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Asset Management & Inter-governmental Cooperation in Pennsylvania ________________________________ PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum 3/27/2018 Christine Weigle, Executive Director Lycoming County Water & Sewer Authority P. O. Box 186
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3/27/2018
Christine Weigle, Executive Director Lycoming County Water & Sewer Authority
380 Old Cement Road Montoursville, PA 17754 (570) 546-8005
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Population ~116,000 (Erie - ~280,000) Land area – 1,228 sq mile (Erie – 799) Population per sq mile - 94.5 (Erie – 351.1) # of Municipalities – 52 (Erie – 38) Medium Household Income – $48,731 (Erie - $47,094) Total Employment – 46,211 (Erie – 114,164)
US Census Bureau data
General Information
– By the Lycoming County Commissioners
– NO GENERAL REVENUE TAX DOLLARS – User Fees/Billed Services
– Appointed by Lycoming County Commissioners – Serving 5 year terms
– Focused on Solutions – not politics
Avoid small town politics – regulatory/compliance driven – big picture – critical infrastructure – community needs
Board Members Critical to our Mission Focused on Solutions
Original Incorporation Document
incidental to the planning, creation, operation, maintenance or financing including but not limited to water supplies, water supply works, water distribution systems, sewer systems, sewage collection systems and sewage treatment plants including facilities for treating industrial waste.”
– County providing…..
Beginning with the Montoursville Regional Sewer System
1998 – 1st operating system
Serving Communities - without a municipal boundary “not the least expensive”
OWNED SYSTEMS Contracted Services
– LCWSA Developed
– Acquired Private System
– LCWSA Developed
purchase
– Acquired System
filtration/surface & well system
– 2 Sewer Systems
assistance
– 2 Boroughs (MS4)
Delinquent Collections
– 2 Boroughs (Sewer)
– 1 Sewage Planning, Design, Funding
Employees Customers
– 5 municipalities/County
– 2 water systems – 3 municipalities
– South Williamsport – 3,000 – Duboistown - 554 – Muncy Creek Township Authority – Franklin Twp
– Management – 6 – Management PT – 1 – Hourly – 16
– Executive Director – Finance Director – Compliance Manager – Engineering Services Manager (PT)
– It’s Confusing
– Municipal officials – Public Works – Administrators
– Affordability – Sustainability – Asset Management – Water Quality & Quantity – Competitive for Business – Responsive to Economic Development
Original Incorporation Document
to the planning, creation, operation, maintenance
supplies, water supply works, water distribution systems, sewer systems, sewage collection systems and sewage treatment plants including facilities for treating industrial waste.”
implementation. – WHY DID WE DO THAT!???!!!!
2018 Strategic Planning
shared services to achieve compliance with water, stormwater, and wastewater regulations by providing practical, sustainable, cost effective solutions through education, operation, maintenance, technical support, and management
services – offering a variety of alternatives - in response to requests for assistance.”
Wastewater/Water/Stormwater Pooling our resources
– Planning & Managing – Business Strategy – Risk Management – Money Management
– Cost Saving – Resource Sharing – Regional Solutions
dovetails with COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING Multi municipal plans Our Partnerships today and future LCWSA STRATEGIC PLANNING
Our Industry
– Equipment, Facilities – Funding & Money – People – Time
“Our Industry”
Cites the lack of….
has largely been ignored
Oroville Dam February 22, 2017
FlintWaterStudy.
collected, from left, on
– Long Term Planning
– Sustainability and accountability
– PARTNERSHIPS…..and INFRASTRUCTURE
limitations,
community-wide systems, inability to attract and maintain system operators,
and consistency,
weather conditions, and
isolation/remoteness
infrastructure;
disposal;
comply with regulatory requirements;
limited resources to support the large number of small systems
Small Drinking Water Systems Research EPA - 01/2017
Regional Authority – Shared Resources – Credibility
“not the least expensive” LIMESTONE WATER
– Oval Oriole Water Association – 1950’s
– Compliance issues - mid 1980’s – Water Filtration Requirements 1990’s – Formed Authority
– Limestone Township Municipal Water Authority
– 100,000 gpd – Two wells - supplemental » 50 gpm &20 gpm
– 132,000 gallon storage
– Failing equipment, unreliable service
– 272 customers
– 180,000 gallons per day (750 gpd per customer) – WATER LOSS
50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 Limestone Township Municipal Water Authority - water system
January 2010 thru March 2013 - 30 Day Average Flow (gallons per day)
– Lack of Understanding
– Violations
– Allocations
– O&M – filter plant operations only/DEP reporting
– Also providing guidance & education – Financial & project planning
–Distribution – LEAK REPAIRS – primary focus
50000 100000 150000 200000 250000
LCWSA Limestone Water System
Formerly Limestone Township Municipal Water Authority system
January 2010 thru March 2014 - 30 Day Average Flow (gallons per day) 50,000 gpd 238 customers 210 gpd vs 750 gpd
5 Service Line Connections Repaired Estimated at 80 GPM
– Distribution – LEAK REPAIRS – primary focus
– Customer Billing/Accounts Receivable – Financing and Accounts Payable – Full Management
– Capital planning
– Loan $250,000 – Rates increased under local authority
– Leak Detection - priority – >100,000 gpd – Regulatory (SRBC) implications
– Communication – Documentation
– (It is limestone township – water “disappears”)
– Constant – Necessary – Controls costs
versus
50000 100000 150000 200000 250000
LCWSA Limestone Water System January 2010 thru January 2018 - 30 Day Average Flow (gallons per day)
4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 Production Metered - BILLED
$- $50.00 $100.00 $150.00 $200.00 $250.00
Collomsville Water Association Limestone Water LCWSA Regional Water Muncy Borough Water Authority Montgomery Borough/Clinton Twp Hughesville Borough Water Authority Montoursville Borough Jersey Shore Area Joint Water Authority Williamsport Municipal Water Authority City of Lock Haven Water Department
QUARTERLY HOUSEHOLD BILL - Typical 5/8" meter, Usage 12,000/Qtr
Larger customer bases Older established systems Investments in infrastructure
Larger systems will eventually have larger projects and high costs. Rates will increase here too
$- $200.00 $400.00 $600.00 $800.00 $1,000.00 $1,200.00 $1,400.00 $1,600.00 $1,800.00 $2,000.00 Collomsville Water Association Limestone Water LCWSA Regional Water Muncy Borough Water Authority Montgomery Borough/Clinton Twp Hughesville Borough Water Authority Montoursville Borough Jersey Shore Area Joint Water Authority Williamsport Municipal Water Authority City of Lock Haven Water Department
Commercial/Industrial Comparisons
Typical 2" meter, Usage 140,000/Qtr Typical 1" meter, Usage 50,000/Qtr
– Regulatory Understanding – Cooperation Regulatory Agencies
– Avoiding fines/violations/regulatory implications – Proactive – NOT Reactive
– Seeking funding for Distribution System work
– Long term planning
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/201 6-01/documents/welcome-overview-asset- management.pdf
– to better use capital and operating budgets
environment The Fundamentals of Asset Management
(EPA, January 2016)
Plan Acquire Operate Maintain Renew Dispose
Core Process
– Renew to Dispose
We keep
expensively maintaining
equipment.
The Fundamentals of Asset Management
(EPA, January 2016)
The Fundamentals of Asset Management
(EPA, January 2016)
Five Core Questions
– What do I own? & Where is it? – What condition is it in? What is its performance? – What is its remaining useful life? – What is its remaining economic value?
– What is the demand for my services by my stakeholders? – What do regulators require? What is my actual performance?
– How does it fail? How can it fail? – What is the likelihood of failure? What does it cost to repair? – What are the consequences of failure?
– What alternative management options exist? – Which are the most feasible for my organization?
The Fundamentals of Asset Management (EPA, January 2016)
(don’t make it too hard)
– What do you know? – Operators – Problem areas – Audit (Depreciation/Assets)
– Projects – General Scope – Cost – Funding
– Costs – Communication is essential
– Worth the investment of our time!
– Subjective in our society
Typical Household with 12,000 gal/quarter (if applicable)
ERIE LCWSA
– $65 per EDU/month - $195/Qtr – With Borough Water - $273.00/Qtr – With LCWSA Water - $369.00/Qtr
– Water Only - $174.00/Qtr
– $65 per EDU - $195/Qtr (no water)
– $120 per EDU/month - $360/Qtr (no water) – With JSAJWA Water - $445.33/Qtr
– $161 per EDU/month - $483/Qtr (no water)
– WATER ONLY/No Sewer - $194.00/Qtr
$138.34 Quarterly
– $80.38 Quarterly
– $57.96 Quarterly
– Water & Sewer $223.40 Quarterly – Water Only $77.20 Quarterly
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to the planning, creation, operation, maintenance
supplies, water supply works, water distribution systems, sewer systems, sewage collection systems and sewage treatment plants including facilities for treating industrial waste.”
and implementation.
Environmental Compliance
Operations & Maintenance Technical Support Education & Outreach
Implement Solutions
Management
Support Partners
Financial & Long Range Planning
Consider the future…..
Christine Weigle, Executive Director Lycoming County Water and Sewer Authority 380 Old Cement Road P.O. Box 186 Montoursville, PA 17754 (570) 546-8005 website: lcwsa.net
Serving 10 sewer and water systems and 2 stormwater systems in 12 municipalities throughout Lycoming County and reaching over 8,500 individual customers in varying capacities.
General Information
– By the Lycoming County Commissioners – Independent Operating Authority
Jerry S. Walls, FAICP Former Executive Director Lycoming County Planning 3/1/2018 (Commenting on current Comp Plan Update) “I believe it is really important to add as one of LC’s most important success stories the County formation / support of the LC Water and Sewer Authority. In 1988-89 when we as LCPC Staff proposed that concept County Commissioners Henry Frey (Rep) and Paul Bloom (Dem) readily agreed. Note this was NONPARTISAN.”
Regional Authority – Shared Resources – Credibility
“not the least expensive”
BEFORE PAINTING AND LABELING
AFTER PAINTING AND LABELING
OLD HACH EQUIPMENT NEW HACH EQUIPMENT
RE-PURPOSED LAB CASEWORK FROM MRSS LABORATORY RENOVATIONS
Regional Authority – Shared Resources – Credibility
“not the least expensive”
Treatment Plant Replacement Other treatment improvements Grinder Pump Replacements ~Debt ~$350,000
Beaver Lake FEMA Control Building Project
Original Building
Replaced Building
Beaver Lake FEMA Control Building Project
Original Control/Mechanical
Relocated Controls/Mechanical Upgrades
Beaver Lake FEMA Control Building Project
Original Blowers/Interior Air piping Relocated Blowers/ Upgraded Interior Air Piping
Controls Upgrade Improved control and efficiencies
$35 $97
$133
$131
$161
$- $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 2nd Qtr 2007 3/4th Qtr 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Monthly for Structure (EDU)
Monthly for Structure
Partner – Communication - Collaboration
– Livable community
10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044
Annual Debt Service - Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake -093
Realistic debt and capital set aside for a reasonable rate.
Environmental Compliance
Operations & Maintenance Technical Support Education & Outreach
Implement Solutions
Management
Support Partners
Financial & Long Range Planning