STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD
WORKSHOP – DIVISION OF CLEAN
WATER PROGRAMS
OCTOBER 6, 1999
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A STATE REVOLVING FUND
(SRF) LOAN TO THE BODEGA BAY PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT (DISTRICT) FOR TREATMENT
PLANT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL IMPROVEMENTS, SRF PROJECT NO. C-06-4615-110
In accordance with the State Water Resources Control
Board's (SWRCB) Policy for Implementing
the State Revolving Fund (SRF) for Construction of Wastewater Treatment
Facilities (Policy), adopted on February 16, 1995 and amended on June 18,
1998, projects on the adopted priority list need SWRCB approval to receive a
SRF loan. Loans can be approved by the
SWRCB after the Division of Clean Water Programs (Division) has approved the
facilities plan, including (1) the project report; (2) environmental documents;
(3) the draft revenue program; and (4) the water conservation plan.
On August 18, 1999, the Division issued Facilities Plan
Approval to the District for the Improvements, and the District agreed in
writing with the approval on August 26, 1999.
The District is located about 50 miles north of San
Francisco and on the Sonoma County coast. The District serves a population of
approximately 1,500. The existing
treatment plant was funded and built by the land developers in the 1970’s. It has gone through a few additions in the
past 25 years. The current treatment
plant capacity is 0.32 million gallons per day (mgd) in dry weather. The effluent from the plant is currently
being used for golf course and landscape irrigation. The plant was not originally designed and built to meet the
reclamation criteria as stated in Chapter 3, Division 4, Title 22, California
Code of Regulations. Improvements are needed in order for the plant to meet the
present and future North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (NCRWQCB)
Requirements for Water Recycling. This
project will increase the wastewater treatment plant capacity to 0.42 mgd.
The District provides domestic water for the service
area. Water supplies are adequate for
the 20-year project life because there is water available from wells owned by
the District and 0.31 ft3/sec of surface water from Salmon Creek
(Permit No. 010350 issued by the Division of Water Rights). The District is not subject to the water
conservation requirement because it serves less than 3,000 customers and
supplies less than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to the customers.
The District prepared a Mitigated Negative
Declaration/Initial Study which was distributed
to the public and circulated through the State Clearinghouse (SCH# 98122014)
for review from December 8, 1998, through January 7, 1999. During the
review period, the District received five
comment letters. The Agency provided
adequate responses to the written comments.
The District’s Board of Directors approved the project and adopted the
Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Plan on January 20,
1999. A Notice of Determination was
filed with the Sonoma County Clerk and the Governor’s Office of Planning and
Research on January 21, 1999.
In June 1999, the District prepared a Subsequent
Mitigated Negative Declaration to address changes in the project. Identified increases in the local wastewater
generation needs led to a determination to increase the design capacity of the
Advanced Wastewater Treatment infrastructure by approximately 22 percent. The District distributed the document to the
public and circulated it through the State Clearinghouse (SCH# 98122014) from
June 17, 1999, through July 16, 1999.
No comments were received during this review period. The District’s Board of Supervisors approved
the project, adopted the Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration, and
re-adopted the Mitigation Monitoring Plan on July 21, 1999. A Notice of Determination was filed with the
Sonoma County Clerk and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research on July
21, 1999.
The estimated project cost is $1.9 million, and the
estimated loan eligible cost is $1.9 million.
The District requests the SWRCB to approve a loan of $1.9 million for
this project and agrees to pay back the loan in accordance with the SRF Policy.
Should the SWRCB approve SRF loan funding for the
proposed project, including a 20 year repayment period, with the first
repayment due one year after completion of construction? Should the SWRCB, in accordance with Section
IX(I) of the SRF Policy, condition this approval by requiring expiration of the
preliminary loan commitment if construction is not initiated by June 1, 2000.
NCRWQCB – completion of this project will provide
needed treatment capacity, storage, and disposal capacity for Bodega Bay, and
enhances the water reclamation objective.
The
SWRCB adopted Resolution No. 99-40 on May 20, 1999, which changed the method
for determining the amount of funding available for new loans to a system based
on the availability of cash to make disbursements to the project under
consideration by the SWRCB. A minimum
cash balance of $25,000,000 will be maintained. The SRF account balances, anticipated repayment amounts, and
project approvals under consideration by the SWRCB in October 1999 are as
follows:
|
|
|
SFY |
SFY |
SFY |
SFY |
SFY |
|
|
|
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
|
|
|
___________ |
__________ |
__________ |
_________ |
_________ |
|
|
Beginning Balance: |
$527,645,913 |
$273,799,338 |
$88,764,928 |
$30,297,438 |
$83,190,774 |
|
|
Est. Repayments:[1] |
74,275,604 |
92,681,564 |
102,745,219 |
116,211,062 |
139,765,070 |
|
|
Cap Grants:[2] |
55,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Est. SMIF Interest: |
10,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
Est. Disbursements:[3] |
-379,722,179 |
-254,015,974 |
-142,112,709 |
-64,317,726 |
-0 |
|
|
Subtotal: |
$287,199,338 |
$118,464,928 |
$50,397,438 |
$82,690,774 |
$223,455,844 |
|
|
City of Escondido 4156-310 |
-5,400,000 |
-10,800,000 |
-10,600,000 |
|
|
|
|
City of Patterson 4508-110 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bodega Bay PUD 4615-110 |
|
-1,900,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Elsinore Valley
MWD 4686-110 |
-8,000,000 |
-17,000,000 |
-8,500,000 |
|
|
|
|
Glenn Co. Res.
Con. Dist. 6063-110 |
|
|
-1,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
Balance: |
$273,799,338 |
$88,764,928 |
$30,297,438[4] |
$83,190,774 |
$223,955,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
That the SWRCB adopt a resolution approving a SRF loan
of $1.9 million from the FFY 2000 account for the proposed project, with a
repayment period of 20 years, and with the first repayment due one year after
completion of construction. In
accordance with the February 16, 1995, revisions to the SRF Policy, the
proposed resolution includes an expiration date for this preliminary loan
commitment if the date for initiation of construction is not met.
______________________________________________________________________________
DRAFT September 27, 1999
STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD
RESOLUTION NO. 99 – __
APPROVAL OF A STATE
REVOLVING FUND (SRF) LOAN FOR
TREATMENT PLANT, STORAGE,
AND DISPOSAL IMPROVEMENTS
BODEGA BAY PUBLIC UTILITY
DISTRICT
SRF LOAN PROJECT NO
C-06-4615-110
WHEREAS:
1. The State
Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), on February 16, 1995, adopted the “Policy for Implementing the State Revolving
Fund (SRF) for Construction of Wastewater Treatment Facilities,” and
amended it on June 18, 1998;
2. The SWRCB, on June 17, 1999, adopted the FFY 2000 SRF Loan Program Priority List which included the Treatment Plant, Storage, and Disposal Improvement Project, Bodega Bay Public Utility District (District) in Priority Class C;
3. The Division of Clean Water Programs
(Division) has approved the project report, environmental documents, and draft
revenue program, for the Treatment Plant, Storage, and Disposal Improvement
Project;
4. The District adopted a Mitigated Negative
Declaration/Initial Study and a Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration
(State Clearinghouse No. 98122014) for the proposed project, which have been
reviewed and considered, and it has been determined that the proposed project
will not result in any significant negative environmental impacts; and
5. The District is not subject to the water conservation requirements because it serves less than 3,000 customers and supplies less than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to the customers.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The State Water Resources Control Board
1. Approves a SRF loan of $1.9 million from the SFY 2000-01 account to the Bodega Bay Public Utility District for construction of the Treatment Plant, Storage, and Disposal Improvement Project , with a repayment period of 20 years, and the first repayment due one year after completion of construction; and
2. Will withdraw this preliminary SRF loan commitment if project construction is not initiated by June 1, 2000. The Division may approve up to a 90 day extension for good cause.
CERTIFICATION
The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board,
does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a
resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources
Control Board held on October 21, 1999.
______________________________________
Maureen
Marché
Administrative Assistant to the
Board
[1] Est. repayments include
repayments from existing loans and from loans expected to be executed in the
next few years for projects with existing commitments.
[2] An EPA Capitalization Grant
of $55,000,000 for SFY 2000 is anticipated.
However, the federal budget is not approved at this time.
[3] Estimated disbursements
includes disbursements remaining on existing loans as well as disbursements
anticipated on loans executed for projects with existing commitments (including
FY2000 commitments). The Division will
revise the estimated disbursements total each month as cash draw forecasts are
updated.
[4] The cash balance on June 30, 2002, is estimated to be $5,297,438 above the level needed to maintain a $25,000,000 reserve.