WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000 - Okay, it is nine o'clock and we do have a quorum. 00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:08.600 So I'll call to order the Public Utilities Board 00:00:08.600 --> 00:00:12.960 for the City of Denton on Monday, September 26th, 2020. 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:15.640 Before we get started, we're gonna move the work session 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:20.040 between presentations from the public and consent agenda. 00:00:20.040 --> 00:00:23.040 So presentations from members of the public. 00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:25.280 Does anyone in the public wish to speak? 00:00:28.240 --> 00:00:31.040 I see none, so we'll go on to the work session. 00:00:31.040 --> 00:00:34.500 Let's see, receive a report, hold a discussion, 00:00:34.500 --> 00:00:35.560 and give staff direction 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:38.720 regarding one water master plan overview. 00:00:38.720 --> 00:00:40.880 Morning. 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:43.380 - Good morning, I hope I can do this. 00:00:43.380 --> 00:00:54.040 Good morning, Public Utilities Board members. 00:00:54.040 --> 00:00:56.520 My name is Val Jambard and I'm the Water Utilities 00:00:56.520 --> 00:00:59.840 Asset Management and Infrastructure Division Manager. 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:01.800 I know it's a long title, 00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:05.200 but my boss and I are working on that for sure. 00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:08.120 So today it's a pleasure to be able to come here 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:11.120 and talk to you, honestly have a conversation 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:13.280 about our one water master plan. 00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:19.600 Am I doing this, okay. 00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:21.620 All right, so this is my first time here, 00:01:21.620 --> 00:01:23.440 so I'm a little bit excited, okay? 00:01:23.440 --> 00:01:26.240 And I wore my Sunday best today, sorry. 00:01:26.240 --> 00:01:30.200 So our agenda today, we'll talk about our water supply, 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:32.520 its treatment, the distribution system, 00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:34.200 and the collection system, 00:01:34.200 --> 00:01:36.480 the existing wastewater treatment system, 00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:39.480 as well as the existing reclaimed water system. 00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:42.080 And then I'll turn it over to our director 00:01:42.080 --> 00:01:45.360 who will introduce the concept of one water, 00:01:45.360 --> 00:01:47.840 and then talk about the components 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:49.520 of a one water master plan. 00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:52.800 And then lastly, tell us about the next step 00:01:52.800 --> 00:01:54.840 and why it is so important. 00:01:56.600 --> 00:02:00.640 - All right, our water supply, as you can see, 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:03.920 is supported by two large reservoirs. 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:06.880 So the Lake Ray Robert at the north, 00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:09.920 and then Lake Louisville at the south. 00:02:09.920 --> 00:02:12.800 Now within those lakes, we have firm yields. 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:15.760 Firm yields is the maximum capacity 00:02:15.760 --> 00:02:18.400 that is allowed to be taken from the lake 00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:20.120 during the worst of drought. 00:02:20.120 --> 00:02:24.280 So we have 19.76 MGD at Lake Ray Roberts, 00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:28.760 and we have 4.34 MGD at Lake Louisville. 00:02:28.760 --> 00:02:33.120 Now when the lake is above the conservation pool, right, 00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:36.120 there's a specific layer within the reservoir. 00:02:36.120 --> 00:02:39.720 Once it's within, once it's above that conservation pool, 00:02:39.720 --> 00:02:44.360 we have up to 185 MGD at Lake Ray Roberts, 00:02:44.360 --> 00:02:46.080 that's million gallons per day, 00:02:46.080 --> 00:02:51.080 and then 93.4 MGD at Lake Louisville. 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:55.200 So if we convert that to year amount, 00:02:55.200 --> 00:02:58.400 that's 8.8 billion gallons per year 00:02:58.400 --> 00:03:01.080 above the conservation pool, at the conservation pool, 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:03.760 and then 102 billion gallons per year 00:03:03.760 --> 00:03:05.600 when the reservoirs are spilling. 00:03:05.600 --> 00:03:10.880 We treat our water at two treatment plants 00:03:10.880 --> 00:03:12.480 here within the city, right? 00:03:12.480 --> 00:03:14.880 So we have Lake Louisville Water Treatment Plant, 00:03:14.880 --> 00:03:17.440 which is located off of Spencer Road. 00:03:17.440 --> 00:03:21.120 That plant was built in 1957 and started 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:24.280 with an initial capacity of four MGD, 00:03:24.280 --> 00:03:27.560 and right now it's rated at 30 MGD. 00:03:27.560 --> 00:03:29.760 That plant is completely built out, 00:03:29.760 --> 00:03:33.880 and there are no potential of expanding that plant, all right? 00:03:33.880 --> 00:03:37.080 But Lake Ray Roberts, that's a different story. 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:38.120 There's a lot of space. 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:40.520 As you can see on the picture on your left, 00:03:40.520 --> 00:03:42.240 there's a lot of space there to grow. 00:03:42.240 --> 00:03:44.840 That plant was built in 2003, 00:03:44.840 --> 00:03:48.600 and it has a current capacity of 20 MGDs, 00:03:48.600 --> 00:03:52.520 and it is planned for expansions up to 100 MGDs. 00:03:52.520 --> 00:03:58.920 This is possibly the slide that I like the most 00:03:58.920 --> 00:04:00.280 out of all the slides. 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:01.920 Is the water safe? 00:04:01.920 --> 00:04:03.720 I think also through this slide, 00:04:03.720 --> 00:04:05.800 there's the word accountability 00:04:05.800 --> 00:04:08.480 bleeds throughout this slide for sure. 00:04:08.480 --> 00:04:11.880 So our water quality is regulated by TCQ, 00:04:11.880 --> 00:04:16.080 so that is the first accountability step there. 00:04:16.080 --> 00:04:20.600 We also treat water with ozone to reduce pathogens 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:23.000 and improve taste for sure. 00:04:23.000 --> 00:04:25.560 Our annual water quality report shows that Denton 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:27.960 is well within the standards for sure 00:04:27.960 --> 00:04:31.280 in terms of meeting our limits that are set. 00:04:31.280 --> 00:04:36.200 We are also partners with the AWWA Partnership 00:04:36.200 --> 00:04:37.600 for Safe Drinking Water. 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:41.720 That partnership is made out of six major organizations. 00:04:41.720 --> 00:04:44.760 The EPA, the Water Research Foundation, 00:04:44.760 --> 00:04:46.440 and that organization, 00:04:46.440 --> 00:04:50.520 the whole point of being part of that organization 00:04:50.520 --> 00:04:55.520 is to be able to find ways of improving our water treatment 00:04:55.520 --> 00:04:57.840 as well as improving, 00:04:57.840 --> 00:05:02.360 well optimizing our water distribution system. 00:05:02.360 --> 00:05:06.200 Denton has won about several awards in terms of taste, 00:05:06.200 --> 00:05:11.200 so we won in 2008, in 2013, in 2018 as well. 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:13.760 All right, so another accountability 00:05:13.760 --> 00:05:15.880 that's not on the slide is the work 00:05:15.880 --> 00:05:18.320 that everyday people do here. 00:05:18.320 --> 00:05:19.960 There are people working on the lines, 00:05:19.960 --> 00:05:21.560 people treating the water, 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:25.600 people working at the lab, the engineers and so on. 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:28.880 Everyone here, we hold ourselves accountable 00:05:28.880 --> 00:05:31.820 in order to get the water clean and safe to you. 00:05:31.820 --> 00:05:37.520 How does it get there and how do we collect it, right? 00:05:37.520 --> 00:05:40.320 So our water distribution system, as you can see, 00:05:40.320 --> 00:05:45.320 has about 645 miles of water mains that we don't see. 00:05:45.320 --> 00:05:49.560 Now, it's important to talk about the city boundary, right? 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:52.200 So we have about 98 square miles, 00:05:52.200 --> 00:05:57.200 but our CCN, our certificate of convenience in necessity 00:05:57.200 --> 00:06:01.200 allows us to serve 143 squares miles. 00:06:01.200 --> 00:06:05.280 So we also have booster pumps and storage facilities 00:06:05.280 --> 00:06:06.800 and thousands of valves 00:06:06.800 --> 00:06:09.040 and thousands of fire hydrants for sure. 00:06:09.880 --> 00:06:13.080 Our wastewater collection system, on the other hand, 00:06:13.080 --> 00:06:15.880 covers quite a bit of an area as well. 00:06:15.880 --> 00:06:18.760 It's about 159 square miles. 00:06:18.760 --> 00:06:20.880 We are the regional provider for Crum, 00:06:20.880 --> 00:06:24.760 for Lake Cities, Corinth and Argyle. 00:06:24.760 --> 00:06:30.660 On that side, you have about 554 miles of pipe. 00:06:30.660 --> 00:06:32.800 That's a lot of pipes, y'all. 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:36.300 And also that includes lift stations as well. 00:06:38.700 --> 00:06:40.720 Our wastewater is treated 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:43.400 at the Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Facility 00:06:43.400 --> 00:06:47.600 and that's a plant that's currently permitted for 21MGD. 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:49.760 So wastewater is carefully treated 00:06:49.760 --> 00:06:53.880 and returned to the environment to meet the TCEQ permit. 00:06:53.880 --> 00:06:57.980 And just as the same way that we have the AWWA partnership 00:06:57.980 --> 00:07:00.160 for safe water on the water side, 00:07:00.160 --> 00:07:04.560 on this side we have the AWWA partnership for clean water. 00:07:04.560 --> 00:07:08.240 That's holding us accountable as well, all right? 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:11.160 And then we also dispose of our biosolids 00:07:11.160 --> 00:07:13.160 through our compost program 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:15.920 and that program is seeing a lot of growth. 00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:18.640 So sales are trending upward 00:07:18.640 --> 00:07:22.900 and we are anticipating more growth to come. 00:07:22.900 --> 00:07:26.800 Lastly, our reclaimed water system. 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:29.200 The city of Denton has been at the forefront 00:07:29.200 --> 00:07:32.480 of reclaimed water since 1971, 00:07:32.480 --> 00:07:35.800 providing service to the DME steam power plant. 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:39.040 So in terms of the cities I've worked for, 00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:40.880 the city of Denton is at the forefront 00:07:40.880 --> 00:07:42.760 with reclaimed water for sure. 00:07:42.760 --> 00:07:44.960 The system expanded in 2002 00:07:44.960 --> 00:07:48.620 and currently we have about 11 users on the system. 00:07:48.620 --> 00:07:51.480 The Oakmont Golf Course, which is a pretty nice golf course, 00:07:51.480 --> 00:07:55.120 is the largest user with almost 10 million gallons 00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:58.000 per month use of reclaimed water. 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:00.080 Our reclaimed water permit allows us 00:08:00.080 --> 00:08:03.960 to serve almost up to 12.05MGD. 00:08:03.960 --> 00:08:06.080 And lastly, reclaimed water for sure 00:08:06.080 --> 00:08:09.160 is a viable tool in the water portfolio 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:11.680 that we must keep in mind at all times. 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:16.760 Next is, sorry. 00:08:16.760 --> 00:08:19.080 - Yes, go ahead, Mr. Beck. 00:08:19.080 --> 00:08:20.760 - Define reclaimed water. 00:08:20.760 --> 00:08:24.720 - Reclaimed water is wastewater that has been treated 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:28.760 to TCEQ levels that can be reused. 00:08:28.760 --> 00:08:30.480 - Comes from where, generally? 00:08:30.480 --> 00:08:31.840 - It comes from the wastewater 00:08:31.840 --> 00:08:34.640 that is passed through the plant. 00:08:34.640 --> 00:08:36.280 So it is treated through the plant, 00:08:36.280 --> 00:08:40.360 the pit concrete water reclamation facility. 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:43.320 - Okay, doesn't come from any one source, it's a-- 00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:46.400 - So if we go back to the collection system, 00:08:46.400 --> 00:08:48.180 so we can collect our wastewater, 00:08:48.180 --> 00:08:51.060 so we have manholes, we have lift station, 00:08:51.060 --> 00:08:54.560 and all that conveys, collects the water literally 00:08:54.560 --> 00:08:57.200 to the water reclamation facility. 00:08:57.200 --> 00:08:59.680 There, it goes through the processes 00:08:59.680 --> 00:09:01.520 that it needs to go to for liquids, 00:09:01.520 --> 00:09:02.960 as well for solids. 00:09:02.960 --> 00:09:05.200 So our solids goes to dyno dirt, 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:08.760 which is that process of common posting, is treated, 00:09:08.760 --> 00:09:12.160 and then our wastewater is treated as well 00:09:12.160 --> 00:09:17.160 to meet TCEQ standard in order for it to be reused. 00:09:17.160 --> 00:09:18.600 - Right, thank you. 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:20.240 - All right. 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:22.480 Lastly, I would like to leave y'all 00:09:22.480 --> 00:09:23.900 with a little bit of thought. 00:09:23.900 --> 00:09:27.320 If we think about all those 645 miles of pipe, 00:09:27.320 --> 00:09:30.440 those 554 miles of pipe, 00:09:30.440 --> 00:09:33.120 you know, the reclamation facility, 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:36.360 it is estimated at a replacement cost of $4 billion. 00:09:36.360 --> 00:09:40.600 All right, so that's a lot to maintain, 00:09:40.600 --> 00:09:45.060 and I think you'll see how this supports 00:09:45.060 --> 00:09:46.960 what Stephen is going to talk about 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:49.240 in terms of a one water master plan. 00:09:49.240 --> 00:09:51.800 All right. 00:09:51.800 --> 00:09:52.640 - Thank you. 00:09:52.640 --> 00:09:58.520 - Well, good morning. 00:09:58.520 --> 00:10:01.060 I'm Stephen Gay, Director of Water Utilities. 00:10:01.060 --> 00:10:04.540 $4 billion, that's a lot, a lot of zeroes, right? 00:10:04.540 --> 00:10:08.600 And if you guys haven't been out to any of our facilities, 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:11.360 I'd like to invite you to work with Kim 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:12.720 and get on a schedule. 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:14.640 We'd love to show you the treatment facilities. 00:10:14.640 --> 00:10:15.480 We'd love to take you out 00:10:15.480 --> 00:10:17.400 to some of our construction projects, 00:10:17.400 --> 00:10:18.920 and love to show you some of the maintenance 00:10:18.920 --> 00:10:21.060 that we're performing out in the field. 00:10:21.060 --> 00:10:24.220 So Val did a really good job of explaining to you, 00:10:24.220 --> 00:10:26.960 sharing with you what we own today, right? 00:10:26.960 --> 00:10:30.040 But the wastewater, the one water master plan 00:10:30.040 --> 00:10:31.720 not only looks at what we own today 00:10:31.720 --> 00:10:32.660 and how we take care of it, 00:10:32.660 --> 00:10:35.880 but how do we plan for growth and expansion? 00:10:35.880 --> 00:10:37.160 So before you today, 00:10:37.160 --> 00:10:40.320 you have an item called the one water master plan, 00:10:40.320 --> 00:10:41.480 one water master plan. 00:10:41.480 --> 00:10:45.080 So if you guys, I think you've heard of master plans before, 00:10:45.080 --> 00:10:47.320 like the water master plan, the wastewater master plan, 00:10:47.320 --> 00:10:49.340 the mobility plan. 00:10:49.340 --> 00:10:51.560 Well, we thought we were gonna be really cool, 00:10:51.560 --> 00:10:52.400 and we're gonna say, 00:10:52.400 --> 00:10:53.960 wait, we've got all these different plans, 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:55.200 and they're all interdependent, right? 00:10:55.200 --> 00:10:56.440 They depend on one another. 00:10:56.440 --> 00:10:58.000 They build off of each other. 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:00.520 So why don't we bundle them into a single plan, 00:11:00.520 --> 00:11:03.180 and we call it the one water master plan. 00:11:03.180 --> 00:11:07.980 Well, the Water Research Foundation got ahead of us, 00:11:07.980 --> 00:11:10.080 and they kind of coined the principle 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:11.600 of one water master planning, 00:11:11.600 --> 00:11:13.780 and so it burst our bubble. 00:11:13.780 --> 00:11:16.160 But anyway, it is from, 00:11:16.160 --> 00:11:18.360 this is from the Research Foundation. 00:11:18.360 --> 00:11:20.040 It is an integrated plan, 00:11:20.040 --> 00:11:23.240 it integrates planning and implementation approaches. 00:11:24.800 --> 00:11:26.920 The principle of one water master planning 00:11:26.920 --> 00:11:30.240 helps manage finite water resources 00:11:30.240 --> 00:11:33.040 for long-term resilience and reliability, 00:11:33.040 --> 00:11:36.580 and it extends and protects the water supply. 00:11:36.580 --> 00:11:38.880 So, let me see. 00:11:38.880 --> 00:11:43.560 So how do we start the master plan? 00:11:43.560 --> 00:11:45.280 So we need to know where we're going first. 00:11:45.280 --> 00:11:49.000 And as you're aware, the city council recently approved 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:51.920 the comprehensive land use plan or the comprehensive plan. 00:11:51.920 --> 00:11:54.200 I think that was in March of this year. 00:11:54.880 --> 00:11:57.440 And what that does is it really identifies 00:11:57.440 --> 00:12:00.280 what type of development is gonna go where, 00:12:00.280 --> 00:12:01.860 and then based off of our growth pattern, 00:12:01.860 --> 00:12:02.840 when it's gonna get there. 00:12:02.840 --> 00:12:05.000 And as you can imagine, we as a utility 00:12:05.000 --> 00:12:07.960 wanna have services available to support that growth, 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:11.040 whether it be residential, commercial, or industrial, 00:12:11.040 --> 00:12:14.520 well before the development needs it, right? 00:12:14.520 --> 00:12:19.040 So the planning process, it drives capacity. 00:12:19.040 --> 00:12:21.000 It drives, do we need to make improvements 00:12:21.000 --> 00:12:22.840 to our existing facilities? 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:25.160 Do we need to build new facilities? 00:12:25.160 --> 00:12:29.240 And it also helps us identify what type of resources. 00:12:29.240 --> 00:12:32.120 You saw that slide with regards to our firm capacity 00:12:32.120 --> 00:12:36.680 and our conservation pool, big difference, right? 00:12:36.680 --> 00:12:38.680 And so just to put that in reference, 00:12:38.680 --> 00:12:41.160 this year we had over, I wasn't gonna say, 00:12:41.160 --> 00:12:45.040 over a month and a half of 38 MGD in consumption 00:12:45.040 --> 00:12:46.880 every single day, right? 00:12:46.880 --> 00:12:49.540 So if you look at that 24 million gallons 00:12:49.540 --> 00:12:53.040 as a conservation pool, that limits us. 00:12:53.040 --> 00:12:55.520 So we need to start doing some planning 00:12:55.520 --> 00:12:57.100 and identifying different resources 00:12:57.100 --> 00:13:01.920 so we can ensure that reliable source of resource 00:13:01.920 --> 00:13:03.720 for our community. 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:07.160 So what does the Master Plan do? 00:13:07.160 --> 00:13:09.840 So One Water Master Plan answers the following questions. 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:12.880 So it answers, what supplies of water do we need 00:13:12.880 --> 00:13:14.600 and when do we need them? 00:13:14.600 --> 00:13:17.680 What are we gonna need in 50 years from now? 00:13:17.680 --> 00:13:19.220 What type of treatment are we gonna need? 00:13:19.220 --> 00:13:21.220 What type of distribution, collection, 00:13:21.220 --> 00:13:22.800 wastewater treatment? 00:13:22.800 --> 00:13:26.220 And then talking about that reclaimed water, right? 00:13:26.220 --> 00:13:28.360 How can we best leverage that resource 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:30.760 that we actually have access to 00:13:30.760 --> 00:13:34.840 to maybe reduce our demand on our potable water supply? 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:38.400 So it helps us build what I like to say is, 00:13:38.400 --> 00:13:40.320 when we look at that conservation piece 00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:42.680 of drought management and conservation piece, 00:13:42.680 --> 00:13:46.920 building a more climate resilient water portfolio. 00:13:46.920 --> 00:13:50.080 So if you look back, look what's going on in Las Vegas, 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:51.920 on the West Coast. 00:13:51.920 --> 00:13:53.360 Who would have thought Lake Mead 00:13:53.360 --> 00:13:56.980 was gonna be down to the levels that it's down to today? 00:13:56.980 --> 00:13:59.640 Right now Denton's, it's primary water supplier, 00:13:59.640 --> 00:14:00.980 those two lakes. 00:14:00.980 --> 00:14:03.240 Those lakes are very independent 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:06.000 or very dependent on the environment. 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:07.960 So through the One Water Master Plan, 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:09.780 we look at it very holistically. 00:14:09.780 --> 00:14:12.480 We look at how do we take care of what we currently have 00:14:12.480 --> 00:14:14.160 and how do we plan for the future, 00:14:14.160 --> 00:14:17.480 not just from an infrastructure perspective. 00:14:17.480 --> 00:14:20.960 So here's a list of all the different components 00:14:20.960 --> 00:14:22.960 of the One Water Master Plan. 00:14:22.960 --> 00:14:25.000 And again, we thought we were gonna be really creative 00:14:25.000 --> 00:14:25.960 when we came up with this idea. 00:14:25.960 --> 00:14:28.600 It's like, yeah, oh, Research Foundation. 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:30.640 Okay, bunch of smart guys. 00:14:30.640 --> 00:14:32.760 Well, individuals I'd say. 00:14:32.760 --> 00:14:35.360 But we're also rounding the corner 00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:37.360 on our Wastewater Master Plan. 00:14:37.360 --> 00:14:40.120 And we'll be bringing a presentation to you guys 00:14:40.120 --> 00:14:42.280 within the next several weeks 00:14:42.280 --> 00:14:45.000 to give you an update on that Wastewater Master Plan. 00:14:45.000 --> 00:14:46.840 But we'll be folding the results 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:48.320 of that Wastewater Master Plan 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:50.480 into the One Water Master Plan. 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:56.620 And so I guess, you know, why does it matter? 00:14:56.620 --> 00:15:00.920 By doing this comprehensive planning effort 00:15:00.920 --> 00:15:04.060 or this approach to planning, 00:15:04.060 --> 00:15:06.080 we create a list of capital projects, 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:08.040 not just for new construction, 00:15:08.040 --> 00:15:10.440 but how do we improve what we already own? 00:15:10.440 --> 00:15:13.720 What capacity do we need to add in our pipes in the ground 00:15:13.720 --> 00:15:15.520 or to our plants above ground? 00:15:15.520 --> 00:15:18.940 And we use asset management to inform those decisions. 00:15:18.940 --> 00:15:21.300 So we look at, you know, consequence of failure, 00:15:21.300 --> 00:15:23.680 we look at probability of failure, 00:15:23.680 --> 00:15:25.760 and obviously the impact to the community. 00:15:25.760 --> 00:15:27.720 And then we take all this data 00:15:27.720 --> 00:15:30.220 and that helps us build the financial models we need 00:15:30.220 --> 00:15:31.880 to say how are we gonna fund it. 00:15:31.880 --> 00:15:34.400 So if we need to be this big in 50 years, 00:15:34.400 --> 00:15:36.960 how do we start today to build up the revenues 00:15:36.960 --> 00:15:40.360 that we need to pay for those improvements? 00:15:40.360 --> 00:15:42.120 And then, so the next steps are, 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:45.160 we'll be bringing this to City Council on 10-18 00:15:45.160 --> 00:15:46.400 for their consideration. 00:15:46.400 --> 00:15:48.720 And hopefully, if you guys have any questions, 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:50.060 I'm here to answer them. 00:15:50.060 --> 00:15:52.100 - Questions? 00:15:52.100 --> 00:15:56.040 Go ahead, Mr. Taylor. 00:15:56.040 --> 00:15:56.880 - Mr. Taylor. 00:15:56.880 --> 00:15:58.760 - Thank you. 00:15:58.760 --> 00:16:01.400 I really had just a few questions 00:16:01.400 --> 00:16:04.520 about the overview of our system. 00:16:04.520 --> 00:16:09.520 So you were talking about the, was it 8MGD from, 00:16:09.520 --> 00:16:13.960 Ray Roberts and 5MGD from Lewisville, 00:16:13.960 --> 00:16:14.960 is that what the slide said? 00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:15.800 - I can go back to-- 00:16:15.800 --> 00:16:16.720 - In firm yield? 00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:22.160 - Let me see, that's right there. 00:16:22.160 --> 00:16:25.400 - I think it was almost the first slide. 00:16:25.400 --> 00:16:27.400 - Almost the first slide, so. 00:16:27.400 --> 00:16:31.600 Right there. - Okay. 00:16:31.600 --> 00:16:33.640 So I've got 19 and four, I'm sorry, 00:16:33.640 --> 00:16:34.480 I don't know how I got eight. 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:39.480 So are those, is that anytime it's below conservation 00:16:39.480 --> 00:16:42.920 or do we have also an annual storage and-- 00:16:42.920 --> 00:16:45.520 - We don't have storage in those reservoirs 00:16:45.520 --> 00:16:47.800 and that's based off of our operational agreement 00:16:47.800 --> 00:16:50.680 with Dallas, so we own the water rights with Dallas 00:16:50.680 --> 00:16:53.400 in both Ray Roberts and Lake Lewisville. 00:16:53.400 --> 00:16:57.360 - Okay, so that's not necessarily in the water right, 00:16:57.360 --> 00:16:59.200 it's in an agreement with Dallas. 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:01.000 - That's in our operational agreement with, yeah. 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:05.440 Our actual water right, the TCEQ, it is listed in there 00:17:05.440 --> 00:17:07.480 and that is our firm yield. 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:12.480 The 19.7 and the 4.34, those are listed in our TCEQ permits 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:15.480 as a firm yield. 00:17:15.480 --> 00:17:20.280 - Okay, and do you, in water accounting, 00:17:20.280 --> 00:17:26.320 usually that's done at the end of the year, 00:17:26.320 --> 00:17:30.360 for the total of the year, are there any safe yields? 00:17:31.160 --> 00:17:33.000 Consumption below conservation 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:34.520 other than that 19 and that four? 00:17:34.520 --> 00:17:35.520 - No. - No. 00:17:35.520 --> 00:17:38.960 - No, and you will be seeing, in the near future, 00:17:38.960 --> 00:17:40.520 we'll be bringing an initiative to you. 00:17:40.520 --> 00:17:43.200 We're gonna modernize our water rights permits 00:17:43.200 --> 00:17:48.000 to hopefully integrate some safe yield into those permits. 00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:50.960 - Yeah, I do notice there's actually a item E 00:17:50.960 --> 00:17:53.080 on the consent agenda, talking about, 00:17:53.080 --> 00:17:56.120 is that the modernization or is that something else? 00:17:56.120 --> 00:18:00.120 - Is that for the resolution for the permit? 00:18:00.120 --> 00:18:01.440 - Yes. - Yes, sir. 00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:02.840 That's it. 00:18:02.840 --> 00:18:03.680 - Okay. 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:05.280 - So that's to authorize the city manager 00:18:05.280 --> 00:18:07.720 and/or designee to apply to TCEQ 00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:10.240 for the modernization of our water rights permits 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:13.680 and then we're also increasing our capacity of concrete 00:18:13.680 --> 00:18:15.880 and so we wanna go after our bed and banks permit 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:20.880 to add additional, I guess, yield from our reuse 00:18:20.880 --> 00:18:23.160 that we can reclaim. 00:18:23.160 --> 00:18:27.200 - And does our current, so we have the ability 00:18:27.200 --> 00:18:31.840 to produce, I believe it was 20 or 30 MGD of reclaimed water? 00:18:31.840 --> 00:18:35.920 - Well, we're at 21 MGD is the current treatment capacity 00:18:35.920 --> 00:18:39.520 but our bed and banks only allows us that 12.05 MGD 00:18:39.520 --> 00:18:43.440 to divert but we also have a permit for, 00:18:43.440 --> 00:18:47.160 we're permitted for indirect potable reuse of six MGD 00:18:47.160 --> 00:18:48.920 and we're not nearly touching that 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:50.800 and that's part of that 12.05. 00:18:50.800 --> 00:18:54.520 - Okay, and that's reuse out of Lake Louisville. 00:18:54.520 --> 00:18:58.400 Wastewater treatment puts it in, the water treatment plant 00:18:58.400 --> 00:19:00.400 pulls it out, comes from a different pot of water. 00:19:00.400 --> 00:19:02.440 - Correct and typically what we do is, 00:19:02.440 --> 00:19:04.040 I don't wanna get too far down in the weeds 00:19:04.040 --> 00:19:06.440 but we typically sell that to Upper Trinity 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:08.240 so that's the first that we sell them 00:19:08.240 --> 00:19:12.640 so of that 12.05 in our raw water contract, 00:19:12.640 --> 00:19:14.720 that's what we sell them first is that 12.05 00:19:14.720 --> 00:19:16.640 'cause we wanna use it first. 00:19:16.640 --> 00:19:18.200 - Okay, all right. 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:21.920 Yes, I think those were all my questions. 00:19:21.920 --> 00:19:22.760 Thank you. 00:19:22.760 --> 00:19:23.600 - Okay, thank you. 00:19:23.600 --> 00:19:25.280 - Any other questions? 00:19:25.280 --> 00:19:26.200 - Okay. - All right. 00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:27.840 Thank you. - Thanks everyone. 00:19:27.840 --> 00:19:29.360 Do you want me to? 00:19:29.360 --> 00:19:32.320 - All right, the next item is our consent agenda. 00:19:32.320 --> 00:19:34.600 Does any board member wish to pull any items 00:19:34.600 --> 00:19:35.920 from A through E? 00:19:35.920 --> 00:19:39.400 - I just need a clarification on D. 00:19:39.400 --> 00:19:40.360 - D, okay. 00:19:40.360 --> 00:19:43.400 We'll pull D. 00:19:43.400 --> 00:19:45.720 - Can I pull A? - A. 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:52.040 Mr. Taylor, no, you're good, all right. 00:19:52.040 --> 00:19:56.120 So, do we have a motion to approve B, C, and E? 00:19:56.120 --> 00:19:58.240 - I move. 00:19:58.240 --> 00:19:59.080 - Okay. 00:19:59.080 --> 00:20:00.200 - Second. 00:20:00.200 --> 00:20:01.040 - And seconded. 00:20:01.040 --> 00:20:02.240 All in favor say aye. 00:20:02.240 --> 00:20:03.440 - Aye. 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:04.320 - Carries. 00:20:04.320 --> 00:20:06.400 Okay, we'll do item A first. 00:20:06.400 --> 00:20:07.960 Oh, sorry. 00:20:07.960 --> 00:20:10.680 (laughing) 00:20:10.680 --> 00:20:11.520 Item A. 00:20:11.520 --> 00:20:14.360 - Yeah, I guess who's ever. 00:20:14.360 --> 00:20:20.000 - Nervous about the presentation. 00:20:20.000 --> 00:20:22.160 - Nervous about the other agenda items. 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:23.560 (laughing) 00:20:23.560 --> 00:20:26.040 - All right, so my only question really is just 00:20:26.040 --> 00:20:30.720 why have someone else do this instead of staff? 00:20:30.720 --> 00:20:32.720 What's the, I'm assuming it's cost. 00:20:32.720 --> 00:20:34.000 What's the difference there? 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:38.920 - For, okay, so it's really complicated 00:20:38.920 --> 00:20:41.000 and we really don't have the resources. 00:20:41.000 --> 00:20:44.640 And we've actually been leveraging consulting services 00:20:44.640 --> 00:20:46.600 to build some of our other master plans. 00:20:46.600 --> 00:20:47.960 So they're very familiar with it. 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:50.520 So there's an economy of scale by utilizing 00:20:50.520 --> 00:20:52.480 the outside contractors. 00:20:52.480 --> 00:20:54.040 - Okay, that's all I have. 00:20:54.040 --> 00:20:54.880 - Awesome. 00:20:54.880 --> 00:20:57.680 - All right, do we have a motion to approve item A? 00:20:57.680 --> 00:20:58.520 - So moved. 00:20:58.520 --> 00:20:59.920 - Then moves. 00:20:59.920 --> 00:21:01.120 Okay, Mr. Taylor seconds. 00:21:01.120 --> 00:21:02.560 All in favor say aye. 00:21:02.560 --> 00:21:03.720 - Aye. 00:21:03.720 --> 00:21:04.560 - Carries. 00:21:04.560 --> 00:21:05.880 Now item D, sorry. 00:21:05.880 --> 00:21:08.120 (laughing) 00:21:08.120 --> 00:21:17.320 - Good morning, Jerry Looper, DIP municipal electorate. 00:21:17.320 --> 00:21:19.080 - Hey Jerry, thanks. 00:21:19.080 --> 00:21:22.120 In the statement here, it says, 00:21:22.120 --> 00:21:25.920 it's recommended that utility customers upgrade 00:21:25.920 --> 00:21:30.360 to utility network based platform by January, 2024. 00:21:30.360 --> 00:21:32.640 I'm just, can you flesh that out for me a little bit? 00:21:32.640 --> 00:21:36.280 Is this action DME is doing independent 00:21:36.280 --> 00:21:40.880 of its utility customers or are we gonna be notified and-- 00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:43.040 - No, we've already got our notification. 00:21:43.040 --> 00:21:46.640 We got that in 2020 that the Esri product, 00:21:46.640 --> 00:21:50.240 that geospatial network is going end of life in 2024. 00:21:50.240 --> 00:21:51.080 - Okay. 00:21:51.080 --> 00:21:53.880 - So where do we need to upgrade to utility network? 00:21:53.880 --> 00:21:57.440 That's the next available product by 2024. 00:21:57.440 --> 00:21:59.200 So I need to start that process now. 00:21:59.200 --> 00:22:01.240 - So the individual customer doesn't have to do anything? 00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:02.600 - No, we're not talking about the Denton individual, 00:22:02.600 --> 00:22:04.960 it's talking about the Esri customers, 00:22:04.960 --> 00:22:07.080 DME, all the rest of us that use it. 00:22:07.080 --> 00:22:08.440 - It's all I needed, thank you, sir. 00:22:08.440 --> 00:22:09.280 - Yes, sir. 00:22:09.280 --> 00:22:13.560 - All right, do we have a motion to approve item D? 00:22:13.560 --> 00:22:16.480 Mr. Beck motions. 00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:18.880 - Okay, all in favor say aye. 00:22:18.880 --> 00:22:19.960 - Aye. 00:22:19.960 --> 00:22:21.160 - Carries. 00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:25.360 Next item is consider approval of the September 12th minutes. 00:22:25.360 --> 00:22:27.360 Are there any changes or corrections? 00:22:27.360 --> 00:22:31.440 All right, do we have a motion to approve the minutes? 00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:33.800 Okay, Mr. Taylor moves. 00:22:33.800 --> 00:22:37.240 And Mr. Beck seconds, all in favor say aye. 00:22:37.240 --> 00:22:38.600 - Aye. 00:22:38.600 --> 00:22:39.780 - All right, item B. 00:22:39.780 --> 00:22:45.880 Budget amendment for the 2021-2022 year. 00:22:46.840 --> 00:22:47.660 63 million. 00:22:47.660 --> 00:22:51.640 - Good morning, CUB members. 00:22:51.640 --> 00:22:53.640 Danielle Stanford, budget manager. 00:22:53.640 --> 00:23:00.080 And I have an electric budget amendment 00:23:00.080 --> 00:23:04.000 request for you this morning for 63 million dollars. 00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:05.920 It'll increase expenditure authority 00:23:05.920 --> 00:23:10.920 from 240.7 million to 303.7 million. 00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:14.400 The main primary drivers of this request 00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:18.000 are insurance premiums, purchase power costs, 00:23:18.000 --> 00:23:20.200 and the debt service payment requirement. 00:23:20.200 --> 00:23:25.040 We do have a table here that breaks that out for you. 00:23:25.040 --> 00:23:28.560 The top four rows are the insurance costs. 00:23:28.560 --> 00:23:33.120 Those total about 1.5 million of the 63 million dollar 00:23:33.120 --> 00:23:38.120 request, purchase power makes up 58 million of that request, 00:23:38.120 --> 00:23:40.880 the debt service payment three million, 00:23:40.880 --> 00:23:45.760 and the inter-fund transfer, an increased amount of 300,000. 00:23:45.760 --> 00:23:50.560 So, don't have a slide for this. 00:23:50.560 --> 00:23:53.080 We do have the pro forma to look at. 00:23:53.080 --> 00:23:56.340 But this request is offset by additional revenue 00:23:56.340 --> 00:23:58.160 from the deck running. 00:23:58.160 --> 00:24:01.220 The deck is expected to bring in roughly 40 million 00:24:01.220 --> 00:24:04.560 of additional revenue, and then the base rate revenue 00:24:04.560 --> 00:24:06.440 is about 15.5 million. 00:24:06.440 --> 00:24:09.880 So it's only an impact to fund balance 00:24:09.880 --> 00:24:11.920 of about 10 million dollars. 00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:14.960 And so I do have a pro forma here 00:24:14.960 --> 00:24:17.100 if we wanna look at it in that regard. 00:24:17.100 --> 00:24:19.320 Go ahead, Mr. Vick. 00:24:19.320 --> 00:24:20.220 - Thank you, Chair. 00:24:20.220 --> 00:24:23.380 Just curious, did we make an insurance claim 00:24:23.380 --> 00:24:25.960 during Winter Storm URI, and if so, how much? 00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:29.740 - Terry, we did not. 00:24:29.740 --> 00:24:31.220 Terry's shaking his head no. 00:24:31.220 --> 00:24:33.360 - The answer to that is no, we did not. 00:24:33.360 --> 00:24:34.940 - We didn't need to? 00:24:34.940 --> 00:24:37.160 - No, it wasn't covered beyond our deductibles 00:24:37.160 --> 00:24:39.540 for the regular commercial insurance. 00:24:40.760 --> 00:24:43.280 At the time, we did not have any outage insurance 00:24:43.280 --> 00:24:45.120 for the winter months. 00:24:45.120 --> 00:24:47.560 - Okay, but we're good for this winter, right? 00:24:47.560 --> 00:24:49.520 - Yes, sir, we learned that lesson. 00:24:49.520 --> 00:24:50.360 - Thanks, Tony. 00:24:50.360 --> 00:24:53.360 - Other questions? 00:24:53.360 --> 00:24:59.800 All right, do we have a motion to approve the budget change? 00:24:59.800 --> 00:25:01.020 Mr. Beck is moving. 00:25:01.020 --> 00:25:06.040 Mr. Jumper's seconding, all in favor say aye. 00:25:06.040 --> 00:25:08.000 - Aye. - Carries. 00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:10.760 - Thank you, management reports. 00:25:10.760 --> 00:25:14.360 - Madam Chair, we just have our standard items. 00:25:14.360 --> 00:25:18.040 We do have listed on the future agenda items, 00:25:18.040 --> 00:25:19.760 the Greensense program. 00:25:19.760 --> 00:25:21.200 I will tell you that there's a possibility 00:25:21.200 --> 00:25:24.760 we may slip that back to November. 00:25:24.760 --> 00:25:26.520 We're not gonna go back to the Sustainability Committee 00:25:26.520 --> 00:25:30.920 until October, so again, depending on what that timing is, 00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:32.240 we'll either leave it on the 24th 00:25:32.240 --> 00:25:34.360 or we'll bring it back on the 14th, 00:25:34.360 --> 00:25:38.200 but that is something that we contain a work on. 00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:40.120 And on the new business action items, 00:25:40.120 --> 00:25:42.320 the two items are related to the Greensense program. 00:25:42.320 --> 00:25:46.180 We'll be addressing that for you when that comes to you. 00:25:46.180 --> 00:25:50.660 So with that, that's all we have on these two items. 00:25:50.660 --> 00:25:51.760 Happy to answer any questions 00:25:51.760 --> 00:25:54.160 or if there's some other item you'd like to see. 00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:59.520 - All right, that brings us to concluding items. 00:25:59.520 --> 00:26:02.160 Does any board member wish to have a future item added 00:26:02.160 --> 00:26:03.820 or have any comments to make? 00:26:05.240 --> 00:26:09.520 Nope, all right, 9/27, we are adjourned.