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Public Utility Commission

Regular Meeting

Farmington, NM · March 12, 2014

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BOARD OF PUBLIC COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the CITY OF FARMINGTON BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS was held Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 3:00 p.m., in the Executive Conference Room at City Hall, 800 Municipal Dr., Farmington, New Mexico, in full conformity with the laws and ordinances of the Municipality. I. 1. Commission members present: Amanda James Spence Jeff Parkes Chris Hunter Tory Larsen Commission members absent: Bill Standley Marty Johnson Vic Eicker Carol Cloer Water/Wastewater JeffSmaka CH2MHill OMI Ron Rosen PUC Secretary Amy McKinley Accounting Sheree Wilson Business Operations Transmission & Distribution Rodney Romero Electric Generation Jim McNicol Electric Engineering John Armenta Administrative Services Andy Mason Richard Miller, Electric Generation 2. Chair Weese called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM with a quorum present to conduct business of the Commission. 3. Minutes for the February 12, were approved as circulated. II. BUSINESS 1. Water/Wastewater Report: '-'Vll1lll1;:';:'lVH at 14 change in cost the OMI contract. Mr. Smaka stated change contract with OMI is not only contract value but it is also work that is associated with the contract that is not a capital expense, such as water breaks, possible pump repairs, hydrant repairs, non-capital maintenance issues. Mr. Smaka stated the contract on the wastewater side is very similar. Mr. Smaka stated the contract amount on the water side increased by last year. Commissioner Hunter asked Smaka to change the contract dollars in future reports. Mr. Smaka briefly reviewed current water/wastewater projects. Mr. Smaka state the sole-source contract for the Itroil equipment has been signed off on and the order will placed this Mr. Smaka the amendment with CH2MHill for the - 1­ installation of the meters Smaka the purchase of the meters will bid on UHHU"....stated once the meters are purchased and delivered, installation of the 13,000 meters. Chair Weese commented that she thought is project was already underway. explained that the earlier contract bidding process brought a bidder did not meet Mexico licensing requirement and another contractor submitted a bid that was over' . . Mr. Smaka reported a new water line will be along 20 m Street between Municipal Drive and Mr. Smaka state the Reducing Valve (PRV) at Main and Gila has completed. Mr. Smaka stated the electrical equipment for the Lift Station 5 rebuild is scheduled to arrive at the end of March. Commissioner Hunter asked what percentage of total meters the 13,000 meters Mr. Smaka stated there are approximately 16,000 meters. Commissioner Hunter asked if the remaining 3,000 meters will be replaced at a later date. Mr. Smaka stated meters are new enough that they do not to replaced at this time. 2. Water/Wastewater Operations Report: Ron Rosen, CH2MHill/OMI reported on the Water/Wastewater operations month of February. Smaka reported on the status of the loan for Phase III of the Wastewater Treatment Plant loan. Mr. Smaka stated this is an approximately $14 million project and the oaoerwork is at the office of the bond attorney and is being prepared to go State as a draft. Mr. Smaka stated he is hooeful this loan paperwork will Commissioner Hall asked where the $14 million is coming from. Mr. uJ.HCU'I..<:t this amount is a loan from the State with a 3% interest rate. System Operations Report: Rodney Romero passed around a sample of the presently used AMR electric meter and new smart meter the utility will be installing. Mr. Romero presented information regarding the upcoming installation project the new smart meter Romero this new meter enables the utility to look at many meter such as electricity usage and billing, on the grid, outage informatiull meter tampering. Mr. Romero stated the customer can also purchase an that can show their actual usage. Mr. Romero stated that another feature this meter is the ability to remotely perform disconnects and reconnects. Mr. Romero stated this meter has the ability to give indication if it loses power, so it can tell us if we have a power outage in area. Weese be installed by utility personnel. Mr. Romero stated device. Commissioner Johns asked what the cost is for each type of meter. Mr. Romero stated the smartmeter cost is approximately $250 per meter and the present meter has a cost of approximately $200 per meter. Romero stated the receive an approximate Commissioner Johns asked how soon the meter change out would take place. Mr. Romero stated the first substation where new meters were installed was the Pine River Substation. Mr. Romero stated this substation was selected because of its far out location. Chair Weese asked if this meter will be installed at every customer location. Mr. Romero this project will be phased in over the next few years. - 2­ Commissioner Parkes asked the power to customer will be shut off for the installation. Mr. Romero stated but the outage would be for a very short time. Mr. Romero stated that should a scheduling conflict arise with the customer the work with the customer to arrange an alternate time to perform the meter change-out. Spence asked how many vendors deal with these smartmeters. Mr. Romero stated there are several vendors in the market. Mr. Romero stated the utility selected Landis & Gyr to Commissioner Hunter asked if this new smartmeter allow us to perform meter readings by wire. Mr. Romero stated yes. Commissioner Hunter asked if the logic in this system, if it made sense economically road, to look at time of use billing. Mr. Romero stated this is not something is doing right now, but this capability is built into the new smartmeter. Commissioner Johns asked how frequent meter tampering occurs. Romero stated an average of 15 tampers per month is detected. Commissioner Hall asked in which court the tampering cases go. Mr. Romero stated the initial response is to assess a tampering charge. Mr. Romero stated should customer tamper with a meter a second time, the lines are cut to the meter and the case is to civil court. Commissioner Hall asked what the Lal.llP"> Romero stated the charge is $250.00 plus the calculated past Commissioner Parkes if the ability to remotely turn off someone's power presents different challenges in terms of accidents or making a decision to turn off someone's power off. Mr. Romero stated this could occur, specifically with someone who has a medical need to always have power. Mr. Romero stated these customers typically a flag on their account to alert the utility to this special need. Mr. Romero stated if the account does not have 4. Generation Report: Mr. McNicol introduced Mr. Richard Miller, Generation Superintendent. Mr McNicol stated that Mr. Miller and his team make the electricity for the utility. reponea that the generation division of 29 employees has assembled a good record of working injury free with no recordable OSHA injuries 2013 and are no recordable OSHA injuries so far in 14. Mr. McNicol reported that all employees have recently been re-trained with respect to first aid and Mr. McNicol stated the generation division is focusing on the activities the division can do to avert injuries/accidents before they occur. Mr. McNicol these activities include such things as safety meetings at the beginning of each shift, monthly safety at each of the plants and "Safety Outs" which stresses to the generation and to call a "time out" whenever they see an unsafe work in process at the plant so that a safe alternative to the activity can be determined. Mr. McNicol reported that historically, the utility's owned and operated plants have had Equivalent Availability Factors (EAFs) in the 90% - 95% range and the San Juan Generating Station has had EAFs in the 85% to 90% range. reported is continuing to have operational issues due to has had to redesign both m""ua.wvc.u and electrical components associated Chair Weese asked if the Bluffview Power Plant is down. Mr. McNicol stated the plant is not down, that electric heaters were brought in and are used when temperatures mandate their use to prevent the formation of ice. Mr. McNicol stated that he has requested the GE reimburse the utility for the rental costs of these electric heaters. -3­ Vice Chair Spence asked what contingencies are being addressed with the emergency McNicol stated that all contingencies that can be thought of, to medical, hazardous material spill, cyber security, are addressed There was general discussion regarding cyber security and the various federal regulatory agencies that monitor and audit the utility'S cyber security compliance 5. Electric Utility Report: Ms. Nipper presented the monthly and year to date Electric Utility Report. Hunter asked about exposure the utility may have to contracts on '-'VIHlH1;:>;:>lVH'-'l sales, particularly if the customer has choices of leaving the system. Mr. Sims stated the customer is not allowed to wheel power in from somewhere else. Commissioner Hunter asked if the utility'S industrial customers buy off the tariff or are contracts entered Mr. Sims stated this is IiATArrYl Size customer at preference. Mr. Sims stated that the policy of the utility is to deal with all customers, no matter class, strictly through the rate structure in place and not to cut special deals Sims recommends this practice Commissioner Hunter asked what a long term contract means to customer. Mr. Sims stated that to a long term contract with the utility; and the utility has a specifically a certain customer class above a certain usage access to that customer must sign a ten-year contract and in exchange for this long term contract, the customer gets a competitive rate, a low energy rate and a very, very low demand charge associated with that rate. Mr. Sims stated that should the customer leave the utility, the customer must continue to pay the minimum demand charge, which is substantiaL 6. Report: Mr. Sims presented the Electric Report the month of February. Mr. Sims stated the utility staff is preparing for the Budget meeting that takes place on 2,2014. Mr. Sims reminded the Commission that the regular monthly PUC meerUl£: will take place at 9:00 AM and the Budget at 10:00 AM. Mr. stated that the utility will be the Commission recommendation to the Council to adopt the utility's Fiscal Year 2015 budget. Mr. Sims stated that throughout the utility system, crews are doing a lot of pole replacements. Mr. Sims reported that there was a 45 minute power outage at the Sullivan circuit 603 that affected 1,270 customers. Mr. stated that a 3-phase transformer bank failed and all three transformers and cutouts had to be replaced. Commissioner Hall stated that he assumed there is no forewarning is going to faiL Mr. Romero stated that most transformer. Mr. Romero stated there is some oil testing that can alert crews to a but some transformers just faiL Mr. Sims reminded the Commission of the upcoming 2014 APPA National Conference and each member to consider attending and to notify Ms. McKinley to attend. - 4­ III. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before Commission, upon motion duly made and seconded, the was adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at p.m. Approved this day of April, 2014. ~ /7.//) /'hVf/JI~" [(/J::?~. Amanda Weese, -5­

Agenda

City 01 F"rn,i"oto,. Water/IV"ste,.,I,te,· AGE DA .. . .. . for the regular meeting of the Public Utility Commission of the City of Farmington, Wednesday, March 12,2014, at 3:00 pm in the Executive Conference Room at City Hall, 800 Municipal Dr., Farmington, New Mexico. I. GENERAL A. Roll Call B. Convening of lVIeeting by Amanda Weese, Chair C. February 12, 2014 regular meeting submitted for approval II. BUSINESS A. WaterlWastewater Report - Jeff Smaka (5 min) ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... . 2 B. WaterlWastewater Operations Report - Ron Rosen (5 min) ... .. .. ...... ....... . 3 C. System Operations Report - Rodney Romero (10 min) ... ...... .... ..... ........... 4 D. Generation Report - Jim McNicol (10 min) ............ ..................................... 5 E. Electric Utility Report- Sue Nipper (1 0 min) ................................................ 6 F. Director's Report - Mike Sims (10 min) ...................................................... 7 III. ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting will be on April 2, 2014 The City of Farmington will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities who wish to attend a public meeting. If you need to request that an accommodation be made, please notify the Electric Administration office (599-1160) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting . BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONERS The regular meeting of the CITY OF FARMINGTON BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONERS was held Wednesday, February 12,2014 at 3:00 p.m., in the Executive Conference Room at City Hall , 800 Municipal Dr. , Farmington, New Mexico, in full conformity with the laws and ordinances of the Municipality. I. GENERAL 1. Commission members present: James Spence Jeff Parkes Carol Cloer Chris Hunter Tory Larsen Bill Standley Commission members absent: Amanda Weese Bill Hall Marty Johnson Vic Eicker Keith Johns Mayor and City Council: Mayor Tommy Roberts City personnel present: Water/Wastewater Jeff Smaka CI-I2MHill OMI Monica Peterson PUC Secretary Amy McKinley Accounting Sheree Wilson Utility Business Operations Susan Nipper Customer Service Nicki Parks Electric Utility Director Michael Sims Electric Transmission & Distribution Rodney Romero Electric Generation Jim McNicol Electric Engineering John Armenta Legal Jay Burnham City Manager Rob Mayes Guests: Matt Dodson Kris Cope 2. Vice Chair Spence called the meeting to order at 3:04 PM with a quorum present to conduct the business of the Commission. 3. A motion was made by Commissioner Standley to approve the Minutes of the January 8,2014 meeting. PUC Secretary McKinley stated that while the body of the Minutes remained the same, Vice-Chair Spence' s professional designation was added to the signature line of the Minutes after the Minutes were distributed. Commission Standley then made a motion to approve the Minutes with that addition of Vice-Chair's professional designation added. Commissioner Cloer seconded the motion and the motion carried. II. BUSINESS 1. Qualterly Financial Report: Ms. Wilson presented the Quarterly Financial Report. Ms. Wilson stated the Electric Utility's operating revenues was $3.7 million higher than last year. Ms. Wilson - 1­ reported electric sales increased by $3.6 million, majority of this increase was due to higher PCA revenues. Ms. Wilson stated surplus sales had small increase of $6 thousand. Ms. Wilson stated other revenues were $102 thousand higher due to increases in auction proceeds, joint-use billing and fiber optic leasing. Ms. Wilson stated operating expenses had a $2.1 million increase. Ms. Wilson reported purchase power was up $2.6 million. Ms. Wilson stated natural gas costs were down $2.4 million, while coal costs were higher by $717 thousand. Ms. Wilson stated salary and benefits increased $683 thousand. Ms . Wilson reported other expenses and depreciation had small increases. Ms. Wilson stated non-operating revenues increased by $186 thousand and expenses also increased by $333 thousand. Ms. Wilson stated overall the Electric Utility's net income was increased by $1.4 million from the previous year. Ms. Wilson pointed out that at the request of Commissioner Hunter, a column has been added to the spreadsheet demonstrating the percentage in dollal' change which reflects the changes fi'om FY13 to FY 14 for those individual lines. Commissioner Hunter asked for next meeting that some detail added regarding the 13.8% increase in salary and fringe benefits . Mr. Sims responded that the salary and fringe benefit number is as high as it is due to the termination of employees. Mr. Sims stated when employees are terminated the City must payout salary and various benefits such as vacation. Commissioner Hunter asked if these types of things were factored out would the number be more in the range of 5 or 6 percent. Mr. Sims stated the number would be very likely be lower than that. Ms. Wilson reported on the Water Utility's operating revenues decreased $648 thousand from FY2013. Ms. Wilson stated water sales were down $653 thousand. Ms. Wilson stated the renewallreplacement fees increased $14 thousand, while the water rights acquisition fee had a slight decrease of $5 thousand. Ms. Wilson repOJied the operating expenses were up by $375 thousand . Ms. Wilson stated the aMI contract had an increase of $155 thousand. Ms. Wilson reported salaries and benefits was lower by $4 thousand. Other operating also had a decrease of $30 thousand, while depreciation expenses increased $254 thousand. Ms. Wilson reported non-operating revenues were down by $8 thousand. Ms. Wilson reported non-operating expenses were also down, by $31 thousand. Ms. Wilsons stated as a result, the net income for the Water Utility decreased by about $1 million from the last year. Commissioner Parkes asked about why the water revenues are down almost 10 percent and if this is unusual. Ms. Wilson stated there was less consumption compared to last year. Mr. Smaka stated that due to the rainfall that occurred in the late summer early fall, as well as some colder weather, consumption was less. Commissioner Cloer asked why the aMI contract had an increase of $155 thousand. Comissioner Hunter also asked this question and requested that a detailed explanation be brought to the next meeting. Ms. Wilson reported the Wastewater Utility's operating revenues was up $131 thousand from the prior year. Ms. Wilson stated wastewater sales increased $107 thousand. Ms. Wilson stated renewal/replacement and environmental taxes had slight increases. Ms. Wilson stated operating expenses were higher by $189 thousand. Ms. Wilson reported the aMI contract was up $131 thousand and other operating expenses was higher by $43 thousand. Ms. Wilson stated salaries and benefits along with depreciation had slight increases. Ms. Wilson reported non-operating revenues increased $93 thousand, mainly due to capital contributions of$88 thousand from San Juan County for a lift station. Ms. Wilson reported non-operating expenses decreased $3 thousand. Ms. Wilson reported from FY2013 to FY2014, the net income for the Wastewater Utility increased $38 thousand. Commissioner Hunter again questioned the aMI contract increase and requested a detailed explanation be brought to the next meeting. 2. Customer Service RepOJi: Ms. Nicki Parks stated that last year the APPA sent out to all of its members a survey about customer service policies. Parks stated that FEUS participated in this survey, along with 438 other utilities. Ms. Parks stated she and Ms. Nipper reviewed the survey results and selected items they felt demonstrated how the activities of the Farmington Electric Utility System Customer Service division compared with those of the other APPA members. Commissioner Hunter asked what tbe typical residen tia l deposit is. Ms. Parks stated that deposits are variable and are determined by averaging a 12-month previous usage of the property and calculate a two-month average. Ms. Parks stated the customer does receive th e deposit amo unt after 12 months of good hi sto ry . Commissioner Parkes asked if there is a preferred way fo r customers to pay their bill. Ms. Parks stated there are many options available for the customer to pay their utility bill and the C ustomer Service division has no preference. Commissioner Parkes asked which option is the cheapest to process. Ms. Parks stated s he would research that and report back to him. Ms. Nipper commented that bank drafts would most likely be the least expensive way to process utility bills because there is no charge to the customer and no charge to the utility and the customer continues to receive a paper bill. Vice Chair Spence asked based on the results of the survey if there is anything the Customer Service division is considering doing di fferently. Ms. Parks stated she feels the in stalle rs handling cash in the field is a definite safety iss ue that needs to be addressed. 3. Electric Project Status Report: Mr. Armenta referred back to discussions at the January 8, 2014 Commission meeting about the typical causes of power outages. Mr. Armenta stated a study was performed in 2011 and the data collected demonstrated a nimals, trees and weather were the biggest causes for power outages within the Farmington E lectric Utility system. Mr. Armenta repolted on ongoing Distribution, Transmission and Substation engineering projects. Commissioner Hunter asked what the BLM's view is to allowing the Utility to build out power lines and is there a sea change in terms of them not allowing the Utility to access areas with power. Mr. Armenta stated each year new federal rules are put on the BLM . Mr. Armenta stated the rul e in question is related to the Simone Canyon project an d the BLM indicates the project has incurred a visual intrusion in the area . Mr. Armenta stated the Utility likes to begin on top of a hill and work down as it is easier to install lines in that manner. Mr. Armenta stated that due to the BLM visual intru sion rul es, the utility is encountering that rather than going up and back down, the utility will need to go around Simone Canyon . Mr. Armenta stated thi s does add more cost. Commissioner Hunter asked if the BLM is getting firmer on this standard . Mr. Armenta stated the BLM rules have always been di ffic ult to wo rk with. Commissioner Hunter requested a short briefing detailing in general terms the various regulatory agencies the utility with. Mr. Sims responded that a presentation by the utility compliance division will be planned in the nea r future. Mr. Sims stated that during last year's budget process, it was discussed that the utility was going to step up the capital investment in the utility system. Mr. Sims stated this is not an easy task and Mr. Armenta and his group are to be congratulated because at this time, the utility is exactly on budget for the first time in many years. MI'. Sims stated that for many of the projects MI'. Armenta reported on today, th e major emphasis to get these projects completed has been done in the last year to year and half. Mr. Sims stated Mr. Amenta's engineering gro up and the Transmission and -3­ Distribution (T&D) group, the personnel in the field who put the stuff together deserve some major credit. 4. Water/Wastewater Report: Mr. Smaka brief1y reviewed current water/wastewater projects. Mr. Smaka reported that for the Sewer Lift Station 5 improvements project staff is waiting for the electrical equipment to arrive and the anticipate equipment delivery in late March. Mr. Smaka stated all the mechanical equipment has been replaced. Mr. Smaka reported that Lift Station Two is presently in the design phase and construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2015. Mr. Smaka stated the water meter replacement project is estimated to begin in April 2014. Mr. Smaka stated work continues with NMED on the loan paperwork for the Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade. Mr. Smaka stated the design is moving forward as well as the environmental documents the need to be obtained and completed. 5. Water/Wastewater Operations Report: Ms. Monica Peterson presented the Water/Wastewater Operations Report for the month of January. Ms. Peterson stated that water line breaks were down considerably from December. 6. Electric Utility Report: Ms. Nipper presented the monthly and year to date Electric Utility Report. Commissioner Hunter asked if all of the December revenue related to the rate increase. Ms. Nipper stated the rate increase did help with the increase in revenue for December. Commissioner Hunter commented on big swings in the numbers in the industrial customer sales usage for the past few months. Ms. Nipper stated this usage is very much driven by the price of natural gas. 7. Director's Report: Mr. Sims presented the Electric RepOJi for the month of January. Mr. Sims reported that upon the recommendation of the Commission, the util ity proceeded to Council regarding the implementation of a newsletter prepared in an electronic format. Mr. Sims stated the City Council decided to use this idea for a larger, citywide newsletter and this newsletter will include the utility. Mr. Sims stated a NMED air quality compliance audit was conduct at the Animas Power Plant. Mr. Sims stated these audits are very important and it is extremely important that the utility be in compliance and be prepared for these types of audits. Mr. Sims stated there were no adverse findings by the NMED audit and this is very good. Mr. Sims stated the utility's environmental scientist is to be congratulated for having everything prepared for the audit. Mr. Sims stated the Industrial Pre-treatment Inspection also took place. Mr. Sims stated this inspection is conducted by CI-I2MHill and the utility also passed this inspection with no compliance issued noted. Mr. Sims reminded the Commission of the one of the goals ofthe department reorganization was to have a group within the department that would oversee contractors and consultants for T &D construction and testing. Mr. Sims stated these two new positions have been tilled. Mr. Sims updated the Commission regarding the heater problems with the GE system at the Bluffview Power Plant. Mr. Sims stated the generation group very ingeniously devised a temporary repair that allowed the operation of the Bluffview Plant while GE proceeded to correct the engineering of their system. -4­ Mr. Sims stated the Navajo Dam Hydro Plant Unit 2 is back on line at minimum flow. Mr. Sims stated that anytime this unit operates, it is very good for the uti1 ity because the power cost is so low. Vice-Chair Spence asked if the construction of the central computer system is completed. Mr. Sims stated this project is complete and the system is operating very well. Mr. Sims stated the engineer in charge of the project, Shawn Weiss, did an excellent job in engineering and overseeing that project. ll1. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 4:33 p.m. Approved this 12th day of March, 2014 . Amanda Weese, Chair -5­ CITY OF FARMINGTON - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (PW) • .. 1 Division: Water-Wastewater l ProJiram: Water &Wastewater Report Prepared by: Jeff Smaka 1 Title: Water/ Wastewater Administrator ReQ.orting Period: Feb 1,2014 through Feb 28,2014 I PUC Meeting Date: 12 March 14 , . , r. . ACCOMPLISHMENTS 10. • Waste Water Treatment Plant. Phase III Design - HDR Engineering has submitted the design drawings for the plant upgrades. Staff is reviewing the layout and design flow capacity of the proposed improvements. Construction of Medium Rate Activated Sludge (MRAS) basin in 2014 budget to provide redundancy at the WWTP and maintain compliance with EPA permit. NMED approved funding the waste water treatment plant upgrade through the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF) program . • 0& M Contract. The current 8 year Operation and Maintenance Contract with CH2MHILL OMI expires on Dec 31, 2015. City Council approved the contract amendment for the installation of the water meters by CH2MHILL. • Utility Rates. Red Oak Consulting working on the rate study. • On-Call Engineering Service Contract. o 2P Waterline Project - HDR has submitted 90% design drawings. City Council included this project in the City's Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan submitted to the state ­ estimated cost six million dollars. o LaPlata Highway - Project design for water line replacement completed by City staff. Awaiting permit approval; will be scheduled pending approval of NMDOT permit. • Capital Project Review. o Capital Improvement Project • Meter Replacement - NMED: Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Program. Loan amount $5,959,000 . The plans and specifications approved by NMFA and NMED. Water meter installation will be done by CH2MHILL OMI. o Renewal and Replacement rd • 23 Street Project rd th • Phase 4 - Santiago - 23 St to 25 St - Summer 2014 • Wildflower Parkway - 4P Pump Station - Cheney-Walters-Echols (CWE) is designing pump station along with survey for acquiring property for pump station . Budgeting for the construction of new pump station FY14. • Blake St - Main to Apache - Replace existing 6" CI waterline with an 8"PVC waterline - Spring 2014 th • 20 St - Municipal to Sunset - Replace existing 24" and 16" steel waterline Street with a 24" PVC and 16" PVC waterline . - Summer 2014 • Foothills Dr. - Main to Hill N Dale - Replace Existing 16" steel waterline - design in process rd • Santiago Av - 23 St to 25 th St - Replace existing 6" CI waterline with a 8" PVC waterline - Spring 2014 o Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) • PRV installation at Main Street and Gila Street - Construction 98% complete. • PRV installation at Main Street and Red Lobster - Construction 2014 o Sewer Main Extension • Lift Station 5 Improvements - RMCI of Albuquerque - Rehab of the existing lift station which includes the mechanical, pumping equipment and electrical systems of lift station 5. l\Jotice to Proceed for July 22 - Phase 1 of the project is the reconstruction of the wet well, replacement of the piping and mechanical system . Phase 1 is 98% complete, Lift Station is back in operation : Phase 2 - Electrical submittals are being reviewed by HDR Engineering Inc. - Notice to Proceed issued - anticipate electrical equipment delivery late March. Estimated completion May 12, 2014. • Lift Station 3 Improvements - HDR Engineering is designing the rehab of the existing lift station which includes the mechanical, pumping equipment and electrical systems. Design to be completed spring 2014. Construction summer 2014. • Lift Station 2 Improvements - HDR Engineering is designing the rehab of the existing lift station which includes the mechanical, pumping equipment and electrical systems. Design to be completed spring 2014. Construction fall 2014 . • • Operational Review. • Human Resource Issues. Job evaluations. • Positions none • Budget. - FY15 - preparing preliminary budget • COF Department Support. Survey support to acquire manhole data for future sewer collection system model continues • Annual Utility Contract. - Annual utilities contract awarded to TRC Construction. • Federal Funding ­ o Water Projects - Meter Replacement Project • City Council to approved final loan application to New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) - loan documents completed in January 2013. o Wastewater Projects - submitting for funding in 2014 ­ • WWTP - MRAS Basin, Final Clarifier, Solids Handling Facility & UV Disinfection ­ NMED funding source is the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF) Program - Project approved by NMED, on Nov 5 City Council approved permission to draft ordinance as required by NMED for loan. Michael Groshek with Sherman and Howard is drafting ordinance for the proposed project. • PROJECTS I INITIATIVES REQUIRING INTER-DIVISIONAL COORDINATION • Farmington Reach - Navajo Municipal Pipeline. o Working with Bureau of Reclamation and Navajo Tribe for agreements to transfer title to the City for the tank and pipeline project along with an Operation, Maintenance and Replacement (OI\l1&R) agreement as required by Federal law - March 2009. • WWTP NPDES PERMIT - EPA. City has received the EPA final permit. New permit went into effect on November 1, 2010, permit expires October 31, 2015. - City staff and OMI are reviewing the permit regarding Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) limits 400mg/1 requirement. On July 19,2013 the City received an Administrative Order (AO) from EPA Region 6 which specifies the activities the City is to accomplish along with due dates for each activity, these tasks and due dates correspond to those proposed in the City's letter to EPA. All tasks as outlined in the AO have been completed the report has been submitted to EPA Region 6. • Snowpack - Water Year 2013 - BOR reporting site down • Animas River Basin - 104% • San River basin - 87% o ATTACHMENTS WATER FUND (602) - RENEWAL & REPLACEMENT WASTEWATER FUND (603) - RENEWAL & REPLACEMENT GRAPH WATER REVENUE FY 10 ­ FY14 -2.l­ WATER Renewal & Replacement Water Fund - 602 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY14 REVENUES Actual Actual Actual Actual Y·T·D Budget I I Renewal/Replacement Fee $1,733,666 $1,943,342 $2,018,436 $2,037,806 $1,204,266 $2,082,909 I I ------._-­ -------.--­ -----­ ---------­ --------­ --------­ STATE GRANT· $825,000' REVENUE TODATE • $11,525,254 PROJECTED REVENUE FY07 • FY14 $13,608,163 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY14 Actual Actual Actual Actual Y·T·D Budget EXPENDITURES 1602·5543 RENEWAl/REPLACEMENT 1651.70-60 Construction $1,375,293 $1,518,581 $1,706,469 $2,278,859 $1 ,488,277 $2,750,000 I ---------­ ---------­ -----------­ --------­ ----_.. --------­ $9,770,965 Largo & Main PRV estimated $150,000 20th St· Red Lobster PRV estimated $150,000 Knollcrest Dr· Windsor to Klngsway actual $174,946 Holiday Dr· Windsor to Klngsway actual $95,259 Troy King· Piedras south to US 64 estimated $500,000 20th St· Municipal to Sunset estimated $700,000 Behrend· Apache to Commanche actual $73,904 Coyote Drive ·LaPlata Hwy to end actual $65,870 Blake St • Main to Apache estimated $75,000 Foothills Dr· HIli & Dale to Main St estimated $700,000 N Court Av • Apache 10 Shiprock actual $237,076 I Schwartz - Broadway to Animas actual $62,521 E Main St - Plaza - Big Fat Greek estimated $100,000 Polylln'e Service Replacement estimated $100,000 Fire Hydrant 1950 Replacement estimated $100,000 . $3,284,576 PROJECTED EXPENDITURES FY07 • FY14 $13,055,541 WATER RENEWAL & REPLACEMENT 52,500,000 ! $2,000,000 II) ~ $1,500,000 .Revenue ox: -I -I CExpendilures 0 51.000,000 C 5500,000 $0 Actual Actual Actual Actual Y·T·O FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FISCAL YEAR -2.2­ IWASTEWATER Renewal & Replacement Wastewater Fund - 603 1 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY14 REVENUES Actual Actual Actual Actual Y-T-D Budget I. Charges for Utility Services I L Renewal IReplacement Fee $1,229,258 $1,385,827 $1,436,494 $1,441,591 $850,442 $1,494,391 I I M ____________ ------------­ -----------­ --------.­ -------------­ --------------­ REVENUE TODATE r $7,476,563 PROJECTED REVENUE FY07 - FY14 $8,970,954 I I FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY14 Actual Actual Actual Actual Y-T-D Budget I EXPENDITURES 603-5543 RENEWAL/REPLACEMENT 751 .70-60 Construction $592,933 $1,152,988 $501,814 $685,848 $768,392 $1,257,531 ----------­ --------­ -----------­ - - - - -- - ­ --------­ ------­ Subtotal Capital $592,933 $1,152,988 $501,814 $685,848 $768,392 $1 ,257,531 Projects FY07- FY13 $4,364,995 Lift Station #5 Rehab $915,000 MRAS Basin $1,000,000 Lift Station # 3 Rehab $800,000. Sewer Rehab $750,000 Scrubber Rehab $250,000 Manhole Rehab $150,000 Mainiine Rehab $300,000 PROJECTED EXPENDITURES FY07 - FY14 $8,811,624 -2.3­ aFY10 FY11 Total Water Revenue Per Month aFY12 FY10-FY14 .FY 13 . FY 14 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN BUDGET TO ACTUAL COMPARISON PER MONTH FY 2010 ** FY 2011 *. FY2012*' FY 2013 ** FY 2014 *' Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual JUL 1,067,568 1,322,552 1,107,254 1,485,229 1,176,228, 1,630,402 1,165,141 1,696,293 1,196,227 1,657,429 AUG 1,067,568 1,420,178 1.,107,254 1,303,558 1,176,228 1,588,665 1,165,141 1,725,060 1,196,227 1,495,029 SEP 1,067,568 1,290,632 1,107,254 1,330,247 1,176,228 1,410,448 1,165,141 1,362,607 1,196,227 1,349,906 OCT 1,067,568 1,010,908 1,107,254 1,110,501 1,176,228 1,184,374 1,165,141 1,338,557 1,196,227 1,123,250 NOV 1,067,568 735,252 1,107,254 886,031 1,176,228 887,002 1,165,141 936,091 1,196,227 805,566 DEC 1,067,568 791,478 1,107,254 810,541 1,176,228 832,980 1,165,141 839,767 1,196,227 813,492 JAN 1,067,568 760,713 1,107,254 835,520 1,176,228 851,299 1,165,141 851,542 1,196,227 838,649 FEB 1,067,568 740,561 1,107,254 838,187 1,176,228 813,970 1,165,141 401,518 1,196,227 MAR 1,067,568 727,418 1,107,254 824,263 1,176,228 823,706 1,165,141 788,759 1,196,227 ­ APR 1,067,568 889,702 1,107,254 951,749 1,176,228 1,028,028 1,165,141 958,767 1,196,227 MAY 1,067,568 1,099,110 1,107,254 1,116,639 1,176,228 1,317,793 1,165,141 1,194,193 1,196,227 JUN 1,067,568 1,521,671 1,107,254 1,425,556 1,176,228 . 1,570,209 1,165,141 1,520,186 1,196,227 TOTAL: I 12,310,175 J 12,918,021 I 13,938,876 J 13,613,340 j 8,083,321 REVENUE PER CLASS/CUSTOMERS FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual R 5,901,722 5,742,019 6,338,837 5,962,727 6,275,000 6,509,749 6,481,728 I 6,464,202 6,676,180 3,731,627 GS 3,400,119 2,923,899 3,294,004 3,081,024 3,458,704 3,441,527 3,447,238 3,107,129 3,550,655 2,059,688 CU 1,247,750 994,443 1,062,666 1,118,738 1,117,925 1,096,582 1,129,104 1,123,093 1,151,686 638,297 REC 212,000 205,146 227,751 217,349 210,000 2.64,281 225,000 264,196 250,000 133,266 FH 92,225 80,933 96,793 89,526 125,000 112,642 118,750 76,419 118,750 61,950 R&R 1,419,550 1,733,666 1,744,954 1,943,342 1,910,000 2,018,437 2,055,322 2,037,805 2,082,909 1,204,266 GRANTS 10,821,688 5,814,967 3,226,226 1,292,048 500,000 284,788 2,510 OTHER 537,453 . 630,069 1,740,218 1,720,237 1,018,114 747,207 524,552 2,595,398 524,552 254,227 TOTAL: 23,632,507 18,125,142 17,731,449 15,424,991 14,614,743 , 14,475,213 13,981,694 ! 15,670,752 14,354,7321 8,083,321 SCHEDULE OF CUSTOMERS R Residential GS General Service, Single (commerical CU Contract Users (bulk water users) REC Recreational/Raw WaterWater Users (city facilities and FH Fire Hydrants R&R Renewal & Replacement OTHER Miscellaneous -2.4­ CH2MHILL OMI Monthly Activity Report February 2014 Prepared for City of Farmington, Public Utility Commission -3­ ADMINSTRATION OPERATIONS Safety Training and Incidences as of 2 -28-14 TAILGATE TOPICS FEB 2014 YTD Total Safety Training Hours 364.5 492.5 Incidences/accidents 1 1 Motor Vehicle Incidences/accidents 0 0 DELIVERABLES FOR DISTRIBUTION & COLLECTION SYSTEM Deliverables as of 2-28-14 TASK TARGET YTD % COMPLETED Pressure Regulator Inspection 59 0 0% Valve Exercise 4624 68 1% Storm Drain Cleaning 821 0 0% Dead End Main Flushing 492 123 25% Sewer Main Cleaning 6" - 24" 307560 76030 25% Sewer Main Cleaning 24" - UP 9800 2300 23% Sewer Main Video Inspection 184800 32817 18% Fire Hydrant Inspection 2600 14 1% Air Relief Valve Inspection 149 148 99% Permaloggers 100 0 0% Water breaks as of 2-28-14 FEB 2014 YEAR-TO-DATE Main line breaks 4 Main line breaks 15 Service line breaks 13 Service line breaks 27 Estimated water loss for February => 73,040 (gallons) New Meters and Sewer Taps as of 2-28-14. FEB 2014 YEAR-TO-DATE NEW IVIETERS 11 17 SEWER TAPS 6 6 -3.1­ WATER TREATMENT OPERATIONS Farmington Lake Elevations - Monthly Average Comparison for February 2013 and 2014 5638.00 5637.00 5636.00 5635.00 5634.68 c: o 'z IV 5634.00 5633.63 > 5633.37 oS! 5633.02 w 5633.00 5632.00 5631.00 5630.00 Jan Feb .2013 2014 Water Treatment Plants - Total Effluent to System Comparison for February 2013 and 2014 300 257.025 243.941 250 227.214 218.347 -I II c: 200 o ~ 150 III c: o ctI 100 19 50 o January February .2013 2014 WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATIONS FLOW 6.00 5.50 5.00 ~ 4.50 ~ ~ 4.00 ~ ~ · 3.50 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3.00 ~ ~ ~ 2.50 2.00 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1.50 1.00 ~ ~ ~ 0.50 ~ ~ 0.00 ~ ~ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec _INF 5.20 5.08 rs::sJEFF 4.71 4.62 -LIMIT 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 Final Effluent Total Flow [MG] 129.26 Final Effluent Average Flow [MG] 4.62 Total Number Septic Trucks 404 Total Gallons Septic Trucks 444,384 DMR TOS NET INCREASE . 00 500 ~OO -+- _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ ___ -.2C ",,,,,,R"~ rr I .'..'! N'!!...rr_ '" 200 100 111 l f22 2/12 315 3i26 4f1S SI1 Y13 1); 18 719 7130 U() 31 10 lUI ' 10122 " /12 1m 1212" ffl4 Date 111112014 to 1213112014 ) , OI.tR lOS rcr iUCREASf lruff "'.mlnpm-W.V rP}CufTtlJ1 ~ ~ ~,~ r U j ~ PRETREATMENT ACTIVITES • Collected samples from the WWTP for the monthly local limits (TBll's) . Composited the samples and sent to Hall Environmental to be analyzed. • Attended Linko software webinar. • Sent approval letter to the COF Navajo Hydro Stormwater Plant to dispose of waste at the COF septic receiving station. -3.4­ Acronyms and Abbreviations CM Corrective Maintenance CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System gpd Gallons per day gpm Gallons per minute hp Horsepower mg millions of gallons mg/L Milligrams per liter mgd Million gallons per day NMED New Mexico Environment Department NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System O&M Operation and Maintenance OMI Operations Management International OOS Out of Service PdM Predictive Maintenance PM Preventive Maintenance ppm Parts per Million PRV Pressure Reducing Valves PRVs Pressure Reduced Valves QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SMP Standard Maintenance Plan SOP Standard Operating Procedure TTHMs Trihalomethanes -3.5­ USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WEP Work Execution Plan WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant -3.6­

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