560 - Carries. 457 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:05,880 Now item D, sorry. 458 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,120 (laughing) 459 00:21:08,120 --> 00:21:17,320 - Good morning, Jerry Looper, DIP municipal electorate. 460 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,080 - Hey Jerry, thanks. 461 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,120 In the statement here, it says, 462 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:25,920 it's recommended that utility customers upgrade 463 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:30,360 to utility network based platform by January, 2024. 464 00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:32,640 I'm just, can you flesh that out for me a little bit? 465 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:36,280 Is this action DME is doing independent 466 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:40,880 of its utility customers or are we gonna be notified and-- 467 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,040 - No, we've already got our notification. 468 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:46,640 We got that in 2020 that the Esri product, 469 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,240 that geospatial network is going end of life in 2024. 470 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:51,080 - Okay. 471 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,880 - So where do we need to upgrade to utility network? 472 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,440 That's the next available product by 2024. 473 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,200 So I need to start that process now. 474 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:01,240 - So the individual customer doesn't have to do anything? 475 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:02,600 - No, we're not talking about the Denton individual, 476 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,960 it's talking about the Esri customers, 477 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,080 DME, all the rest of us that use it. 478 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,440 - It's all I needed, thank you, sir. 479 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:09,280 - Yes, sir. 480 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:13,560 - All right, do we have a motion to approve item D? 481 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,480 Mr. Beck motions. 482 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,880 - Okay, all in favor say aye. 483 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:19,960 - Aye. 484 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,160 - Carries. 485 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:25,360 Next item is consider approval of the September 12th minutes. 486 00:22:25,360 --> 00:22:27,360 Are there any changes or corrections? 487 00:22:27,360 --> 00:22:31,440 All right, do we have a motion to approve the minutes? 488 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:33,800 Okay, Mr. Taylor moves. 489 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:37,240 And Mr. Beck seconds, all in favor say aye. 490 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:38,600 - Aye. 491 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:39,780 - All right, item B. 492 00:22:39,780 --> 00:22:45,880 Budget amendment for the 2021-2022 year. 493 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:47,660 63 million. 494 00:22:47,660 --> 00:22:51,640 - Good morning, CUB members. 495 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,640 Danielle Stanford, budget manager. 496 00:22:53,640 --> 00:23:00,080 And I have an electric budget amendment 497 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:04,000 request for you this morning for 63 million dollars. 498 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,920 It'll increase expenditure authority 499 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:10,920 from 240.7 million to 303.7 million. 500 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:14,400 The main primary drivers of this request 501 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:18,000 are insurance premiums, purchase power costs, 502 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,200 and the debt service payment requirement. 503 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:25,040 We do have a table here that breaks that out for you. 504 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,560 The top four rows are the insurance costs. 505 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:33,120 Those total about 1.5 million of the 63 million dollar 506 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:38,120 request, purchase power makes up 58 million of that request, 507 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:40,880 the debt service payment three million, 508 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:45,760 and the inter-fund transfer, an increased amount of 300,000. 509 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:50,560 So, don't have a slide for this. 510 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,080 We do have the pro forma to look at. 511 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,340 But this request is offset by additional revenue 512 00:23:56,340 --> 00:23:58,160 from the deck running. 513 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,220 The deck is expected to bring in roughly 40 million 514 00:24:01,220 --> 00:24:04,560 of additional revenue, and then the base rate revenue 515 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,440 is about 15.5 million. 516 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,880 So it's only an impact to fund balance 517 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:11,920 of about 10 million dollars. 518 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,960 And so I do have a pro forma here 519 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,100 if we wanna look at it in that regard. 520 00:24:17,100 --> 00:24:19,320 Go ahead, Mr. Vick. 521 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:20,220 - Thank you, Chair. 522 00:24:20,220 --> 00:24:23,380 Just curious, did we make an insurance claim 523 00:24:23,380 --> 00:24:25,960 during Winter Storm URI, and if so, how much? 524 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,740 - Terry, we did not. 525 00:24:29,740 --> 00:24:31,220 Terry's shaking his head no. 526 00:24:31,220 --> 00:24:33,360 - The answer to that is no, we did not. 527 00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:34,940 - We didn't need to? 528 00:24:34,940 --> 00:24:37,160 - No, it wasn't covered beyond our deductibles 529 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,540 for the regular commercial insurance. 530 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,280 At the time, we did not have any outage insurance 531 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,120 for the winter months. 532 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:47,560 - Okay, but we're good for this winter, right? 533 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,520 - Yes, sir, we learned that lesson. 534 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:50,360 - Thanks, Tony. 535 00:24:50,360 --> 00:24:53,360 - Other questions? 536 00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:59,800 All right, do we have a motion to approve the budget change? 537 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,020 Mr. Beck is moving. 538 00:25:01,020 --> 00:25:06,040 Mr. Jumper's seconding, all in favor say aye. 539 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,000 - Aye. - Carries. 540 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,760 - Thank you, management reports. 541 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:14,360 - Madam Chair, we just have our standard items. 542 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:18,040 We do have listed on the future agenda items, 543 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:19,760 the Greensense program. 544 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,200 I will tell you that there's a possibility 545 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:24,760 we may slip that back to November. 546 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:26,520 We're not gonna go back to the Sustainability Committee 547 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,920 until October, so again, depending on what that timing is, 548 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,240 we'll either leave it on the 24th 549 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,360 or we'll bring it back on the 14th, 550 00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:38,200 but that is something that we contain a work on. 551 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:40,120 And on the new business action items, 552 00:25:40,120 --> 00:25:42,320 the two items are related to the Greensense program. 553 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:46,180 We'll be addressing that for you when that comes to you. 554 00:25:46,180 --> 00:25:50,660 So with that, that's all we have on these two items. 555 00:25:50,660 --> 00:25:51,760 Happy to answer any questions 556 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,160 or if there's some other item you'd like to see. 557 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:59,520 - All right, that brings us to concluding items. 558 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,160 Does any board member wish to have a future item added 559 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,820 or have any comments to make? 560 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:09,520 Nope, all right, 9/27, we are adjourned.