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AGENDA ITEM:
2020/2021 Biennial Engineering Evaluation and Report
Professional Engineering Services Agreement 12/13-A9
Date: February 1, 2022
BACKGROUND:
The Clay County Utility Authority's (CCUA) Clay County, Florida Utility System Revenue Bond
Resolution ("Resolution") requires the preparation of a Biennial Report. The Resolution requires CCUA
to contract with a consulting Engineer every (2) two years to complete the report. The resolution also
requires the consulting Engineer provide recommendations and comments regarding the utility system
maintenance,repair,operations,expansion,future service demands,and efforts to ensure adequate funding
of the utility.
ns CCUA has a continuing services contract with Mittauer and Associates, Inc. (MA) who has provided this
a same service in the past. The Board of Supervisors approved the use of MA again to develop the
- 2020/2021 Biennial Report on April 29, 2021.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Tim Norman, P.E. from Mittauer&Associates, Inc. will provide a summary presentation of this material
and answer questions for the Board of Supervisors at the February 1, 2022 meeting.
ATTACHMENTS:
2020/2021 Biennial Engineering Report
BIENNIAL ENGINEERING
EVALUATION & REPORT
Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021
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MITTAUER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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Project No. 9204-45-5
January 2022
BIENNIAL ENGINEERING
EVALUATION & REPORT
Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021
for
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Prepared by:
MITTAUER Sc ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Orange Park, Florida
Project No. 9204-45-5
January 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Purpose and Scope of Report 1
1 .3 Service Area, Customers, and ERCs 1
1 .4 Bond Resolution 2
1 .5 Summary and Conclusions 2
2.0 INTRODUCTION 4
2.1 Background 4
2.2 Purpose and Scope of Report - Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 5
2.3 Service Area 5
3.0 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 6
3.1 Introduction 6
3.2 Operations 8
3.3 Legal Counsel 9
to 3.4 Consulting Engineer 9
3.5 Audits and Auditors 9
4.0 WATER, WASTEWATER, AND RECLAIMED FACILITIES 11
4.1 Introduction 11
4.1.1 Customers and ERCs 11
4.2 Water Facilities 15
4.2.1 Raw Water Supply 15
4.2.2 Water Treatment Facilities 16
4.2.3 Water Transmission and Distribution Facilities 17
4.2.4 Water System Condition 18
4.3 Wastewater Facilities 18
4.3.1 Wastewater Collection and Transmission System 18
4.3.2 Wastewater Treatment and Reclaimed Water Facilities. 19
4.3.3 Wastewater System Condition 22
4.4 Recognition 23
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5.0 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE 26
5.1 Water System Regulations 26
5.1.1 Water Use (Consumptive Use) Permits 27
5.2 Wastewater Regulations 29
6.0 CAPITAL PROJECTS PROGRAM 31
6.1 Introduction 31
6.2 Capital Projects Plan 31
6.2.1 Water and Wastewater Capital Improvements 32
6.2.2 Future Water and Wastewater Capital Improvements 33
6.3 Summary 34
7.0 FINANCIAL REVIEW 39
7.1 General 39
7.2 Outstanding Debt 39
7.3 Bond Resolutions and Covenants 40
7.4 Operating and Maintenance 41
7.5 Annual Budget 41
7.6 Rates 44
to 7.6.1 Rates and Charges 45
7.6.2 Revenues 45
7.6.2.1 Connection Fees Account 47
7.6.2.2 Interest Income 47
7.6.2.3 Revenue Comparison 47
7.6.3 Operating and Maintenance Expenses 48
7.6.4 Operating Results (Net Revenue) 49
7.6.5 Debt Service Coverage 49
7.6.6 Renewal and Replacement 50
7.7 Books and Records 51
7.8 Annual Audit 51
7.9 Insurance 51
7.10 Other Requirements 52
7.11 System Viability 52
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FIGURES
3-1 Table of Organization 7
4-1 CCUA Overall Existing and Proposal Water Service Area
for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 12
4-2 CCUA Existing and Proposed Sewer Service Area
for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 13
4-3 CCUA Existing and Proposed Reclaimed Service Area
for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 14
6-1 Total Capital Project Budget Progress (March 2021 to November 24, 2021) 38
TABLES
4-1 Water Treatment Facility Capacities 16
4-2 Summary of Wastewater Treatment Facilities' Features 20
4-3 DEP Wastewater Facility Permits 21
4-4 Awards - Clay County Utility Authority 23
5-1 Water Use Permits 27
6-1 2020/2021 Capital Projects Expenditures Budget and
Five Year Capital Projects Plan 35
7-1 Long-Term Debt 39
to 7-2 2021/2022 Adopted Operating Budget 42
7-3 Rates and Charges 46
7-4 Interest Income 47
7-5 Total Revenues 47
7-6 Operating Expenses 48
7-7 Net Revenues 49
7-8 Debt Service Coverage 50
7-9 Current Insurance Coverage 53
APPENDICES
A Planning Information/Studies
B Resolution No. 2020/2021-01
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Introduction
On March 23, 1993, pursuant to Ordinance No. 93-7, Clay County established an
Independent Special District, Clay County Water and Sewer Authority, under
Chapter 94-491, Laws of Florida Special Acts of 1994. The Authority was formed
for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, financing, owning, managing, providing,
promoting, improving, expanding, maintaining, operating, and, over time, the
development of regional water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utility systems
which are owned, operated, and managed by governmental authorities. On
June 3, 1994, the State Legislature created the Clay County Utility Authority as an
Independent Special District meeting all of the requirements for an Independent
Special District provided in Chapter 189 of the Florida Statutes. Effective
October 1, 1994, all of the properties and activities of the Clay County Water and
Sewer Authority were conveyed to the Clay County Utility Authority.
1.2 Purpose and Scope of Report
to Biennial Reports are required pursuant to Section 5.14 of the Clay County, Florida
Utility System Revenue Bond Resolution ("Resolution") adopted on December 14,
1993. Section 5.14 of the Resolution requires that the Authority contract with a
Consulting Engineer to report every two years to the Authority with
recommendations and comments as to the utility system including, but not limited
to, proper maintenance, repair, operations, expansion requirements, additions to
the utility system, anticipated service demands, and an estimate of the necessary
funds required for such purposes. This Report, in addition to the above
Resolution requirements, also includes discussions of the Authority's
management, customers, charges, and capital improvements.
1.3 Service Area, Customers, and ERCs
The Authority's potable water supply facilities include raw water supply, treatment,
finished water storage, high service pumping, and distribution facilities.
The Authority's wastewater system is comprised of wastewater collection and
treatment facilities. These treatment facilities produce water for reuse in the
reclaimed water systems or rapid infiltration basins or can discharge the treated
effluent into surface waters.
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The Authority's public access reclaimed (reclaimed water) systems include
storage and pumping facilities and transmission/distribution pipelines that convey
to the points of usage.
1.4 Bond Resolution
The Bond Resolutions authorizing the issuance of the Authority's Utility Revenue
Bonds set forth the covenants the Authority has made pertaining to revenues,
operating and maintenance (O&M) expenses, debt service coverage, and other
compliance issues. The covenants and other compliance issues include the
following:
1. Operation and Maintenance
2. Annual Budget
3. Rates
a) Schedule of Rates and Changes
b) O&M Expenses
c) Net Revenues
d) Debt Service Coverage
to e) Renewal and Replacement (R&R) Requirements
4. Books and Records
5. Annual Audit
6. No Mortgage or Sale of the System
7. Insurance
8. No Free Service
9. No Impairment of Rights
10. Compulsory Sewer Connections
11. Enforcement of Charges
12. Covenants with Credit Banks and Insurers
13. Consulting Engineers
14. Unit Water and Sewer Bills
15. Collection of Connection Fees
16. Federal Income Taxation Covenants, Taxable Bonds
1.5 Summary and Conclusions
Based on a review of operating data for the facilities and financial data provided
by the Authority, annual audits performed by an independent certified public
accountant, and an inspection of the water and wastewater facilities, the Authority
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has complied with the covenants of the Bond Resolution. Specifically, the
Authority has achieved the following:
1. The water, wastewater, and reclaimed systems are properly maintained
and are in good condition.
2. The utility is complying with required State and Federal regulations
governing the operation of the utilities.
3. The Authority continues to meet the tests for debt service coverage
specified in the Bond Resolution.
4. The financial stability of the utility continues to improve due, in part, to
properly funding the capital improvements, consolidation of systems, and
the implementation of water, wastewater, and reclaimed system
programs.
5. Based on a review of the Capital Projects Plan (CPP), it appears that the
Authority has properly funded the improvements and will continue to
to implement the recommendations outlined in the annually updated CPP
in order to meet future customer growth and enhance the Authority's
infrastructure.
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2.0 INTRODUCTION
2.1 Background
In December 1992, Clay County entered the utilities business by acquiring the
Kingsley Service Company (KSC) utility system. On March 23, 1993, pursuant to
Ordinance No. 93-7, Clay County established an Independent Special District, Clay
County Water and Sewer Authority, under Chapter 94-491, Laws of Florida Special
Acts of 1994. The Authority was formed for the purpose of acquiring, constructing,
financing, owning, managing, providing, promoting, improving, expanding,
maintaining, operating, and, over time, the development of regional water,
wastewater, and reclaimed water utility systems which are owned, operated, and
managed by governmental authorities. On June 3, 1994, the State Legislature
created the Clay County Utility Authority as an Independent Special District
meeting all of the requirements for an Independent Special District provided in
Chapter 189 of the Florida Statutes. Effective October 1, 1994, all of the properties
and activities of the Clay County Water and Sewer Authority were conveyed to the
Clay County Utility Authority.
to Utility acquisitions subsequent to the Ordinance included the following:
• December 1993 - Clay Utility Company (CUC)
• December 1993 - Mid-Clay Service Corporation (MCSC)
• October 1994 - Pier Station Utility System
• May 2003 - Keystone Heights Utility System
• April 2008 - Middleburg High School Water System
• June 2011 - Black Creek Hills
• April 2014 - Kingsley Cove Water System
In late 1997, the Authority expanded the utility service area with the construction of
the Spencers Crossing Utility System.
In 1999, the Authority expanded further into the Ravines Golf Course and Country
Club area, as well as the Middleburg commercial district.
The Authority currently operates 22 water treatment plants and 7 wastewater
treatment plants, along with the associated water distribution, wastewater
collection, and reclaimed systems.
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2.2 Purpose and Scope of Report - Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021
Biennial Reports are required pursuant to Section 5.14 of the Clay County, Florida
Utility System Revenue Bond Resolution (the "Resolution") adopted on
December 14, 1993. Section 5.14 of the Resolution requires that the Authority
employ a Consulting Engineer to report every two years to the Authority with
recommendations and comments as to the utility system including, but not limited
to, proper maintenance, repair, operations, expansion requirements, additions to
the utility system, anticipated service demands, and an estimate of the necessary
funds required for such purposes. This Report, in addition to the above Resolution
requirements, also includes discussions of the Authority's management,
customers, charges, and capital improvements.
Sources of information used in the preparation of this Report included, but were
not limited to, the following:
1. Capital Projects Plan
2. Audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30,
2019 and September 30, 2020
to 3. Facility inspections
4. Interviews with utility personnel
5. The Authority's Finance Department
6. Engineering Planning Documents and Studies
7. FDEP Permits
8. CCUA Adopted Resolutions
2.3 Service Area
The Authority provides water, wastewater, and reclaimed services to large portions
of unincorporated Clay County primarily west and south of the Town of Orange
Park and in the Keystone Heights area. Water and wastewater facilities are
located on various sites throughout the Authority's service area with distinct water
supply zones and eight (8) wastewater collection and treatment service areas as
described in the following sections of this Report.
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3.0 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
3.1 Introduction
Day-to-day operation of the Authority is the responsibility of the Executive Director
of the Authority, Mr. Jeremy Johnston. The Authority's general counsel, Grady
Williams, Jr. Esq., provides legal advice regarding general business for the
Authority. The Authority retains legal, engineering, accounting, and financial
consultants as necessary to assist in the permitting, planning, design, construction,
and operation of its water and wastewater systems.
The Authority's governing body is comprised of seven members designated as the
Board of Supervisors. The members are appointed for staggered 3-year terms of
office. The Board of County Commissioners of Clay County appoints six board
members, and the Governor of the State of Florida appoints the remaining
member. Board Members are required to be ratepayers of the Clay County Utility
Authority's utility system. The seven current members of the Authority's Board of
Supervisors include the following:
to 1. Wendell Davis, Chairman
2. Darin Roark, Vice Chairman
3. Jim Starnieri
4. Dan Hodges
5. Anna Lebesch
6. David Gardella
7. Michael "Chris" McNees
The Executive Director heads the Authority and reports directly to the Board.
A table of organization for the Authority is presented in Figure 3-1.
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FIGURE 3-1
Board of Supervisors
Executive Director
Jeremy Johnston
Administrative Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Public&Government Chief Human Resources
Chief Engineer Chief Operations Officer Chief Financial Officer
Engineering Paul Steinbrecher Operations Teri Shoemaker Affairs Liaison Jeffrey Wesselman Officer -
Lori DeLoach Alicia Baker Dennis Ragosta Kimberly Richardson
GIS/Asset Management Service Availability Construction&Inspection General Superintendent I General Superintendent General Superintendent Customer Service& Assistant Chief Financial
Assistant Chief Engineer Facilities&Fleet Manager IT Manager Risk&Safety Manager
!o Systems Manager - Manager Services Manager D&C Water Treatment Wastewater Treatment Billing Manager Officer
Joseph Paternih Jim Moore Dale Shoenfelt Lynn Valentin
Davie(Cassei Sandra"Melisa"Blaney Warrick Sams John"David"Rawlins Ross Bland Tim Ellis D�na"nee nee"ctrie land Karen Osborne
Senior Service Availability Construction&Inspection Administrative Assistant, Human Resources
PSM/GIS Specialist - Senior Design Engineer D&C Administrator Facilities Maint Tech Programmer,Senior BillingAnalyst
Engineer Services Coordinator Water&Wastewater Y Financial Assistant Coordinator
Xavier Aguirre Darrell Damrow Kevin Ledbetter Christopher Nazworth Janice Loudermilk Tracy Alexander Leslie Hess Matthew Pence - Dawn Green Cara Clark
i Susan Alexander
Lead Construction Chief Water Treatment
Senior GIS Analyst Service Availability Analyst Engineer in Training Master Electrician _ System Administrator Billing Clerk Financial Assistant,
Rita Matt(-Coles Jennifer Cron Zachary Loeb Inspector Billy Loudermilk Plant Operator Kathleen Trice AmyLevita
Matthew King Mike Rapp Accounts Payable
Freida Brown Ashley Taliaferro
ater Treatment Plan Electronic Technician, I Ingrid Rodriguez
Backflow&Greasetrap Construction Inspector Fleet Maintenance Specialist Operator Wastewater
Survey/GIS Technician p Jamie Cribbs
Administrator James Griffin Douglas Schutter Tony Hammer Zack Askew Lead Network Administrator
(open position) g Lauren Shupe Procurement Manager
Samantha Conner James Byrnes Dwight Garth Jonelle Cramer
Nick Griffin Shannon Jenkins Angelia Wilson
Tamantha Spaid
I Fleet Maintenance Helper Lead Mechanic,
GIS/CAD Specialist Engineer in Training Wastewater
Michael Sawdo (open position) Chief Field Operations Coordinator (open position) - Help Desk Technician Contract&Procurement
p P Brian Gibson
Stephen Rencarge Operator Trainee, Kaleena German Customer Service Specialist
P 9 Trenton Jenner
Water Supervisor Darrin Parker
Service AvailabilityI I
I I I Marla Champion
CARD Technician II S ecialist,III
Robert Dawkins P New Installations New Installations Repairs Repairs Chief Water Treatment Inventory Manager
Jina Gibbs Foreman Foreman Foreman Foreman Chief Mechanic,Pump Stations Plant Operator Customer Service Josh Towns
p Mechanic Helper,
Kenneth Sweat Shawn McKinney Randy Green Marvin Short Gary Church Philip Hendrix Wastewater Representative
Service Availability ater Treatment Plan Timothy Villalva Annecia Asberry
Specialist,I I T I — I I I Operator (open position) Andrew Mitchell
Lead Mechanic,Pump Station Brigitte"Brie"Macaluso
Summer Berndt John Ailstock
Lead Mechanic, Lead Mechanic, Lead Mechanic, Lead Mechanic, Richard Saucier Katie Ferguson
Installations Installations Repairs Repairs Lawrence May Jason McLain Monica"Claire"Smith
Roger"Dale"Rodgers Daryl Roberts Earin"Chad"Hartman Corbin Bohanan Cedric Michael Stevens
As-Built Coordinator Vincentt Brown Brown
Ashley Macdonald
Chief Water Treatment
Mechanic Mechanic Mechanic Mechanic Mechanic,Pump Station Plant Operator
Derek Bayes Bryan Nall Receptionist/Assistant
Dalton Chesser Weslee Waters Richard Bates Jerry Sleezer Secretary
Joseph Dean Michael Echelberger (open position) Steven Ellis Floyd Greer Water Treatment Plant L'a Christian
(open position) Jonathan Wiggins John"Cody"Vance Operator
Clifford Spry Dillon Lucas Nic Jordan
Levi Johns Ben Hash 1 I I
Jacob Crosby Daniel Dawson Keystone Heights/Peter's Creek Spencer's
Crossing Mid-Clay Fleming Island Ridaught Landing Miller Street
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Operator Trainee, 1 Chief Wastewater Chief Wastewater Chief Wastewater Chief Wastewater Chief Wastewater Chief Wastewater
Water Treatment Plant Treatment Plant Treatment Plant Treatment Plant Treatment Plant Treatment Plant
Service&AMI Chief Sewer Line Lead Locator/ROW Nathaniel Kne er
Superintendent Inspection Maintenance Supv - PP Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator
Carl"Ricky"DeLoach II David Deese Thomas Eure Mike Chapman T.J.McLendon John Fuquay Marty Moore David McDonald Lyle Fulton
I I Mechanic Helper,
Lead Sewer Inspection Water Wastewater Wastewater Wastewater Wastewater Wastewater Wastewater
Field Supervisors Technician Locate Coordinator Kyle Mor Treatment Plant Treatment Plant Treatment Plant Treatment Plant Treatment Plant Treatment Plant
Bradley Poole Stanley Singleton William Walker Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator
Justin Raymer Tommy Riley Mark Duncan Darin Ernst Shane Spicer Barry Cole Jim Richardville
Environmental Compliance
Mechanic,Sewer TV Locator Brad Morgan Greg Harris Carl Kight Nick Smith Darrell"Glenn"Bennett
Dean Allen Jerry Ley Curtis Copeland Shannon Payne Kenny Milledge
Manager LindseyEstevez Eric Riens (open position) Kyle Holzschuher
Field Service Technician Tony Jefferson
Heather Webber ( P Y
Wesley Addison Thomas Finnegan Ronald Hill
Brian Thacker Barney Langford Pre-Treatment Coordinator
Matthew McMullin Paul"Pr Rosenbaum Operator Trainee, Operator Trainee, Operator Trainee,
Danny Philemon Daniel Legge ROW Maintenance (open position) Wastewater Wastewater Wastewater
Mike Provencal Technician i Austin Gahl Paul Stone Jesse Renard Legend:
Carl Silcox
Matthew Jeffers Pre-Treatment Inspector
��p.� COC^,T/ Michael Murrhee (open position) Senior Leadership
Tyler Parks
Anthony Walker Team Position
1 Marc McMahon
Brian Peeples SCADA Manager
61 '<1 Jack Marsh g Management Position
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Lead/Foreman
Position
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Staff Position
3.2 Operations
The Authority has 176 authorized employment positions.
Administration is generally responsible for accounting, finance, information
technology, procurement, inventory, customer service, and human resources, led
by the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer. These Officer's
report to the Executive Director.
The Operations group is generally responsible for the following functions:
1. Water Treatment and Distribution
2. Wastewater Collection, Transmission, and Treatment
3. Reclaimed Water Production, Transmission, and Distribution
4. Inspections, and Preventive and Reactive Maintenance, Including In-kind
Replacement and Repair of Linear and Vertical Infrastructure.
5. Limited Extension of New Distribution and Collection System Runs,
Typically Infill
6. Operational Environmental Compliance Reporting
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Operational superintendents and managers report to the Chief Operations Officer.
The Engineering Services group is generally responsible for the following
functions:
1. Capital Improvement Project Design
2. Project Management and Construction Inspection
3. Service Availability
4. GIS / CADD Systems
5. Maintenance of the Enterprise Asset Management System
6. Environmental Permitting for New Facilities
7. CCUA's Self Permitting
8. Utility Coordination and Relocation Projects
9. Master Planning
Engineering and project managers report to the Chief Engineer. The Chief
Engineer and Chief Operations Officer report to the Executive Director.
The Water Treatment Division includes one Class A, three Class B, and ten
Class C state certified water operators, along with two Trainee water operators and
one maintenance mechanic. This staffing complies with the requirements of
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Chapter 62-699, Treatment Plant Classification and Staffing of the Florida
Administrative Code (FAC).
The Wastewater Treatment Division includes eight Class A, four Class B, fifteen
Class C, and three Trainee wastewater treatment plant operators, along with five
maintenance personnel and two pretreatment personnel. The Authority's
wastewater treatment facilities are defined as Category I, Class B or Category II,
Class B or C wastewater treatment facilities. The current staffing meets the
requirements as outlined in Chapter 62-699 (FAC).
3.3 Legal Counsel
The general legal counsel for the Authority is Grady Williams, Jr., Esq. The
responsibilities of the general counsel include attending regular Board of
Supervisors meetings and advising the Board and the staff regarding legal matters
that involve the Authority's business matters.
3.4 Consulting Engineer
to The Authority has retained Mittauer & Associates, Inc. as Consulting Engineer to
assist and provide specialized engineering counsel in water and wastewater
related matters pursuant to Section 5.14 of the Authority Utility System Revenue
Bond Resolution adopted on December 14, 1993, as quoted in part below:
"The Issuer shall, from time to time, employ Consulting Engineers or other
professionals with expertise in utility systems, whose duties shall be to
make any certificates and perform any other acts required or permitted of
the Consulting Engineers or other professionals under this Resolution, and
also to review the construction and operation of the System, to make an
inspection of the System at least once every two years, and to submit to the
Issuer a report with recommendations as to the proper maintenance, repair
and operation of the System during the ensuing Fiscal Year, including
recommendations for expansion and additions to the System to meet
anticipated service demands, and an estimate of the amount of money
necessary for such purposes..."
3.5 Audits and Auditors
Since 2013, the Authority has retained the firm of James Moore and Company to
perform annual audits of the Authority's financial statements, including the periods
ending October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021. The annual audits were
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conducted in accordance with generally accepted standards, "Government
Auditing Standards", issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and
the provisions of Office Management and Budget Circular A-128, "Audits of State
and Local Government".
This Report relied on these annual audits, as well as financial information compiled
by the Authority's Finance Department, for the statistical and financial data
necessary. Certain data contained in the audit have been restated in order to
reflect the performance of the Authority and other matters covered in this Report.
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4.0 WATER, WASTEWATER, AND RECLAIMED FACILITIES
4.1 Introduction
The Clay County Utility Authority provides potable water, wastewater, and
reclaimed water service to a large portion of unincorporated Clay County west and
south of the Town of Orange Park and in Keystone Heights. Since the acquisition
of the original water and wastewater facilities in 1992, the Authority has expanded
the service area by interlocal agreements to include service in Bradford County
and Green Cove Springs, as well as treatment services for the Town of Penney
Farms. For financing, operating, permitting, and planning purposes, the Authority
operates the overall utility system on a consolidated basis.
The Authority's potable water supply facilities include raw water supply, treatment,
finished water storage, high service pumping, and distribution facilities. The
Authority's wastewater system is comprised of wastewater collection, treatment,
and effluent disposal facilities, including providing reclaimed water for public
access reuse.
Water facilities and service areas are presented in Figure 4-1. Wastewater
treatment facilities and service areas are presented in Figure 4-2. Reclaimed
to water facilities and service areas are presented in Figure 4-3.
4.1.1 Customers and ERCs
An Equivalent Residential Connection (ERC) is based upon the equivalent
flow that can be anticipated for one residential connection.
A summary of the historic ERCs and the flow, expressed as gallons per day
(gpd) per ERC follows for each system.
WATER WASTEWATER REUSE
FY ERCs gpd/ERC ERCs gpd/ERC ERCs gpd/ERC
2013 48,364 203 43,729 180 8,706 294
2014 49,382 195 44,614 175 9,279 259
2015 49,810 201 45,017 177 9,640 283
2016 51,735 207 46,845 181 10,342 330
2017 52,419 208 47,613 181 10,860 361
2018 53,392 211 48,401 139 11,379 325
2019 54,192 223 49,146 140 11,914 386
2020 53,878 210 49,659 149 14,146 296
2021 55,786 217 50,779 147 15,140 349
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4.2 Water Facilities
The water treatment facilities operated by the Authority to provide service to
distinct zones or grids are defined as follows:
1. Orange Park Grid (Orange Park South, Greenwood, Tanglewood,
Ridaught Landing, Old Jennings Road, Meadowbrook, Lucy Branch,
Ridgecrest, Spencers Crossing, Oakleaf Plantation, and Middleburg
High School WTPs)
2. Pace/Fleming Grid (Pace Island and Fleming Oaks WTPs)
3. Lake Asbury Grid (Meadow Lakes, Peters Creek, Ravines, and future
Saratoga Springs WTPs)
4. Keystone Heights/Postmasters Grids (Keystone Heights, Keystone Club,
Postmasters Village, and Geneva Lakes WTPs)
5. Stand-Alone Plants (Pier Station and Kingsley Cove WTPs)
The Authority applied for and received an FDEP construction permit in 2021 to
construct the Saratoga Springs WTP. The future Saratoga Springs WTP will tie into
the Lake Asbury Grid. Transmission mains interconnecting the Lake Asbury Grid
are currently under design and construction.
4.2.1 Raw Water Supply
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The Authority's raw water supply comes from the Floridan Aquifer that
underlies approximately 100,000 square miles in southern Alabama,
southeast Georgia, southern South Carolina, and all of Florida. The Floridan
Aquifer provides high quality groundwater requiring minimal treatment to
achieve drinking water standards.
The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) regulates
withdrawals from the Floridan Aquifer through issuance of Consumptive Use
Permits (CUPs). The Authority's raw water is currently supplied by 46 active
wells located throughout the County to serve the various water service
areas. The Authority's collective CUPs approve 74 specific public supply
wells (46 active wells, 22 potential future wells, and 6 offline/abandoned
wells), and 10 reclaimed water augmentation wells (8 active wells, and 2
potential future wells).
The available water supply from the aquifer system is of adequate quantity
and quality and should provide a long-term source with proper management
of the Authority's wellfield system. The raw water quality of the Floridan
Aquifer in the area requires only aeration for hydrogen sulfide removal and
chlorination for disinfection. The treatment methods presently in use at each
of the Authority's WTPs are sufficient to meet the requirements of Chapter
62-550, Drinking Water Standards, Monitoring, and Reporting of the Florida
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Administration Code (FAC) and the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking
Water Act.
Since the sustainability of groundwater as a primary water supply source is a
priority for the Authority, they are collaborating with the SJRWMD, the FDEP,
and other Northeast Florida utilities in an ongoing effort to evaluate future
water supplies and demands in the North Florida Regional Water Supply
Plan. This evaluation has and will continue to include investigating
alternative supply sources which provide long-term sustainable solutions.
Alternative supplies include stormwater harvesting, direct and indirect
potable reuse, Lower Floridan Aquifer or deep well withdrawal, and
continued development of reclaimed water supplies as a substitute to using
potable water for irrigation or other lower quality uses.
4.2.2 Water Treatment Facilities
The Authority's water system includes 22 water treatment plants. Raw water
is pumped from the Floridan Aquifer by individual raw water supply wells to
cascade tray aerators to reduce hydrogen sulfide prior to entering ground
storage tanks. High service pumps withdraw from the ground storage tanks
and deliver to the potable water distribution system. Chlorine for disinfection
to is added either prior to discharge into the ground storage tanks or on the
discharge side of the high service pumps. Table 4-1 provides the maximum-
day capacity of the individual facilities.
TABLE 4-1
WATER TREATMENT FACILITY CAPACITIES
Water Treatment Plant PWS ID Maximum-Day Capacity (MGD)
Ridgecrest 2100741-03 9.678
Meadowbrook 2100741-01 8.786
Lucy Branch 2100741-02 5.257
Ridaught Landing 2100741-07 1.529
Old Jennings Road 2100741-08 5.664
Orange Park South 2100741-06 2.800
Greenwood 2100741-05 0.637
Tanglewood 2100741-04 3.488
Spencers Crossing 2100741-09 4.488
Oakleaf Plantation 2100741-10 4.152
Middleburg HS 2100741-11 0.509
Orange Park Grid Total 46.989
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TABLE 4-1 (continued)
WATER TREATMENT FACILITY CAPACITIES
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Water Treatment Plant PWS ID Maximum-Day Capacity (MGD)
Pace Island 2104391-01 6.941
Fleming Oaks 2104391-02 6.147
Pace/Fleming Grid Total 13.088
Meadow Lakes 2100626-01 4.757
Peters Creek 2104448 0.640
Ravines 2104332 1.915
Saratoga Springs 2104472 2.300
Lake Asbury Grid Total 9.612
Keystone Heights 2100610-01 0.588
Keystone Club 2100610-02 0.788
Postmasters Village 2100610-03 2.438
Geneva Lake 2041320 0.165
to Keystone Heights/Postmasters Grid Total 3.979
Pier Station 2104351-01 0.086
Kingsley Cove 2100801 0.147
Stand-Alone Plant Total 0.233
4.2.3 Water Transmission and Distribution Facilities
The water distribution system consists of approximately 672 miles of water
distribution pipes ranging in diameter from 2 to 24 inches and constructed of
ductile iron, galvanized steel, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The elements of
the system were constructed with the development in the service areas and
range in age from approximately 45 years to recently constructed facilities.
The pressure of the distribution systems is generally maintained between 45
and 65 psi. The systems contain 3,808 hydrants for fire protection that are
located throughout the Authority's existing potable water service areas.
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4.2.4 Water System Condition
A sampling of the Authority's water supply, treatment, storage, and
distribution facilities were visited and studied to determine the overall
condition of the system. Based upon the field observations, interviews with
operations staff, FDEP permits/reports, and CCUA studies, the water
facilities were found to be in good condition. Diligent monitoring of the water
system and future planning has allowed the Authority to continue to increase
system efficiency and develop comprehensive standards and specifications.
For example, the Authority maintains a hydraulic model of its potable water
system, as well as its other systems, and works to run scenarios in the
model(s) to determine where system deficiencies are present. The Authority
also recently hired a SCADA manager to begin the integration of the utility's
system monitoring capabilities to a SCADA system. Overall, the facilities
provide a reliable supply of high-quality potable water made possible through
the expertise of the operations staff and the capital improvements made to
the facilities.
4.3 Wastewater Facilities
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The Authority's wastewater system is separated into service areas defined by the
treatment plants serving the areas:
1. Miller Street
2. Fleming Island
3. Ridaught Landing
4. Mid-Clay
5. Spencers
6. Keystone Heights
7. Peters Creek
The Authority applied for and received an FDEP construction permit in 2021 to
construct the Governor's Park WWTF. The future Governor's Park WWTF will be
located south of Green Cove Springs.
4.3.1 Wastewater Collection and Transmission System
Portions of the Authority's wastewater collection and transmission system
have been in service for approximately 40 years. The wastewater collection
system consists of approximately 465 miles of gravity sewer, 201 miles of
reclaimed water mains, and 194 miles of wastewater force mains. The
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gravity collection system ranges in size from 4 to 12 inches in diameter, and
the force mains range in size from 1.5 to 24 inches in diameter. The gravity
sewer pipes are constructed of polyvinyl chloride, ductile iron, and vitrified
clay, and the force mains are constructed of asbestos cement, ductile iron, or
polyvinyl chloride. The overall wastewater gravity sewer system has over
10,983 manholes, and there are 176 active wastewater lift stations located
throughout the service areas. Of these lift stations, 137 have dedicated
standby generators. The 41 lift stations without dedicated generators can be
serviced by portable pumps and generators in the event of the loss of utility
electrical power. Piping is also in place to intermittently divert flow from the
Town of Orange Park's wastewater system to the Miller St. WWTF, if/when
the Town of Orange Park requires it.
4.3.2 Wastewater Treatment and Reclaimed Water Facilities
Processes employed at each of the facilities vary depending upon the
method of effluent management. In general, the treatment facilities include
pretreatment, biological treatment, secondary clarification, and chlorination.
Facilities that produce reclaimed water for public access reuse also include
to filtration, high-level disinfection, and on-line monitoring. All but the two
smallest facilities provide public access reclaimed water for at least a portion
of the treated effluent produced. Approximately 70 percent of the total
wastewater treated every day is reused through over 200 miles of reclaimed
pipelines.
Table 4-2 is a summary of the features of the water reclamation facilities
operated by the Authority. The major facilities are the Miller Street, Fleming
Island, Spencers Crossing, Mid-Clay, and Ridaught Landing wastewater
treatment plants. The smaller facilities serve specific developments. The
Authority is one of only a few utilities in Northeast Florida that provides
advanced wastewater and biosolids treatment techniques and continues to
expand its reclaimed water systems. These reclaimed water systems
promote the conservation of potable water in that they allow reclaimed water,
not potable water, to be used for residential irrigation. The reclaimed water
systems also serve to reduce the volume of treated wastewater effluent that
is discharged to the St. Johns River.
Biosolids treatment is mainly provided by the BCR process. The BCR
process produces a superior product that is used as a soil amendment. The
product meets stringent requirements for microbial and volatile solids
reduction and, coupled with the low levels of metals in CCUA biosolids,
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results in the production of Class AA biosolids, the highest recognized
classification.
TABLE 4-2
SUMMARY OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES' FEATURES
Facility Miller Fleming Ridaught Mid-Clay Spencers Keystone Peters
Street Island Landing Crossing Heights Creek
Permitted
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Capacity,
MGD, AADF
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Generator
BCR Process X X X X X
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A summary of the DEP Wastewater Facility permits is presented in Table 4-3.
TABLE 4-3
DEP WASTEWATER FACILITY PERMITS'
Facility Permit No. Expiration Date
Miller Street FL0025151 07/18/2024
Fleming Island FL0043834 06/11/2024
Ridaught FL0039721 10/02/2022
Mid-Clay2 FLA011377 08/26/2026
Spencers FL0173371 10/10/2024
Peters Creek FLA327841 09/26/2024
Keystone Heights FLA362743 05/15/2024
Governor's Park (future)3 FLA945871 11/14/2026
Aggregate4 FL0629006 05/22/2024
1. Refer to Table 4-2 for permitted capacities of the facilities.
2. Mid-Clay WWTF is undergoing expansion to a permitted capacity of 3.00 MGD,AADF.
to 3. This future facility will have a permitted capacity of 0.5 MGD, AADF or be gridded directly to the Peters Creek
Grid. CCUA is completing master planning for these options at the time of this writing.
4. This permit limits the combined, annual total nitrogen and total phosphorus mass loadings to the surface waters
for the Miller Street and Fleming Island facilities.
5. Peters Creek WRF is in the design phase now as a 1.5 MGD, AADF plant to be permitted as a zero discharge
facility relying on RIBs for shallow aquifer recharge and public access reuse.
The Miller Street facility serves most of the unincorporated area of Orange
Park. The plant is an extended aeration oxidation ditch activated sludge
facility with filtration and flow equalization. The treatment facilities located at
the Miller Street WWTF include chlorine disinfection and dechlorination. The
treated effluent can be pumped to the Oakleaf Plantation reclaimed water
system or discharged through an 18-inch diameter ductile iron force main
that extends approximately 1,000 feet into the St. Johns River.
The Fleming Island Regional WWTF is a biological denitrification facility.
The effluent from this facility is either discharged to the St. Johns River or
pumped to the Eagle Harbor or Fleming Island Plantation developments for
reclaimed water reuse. The Fleming Island facility includes a surge basin
and a reclaimed water distribution box to receive reclaimed water from the
Ridaught Landing WWTP for distribution into the reclaimed water system.
The Ridaught Landing WWTP is a biological denitrification facility. The
reclaimed water from this WWTP is pumped to the Fleming Island facility for
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reuse at the Eagle Harbor community, the Old Jennings Road reclaimed
water service area, or the Mid-Clay reclaimed water service area, or can be
discharged to the St. Johns River through the Fleming Island outfall. Since
the Ridaught facility meets advanced wastewater treatment levels, the facility
is permitted to discharge 30% of the effluent (as an Apricot Act discharge) to
Little Black Creek as an annual average
The Tynes Reclaimed Water Pumping Facility was permitted in 2020 under
FL0039721 for the use of groundwater to supplement Ridaught Landing
WWTP's reclaimed water supply.
The Mid-Clay facility is a 1.5 MGD biological denitrification facility. The
facility has an onsite rapid infiltration system rated at 2.08 MGD and a public
access reclaimed water system rated at 2.05 MGD. The Mid-Clay facility has
the capability to receive reclaimed water from the Ridaught Landing, Fleming
Island, Spencers, and Miller Street WWTFs. This facility is beginning the
construction phase for expansion to a 3.00 MGD facility.
The Spencers Crossing WWTP is a biological denitrification wastewater
to treatment facility. Effluent from the facility is reused in a reclaimed water
system. The facility also has a permitted Apricot Act discharge to an
unnamed tributary of Little Black Creek. This Apricot Act discharge is limited
to 1.42 MGD (30% of its reuse capacity).
Wastewater at the Keystone Heights WWTP is treated to meet secondary
standards and the reclaimed water is discharged to on-site rapid infiltration
basins.
The Peters Creek (formerly Green Cove West) facility also discharges
reclaimed water to on-site rapid infiltration basins. The Authority is in the
design phase to expand the Peters Creek WWTF as a 1.5 MGD AWT facility
that will produce reclaimed water and Class AA Biosolids when complete.
All facilities are equipped with standby generators should there be a loss of
utility power.
4.3.3 Wastewater System Condition
A sampling of the Authority's wastewater treatment facilities were inspected
and studied to determine the overall condition of the system. Based upon
the general field observations, interviews with operations staff, FDEP
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permits/reports, and CCUA studies, the wastewater facilities were found to
be in good condition. The facilities are carefully operated and maintained.
Reliability is enhanced by ongoing capital improvements.
The Authority has implemented an Enterprise Asset Management System
(EAM) to accelerate transition from reactive to preventative maintenance,
enhance reliability, and assist in projecting future capital improvement needs.
Initial adoption, including planning and research for the EAM began in 2015.
The Authority is using software from Cartegraph Systems, Inc. as the Work
Management/EAM platform to manage tasks and track asset infrastructure.
In FY22, the Authority is working to expand the use of the EAM system from
linear assets (now) to vertical assets, and to simplify and refine how the
system is used to achieve greater benefits over time.
4.4 Recognition
The Authority has been recognized for outstanding performance, receiving twenty-
seven awards over the past sixteen years including "Excellence of Operations" for
both the water and wastewater systems; "Municipal Water Use Efficiency" award
to for the most innovative and effective reclamation and reuse program for the
Southeastern United States, Region Four presented by the Environmental
Protection Agency; "Best in Construction" presented by the Florida Transportation
Builders Association for utility coordination and damage prevention during
construction on the most heavily traveled urban corridor in Northeast Florida; and
the most recent award, "Outstanding Class C Water Treatment Plant" for the
Peters Creek WTP. The operations staff was recognized at the 2021 Florida
Section of American Water Works Association for this outstanding plant. A
summary of the awards received in recent years is presented in Table 4-4.
TABLE 4-4
AWARDS - CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
Agency Year Award Title Category Plant/Individual
NE FL Department of 2001 Plant Operations WTP Tanglewood WTP
Environmental Protection Excellence
Florida Water Environment Earl B. Phelps Miller Street
Association 2001 (Runner Up) Best Secondary WWTF WWTP
Florida Water Environment 2001 Earl B. Phelps Best Advanced Ridaught Landing
Association (1stPlace) Secondary WWTF WWTP
Florida Water Environment 2001 Earl B. Phelps Best Advanced Fleming Island
Association (Honorable Mention) Secondary WWTF Regional WWTP
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TABLE 4-4
AWARDS - CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
Agency Year Award Title Category Plant/Individual
Florida Water Environment Earl B. Phelps Miller Street
Association 2002 (1st Place) Best Secondary WWTF WWTP
Florida Water Environment 2002 Earl B. Phelps Best Advanced Fleming Island
Association (1 Place) Secondary WWTF Regional WWTP
Florida Water Environment 2002 Earl B. Phelps Best Advanced Ridaught Landing
Association (Honorable Mention) Secondary WWTF WWTP
U.S. Environmental 1st Place for Reclamation Small (< 5 MGD) Most
Protection Agency, Region 4 2002 & Reuse Effective and Innovative CCUA
Reclamation and Reuse
Florida Water Environment 2003 David W. York Water 1 to 5 MGD CCUA
Association Reuse Award
Florida Water Environment Earl B. Phelps Miller Street
Association 2003 (Runner Up) Best Secondary WWTF WWTP
Florida Water Environment 2003 Earl B. Phelps Best Advanced Fleming Island
Association (Honorable Mention) Secondary WWTF Regional WWTP
to Stewards of the St. Johns 2003 Friend of the River River Restoration Efforts CCUA/Ray Avery
NE FL Department of 2003 Outstanding Operations WTP Spencers Crossing
Environmental Protection WTP
Outstanding Performance
U.S. Environmental 2004 (Medium Groundwater WTP Spencers Crossing
Protection Agency, Region 4 WTP
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U.S. Environmental 2004 Safe Drinking Water Act Medium Groundwater Spencers Crossing
Protection Agency, Region 4 Excellence System WTP
NE FL Department of Plant Operation Ridaught Landing
Environmental Protection 2004 Excellence WWTP WWTP
NE FL Region II (AWWA) 2005 1st Place Best Tasting Tap Water CCUA System
(Ravines)
NE FL State Level 2005 7th Place Best Tasting Tap Water CCUA System
(FS/AWWA) (Ravines)
Florida Water Environment 2005 Earl B. Phelps Best Advanced Fleming Island
"Association (Honorable Mention) Secondary WWTF Regional WWTP
Florida Water Environment Earl B. Phelps Miller Street
Association 2006 (1st Place) Best Secondary WWTF WWTP
Florida Water Environment 2006 Earl B. Phelps Best Advanced Fleming Island
Association (Honorable Mention) Secondary WWTF Regional WWTP
Florida Transportation Utility Coordination and
"Builders Association 2011 Best in Construction Damage Prevention CCUA System
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TABLE 4-4
AWARDS - CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
Agency Year Award Title Category Plant/Individual
Florida Water Environment 2013 Technology Innovation & Biosolids CCUA
Association Development
Cartegraph 2018 High-performance Asset Management CCUA
Government Award
FL State Level (FSAWWA) 2021 Outstanding WTP Class WTP Peters Creek WTP
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5.0 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
5.1 Water System Regulations
The Authority's potable water treatment and distribution facilities must meet the
requirements of the FDEP and USEPA. The primary rules and regulations that
apply to the Authority are Chapters 62-550, 62-551, 62-555, and 62-560, FAC, as
well as the amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The complete
set of rules and associated forms may be obtained from FDEP's website at
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/drinkingwater/rulesprog.htm. The purpose of these
rules and regulations is to ensure that public water systems supply drinking water
that meets the minimum requirements of the SDWA (Public Law 93-523) and the
Florida Safe Drinking Water Act (Sections 403.850 and 403.864 of the Florida
Statutes). The State of Florida has adopted the national primary and secondary
drinking water standards of the federal government and has created additional
rules to fulfill State requirements. However, there are instances in which the FDEP
drinking water quality standards are more stringent than those of the USEPA.
There are also some contaminants which are listed in one set of the standards but
not the other. In this case, priority is given to the strictest standard documented.
The 1996 amendments to the SDWA retained most of the original National Primary
to Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs). The USEPA's drinking water regulatory
activity will most likely increase in the next few years as the Agency works to meet
the various deadlines imposed by the 1996 SDWA amendments.
In regard to the American Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2018, which requires
utilities to perform a "Risk and Vulnerability Assessment", the Authority completed
and submitted this requirement on March 25, 2020.
The main chapters of the FAC which regulate water facilities in the State of Florida
are Chapters 62-550, 62-555, and 62-560. Each chapter is summarized briefly
below.
Chapter 62-550 FAC, Drinking Water Standards, Monitoring, and Reporting,
adopts EPA rules and regulates the water produced by public water systems.
Chapter 62-555 FAC, Permitting and Construction of Public Water Systems,
establishes the requirements for construction and operation and maintenance of
public water systems from supply through treatment, storage, and distribution. In
general, this Rule establishes setback requirements for water supply wells; number
of water supply wells required; the method of construction of the water supply
wells; design requirements for water treatment, storage, and distribution facilities;
cross-connection control; and water, field, and other samples required for
permitting. In addition, this Rule sets forth the requirements for permitting various
types of raw water supply treatment, storage, and distribution systems.
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Chapter 62-560, Requirements for Public Water Systems Out of Compliance,
adopts EPA rules on the actions a water system must take when it is not in
compliance with established standards.
Chapter 62-602, Drinking Water and Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operators, establishes requirements for certification of drinking water treatment
plant operators.
Chapter 62-699, Treatment Plant Classification and Staffing, establishes minimum
staffing requirements for facilities based on capacity and type of treatment process.
5.1.1 Water Use (Consumptive Use) Permits
The current water use permits for the Authority's groundwater withdrawals
are summarized in Table 5-1.
TABLE 5-1
WATER USE PERMITS
Annual Authorized Actual Annual
Facility Under Permit No. 416 Withdrawal Withdrawal
(Expires 12/31/2025) (Million Gallons) (Million Gallons)
to Lucy Branch
Meadowbrook
Ridgecrest
Greenwood
Orange Park South
Tanglewood
Old Jennings Road
Ridaught Landing Annually Through 2025 Year 2020
Fleming Oaks 12,436.755 4,284.40
Pace Island Year 2021
Meadowlakes 4187.63
Spencers Crossing
Oakleaf
Ravines
Pier Station
Peters Creek
Middleburg H.S.
Saratoga Springs
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TABLE 5-1 (continued)
WATER USE PERMITS
Facility Under Permit No. 431 Annual Authorized Actual Annual
Withdrawal Withdrawal
(Expires 11/08/2031) (Million Gallons) (Million Gallons)
Keystone Club Annually Through 2031 Year 2020
243.46 (Upper Floridan 151.89
Keystone Heights Aquifer)
Geneva Lake Estates 60.59 (Lower Floridan Year 2021
Postmaster Village Aquifer) 163.52
Facility Under Permit No. Annual Authorized Actual Annual
12/31/2027) Withdrawal Withdrawal
137335
(Expires (Million Gallons) (Million Gallons)
Governor's Park DRI (Future Year 2020
Facility) 0
Annually Through 2027
180.675
Year 2021
0
Annual Authorized Actual Annual
Facility Under Permit No.
03/08/2025) Withdrawal Withdrawal
to 51227-10
(Expires (Million Gallons) (Million Gallons)
System-wide reclaimed water
system supplementation & Annually Through 2025 Year 2020
emergency backup Reclaim: 1,245.8 (Upper 125.38
supplementation for Country Club and Lower Floridan
of Orange Park (OPCC) irrigation. Aquifers)
Year 2021
OPCC: 10.0 (Upper Not Yet Available From
Floridan Aquifer) SJRWMD
Water is a resource that needs to be protected. The Authority promotes the
conservation of potable water, and this effort is succeeding. This success
has taken place because of the rate structure and because of the Authority's
continued emphasis on expanding the supply of reclaimed water to system
customers. The Authority is also considering several Alternative Water
Supply options to expand the water portfolio to serve future growth. These
include the potential reuse of stormwater, use of water withdrawn from the
Lower Floridan aquifer, aquifer storage and recovery, and potable reuse.
For example, in 2021 the Authority completed an investigative study of the
feasibility to withdraw water from the Lower Floridan Aquifer (LFA) as an
alternative water supply within CCUA's service area. The final report
concluded that the area's LFA is a viable source of AWS with good water
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quality. As shown in Table 5-1, the latest issue of CUP Permit No. 431
includes an allowance for withdrawal from the LFA, which can point to the
study completed by CCUA.
CCUA recently acquired CUP Permit No. 51227 that authorizes the use of
1,245.8 million gallons per year for reclaimed water system supplementation
from the upper and lower Floridan aquifers, as well as 10.0 million gallons
per year from the upper Floridan aquifer for emergency irrigation service to
the Orange Park Country Club. This permit expires on March 8, 2025.
All four (4) of the Authority's CUPs were revised and reissued in 2021
because CCUA has elected to participate financially in the construction and
operation of the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project as a
means of addressing its proportional share of the required recovery of the
minimum flow level's (MFLs) for Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva in the Keystone
Heights Lakes area. The Cost Participation Agreement ensures CCUA's
future water use complies with the Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva MFL criteria
by not causing a violation of their MFLs. The agreement states CCUA has
purchased 0.67 feet of "lift" to the lakes via funding support for construction
to and operation & maintenance for a 20-year period after completion of the
Black Creek Water Resource Development Project. The agreement also
limits the Authority's total future water use to 24 MGD or 8,760 million
gallons per year.
5.2 Wastewater Regulations
Operation of wastewater treatment facilities is governed by rules and regulations
imposed by FDEP and the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA). FDEP requires Class I reliability for wastewater treatment facilities that
are producing reclaimed water for public access reuse. All of the Authority's
WWTPs that incorporate public access reuse have a backup method of disposal.
The primary rules which apply to the Authority's facilities include, but are not
limited to, the following Chapters of the FAC:
• 62-302 - Surface Water Quality Standards
• 62-304 - Total Maximum Daily Loads
• 62-520 - Ground Water Classes, Standards and Exemptions
• 62-600 - Domestic Wastewater Facilities
• 62-602 - Water or Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
and Distribution System Operators
• 62-604 - Collection Systems and Transmission Facilities
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• 62-610 - Reuse of Reclaimed Water and Land Application
• 62-611 - Wetlands Application
• 62-620 - Wastewater Facilities and Activities Permitting
• 62-625 - Pretreatment Requirements for Existing and
New Sources of Pollution
• 62-640 - Biosolids
During Fiscal Year 2021, the Florida Senate passed SB 64 related to reclaimed
water and domestic wastewater, amending F.S. 403.064. In summary, the Bill
requires domestic wastewater utilities that dispose of effluent, reclaimed water, or
reuse water by surface water discharge to:
• Submit a Compliance Plan to the Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) to eliminate nonbeneficial surface water discharges by
November 1, 2021;
• Fully implement the plan to eliminate discharges by January 1, 2032; and
• If no plan is timely submitted or approved, eliminate discharges by
January 1, 2028.
The Bill requires DEP to submit a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2021,
to and annually thereafter, providing the average gallons per day that discharges are
reduced, the average gallons per day of discharges that will continue, the level of
treatment discharged water receives, and any modified or new plans submitted by
a utility since the last report.
The Bill authorizes discharges that are being beneficially used or otherwise
regulated. These include discharges associated with an indirect potable reuse
project; permitted wet weather discharge; discharges into a stormwater
management system, which are subsequently withdrawn for irrigation purposes;
utilities that operate domestic wastewater treatment facilities with reuse systems
that reuse at least 90% of a facility's annual average flow; or discharges that
provide direct ecological or public water supply benefits.
CCUA has been proactive in its efforts to achieve the SB 64 requirements by the
specified deadlines. The Authority submitted the required Compliance Plan in
October 2021, and has approximately 3 MGD of advanced-treatment quality
effluent discharged to riverine surface waters on an annual average basis. CCUA
currently owns and operates an extensive reuse system and is ahead of the curve
in the state as a major reclaimed water utility. CCUA's compliance plan outlines the
Authority's efforts to continue to expand public access reuse and continue to
implement RIBs for shallow aquifer recharge in order to eliminate nonbeneficial
surface water discharges before the January 1, 2032 deadline.
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6.0 CAPITAL PROJECTS PROGRAM
6.1 Introduction
The Clay County Water & Sewer Authority began water and wastewater operations
in December 1992 when the Clay County Board of County Commissioners
acquired the Kingsley Service Company (KSC) water and wastewater systems. In
December 1993 and October 1994, the Authority expanded water and wastewater
operations and acquired the Clay Utility Company (CUC) and the Mid-Clay Service
Company (MCSC) water and wastewater systems, as well as the Pier Station
water system. In 1997, the Authority constructed and began operation of the
Spencers Crossing water and wastewater system and in 1999 acquired the
Ravines water and wastewater system. The Authority acquired the Keystone
Heights system in 2003.
As part of the acquisition plan and the purchase of the KSC, CUC, and MCSC
water and wastewater systems, the County issued the Series 1992A and 1993
bonds, which are now paid off. A portion of the proceeds was intended to fund
certain capital improvements, additions, and extensions to the acquired systems.
to The funds were for the purpose of providing water and wastewater service to the
existing and anticipated customers of the Authority. These investments and similar
continued investments are required in order for the water and wastewater
treatment facilities and related potable water distribution, wastewater collection,
and disposal facilities to:
1. Meet regulatory requirements
2. Provide for correction of system deficiencies
3. Provide higher levels of service
4. Provide necessary facilities expansion during the 5 years
subsequent to the acquisitions
These expenditures are necessary in order for the assets to reach their useful or
expected service life; to meet system growth and satisfy the land use planning and
development goals of the County; and to comply with regulatory requirements,
environmental concerns, and good operating and management practices.
6.2 Capital Projects Plan
Since the acquisition of the individual water and wastewater systems, the Authority
has upgraded the WTPs to increase potable water storage and pumping capacities
and the interconnection of transmission and distribution systems to improve
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system reliability. In addition, the Authority continues to upgrade the water and
wastewater treatment facilities to comply with pending or new state and federal
regulations, provide public access reclaimed water reuse systems, increase
existing water and wastewater treatment capacity, and upgrade facilities to treat
additional demands and flows. The Authority maintains the wastewater collection
system, including the various wastewater lift stations, and initiates improvements
where needed to ensure system reliability.
6.2.1 Water and Wastewater Capital Improvements
The Authority develops a 5-year Capital Projects Plan (CPP) yearly in order
to ensure future demands are met, to meet regulatory requirements, and to
optimize timing and execution for operations repair and rehabilitation
investments. The CPP is necessary in order to ensure that adequate water
supply, treatment, storage, pumping, distribution, and transmission capacity
are available to meet the water and wastewater system demands and the
required level of service as the number of customers increases. The CPP
consists of a series of programs to be implemented over the next five years.
Program areas include the following:
to
1. Water Resource Development
2. Water Treatment, Storage, and High Service Pumping
Improvements
3. Water Transmission System Improvements
4. Wastewater Collection and Transmission Improvements
5. Wastewater Treatment Improvements
6. Effluent Disposal and Reclaimed Water Improvement
7. Alternative Water Supply Initiative
The terms and conditions of the Bond Resolution require the Authority to
establish and maintain a repair and replacement (R&R) account. The
balance in the R&R account is to be used for the purpose of paying for major
extensions, improvements, or additions to, or the replacement or renewal of,
capital assets of the water and wastewater systems, or for extraordinary
repairs of the utility system. The required annual deposit to the fund is at
least equal to 5% of the gross revenues received from the operation of the
utility system during the immediately preceding fiscal year until the amount
on deposit is equal to the required balance as defined in the Bond
Resolution. The balance of any revenues remaining in the Revenue Account
after the payment or funding of the cost of operations, debt service, and R&R
shall be deposited in the Surplus Reserve Account and used to make
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improvements to the facilities. Additionally, these funds may also be used
for any other lawful purpose in connection with the system as provided in the
Bond Resolution. It should be noted that the deposit to the R&R account for
the projected period included in the forecast of utility operations reflects the
minimum funding requirements as provided for in the Bond Resolution.
Additional amounts, which have been assumed to be available to fund future
capital needs, have been assumed to be deposited into the Surplus Reserve
Account in accordance with the provisions of the Bond Resolution.
In addition to the annual funding of capital-related expenditures from rates
(through deposits to the R&R account and the Surplus Reserve Account),
the Authority will also receive funds for capital expansion through the
application of water and wastewater connection fees. The connection fees
will be applied to new customer growth in order to assist in the funding of the
cost to serve such customers and are restricted solely for such purpose,
which also includes the payment of the system indebtedness allocable to
such plant expansion.
6.2.2 Future Water and Wastewater Capital Improvements
to
The Authority's management stays engaged of impending population growth
within their service areas and plans for the associated demands for water,
wastewater, and reclaimed water that will be placed upon their facilities.
Based on their knowledge of the capacities of their existing treatment
facilities and the additional hydraulic and pollutant loadings they will have to
provide, decisions are made relative to needed expansions. These decisions
include estimates of the time that will be needed for permitting, engineering,
and construction, and funding is allocated so that the expanded facility is
operational in advance of the loadings that will be imposed. These expansion
decisions also reflect regulatory requirements, namely movement towards
more stringent rules for water and wastewater quality. Near-term needs are
most often identified by the Authority's operators, who are most familiar with
the capabilities and limitations of the facilities they operate.
The Authority's assessment of future service demands, expansion
requirements, and additions to the utility system is comprehensive. The
Consulting Engineer has reviewed data provided by the Authority and
believes their assessment is reasonable. Appendix A includes examples of
planning information developed by the Authority, namely, the Integrated
Water Resources Plan Strategy Framework completed in September 2021
and the Peters Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion Planning
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Report completed in February 2021. The Authority provided a total of twelve
major planning studies/reports that were completed in Fiscal Years 2020 and
2021.
The Authority has developed a 5-year CPP to define the needs of the water,
wastewater, and reclaimed water systems. The CPP is monitored and
updated annually. The current adopted 5-year CPP is summarized in
Table 6-1. Over the previous fiscal year, the Authority has tracked an
accumulation of planned projects waiting to begin and has made an effort to
accelerate the rate of progressing projects from procurement, to design, and
to bidding/construction. Figure 6-1 graphically depicts the Authority's effort to
advance projects as the total dollar amount in CPP items underway increased
by over $66 million from March 2021 to November 2021.
6.3 Summary
The Authority has continued to maintain, improve, and expand its water,
wastewater, and reclaimed water systems. Based upon the general field
observations and the intended use of the facilities, interviews with staff, and a
to review of the water and wastewater permits and other miscellaneous operating
reports for the individual facilities, the water and wastewater systems appear to be
in good operating condition.
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TABLE 6-1
Clay County Utility Authority
2021/2022 Capital Projects Expenditures Budget - Adopted
And Five Year Capital Projects Plan
Adjusted for Prior Year Jobs Not Completed as of 4/30/2021 ADJUSTED
FISCAL YEAR Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 TOTALS
REVENUES:
Balance October 1, 2020, to include Transfers 139,693,193 139,693,193
Funds Spent on Jobs Prior to FY 2019/2020 (54,793,809) (54,793,809)
Renewal, Replacement&Betterment 2,398,255 2,414,518 2,486,954 2,561,563 2,638,410 2,717,562 15,217,262
Departmental Capital Transfer 597,925 1,052,400 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 5,650,325
Environmental Reuse Capital Fund Transfer 1,046,954 1,140,408 1,151,812 1,163,330 1,174,964 1,186,713 6,864,181
Capacity Fees Transfer 2,653,134 4,078,314 4,282,230 4,496,341 4,721,158 4,957,216 25,188,393
Grant Revenue 3,000,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 10,500,000
Alternative Water Supply Transfer 649,644 688,309 708,958 730,227 752,134 774,698 4,303,970
Debt Service Charge 170,340 200,400 200,400 200,400 200,400 200,400 1,172,340
Surplus Transfer(Operating Contingency Utility& Capital Reserve, includes add'l R&R) 3,416,509 3,775,457 4,009,994 4,130,294 4,254,203 4,381,829 23,968,285
Restricted Interest Earnings 50,644 5,120 10,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 110,764
Borrowing/Utilization of Surplus Funds if needed (53,803,503) 36,522,706 42,144,817 22,192,988 14,543,732 30,291,582 91,892,323
Balances After Transfers 45,079,286 51,377,632 57,495,165 37,990,143 30,800,000 47,025,000 269,767,226
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
RENEWAL, REPLACEMENT & BETTERMENT
Departmental Capital 949,320.82 1,052,400.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 6,001,720.82
Knight Boxx/Old Jennings Force Main Extension 0.00 100,000.00 214,000.00 314,000.00
Keystone Club Estates-Plant Upgrades 0.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 3,000,000.00
Rehab SP WW Clarifer#1/under drain 1-2 100,000.00 900,000.00 1,000,000.00
CL2 Storage Tanks - Multiple WTPS 20,151.89 50,000.00 70,151.89
Ridgecrest WTP -Replace Softstart& Crossline Starters with VFD's 923,462.26 568,016.26 1,491,478.52
Lake Asbury WM Improvements (602 Lake Asbury Road&Aldersgate St.) 0.00 845,000.00 845,000.00
Wesley RD WM Improvements (Branscomb Road to Arthur Moore Drive) 0.00 801,500.00 801,500.00
ERP Software Replacement 1,400,000.00 1,400,000.00
Keystone Heights -Brooklyn Bay Road Water Main Rehabilitation 0.00 9,000.00 9,000.00
Keystone Heights - Lakeside Street/Hilltop Street Water Main Rehabilitation 0.00 115,500.00 115,500.00
Lift Station SCADA System 0.00 750,000.00 750,000.00
Meadowbrook WTP Upgrades - (GST#3 repair, Transfer switch, GST#2 roof repair,Aerator reps] 72,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,453,000.00 3,525,000.00
Miller St. WWTP Upgrades (Complete Paving of Loop Road, Refurbish Influent Structure (Exterio 0.00 646,070.00 646,070.00
Ravines Off-Site Mains - Middleburg W&S Extensions 1,238,000.00 1,238,000.00
Ridaught WTP -Phase I GST Upgrades 50,000.00 1,100,000.00 1,150,000.00
Ridaught WRF Upgrades (Install Micro-screen, Grit Removal Equipment, and Influent,Rehabilitial 103,936.00 1,663,706.00 1,433,034.00 260,394.00 3,461,070.00
Spencers WTP- Ground Storage &High Service Pump WRF SCADA System
0.00 70,000.00 600,000.00 670,000.00
1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00
Water SCADA System 750,000.00 750,000.00
CR 218 widening from Pine Tree Lane to Cosmos 425,000.00 500,000.00 925,000.00
Sandridge Road widening from Henley to CR 209 150,000.00 300,000.00 450,000.00
CR 220 widening Baxley to Henley Rd 575,000.00 575,000.00
CR 220 widening from Henley to Knightbox 420,000.00 420,000.00
Fleming Oaks WTP Electrical Upgrades &Hydro Tank 175,000.00 800,000.00 975,000.00
Pace Island WTP: Electrical&Hydro Tank Upgrades (Replace Hydrotank Tank#1 and Electrical) 200,000.00 800,000.00 1,000,000.00
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2021/2022 Capital Projects Expenditures Budget - Adopted
And Five Year Capital Projects Plan
Adjusted for Prior Year Jobs Not Completed as of 4/30/2021 ADJUSTED
FISCAL YEAR Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 TOTALS
Rehab PS 4 &PS 62. Manifold PS 67 if feasible 200,000.00 800,000.00 1,000,000.00
Server Lifecycle Replacement 1,750,000.00 1,750,000.00
Upgrade Lift Stations 11, 41, 69, 51 500,000.00 500,000.00 1,000,000.00
Upgrade Lift Station 98 500,000.00 500,000.00
Upgrade Lift Stations 9, 43, 24, 59 500,000.00 500,000.00 1,000,000.00
WTP Ground Storage Tanks: add Handrails 576,000.00 576,000.00
Fleming WRF Clarifier No. 1 Upgrade 50,000.00 1,158,000.00 1,208,000.00
Water Plant Meters Retrofits 0.00 100,000.00 300,000.00 300,000.00 300,000.00 1,000,000.00
Ridaught/Greenwood/Lucy Branch/Orange Park South WTP Consolidation and Upgrades 0.00 250,000.00 250,000.00
Meadowbrook Well Rehab 70,000.00 630,000.00 700,000.00 I
Insituform R&R 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 5,000,000.00
Kingsley Cove WTP Well Rehab 350,000.00 350,000.00
Projects Removed after engineering assessment 20,934,902.08 20,934,902.08
SYSTEM EXPANSION
Governor's Park WWTF Design and Build 25,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,500,000.00 3,525,000.00
Governor's Park WTP Design and Build 2,400.00 975,000.00 3,262,500.00 3,262,500.00 7,502,400.00
Brannen Mill Extension- Challenger Center 2,200,000.00 2,200,000.00
Meadow Lake WTP-New Ground Storage Tank and Electrical Service upgrade 363,093.00 1,834,953.00 611,651.00 2,809,697.00
Saratoga Springs WTP - Phase I 1,211,426.55 1,137,327.00 1,858,592.00 309,765.00 4,517,110.55
Saratoga Springs RWP - Phase I 1,160,831.00 446,202.00 1,119,300.00 261,597.00 2,987,930.00
FCOB Utility Crossings 2,211,096.93 2,211,096.93
FDOT Middleburg Water and Sewer Relocations 602,241.10 602,241.10
Saratoga Springs Offsite Main Extensions 485,323.00 2,299,677.00 2,785,000.00
Mid Clay WWTP - Phase II Plant Expansion 582,615.00 4,500,000.00 2,167,385.00 7,250,000.00
Fleming Island Reg. WWTP -2nd BCR Plant, Two Tanks 200,000.00 5,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 7,200,000.00
Fleming Island Reg. WWTP Upgrades (#3 BTU Installation, Design, Repair/Restoration of#1 BTL 2,149,000.00 4,371,000.00 6,520,000.00
Fleming Island WWTF Clarifier No. 2 Evaluation and Repair 140,000.00 140,000.00
2019-054 Doctors Lake Restoration Project 236,340.52 175,000.00 411,340.52
CCUA Storage Building and Site Improvements 254,095.00 3,480,750.00 3,734,845.00
Aquarius Concourse Relocation Utility Relocations 900,000.00 900,000.00
Redirect Flow from CCUA LS #85 to LS #168 11,500.00 11,500.00
North Middleburg Water& Sewer Extension and Interconnection(Water Interconnect,Forcemain c 169,191.77 1,700,000.00 1,500,000.00 3,369,191.77
CCUA Administrative Building Phase I 0.00 214,907.00 2,945,250.00 3,160,157.00
Cost Share -Extension from Mayfield Annex to Blanding 37,800.00 37,800.00
Infill Projects 1,161,679.98 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 1,661,679.98
Keystone Wastewater Treatment Plant-Phase II Construction 0.00 7,150,000.00 7,150,000.00
Old Jennings Rd-Estimated Cost Share on oversizing to Commercial stub 40,000.00 40,000.00
Peters Creek WTP 2nd GST 0.00 650,000.00 650,000.00
Peters Creek WTP 3rd Well 100,000.00 875,000.00 975,000.00
Peters Creek WWTP - Land Acquisition 0.00 634,050.00 634,050.00
Peters Creek WRF -Phase II 50,000.00 1,600,000.00 12,000,000.00 8,350,000.00 22,000,000.00
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2021/2022 Capital Projects Expenditures Budget - Adopted
And Five Year Capital Projects Plan
Adjusted for Prior Year Jobs Not Completed as of 4/30/2021 ADJUSTED
FISCAL YEAR Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 TOTALS
Peters Creek Reclaimed Additions 0.00 200,000.00 200,000.00
Pier Station E/W WM Extension and Interconnect(State Road 16 and FCOB) 0.00 750,000.00 750,000.00 1,500,000.00 3,000,000.00
Pier Station Force Main Extensions (State Road 16 and FCOB) 0.00 750,000.00 750,000.00 1,500,000.00 3,000,000.00
Pier Station Master Pump Station (State Road 16 and FCOB) 0.00 250,000.00 75,000.00 500,000.00 825,000.00
Pier Station WTP Expansion 0.00 1,700,000.00 4,300,000.00 6,000,000.00
Ravines to Henly Road Water Main Extension 0.00 1,400,000.00 1,240,000.00 2,640,000.00
Ravines WTP 2nd GST 0.00 100,000.00 650,000.00 750,000.00
Ridaught RWP - 750K Ground Storage Tank 0.00 937,500.00 937,500.00
Ridaught RWP - Install 3rd High Service Pump 0.00 70,000.00 70,000.00
Spencer's WWTP: Phase 6 Expansion 0.00 750,000.00 5,500,000.00 6,250,000.00
Water System Interconnects - Misc 0.00 660,000.00 660,000.00
Ridaught/Greenwood/Lucy Branch/Orange Park South WTP Consolidation and Upgrades 0.00 50,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 6,050,000.00
Longbay Rd. Master Pump Station and Force Main 0.00 500,000.00 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00
Swimming Penn Creek WM Interconnect 0.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00
ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY
Hydrogeologic Well Construction and Testing 1,321,500.00 1,321,500.00
Potable Reuse Pilot Project 429,261.99 185,000.00 1,085,500.00 2,000,738.01 3,700,500.00
to 2 MGD Potable Reuse 0.00 1,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 13,000,000.00
Other AWS (Stormwater, RIBs, Reclaimed Storage, etc) 0.00 15,000,000.00 15,000,000.00 30,000,000.00
Subtotals 40,981,168.89 46,706,938.26 52,268,332.00 34,536,494.01 28,000,000.00 42,750,000.00 245,242,933.16
Contingency 4,098,116.89 4,670,693.83 5,226,833.20 3,453,649.40 2,800,000.00 4,275,000.00 24,524,293.32
TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 45,079,285.78 51,377,632.09 57,495,165.20 37,990,143.41 30,800,000.00 47,025,000.00 269,767,226.48
Capital Expenditures Breakdown:
Renewal, Replacement&Betterment 32,289,224 23,578,769 21,007,588 16,448,043 9,450,000 7,075,000 109,848,625
System Expansion 11,039,300 27,613,863 35,402,077 19,541,362 5,350,000 12,950,000 111,896,602
Alternative Water Supply 1,750,762 185,000 1,085,500 2,000,738 16,000,000 27,000,000 48,022,000
45,079,286 51,377,632 57,495,165 37,990,143 30,800,000 47,025,000 269,767,226
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FIGURE 6-1
Total Capital Project Budget Progress - From March 2021 to November 24, 2021
$120,000,000
—Total Capital Projects
$101,890,218
—Capital Projects awarded In Construction
$100,000,000 —
Capital Projects in Planning/Design
$80,000,000 —
$69,006,162
$60,000,000 --
$35,802,988
$ao,000,000
to
$27,958,276 $32,884,056
$20,000,000 —
$7,844,712
$o ,
March-21 April-21 May-21 June-21 July-21 August-21 September-21 October-21 November-21
7.0 FINANCIAL REVIEW
7.1 General
The water and wastewater fund are classified as an enterprise fund and accounts
for operations that are financed and operated in a manner similar to private
business enterprises. As such, providing goods or services to the general public
on a continuing basis are financed or recovered primarily through user charges.
In order to finance certain acquisitions and the various capital improvements
needed to properly maintain the utility and continue to operate in the most cost-
effective manner possible, the Authority utilizes long-term debt instruments.
7.2 Outstanding Debt
The outstanding long-term debt, at the end of the fiscal years ending October 1,
2020 and September 30, 2021, of the Clay County Utility Authority is summarized
in Table 7-1.
TABLE 7-1
to LONG-TERM DEBT
Debt Obligation 2021 2020
$10,000,000 Clay County Utility Authority Utilities System Revenue
Note, Series 2009; due in semi-annual installments commencing $0
on May 1, 2009 with interest at 4.24%. Interest rate amended to
2.97% in August 2013. Paid off in 2020.
$48,495,000 Utility System Revenue and Refunding Note, Series
2019 with variable payment amounts due semi-annually and $44,035,000 $46,880,880
principal payments due from 2020 through 2039. Interest is fixed at
2.03%.
$10,236,041 Utility System Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series
2012; due in annual installments varying from $237,103 to $4,510,637 $5,815,365
$1,901,056 plus interest payable semi-annually at 1.86% through i
2024.
$12,778,239 Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan with
maximum $14,179,180 available balance; due in semi-annual $11,704,626 $12,317,203
installments of $399,298 including interest at 0.94% until the
payment amount is adjusted by amendment.
$4,066,297 Clean Water State Revolving Funds; due in semi-
annual installments commencing on November 15, 2010, through - $0
2030 with interest at 2.92%. Paid off in 2020.
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TABLE 7-1 (continued)
LONG-TERM DEBT
Debt Obligation 2021 2020
$10,300,628 Clean Water State Revolving Fund; due in semi-
annual installments commencing on May 15, 2010, through 2030 - $0
with interest ranging from 2.85%to 3.24%. Paid off in 2020.
$461,195 The School Board of Clay County, Florida present value
annual services of capital lease in which ownership will be $0 $34,587
transferred at the end of the term in 2021.
$42,210,667 Utility System Revenue and Refunding Note, Series
2015 with variable payment amounts due to semi-annually and $36,895,642 $38,664,255
principal payments due from 2016 through 2031. Interest is fixed at
2.82%.
$1,735,142 Clean Water State Revolving Fund; due in semi-
annual installments of $54,020 including interest ranging from $819,331 $915,866
1.29% to 3.10%, beginning on January 15, 2017, through 2032.
$1,430,069 payable to a software vendor in conjunction with a
server and enterprise software licensing agreement; due in annual
to $542,513 $800,041
installments of $286,013 including interest ranging from 0% to
4.20%, beginning on February 1, 2019, through 2023.
Bonds and Notes Payable $98,507,749 $105,427,317
Less Current Portion of Bonds and Notes Payable ($7,034,886) ($6,919,315)
LONG-TERM BONDS AND NOTES PAYABLE, NET $91,472,863 $98,508,002
7.3 Bond Resolutions and Covenants
The Bond Resolutions authorizing the issuance of the Authority's Utility Revenue
Bonds set forth the covenants the Authority has made pertaining to revenues,
operating and maintenance (O&M) expenses, debt service coverage, and other
compliance issues. The covenants and other compliance issues include the
following:
1. Operation and Maintenance
2. Annual Budget
3. Rates
a) Schedule of Rates and Charges
b) O&M Expenses
c) Net Revenues
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d) Debt Service Coverage
e) Renewal and Replacement (R&R) Requirements
4. Books and Records
5. Annual Audit
6. No Mortgage or Sale of the System
7. Insurance
8. No Free Service
9. No Impairment of Rights
10. Compulsory Sewer Connections
11. Enforcement of Charges
12. Covenants with Credit Banks and Insurers
13. Consulting Engineers
14. Unit Water and Sewer Bills
15. Collection of Connection Fees
16. Federal Income Taxation Covenants, Taxable Bonds
7.4 Operating and Maintenance
The Authority's "Operating and Maintenance" covenant states the following:
to "The Clay County Utility Authority should maintain or cause to be
maintained the system and all portions thereof in good condition and will
operate or cause to be operated the same in an efficient and economical
manner, making or causing to be made such expenditures for equipment
and for renewals, repairs and replacements as may be proper for the
economical operation and maintenance thereof."
Based on inspections of the water and wastewater facilities, review of records, and
discussions with the Authority's staff, the water and wastewater systems are
maintained in good condition and operate in an efficient and economical manner.
7.5 Annual Budget
Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the Authority annually prepares and
adopts an annual budget in accordance with applicable law. The budget is
comprehensive and provides for all areas necessary for the complete operation of
the water and wastewater utility. The FY 2021/2022 adopted operating budget,
summarized in Table 7-2, provides an estimate of revenues and expenditures
prepared in budget form and a basis for continuing control of expenditures
throughout the budget period. Thus, by preparing the budget, the Authority
complies with Section 5.03 of the covenants.
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TABLE 7-2
CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
2021/2022 ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET
Revenues:
Water Revenue 17,648,491
Sewer Revenue 29,918,327
Reclaimed Revenue 4,878,842
Connection Fees,AWS&DEP Grants 4,767,879
Miscellaneous Revenue 1,587,082
Capital Fund-Const.Dept.Labor,OH,&Equipment 624,519
Interest-Restricted 2,666
Interest-Non Restricted 784,689
Total Revenues $60,212,495
Expenditures:
Debt Service-Interest $2,074,592
Debt Service-Principal 7,093,418
Debt Service-Stabilization
Restricted Interest Income 2,666
Renewal&Replacement Fund 2,414,518
Environmental Reuse Capital Fund 1,140,408
Connection Fee Fund,AWS&DEP Grants 4,767,879
Departmental Capital Fund 1,052,400
Capital Reserve 2,414,518
Total Debt and Capital Expenditures $20,990,399
Operation Expenses:
Wages $12,321,958
Health Insurance 2,425,477
Retirement 1,272,907
Licenses, Education, &Uniforms 345,670
Payroll Taxes 903,297
Workers Compensation ins. 227,492
to General Liability&Property Insurance 859,395
Transportation Expense 502,451
Rental Space 43,194
Communication Expense 485,154
Electric&Fuel-W/P 734,000
Electric&Fuel-L/S 400,000
Electric&Fuel-STP 1,310,865
Electric&Fuel-Office 37,603
Chemicals Water 185,000
Chemicals Sewer 821,203
Supplies-Water 1,772,224
Supplies-Sewage 1,258,076
Supplies Office 633,544
Software 1,006,671
Engineering Expense 919,700
Legal Expenses 545,535
Audit Expenses 33,500
Subcontractors-Water 811,575
Subcontractors-Water Testing 105,500
Subcontractors-Sewage 830,582
Subcontractors-Sewage Testing 158,322
Subcontractors AWS
Subcontractors General 1,727,637
Sludge Removal&Treatment 1,924,160
Bad Debt Expense 5,000
Miscellaneous 421,466
Contingency 1,186,170
Board Of Directors Compensation 52,194
Due in Lieu of Taxes 2,360,055
Total Operation Expenses $38,597,577
CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
2021/2022 ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET
Construction Department Expenses:
Wages $241,798
Health Insurance 63,804
Retirement 25,643
Payroll Taxes 18,088
Workmen's'Compensation Insurance 8,806
Property/Liability Insurance 54,855
Equipment Fuel, Repairs&Maintenance 15,000
Field Supplies&Small Tools 5,000
Office Supplies 900
Material&Subcontractors 2,100
Miscellaneous Expenses&Employee Training 29,825
Contingency Reserve 54,315
Depreciation 104,385
Total Construction Department Expenses $624,519
Total Expenditures $60,212,495
(OVER)UNDER BUDGET $0
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The Authority prepares a monthly accounting schedule which compares actual to
budgeted revenues and expenditures. The Authority has the option to make
transfers and adjustments as necessary to ensure that the financial and operating
requirements are met.
7.6 Rates
Adequate revenues must be generated from water and wastewater user rates and
charges in order to meet the fiscal requirements of the Utility, including Operating
and Maintenance Expenses and Debt Service. The Authority must also meet its
rate covenant as specified in the Bond Resolution.
According to the Bond Resolution, the Authority:
"...shall fix, establish and maintain such rates and collect such fees, rates
or other charges for the product, services and facilities of the system, and
revise the same from time to time, whenever necessary, as will always
provide in each fiscal year, (1) Net Revenues which at least equal one
hundred five percent (105%) of the annual debt service on all outstanding
to bonds becoming due in such fiscal year, including one hundred percent
(100%) of any amounts required to be deposited in the Renewal and
Replacement Account ... or (2) Net Revenues, water connection fees and
sewer connection fees in each fiscal year adequate to pay at least one
hundred ten percent (110%) of the annual debt service becoming due in
such fiscal year on all outstanding bonds, including one hundred percent
(100%) of any amounts required to be deposited in the Renewal and
Replacement Account..."
CCUA remains compliant with all bond resolutions.
To maintain compliance in future years, CCUA is initiating a rate study this year
with a Consulting Engineer to provide a comprehensive re-evaluation of the rates
and tariffs needed to fully support future revenue needs. The rate study is one
component of an overall utility strategic plan that CCUA is undertaking this year.
The bond resolution requirement related to the Biennial Engineering Report is that,
in the event there were a non-compliance, the Authority must immediately seek the
Consulting Engineer to review its rates, fees, charges, income, gross revenues,
operating expenses, and methods of operation and to make recommendations as
to the methods by which the Authority may promptly seek to comply with the above
requirements. The Authority must thereafter implement such recommendations to
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the extent required to comply with the above rate covenant. This provision has
never needed to be invoked.
7.6.1 Rates and Charges
The Authority currently maintains uniform water, wastewater, and reclaimed
water rates for all systems. The schedule of current rates and charges are
summarized in Table 7-3. Resolution No. 2021/2022-01 provides definitions
and details and is included in Appendix B.
7.6.2 Revenues
Gross Revenues are mainly derived from water and wastewater rates and
charges and include some miscellaneous income. The Bond Resolution
defines "Gross Revenues" as:
"All income and moneys received by the Authority from the rates,
fees, rentals, charges, and other income to be made and collected by
the Authority for the use of the products, services and facilities to be
to provided by the system, or otherwise received by the Authority or
accruing to the Authority in the management and operation of the
system, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting
methods employed in the operation of public utility systems similar to
the system, including, without limiting to the generality of the
foregoing, (1) moneys deposited from the Rate Stabilization Account
into the Revenue Account, and (2) all earnings and income derived
from the investments of moneys under the provisions of the
Resolution which are deposited or credited to the funds and accounts
established hereunder, other than the project Account and Rebate
Account, and (3) payments made by developers to the Authority for
reservation of capacity and similar such charges to the Revenue
Fund or Interest Account as provided therein. "Gross Revenues"
shall not include (1) any Government Grants and investment
earnings thereon, (2) Water Connection Fees and earnings thereon,
(3) Sewer Connection Fees and earnings thereon, (4) Special
Assessments and earnings thereon, (5) non-cash items contributed
to the Authority with respect to the system, (6) stormwater fees and
earnings thereon (except to the extent described under the definition
of the term "system" herein)"
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TABLE 7-3
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED RESOLUTION AMENDING CERTAIN RATES AND CHARGES FOR THE CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY.
The Clay County Utility Authority("CCUA")will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday,September 7,2021,at 7:00 PM,in the Clay County Utility Authority's Board Room,located at 3176 Old Jennings Road,Middleburg,Florida,for the
purpose of receiving public comment concerning the adoption of the 2021/2022 budgets.
Note:All service rates are stated as monthly rates.Proposed 2.6%increase to all Base and Consumption charges except Water Consumption over 6,000 gallons increase of 25%.All changes noted below.
SYSTEM BASE CHARGES: Water Wastewater Reuse
Meter Size
5/8"x 3/4" $11.14 $25.26 * $16.85
3/4" $16.71 $34.68 $25.31
1" $27.92 $63.17 $42.13
1&1/2" $55.78 $126.31 584.27
2" $89.27 $202.16 $134.81
3" $178.51 $404.33 $269.61
4" $278.94 $631.56 $421.27
6" $557.87 $1,263.13 $842.53
8" $892.60 $2,021.51 $1,3848.06
10" $1,283.12 $2,904.81 $1,937.84
12" $2,396.96 $5,431.13 $3,622.05
*Residential Wastewater will be charged the same rate regardless of meter size
WATER SURCHARGES:
Alternative Water Supply Surcharge-Per Monthly Water BE $1.12
SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource Development Project Surcharge $1.09
CONSUMPTION CHARGES(based on 30 days):
Water System Consumption Rates:
Residential Service:
First 6,000 gallons $1.54
Next 6,000 gallons $3.88
Next 6,000 gallons $5.03
All usage over 18,000 gallons $6.45
Note:Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons with allowance per meter equivalent ERC
General Service:
All consumption per 1,000 gallons(Excluding Potable Irrigation Meters) $2.06
General Service:
Potable Irrigation Metered Services
First 10,000 gallons $1.54
Next 15,000 gallons $3.88
Next 25,000 gallons $5.03
All usage over 50,000 gallons $6.45
Note:Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons with allowance per meter equivalent ERC
Wastewater System Consumption Rates:
Residential Service:
All Meter Sizes(10,000 gallon cap) $3.77
Unmetered Flat Rate $54.28
Multi-family Unmetered per Unit $42.72
Note:Where reclaimed water is available the cap for residential wastewater usage will not apply
General Service:
Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water,no cap $4.60
Reclaimed Water Consumption Rates:
Residential and General Service:
First 15,000 gallons $0.83
Next 5,000 gallons $1.63
All usage over 20,000 gallons $2.46
Note:Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons with allowance per meter equivalent ERC
CUSTOMER DEPOSIT:(per ERC)
Security Deposit Amount: Water Wastewater Reuse
Initial Deposit $25.00 $50.00 $25.00
Initial Deposit for Customers Without SSN $50.00 $100.00 $50.00
Annual Interest Rate of 0.42%will be paid on deposit held at least 6 months
Note:A security deposit is required for all new accounts including transfers and existing accounts that become delinquent and require a field visit.An additional deposit will be required for
accounts that are disconnected twice in one 12 month period.
SERVICE CHARGES&MISCELLANEOUS FEES:
After Hours Prepayment for New Service $225.00
Same Day Service Charge and After Hours Premise Visit Surcharge(Normal Hours 8 AM to 5 PM,M-F) $30.00
Initial Connection,Premise Visit Charge,Normal Reconnection,Reconnection due to Repair,and 2nd Trip $30.00
Special Meter Rereads,Hydrant Reading Charge and Backflow Test Final Notice $30.00
Nonpayment Charge Before 4:00 PM,Monday-Friday $30.00
Nonpayment Charge After 4:00 PM and before 9:00 PM,Monday-Friday $85.00
Nonpayment Charge on Weekends and Holidays $105.00
Nonpayment Charge Flat Rate Sewer Account $70.00
Late Notice Charge $3.00
Returned Check Charge $30.00
Hydrant Meter:Application Set Up,Relocation Charge,and Fee to Replace Cut Meter Lock $30.00
Meter Inspection Fee for New Meter Installations $30.00
Meter Testing Charge(5/8"x3/4"&3/4") (1"&Above Meters:Actual Cost) $65.00
Meter Reset Fee $115.00
Meter Tampering Charge $50.00
Replacement of Broken Curb Stop $70.00
Lien Charge(Charge does not include any recording costs,additional collection fees or attorney fees) $120.00
Violation Reconnection $30.00
Monthly Hydrant Base Charge(plus water at metered rates) $87.78
Hydrant Meter Deposit per Hydrant Policy $500.00 to$1,100.00
Hydrant Meter One-Time Fill at CCUA Main Office(plus water at metered rates) $50.00
Waste Disposal Deposit per Septage Haulers Disposal Deposit Policy
Building Water Monthly Charge All Systems(Un-metered used during construction) $63.23
Wholesale Reclaimed Water Usage Charge Per 1,000 Gallons $0.47
Waste Disposal From Portable Toilets,Septic Tanks,and Landfill Lechate at Sewage Treatment Plant PR Low Gan.. $97.78
Processing fees to CCUA for Potable Water(Pubac water s"Ppiy)Distribution and Transmission System Permits $250.00
Processing fees to CCUA for Domestic Wastewater Collection/Transmission System Permits $250.00
Processing fees to CCUA for Permit Modifications $50.00
Energy Surcharge(to be assessed based on a formula)when actual energy sensitive operating expenses exceed budgeted energy sensitive expenses
Account collection fees and/or costs inured by CCUA in the course of collecting delinquent balances,which maybe based on a percentage at a maximum of 40%of the debt,and all costs and expenses,including reasonable
attorneys'fees,which CCUA incurs in such collection efforts,will be paid,in addition to the original balance due,by the customer responsible for the delinquent balance.
SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES:
Water Capacity Charge Per ERC $360.00
Alternative Water Supply Charge Per ERC $365.74
SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource Development Project Connection Charge Per ERC $100.25
Wastewater Capacity Charge Per ERC excluding Keystone included in FDEP Grant SG481030 and LP0512 $3,200.00
Reclaimed Water Capacity Charge Per ERC For Developments with Reclaimed Water Piping Systems $300.00
Surcharge for Development of Reclaimed Program(Applicable To All Developments That Do Not Install Reclaimed Piping Systems) $410.00
Debt Service Charge Per ERC $167.00
Fire Protection-Initial Charge(Per Gallons Per Minute"GPM"Flow) $15.81
Inspection,Plan Review,As-built Drafting,and Recording Fees Actual Cost
Potable Water Meter,with Backflow Device(5/8"x3/4"Meter with other sizes at cost)Includes Meter Box $391.96
Reclaimed Water Meter(5/8"x3/4"Meter with other sizes at cost)Developments with Reclaimed Water Piping Systems&Includes Meter Box $333.91
As defined in Rate Resolution:
Supplemental Developer Agreement Administrative Charge $100.00
Financed Developer Agreement Administrative Charge $100.00
Flex Space Meter Audit(2nd and subsequent trips)-$50.00,plus$75.00,per hour in excess of.75 hours per trip
Master Meter Violation Charge,where applicable $500.00
Carrying Charge for Middleburg Service Area Policy and Infill Policy 2.18%
Finance Charge 2.56%
Middleburg Service Area Development Policy-Distribution and Collection Infrastructure Charge Per Acre
Water $5,582.00
Wastewater $10,684.00
Additional mforniation on the proposed rates,charges,and fees is available for inspection in the office of the Clay County Utility Authority at 3176 Old Jennings Road,Middleburg,Florida,Monday through Friday;8:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
except legal holidays.Following the Public Hearing,which maybe adjourned from time to time,the Board of Supervisors may adopt or modify the proposed rates,charges,and fees.
In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act,any person needing special accommodation to participate in this matter,should contact the Clay County Utility Authority by mail at 3176 Old Jennings Road,Middleburg,Florida
32068-3907,or by telephone at(904)272-5999,extension 2464,no later than 7 days prior to the hearing or proceeding for which this notice has been given. Those requiring auditory assistance can access the foregoing telephone number
by contacting the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8770(Voice),or 1-800-955-8771(TDD).
If any person intends to appeal any decision related to this action,such person will need to provide a court reporter at such person's own expense,for a transcript of the proceedings.All interested persons are invited to attend.
CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
Jeremy Johnston,Executive Director
7.6.2.1 Connection Fees Account
The Bond Resolution requires the Authority to deposit into the
Water Connection Fees Account all water connection fees as
received, and deposit into the Sewer Connection Fees Account all
sewer connection fees as received. Sections 4.07 and 4.08 of the
Bond Resolution provide more details pertaining to the Water
Connection Fees Account and Sewer Connection Fees Account.
Water and Sewer Connection Fees collected were $5,007,712 in
Fiscal Year 2020 and $8,613,079 in Fiscal Year 2021 .
7.6.2.2 Interest Income
Table 7-4 lists the interest income received in Fiscal Years 2020
and 2021. Pursuant to the Bond Resolution, only the interest
income on unrestricted funds is included in Net Revenues when
computing debt service coverage.
TABLE 7-4
to INTEREST INCOME
Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2020
Interest Income on Unrestricted Funds $726,180 $1,106,906
1 Source:Authority's Finance Department.
7.6.2.3 Revenue Comparison
Total revenues for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 are summarized in
Table 7-5.
TABLE 7-5
TOTAL REVENUES'
Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2020
Charges for Services $47,790,436 $46,567,578
Interest- Non-Restricted $726,180 $1,106,906
Miscellaneous Revenues $1,658,726 $1,496,475
Water& Sewer Connection Fees $8,613,079 $5,007,712
TOTAL REVENUES $58,788,421 $54,178,671
1 Source: Authority's Finance Department.
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7.6.3 Operating and Maintenance Expenses
The Bond Resolution defines "Operating Expenses" as:
"The Authority's expenses for operation, maintenance, repairs
and replacements with respect to the system shall include,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, administrative
expenses, payments for the purchase of materials essential to
or used in the operation of the system, including bulk purchases
of water or sewage services, fees for the management of the
system or any portion thereof, insurance and surety bond
premiums, the fees to the provider of a Reserve Subaccount
Credit Instrument (but excluding any expenses or
reimbursement obligations for draws made thereunder),
accounting, legal and engineering expenses, ordinary and
current rentals of equipment or other property, refunds of
moneys lawfully due to others, payments to others for disposal
of sewage or other wastes, payments to pension, retirement,
health and hospitalization funds, and any other expenses
to required to be paid for or with respect to proper operation or
maintenance of the system..."
A comparison of operating expenses for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 is
summarized in Table 7-6.
TABLE 7-6
OPERATING EXPENSES'
Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2020
Wages & Related Benefits $15,520,664 $15,025,171
Operating Expenses $10,196,390 $9,544,640
Subcontractors $4,372,607 $3,786,133
In Lieu of Taxes $2,150,140 $2,097,421
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $32,239,801 $30,453,3651
1 Source: Authority's Finance Department
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7.6.4 Operating Results (Net Revenue)
A comparison of operating revenues and expenses, interest on unrestricted
funds, and net revenues as defined in the bond resolution for Fiscal Years
2020 and 2021 is summarized in Table 7-7.
TABLE 7-7
NET REVENUES
Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2020
Operating Revenues
Charges for Service $47,790,436 $46,567,578
Interest— Non-Restricted $726,180 $1,106,906
Miscellaneous Revenues $1,658,726 $1,496,475
Gross Revenue $50,175,342 $49,170,959
Water& Sewer Connection Fees $8,613,079 $5,007,712
Total Revenues $58,788,421 $54,178,671
Operating Expenses
to
Wages & Related Expenses $15,520,664 $15,025,171
Operating Expenses $10,196,390 $9,544,640
In Lieu of Taxes $2,150,140 $3,786,133
Subcontractors $4,372,607 $2,097,421
Total Operating Expenses $32,239,801 $30,453,365
NET REVENUES' $17,935,541 $18,717,594
1 Excluding Connection Fees.
7.6.5 Debt Service Coverage
Debt service coverage tests were calculated utilizing the audited Financial
Statements for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021. The bond resolution requires
that net revenues must be at least 105% of debt service, including 100% of
the applicable amount for renewal and replacement, or that net revenues
plus connection fees must be at least 110% of debt service, including 100%
of the applicable amount for renewal and replacement.
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As reflected in Table 7-8, the debt service coverage tests as defined in the
Bond Resolution for Fiscal years 2020 and 2021 favorably exceeded the
requirements and were sufficient to fund the R&R requirements.
TABLE 7-8
DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE
Fiscal Year 2021 Fiscal Year 2020
Net Revenues Adequate to Pay at Least 105%of the Annual Debt Service
Net Revenues $17,935,541 $18,717,594
R&R $2,398,255 $2,146,425
Test A Debt Service $7,034,886 $6,919,315
Coverage Factor
Actual 1.90 2.06
Required 1.05 1.05
OR
Net Revenues, Water Connection Fees, and Wastewater Connection Fees
Adequate to Pay at Least 110% of the Annual Debt Service
to Net Revenues $17,935,541 1 $18,717,594
Connection Fees-Water& $8,613,079 $5,007,712
Wastewater
Test B Total $26,548,620 $23,725,306
R&R $2,398,255 $2,146,425
Debt Service $7,034,886 $6,919,315
Coverage Factor
Actual 2.81 2.62
Required 1.10 1.10
7.6.6 Renewal and Replacement
The Bond Resolution requires the Authority to fund the Renewal and
Replacement (R&R) Account with an appropriate amount as may be certified
to the Authority by the Consulting Engineers. The Authority is currently
utilizing at least 5% of the previous year Gross Revenues as the Renewal
and Replacement requirement. Based on information provided by the
Authority's accounting staff, transfers to the Renewal and Replacement
Account were made in the amounts of $2,146,425 in Fiscal Year 2020 and
$2,398,255 in Fiscal Year 2021. These amounts were sufficient to meet the
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covenant requirements pertaining to the Renewal and Replacement Account
for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021.
7.7 Books and Records
The Authority maintains books, records, and accounts of the revenues and
operations of the water and sewer systems, which are separate and apart from all
other books, records, and accounts of the County. This procedure is in compliance
with Section 5.05 of the Bond Resolution for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021.
7.8 Annual Audit
The Authority is required, immediately after the close of each fiscal year, to cause
the books, records, and accounts relating to the Utility System to be properly
audited by a recognized independent firm of Certified Public Accountants and shall
require such accountants to complete their report of such annual audit in
accordance with applicable law.
The Authority retained James Moore and Company as its independent auditor for
to Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021.
7.9 Insurance
The Bond Resolution requires:
"The Authority to carry such insurance as is ordinarily carried by
private or public corporations owning and operating water and sewer
utilities systems similar to the system with a reputable insurance
carrier or carriers, including public liability insurance in such amounts
as the Authority shall determine to be sufficient and such other
insurance against loss or damage by fire, explosion (including
underground explosion), hurricane, tornado, or other hazards and
risks, and said property loss or damage insurance shall at all times be
in amount or amounts equal to the fair appraisal value of the
buildings, properties, furniture, fixtures and equipment of the System,
or such other amount or amounts as the Consulting Engineers shall
approve as sufficient.
The Authority may establish certain minimum levels of insurance for
which the Authority may self-insure. Such minimum levels of
insurance shall be in the amounts as recommended in writing by an
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insurance consultant who has a favorable reputation and experience
and is qualified to survey risks and to recommend insurance coverage
for persons engaged in operations similar to the System..."
Current insurance coverage is summarized in Table 7-9.
7.10 Other Requirements
The Bond Resolution also contains other covenants as listed below which were
individually reviewed. A review of the Authority's records indicates that the
Authority's activities were in compliance with the following covenants during Fiscal
Years 2020 and 2021:
1. No Mortgage or Sale of the System
2. No Free Service
3. No Impairment of Rights
4. Compulsory Sewer Connections
5. Enforcement of Charges
6. Covenants with Credit Banks and Insurers
7. Consulting Engineers
to 8. Unit Water and Sewer Bills
7.11 System Viability
The Authority has continued to maintain and improve both the water and
wastewater systems that were acquired from Kingsley Service Company in 1992,
Clay Utility Company and Mid-Clay Service Company in 1993, Pier Station in 1994,
Spencers Crossing in 1997, and Ravines in 1999. The Authority added the
Keystone system to the Utility in November 2003. Based upon a review of the
financial data provided by the Authority and its auditors, interviews with staff, and
other miscellaneous operating reports for the individual facilities, the Authority's
water and wastewater systems appear to be financially stable.
The financial stability of the Authority's water and wastewater systems has
improved since the acquisition of these systems due, in part, to properly funding
the capital improvements, consolidation of systems, and the implementation of
miscellaneous water and wastewater system programs. Based on a review of the
CPP, it appears that the Authority has properly funded the improvements and will
continue to implement the recommendations outlined in the annually updated
Water and Wastewater System CPPs in order to meet future customer growth and
enhanced the Authority's infrastructure.
Biennial Engineering Evaluation&Report-Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021
Clay County Utility Authority January 2022
Mittauer&Associates, Inc.Project No. 9204-45-5 Page 52
Table 7-9
Covered Party: Clay County Utility Authority PRI A
Effective Date: 10/1/2021
PUBLIC RISK INSURANCE ADVISORS Changes in Exposures
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LINE OF COVERAGE LIMIT DEDUCTIBLE/SIR ANNUAL LI DEDUCTIBLE/SIR ANNUAL 2020/2021 2021/2022
PREM PREM
Property: _
Preferred Govt'I Ins Trust
Blanket Buildings&Contents $ 141,340,560 $ 10,000 $ 352,895 $ 143,150,048 $ 10,000 $ 392,727 Pro.erty
Equipment Breakdown _$ 50,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 100,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,809,488
Excess Flood $ - $ - Exposure Difference 1.28%
Earth Movement $ 1,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 10,000 _
Named Windstorm 2%/$25,000 Minimum 2%/$25,000 Minimum $ 39,832
Accounts Receivable $ 500,000 $ 10,000 $ 500,000 $ 10,000 Premium Difference 11.29%
Additional Expense $ 1,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 10,000
Business Income $ 1,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 10,000
Errors&Omissions $ 250,000 $ 10,000 $ 250,000 $ 10,000
Demolition&Increased Cost of Construction $ 500,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,546
IInland Marine: Inland Marine
Communications Equipment Included $ 5,000 $ 8,575 Included $ 5,000 $ 10,712 $ 2,586,793 $ 3,146,857
Mobile Equipment $ 1,836,793 $ 5,000 $ 2,146,857 $ 5,000 $ 560,064
Electronic Data Processing Included $ 5,000 Included $ 5,000 Exposure Difference 21.65%
Emergency Services Portable Equip Included $ 5,000 Included $ 5,000
Other Inland Marine Included $ 5,000 Included $ 5,000 $ 2,137
Rented Borrowed Leased Equipment $ 250,000 $ 5,000 $ 500,000 $ 5,000 $ 1,032 Premium Difference 24.92%
Valuable Papers Included $ 5,000 Included $ 5,000
Watercraft Not Covered $ 5,000 Not Covered $ 5,000
Blanket Unscheduled Inland Marine $ 500,000 $ 5,000 $ 500,000 $ 5,000
$ 361,470 $ 406,017
Crime:
Preferred Govt'I Ins Trust
0 Employee Dishonesty $ 250,000 $ 5,000 $ 1,000 $ 250,000 $ 5,000 $ 1,000
Theft,Disappearance&Destruction In/Out $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 50,000 $ 5,000
Forgery/Alterations $ 100,000 $ 5,000 $ 100,000 $ 5,000
Sub-Total $ 1,000 Sub-Total $ 1,000
General Liability: Payroll Payroll
Preferred Govt'I Ins Trust $11,825,511 $11,565,367
General Liability $ 2,000,000 $ 1,000 $ 201,330 $ 2,000,000 $ 1,000 $ 226,248 $ (260,144)
Employee Benefits $ 2,000,000 $ 1,000 Included $ 2,000,000 $ 1,000 Included Exposure Difference -2.20%
Deadly Weapong Protection $ 1,000,000 $ - Included $ 1,000,000 $ - Included $ 24,918
Premium Difference 12.38%
Sub-Total $ 201,330 Sub-Total $ 226,248
This proposal is intended to give a brief overview.Higher limits may be available.Please refer to coverage forms for complete details regarding definition of terms,exclusions and limitations.
2020/2021 2021/2022 Changes in Exposures
LINE OF COVERAGE LIMIT DEDUCTIBLE/SIR ANNUAL LIMIT DEDUCTIBLE/SIR ANNUAL 2020/2021 2021/2022
PREM PREM
Automobile: Vehicles
Preferred Govt'l Ins Trust 137 1 136
TIV
Auto Liability $ 2,000,000 $ - $ 86,419 $ 2,000,000 $ - $ 96,165 $6,327,523 $6,426,776
Uninsured Motorist $ 100,000 $ - $ 100,000 $ - -1
Comprehensive/Collision Symbol 10,8 $ 5,000 $ 37,211 Symbol 10,8 $ 5,000 $ 41,481 Exposure Difference -0.73%
Hired Physical Damage $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 15,016
Medical Payments $ 1,000 S 5,000 $ 1,000 Premium Difference 12.15%
Sub-Total $ 123,630 Sub-Total $ 138,646
Public Officials: Payroll Payroll
Preferred Govt'l Ins Trust _ $11,825,511 $11,565,367
Public Officials Liability $ 5,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 51,799 $ 5,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 58,031 $ (260,144)
Employment Practices Liability $ 5,000,000 $ 25,000 Included $ 5,000,000 $ 25,000 Exposure Difference -2.20%
Cyber Liability $ 2,000,000 $ 25,000 Included $ 2,000,000 $ 25,000 $ 1,512
$ 7,744
Sub-Total $ 51,799 Sub-Total $ 59,543 Premium Difference 14.95%
Workers'Compensation: Payroll Payroll
Preferred Govt'l Ins Trust 20/21 Payroll: $11,825,511 21/22 Payroll: $11,565,367 $11,825,511 $11,565,367
Ex erience Mod:.89 Ex erience Mod:.85 $ (260,144)
Workers'Compensation Statutory $ - $ 170,878 Statutory $ - $ 143,239 Exposure Difference -2.20%
Employers Liability $1m/$1m/$1m $ - Included $1m/$1m/$1m $ - Included $ (27,639)
$ 170,878 $ 143,239 Premium Difference -16.17%
Material Floater:
Travelers
Material Floater $ 2,000,000 $ 2,500 $ 6,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 2,500 $ 6,000
Flood $ 1,000,000 $ 10,000 $ 1,000 Additional
Sub-Total $ 6,000 Sub-Total $ 7,000
Pollution:
Indian Harbor $141,340,560 $142,780,348
Each Pollution Condition/Aggregate $1,000,000/$1,000,000 S 25,000 S 71,846 $1,000,000/$1,000,000 $ 100,000 $ 64,672 $ 1,439,788
TRIA S 718 $ 647 Exposure Difference 1.02%
S - S - $ (7,174)
Sub-Total $ 72,564 Sub-Total $ 65,319 Premium Difference -9.89%
TOTAL PREMIUM 988,671 I Expiring Limits 1,047,012 Difference 5.90%
This proposal is intended to give a brief overview.Higher limits maybe available.Please refer to coverage forms for complete details regarding definition of terms,exclusions and limitations.
Appendix A
Planning Information/Studies
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1
Goals ES-1
Projections ES-1
Water Supply ES-3
CUP ES-3
MFL ES-4
Discharge Elimination ES-4
Future Supply Projects ES-4
Financial Analysis ES-5
Strategic Framework ES-5
to 1.0 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PURPOSE 1
2.0 UTILITY OVERVIEW 2
2.1 Potable Water 2
2.2 Reclaimed Water 2
2.3 Wastewater 2
3.0 PROJECTIONS 6
3.1 Population 6
3.2 Potable, Reclaimed, Wastewater Demand/Flow Projections 7
3.2.1 Potable Water 7
3.2.2 Wastewater 8
3.2.3 Reclaimed Water 10
4.0 WATER SUPPLY 11
4.1 Regulatory and Other External Planning Issues 11
4.1.1 CUP 11
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4.1.2 MFLs 12
4.1.3 Discharge Elimination 14
4.2 Future Supply Projects 16
4.3 Funding Strategies 17
4.3.1 AWS Surcharge and AWS Connection Charge 17
4.3.2 SJRWMD Cost Recovery Charge 17
4.3.3 Grants and Loans 17
5.0 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 19
5.1 Water Supply Conclusions 19
5.2 Strategic Goals 19
5.3 Strategic Framework/Action Plan 20
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Population Projection ES-1
Figure 2. Potable Water Projections ES-2
Figure 3. Wastewater Projections ES-2
Figure 4. Reclaimed Water Projections ES-3
Figure 2-1. Water System 3
Figure 2-2. Reclaimed System 4
Figure 2-3. Wastewater System 5
Figure 3-1. Population Projection 7
Figure 3-2. Potable Water Demand Projection 8
Figure 3-3. Wastewater Flow Projections 9
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Figure 3-4. Reclaimed Water Demand Projections 10
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Future Water Supply Project Ranking ES-5
Table 2-1. CCUA CUPs 2
Table 3-1. CCUA Service Area Population Projections 6
Table 4-1. Future Water Supply Projects 16
Table 4-2. Future Water Supply Project Ranking 16
Table 4-3. Grants and Loans Summary 18
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Goals
The Integrated Water Resources Strategy Framework (IWR SF) is designed as a tool to provide
strategic guidance for Clay County Utility Authority's (CCUA) efforts to diversify its water
resource portfolio and develop a strategy to maintain regulatory compliance with optimized capital
investments in utility infrastructure.
The major goals and objectives of this strategy framework are to:
• Protect the Consumptive Use Permit(CUP) water resource allocation for future growth in
the CCUA service area,
• Comply with regulations currently being developed under the Florida Clean Waterways
Act and St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Minimum Flows and
Levels (MFLs) program that prioritized Lake Brooklyn and Lake Geneva for MFL
adoption in 2021,
• Comply with potential new regulations on the regulatory horizon such as zero surface water
discharge, and
• Consider financial costs/impacts to optimize CCUA's investments in capital infrastructure.
Projections
Historical population, demands, and flows were collected and reviewed. The historical data was
compared against future projections from previous studies and recommendations were made.
Figure 1 through Figure 4 illustrate the historical data and projections for population, water
demands, wastewater flows, and reclaimed demands.
Figure 1. Population Projection
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Figure 2. Potable Water Projections
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Figure 4. Reclaimed Water Projections
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Based on the review of the data, the following was concluded for the projections:
• CCUA should further assess their population projections on a more micro level using
planned future developments to improve the accuracy and spatial distribution of the
projections.
• With CUP 416 set to expire in 2025,it is recommended that CCUA update their projections
and begin the process of early CUP renewal.
• CCUA should look at updating the wastewater flow projections and investigate the
historical data further to determine the peaking factor and reasons for peak flow into the
plant.
• CCUA should review and update the reclaimed demand projections to include future
growth and optimization of the reclaimed system. Projections should also be updated to
include the Stormwater Augmentation project and Black Creek Reclaimed Augmentation
project as the certainty of implementation increases.
Water Supply
CUP
Based on previous experience, the renewal of CCUA's CUP will require coordinated effort to
address several facets of the CUP rules including:
• Demand projections which justify the use of the requested allocation;
• Groundwater modeling which shows the impacts to MFL water bodies and the offsets
(reductions in impact) provided by CCUA projects;
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• Environmental assessments to demonstrate that wetlands and other non-MFL water bodies
will not be harmed by CCUA; and
• Development of alternative water supplies or other innovative projects in the event that
currently permitted groundwater use is curtailed.
MFL
MFLs establish a minimum hydrologic regime and define the limits at which further withdrawals
would be significantly harmful to the water resources or ecology of an area. CCUA's consumptive
use permits contain conditions which require CCUA to avoid violating MFLs and to comply with
prevention or recovery strategies developed to address MFL violations.
Based on this analysis, the SJRWMD determined that the most constraining metrics at Lakes
Brooklyn and Geneva have deficits (1.6 feet and 0.3 feet, respectively), so both lakes are in
recovery and a recovery strategy must be developed and adopted concurrently with the MFLs.
In addition to the Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva MFLs,the SJRWMD identified that, based on 2015
and 2040 assessment years, the Lower Santa Fe River (LSFR) gages are in Prevention (not
expected to meet future MFL requirements) and the Ichetucknee Hwy 27 gage is in Recovery(not
currently meeting MFL requirements). Based on the status a revised Prevention and Recovery
Strategy should be developed. In addition to projects, the SRWMD indicates that the LSFR and
Ichetucknee River (IR) MFLs will require a regulatory component to ensure that existing and
future groundwater use contributes towards maintaining the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee River
(LSFI) system MFLs. The new regulatory measures, along with existing rules, will provide the
regulatory framework needed to ensure achievement of the LSFI system MFLs through 2045.
Discharge Elimination
CCUA discharged approximately 3 MGD of reclaimed water into surface waters in 2020. This
surface water discharge has remained mostly the same over the past 10 years. During the 2021
Florida legislative session, significant legislation was signed into law which creates new
constraints on CCUA's management of reclaimed water. The significant deadlines that are a result
of the new legislation are the following:
• Discharge reduction plan due November 1, 2021
• Eliminate discharges by January 1, 2032
Future Supply Projects
Future supply projects were ranked based on the following criteria to help CCUA prioritize which
future supply projects meet their future needs:
- Whether one, two or three goals are met
- Public acceptance
- Regulatory feasibility
- Cost efficiency
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For each of the three criteria, the projects were given scoring points (Table 1): from 1 for least
favorable to 3 for most favorable. The project with the highest total points is the "most preferred"
alternative.
Table 1. Future Water Supply Project Ranking
Project Concept Goals Public Regulatory Cost Total
Met Acc•.Lance Feasibil Efficient Hi.hest=Best
Reda imed Water
IPP CUP,MFL,ZD=3 2 2 2 9
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Black Creek withdrawal toe dischar to collection CUP,MFL=2 2 3 1 8
Black Creek withdrawal for direct RW au•mentation CUP,MFL=2 2 3 1 8
CUP,MFL=2 2 3 1 8
Groundwater Optimization
CUP,MFL=2 2 2 1 7
CUP,MFL=2 3 2 3 10
Financial Analysis
There are multiple funding strategies that CCUA can take to pay for the future water supply
projects. It is recommended that CCUA continue to assess the AWS surcharge, AWS connection
charges, and the SJRWMD Cost Recovery Charge to help pay for the future supply projects.
Additionally, it is recommended CCUA investigate grants and low-cost loans, as appropriate, for
future water infrastructure projects.
Strategic Framework
The high-level strategic plan to meet CCUA's goals and address the supply challenges is as
follows:
• Demand projection updates • Evaluate and identify
and tracking potential AWS sources
• Continued water • Develop AWS sources
conservation required to support
• CUP planning and future demands
potential early Maintain Diversify • Create long-term
renewal Adequate Water sustainability and
Groundwater Supply control AWS destiny
Allocation Portfolio
Evaluate
Address Future • Evaluate economic and
Regulatory Supplies non-economic impacts
• Develop discharge Issues from a • Provide transparency
elimination plan Business- in the calculation of
• Negotiate partnerships Investment more expensive water
for MFL offsets Perspective supplies
• Continue active • Fund future increased
engagement in regional water supply costs and
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1.0 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PURPOSE
As a continuation of its dedication the Clay County Utility Authority (CCUA) is developing an
Integrated Water Resources Plan Strategy Framework(IWRP SF). The IWRP SF is a compilation
of CCUA's historical planning/compliance/alternative water supply work performed to date with
an assessment of the current regulatory environment and service area growth potential.
The IWR SF is designed as a tool to provide strategic guidance for CCUA's efforts to diversify its
water resource portfolio and develop a strategy to maintain regulatory compliance with optimized
capital investments in utility infrastructure.
The major goals and objectives of this strategy framework are to:
• Protect the current Consumptive Use Permit (CUP) water resource allocation for future
growth in the CCUA service area,
• Comply with regulations currently being developed under the Florida Clean Waterways
Act and St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Minimum Flows and
Levels (MFLs) program that prioritized Lake Brooklyn and Lake Geneva for MFL
adoption in 2021,
• Comply with potential new regulations on the regulatory horizon such as zero surface water
discharge, and
• Consider financial costs/impacts to optimize CCUA's investments in capital infrastructure.
The Stage I Strategy Framework will lay the groundwork for development of a Stage II Integrated
Water Resources Plan to preserve and protect Clay County's water resources for beneficial use of
future generations of residents.
The IWR SF is designed as a tool to provide strategic guidance for CCUA's efforts to diversify its
water resource portfolio and develop a strategy to maintain regulatory compliance with optimized
capital investments in utility infrastructure.
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2.0 UTILITY OVERVIEW
Clay County Utility Authority,based in Middleburg,Florida,maintains utilities for potable water,
wastewater, and reclaimed water service to its customers. Below is a summary of these services.
2.1 Potable Water
With a dedication to conservation and community,CCUA serves almost 54,000 customer accounts
(169,000 people)using 1,500 miles of pipelines and other utility infrastructure. CCUA owns and
operates twenty-three(23)water treatment plants(WTPs)to supply drinking water to its customers
in nine(9)different grids (service areas). Figure 2-1 illustrates the Potable Water System. CCUA
provides drinking water to its customers in several service areas under three (3) consumptive use
permits (CUP): CUP 416, CUP 431, and CUP 137335.
Table 2-1. CCUA CUPs
CUP Number Existing Authorizing Use Type Expiration
Withdrawal (MGD) Date
416 34.073
0.833
Northern Service Area Public 12/31/2025
431 Keystone Public Supply 11/08/2031
137335 0.495 Governor's Park Public Supply 12/31/2027
2.2 Reclaimed Water
Currently, 64 percent of the wastewater treatment facilities in the District provide reclaimed water
for reuse. About 35 percent of the 286 million gallons of wastewater treated every day is reused
through 200 miles of pipelines and other utility infrastructure. CCUA owns and operates nine
reclaimed water treatment plants (RWTPs). Figure 2-2 illustrates the Reclaimed Water System.
2.3 Wastewater
Wastewater within CCUA's service area is collected through a gravity system of 460 miles of pipe
and is pumped to the Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPS) through approximately 205 miles
of force main with 175 lift stations. CCUA owns and operates nine WWTPs. Figure 2-3 illustrates
the Wastewater Water System.
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3.0 PROJECTIONS
Prior to developing and evaluating water supply options, an updated supply and demand
assessment was performed to determine the County's future water supply needs. This section
includes a summary of projections from past studies and a recommendation for future
modifications to future projections. The following documents were reviewed for this assessment:
• 2018-2030 Clay County Water Supplies Facilities Work Plan, 2018, CCUA
• Initial Assessment of Alternative Water Supply Options for Clay County Utility Authority,
2016, Taylor Engineering
• CCUA Master Planning Worksheet, 2019, CCUA
3.1 Population
Historical population and projections were collected and reviewed. Table 3-1 illustrates the service
area population projections from the CCUA Master Planning Worksheet (CCUA, 2019). The
2018-2030 Clay County Water Supplies Facilities Work Plan (CCUA, 2018) also included
population projections that were consistent with the Planning Worksheet. The only difference was
the Planning Worksheet used more up to date Equivalent Residential Connection(ERC) data from
2017 and the Facilities Work Plan using ERC data from 2015.
Table 3-1. CCUA Service Area Population Pro'ections
BEBR Total CCUA Service Population Projections
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Population 1 Total Wastw)er Water(Com.)
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2015 201,800 101,520
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Population per ERC:2.7
ERC Count3 %of Total 2017 Pop.
Total 47,174 100 128,313
Wastewater
(Res.) 40,649 86.17 110,565
Wastewater
(Corn.) 6,525 13.83 17,748
1)Bureau of Economic and Business Research
2a)Projections are based on the NFRWSP projections which include all usage types
2b)Reflects a percentage of PWS customers by the multiplier(PW ERC/WW ERC)for 09/2015
3)ERC Count is from December 2017
Source:CCUA Master Planning Worksheet(CCUA,2019)
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The historical population data was then compared against previous study projections and an
updated projection from CHA. Figure 3-1 illustrates the population and forecast population
growth for CCUA.
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As can be seen above in Figure 3-1,there is a range that the future population could fall within. It
is recommended that CCUA further asses their population projections on a more micro level using
planned future developments to help increase the accuracy and spatial distribution of where the
future population will fall within the above range.
3.2 Potable,Reclaimed,Wastewater Demand/Flow Projections
Based on historical data and the population projections, the potable, wastewater, and reclaimed
flows projections were compiled up to 2029.
3.2.1 Potable Water
Previous potable water demand projections were reviewed and compared. Figure 3-2 illustrates a
comparison of CCUA's latest demand projections from the CCUA Master Planning Worksheet
(CCUA, 2019), SJRWMD demand forecasts, and CHA forecast. Both CCUA's and CHA's
demand forecast include a significant new commercial customer starting in the year 2022 that is
projected to use 1.95MGD. Even though the starting population projections were low for CCUA's
projections in Section 3.1, the demand projections are not skewed as the starting demand is
appropriate and follows a similar growth rate.
With CUP 416 set to expire in 2025, it is recommended that CCUA update their projections and
begin the process of early CUP renewal.
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3.2.2 Wastewater
Previous wastewater flow projections were reviewed and compared. Figure 3-2 illustrates a
comparison of CCUA's latest flow projections from the CCUA Master Planning Worksheet
(CCUA, 2019), and more recent historical flow data. The monthly historical flow data shows that
the ADF has not increased as much as initially anticipated. With flows being less than anticipated,
the wastewater surface discharges have remained low, approximately 3 MGD. As growth
continues in CCUA's service area and reclaimed water demands increase due to new developments
being dual plumbed, discharges should begin to reduce as long as the reclaimed system has the
capacity.
CCUA should look at updating the wastewater flow projections and investigate the historical data
further to determine the peaking factor and reasons for peak flow into the plant. If peak conditions
are determined to be happening due to inflow and infiltration, it is recommended that CCUA look
into a program to investigate and identify where this is occurring within the system.
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3.2.3 Reclaimed Water
Previous reclaimed water demand projections were reviewed and compared. Figure 3-3 illustrates
a comparison of CCUA's latest demand projections from the CCUA Master Planning Worksheet
(CCUA, 2019), and more recent historical demand data. The monthly historical demand data
shows that the ADF has been stable over the past 10 years and projections capture that trend.
It is recommended that CCUA review and update the reclaimed demand projections. This is
especially true as reclaimed demand appears to be limited due to factors beyond growth as the
CCUA has seen steady growth but no increase in reclaimed water demands. Additionally, the
Stormwater Augmentation project and Black Creek Reclaimed Augmentation project should be
included in the projections as the certainty of implementation increases.
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4.0 WATER SUPPLY
4.1 Regulatory and Other External Planning Issues
4.1.1 CUP
A consumptive use permit(CUP) allows water to be withdrawn from groundwater or surface water
for reasonable-beneficial uses, such as public supply, in a manner that does not interfere with other
existing legal water uses and protects water resources from harm(such as saltwater intrusion and
drying up of wetlands, lakes and springs). Additionally, the consumptive use permitting program
requires water conservation to prevent wasteful uses, requires the reuse of reclaimed water instead
of higher-quality groundwater where appropriate, and sets limits on how much water can be
withdrawn from water bodies and the aquifer. These limits protect existing residents' water
supplies and protect springs, lakes and rivers from harm.
Chapter 373, Florida Statutes (F.S.), sets the standards by which the SJRWMD may issue CUPs.
More specifically, withdrawals must meet the following criteria:
• Is the proposed use reasonable and beneficial as defined in Section 373.019 of the Florida
Statutes?
• Will it interfere with other water users in the vicinity?
• Is it consistent with the public interest (including harm to the environment, saltwater
intrusion, wetlands, movement of pollution, etc.)?
Consumptive water use permits are issued for a fixed period of time, and must be renewed prior
to the expiration date in order to continue using water. CCUA currently has multiple CUPs as
follows:
• CUP 416 authorizes up to 34.073 mgd of groundwater withdrawal for public supply use
and expires on 12/31/2025;
• CUP 431 authorizes up to 0.833 mgd of groundwater withdrawal for public supply use and
expires on 11/8/2031; and
• CUP 51227 authorizes up to 3.41 mgd of groundwater withdrawal for reclaimed water
system augmentation and expires on 3/8/2025
Based on previous experience, the renewal of CCUA's CUPs will require coordinated effort to
address several facets of the CUP rules including:
• Demand projections which justify the use of the requested allocation;
• Groundwater modeling which shows the impacts to MFL water bodies and the offsets
(reductions in impact) provided by CCUA projects;
• Environmental assessments to demonstrate that wetlands and other non-MFL water bodies
will not be harmed by CCUA; and
• Development of alternative water supplies or other innovative projects in the event that
currently permitted groundwater use is curtailed.
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4.1.2 MFLs
MFLs establish a minimum hydrologic regime and define the limits at which further withdrawals
would be significantly harmful to the water resources or ecology of an area. CCUA's consumptive
use permits (CUPs) contain conditions which require CCUA to avoid violating MFLs and to
comply with prevention or recovery strategies developed to address MFL violations.
SJRWMD MFLs for Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva
SJRWMD has completed a reevaluation of minimum levels for Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva in
Clay and Bradford counties, Florida. Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva are sandhill lakes adjacent to
the City of Keystone Heights,Florida. Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva are part of a chain of lakes and
wet prairies in the Upper Etonia Creek Basin.
Minimum levels for both lakes were originally adopted in January 1996. The reevaluated minimum
levels recommended for Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva are based on implementation of updated
methods. The updated methods include results from a new regional steady state groundwater
model and a local scale transient groundwater model used to quantify the effects of local and
regional groundwater withdrawals, and the analysis of an additional 20 years of hydrologic data.
SJRWMD has concluded that the recommended minimum levels for Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva
will protect relevant Rule 62-40.473, F.A.C., environmental values, from significant harm due to
water withdrawals.
SJRWMD developed a MFLs assessment which compared the MFLs condition with the current
hydrologic regime (current-pumping condition) to assess whether the MFLs are being achieved
under the current-pumping condition, and to determine if there is water available for withdrawal
(freeboard), or whether water is necessary for recovery (deficit). Based on this analysis, the
SJRWMD determined that the most constraining metrics at Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva have
deficits (1.6 feet and 0.3 feet, respectively), so both lakes are in recovery and a recovery strategy
must be developed and adopted concurrently with the MFLs.
The Recovery Strategy for the Implementation of Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva MFLs (Recovery
Strategy) was approved by the SJRWMD Governing Board on April 13, 2021. The Recovery
Strategy identifies a suite of projects and measures that, when implemented, recovers the MFLs
for Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva and prevents the MFLs from being violated in the future due to
consumptive uses of water, while also providing water supplies for all existing and projected
reasonable beneficial uses. The objective of the Recovery Strategy is to provide assurance that the
water resource goals defined by the MFLs will be met in a manner that allows some flexibility for
permittees and project partners. To meet the requirements for the strategy according to subsection
373.0421(2), F.S., this strategy contains the following information:
• A listing of specific projects and measures identified for implementation of the plan
• A timetable for implementation
• Potential funding sources
The conservation measures and projects included in the strategy will ensure that the projected
water demands will be able to be met without violating the MFLs. The projects outlined in the
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strategy include the expansion of reclaimed water, aquifer recharge, and investigation of the use
of alternative water supplies.
Implementation of some of the projects listed in the Recovery Strategy is already underway. For
example, the SJRWMD has begun design, permitting and pilot testing for the Black Creek Water
Resource Development Project. When fully operational, this regional aquifer recharge project will
provide sufficient benefits to water levels in Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva to meet all water use
needs in the region.
FDEP MFLs for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers
The Santa Fe River(SFR), at about 80 miles in length, originates in the Santa Fe and Little Santa
Fe Lakes in the northeast corner of Alachua County, Florida. The river flows westwards along the
Alachua County line and eventually goes completely underground at a large sinkhole known as
the Santa Fe Sink (or River Sink), within O'Leno State Park. The SFR travels underground for
about 3.5 miles before it resurfaces several miles north of High Springs at the Santa Fe Rise(River
Rise). The 30 river mile reach between the Santa Fe Rise and the confluence with the Suwannee
River referred to as the Lower Santa Fe River (LSFR). The Ichetucknee River (IR) is the main
tributary of the LSFR. There are 17 Priority Springs along the LSFR/IR, eleven of which are
located on LSFR and six of which are on IR.
1 The SRWMD initially developed MFL recommendations for the LSFR and IR and Priority Springs
in 2013.Because these water bodies have the potential to be affected by withdrawals in other water
management districts, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) adopted the
recommendations pursuant to Section 373.0421(3),F.S. (Florida Statutes). In such cases,the water
management districts provide the FDEP with technical information for the development of the
MFL.
Just like in 2013, the SRWMD has developed updated MFL recommendations for the LSFR and
IR and published these recommendations in 2021. Comparison of water available under proposed
MFL conditions and water use amounts were made for current and 2040 conditions.
• For current conditions, the Lower Santa Fe River compliance gages meet their MFL
requirement, while the Ichetucknee compliance gage does not.
• For 2040, both Lower Santa Fe River compliance gages will not meet their MFL
requirement.
• Based on 2015 and 2040 assessment years, the Lower Santa Fe River gages are in
Prevention (not expected to meet future MFL requirements) and the Ichetucknee Hwy 27
gage is in Recovery(not currently meeting MFL requirements).
Based on the status identified for the LSFR and IR, a revised Prevention and Recovery Strategy
should be developed. The Prevention and Recovery Strategy for the Implementation of Lower
Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs MFLs (Recovery Strategy) identifies a suite
of projects and measures that, when implemented, achieve compliance with the LSFR and IR
MFLs, while simultaneously providing water supplies for existing and projected reasonable
beneficial uses.
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To meet the requirements of an Outstanding Florida Springs (OFS) prevention and recovery
strategy according to subsection 373.805(4),F.S.,this Strategy contains the following information:
• A listing of all specific projects and measures identified for implementation of the plan
• A priority listing of each project
• The estimated cost and date of completion for each project
• The source and amount of financial assistance offered by the Department, the SRWMD or
the SJRWMD
• An estimate of each project's benefit to the MFLs
• An implementation plan to achieve the adopted MFLs
Groundwater withdrawals within the North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan (NFRWSP)
boundary area contribute to the majority of the pumping-related impacts to the LSFI system
(SJRWMD and SRWMD 2017). Therefore, this Strategy focuses primarily on projects and
measures within the NFRWSP boundary where their benefits will be the greatest. This does not
preclude the development of projects outside of NFRWSP area that could result in flow increases
to the LSFI system. The proposed projects and regulatory components listed within this Strategy
provide assurance that the MFLs for the LSFI system will be achieved while meeting projected
2040 water use demand.
In addition to projects,the SRWMD indicates that the LSFR and IR MFLs will require a regulatory
component to ensure that existing and future groundwater use limits contribute towards
maintaining the LSFI system MFLs. The regulatory component of the Recovery Strategy will be
developed and adopted concurrently with the proposed MFLs. The new regulatory measures, along
with existing rules, will provide the regulatory framework needed to ensure achievement of the
LSFI system MFLs through 2045.
4.1.3 Discharge Elimination
During the 2021 Florida legislative session, significant legislation was signed into law which
creates new constraints on CCUA's use of reclaimed water. As a result of this law, CCUA is
required by November 1, 2021 to submit to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
(FDEP) for review and approval a plan for eliminating nonbeneficial surface water discharges of
reclaimed water by January 1, 2032.
FDEP is required to approve the plan if it includes all of the required information showing one of
the following conditions will be met:
• The plan will result in eliminating the surface water discharge.
• The plan does not provide for a complete elimination of the surface water discharge, but
does provide an affirmative demonstration that any of the following conditions apply to
the remaining discharge:
o The discharge is associated with an indirect potable reuse project;
o The discharge is a wet weather discharge that occurs in accordance with an
applicable FDEP permit;
o The discharge is into a stormwater management system and is subsequently
withdrawn by a user for irrigation purposes;
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o The utility operates domestic wastewater treatment facilities with reuse systems
that reuse a minimum of 90 percent of a facility's annual average flow, as
determined by FDEP using monitoring data for the prior five consecutive years, for
reuse purposes authorized by FDEP; or
o The discharge provides direct ecological or public water supply benefits, such as
rehydrating wetlands or implementing the requirements of minimum flows and
levels (MFLs) or recovery or prevention strategies for a waterbody.
The law expressly excludes Apricot Act backup discharges authorized by FDEP pursuant to
section 403.086(8)(a), F.S. The Apricot Act, at section 403.086(8)(a), Florida Statutes provides
the following:
The department shall allow backup discharges pursuant to permit only. The backup
discharge shall be limited to 30 percent of the permitted reuse capacity on an annual basis.
For purposes of this subsection, a "backup discharge" is a surface water discharge that
occurs as part of a functioning reuse system which has been permitted under department
rules and which provides reclaimed water for irrigation of public access areas, residential
properties, or edible food crops, or for industrial cooling or other acceptable reuse
purposes. Backup discharges may occur during periods of reduced demand for reclaimed
water in the reuse system.
The law also includes several provisions intended to facilitate the implementation and permitting
of indirect potable reuse projects. Most notably,the bill requires FDEP and the water management
districts to develop and execute a memorandum of agreement by December 31, 2023 that provides
procedural requirements of a coordinated review of all permits associated with the construction
and operation of an indirect potable reuse project. The memorandum of agreement must provide
that the coordinated review will occur only if requested by a permittee. The law states that the
purpose of the coordinated review is to share information, avoid the redundancy of information
requested from the permittee, and ensure consistency in the permit for the protection of the public
health and the environment.
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4.2 Future Supply Projects
Based on the evaluation in Section 3.1, several projects were identified.For each project,the future
supply capacity is estimated as well as the costs to implement them as presented in Table 4-1.
Table 4-1. Future Water Supply Projects
Project Concept Capacity Capital Cost Unit Production Notes
m•d $Million 8/1 000 •al
Reclaimed Water
IPR usin.the LFA >3.0 $36-$56 $3.00-$4.00 Can be sources
DPR with excess reclaimed water >3.0 $26 $2.80-$3.80 Can beaugmenedwihothersources
Increased Mid-Cla RIB use <2.0 <$1 NA ncreaseduseofRLBs
Stormwater
Horizontal well collection to au•ment reclaimed water sus.I 3.0 $27-$30 $2.50-$3.75 Increase RW supply
SJRWMD Black Creek Pro'ect 10.0 <$1 NA PotenOaICCUApadcipafioninashare
Black Creek withdrawal for dischar.e to collections stem 5.0 $5-$10 TBD IncreaseRWsupply
Black Creek withdrawal for direct reclaimed au•mentation 5.0 $10-$20 TBD Source to augment reclaimed supply
Black Creek withdrawal fordirectlPR usin.the LFA 5.0 $36-$66 TBD Drfferent source for IPR orDPR
Groundwater 0.timization
inn- i.n•tl .1 •r i .- stone Hei•hts 1.0 $24 TBD Extension of PS system
Retirement of other CUPs 0.5 <$1 NA Various ophons for CUP acquishon
In order to establish an overall ranking of the future supply projects, each project was evaluated
based on four assessment criteria:
- Whether one, two or three goals are met
- Public acceptance
- Regulatory feasibility
- Cost efficiency
For each of the four criteria, the projects were given scoring points (Table 4-2): from 1 for least
favorable to 3 for most favorable. The project with the highest total points is the"best"alternative.
' Table 4-2. Future Water Supply Project Ranking
Project Concept Goals Public Regulatory Cost Total
Met Accestance Feasibilit Efficienc Hi•hest=Best
Reclaimed Water -- —
IPR usin the LFA CUP,MFL,ZD=3 2 2 2 9
DPR with excess reclaimed water RW CUP,MFL,ZD=3 1 'MIT 2
Increased Mid-Cla RIB use CUP,MFL,ZD=3 3 3 3 12
Stormwater IMM
Horizontal well collection to au•ment RW su••I MFL=1 3 2 2 8
Surface Water 8
SJRWMD Black Creek Project MFL=1 2 3 3 9
Black Creek withdrawal for dischar.etocollection CUP,MFL=2 2 3 1 >�
Black Creek withdrawal for direct RW au•mentation CUP,MFL=2 2 3 1 8
Black Creek withdrawal for direct IPR usin.the LFA CUP,MFL=2 2 3 1
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1 =least favorable,2=mid favorable,3=most favorable
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There are multiple funding strategies that CCUA can take to pay for the future water supply
projects. One of these strategies is to continue AWS surcharge and AWS connection charges.
4.3.1 AWS Surcharge and AWS Connection Charge
The AWS surcharge and AWS connection charge are intended to fund AWS infrastructure.
AWS Surcharge: An amount added to every potable water bill to support the development of
future Alternative Water Supplies. This surcharge can be applied to, but not limited to, feasibility
studies, evaluations, land acquisition, property entitlements, design, permitting, construction, and
implementation of AWS.
AWS Connection Charge: An amount added to every new potable water connection to support
the development of future Alternative Water Supplies. This surcharge can be applied to, but not
limited to, feasibility studies, evaluations, land acquisition, property entitlements, design,
permitting, construction, and implementation of AWS.
4.3.2 SJRWMD Cost Recovery Charge
Another option is the SJRWMD Cost Recovery Charge. SJRWMD developed the Black Creek
Project to address the MFL, increase lake levels in Keystone Heights, and ensure groundwater
sustainability for water users. CCUA is required to participate in recovery strategies up to the
proportional share of their customers' impact to the MFL. The charge will be the following for the
following CCUA customers:
Existing Customers: $1.09 per month per customer, starting October 1, 2021.
New Construction Customers after October 1, 2021: $100.25 will be charged as a connection
surcharge for all new customers (new construction) connecting to CCUA's system to cover their
fair share of project participation. This will ensure current customers are not paying for the impact
of future customers related to this project.
The SJRWMD Cost Recovery Charge will help equitably pay for CCUA's participation in the
project.
4.3.3 Grants and Loans
Grants and loans are another option to help pay for future supply projects. These can be done in
conjunction with the other strategies and help offset the need to increase rates to pay for the
projects. Table 4-3 illustrates multiple grant and loan options along with the pros and cons of each.
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Table 4-3. Grants and Loans Summary
Fundin: Source Pro Con
• The District will fund up to 25%of the Funding is limited exclusively to
construction costs for selected alternative construction related costs.
Projects should be completed within two
years and must start no later than June 30,
2022
SJRWMD Cost Share Funding water supply,water quality,flood
protection,a•nd natural systems projects
and up to 50%for water conservation
projects
• Low-cost funding
• No credit penalty • Limited funding available
FDEP SRF • Limited structure(level 20-year term)
• Loan repayment starts after construction
completed • Davis Bacon and Buy America required
• Very low-cost funding • Competitive application process
US EPA WIFIA(Water Infrastructure Finance and • No credit penalty • Requires 51%match
Innovation Act) • Long term (up to 40yrs after substantial • Davis Bacon and Buy America required
completion) • Specific funding cycles
•FDOT Project sponsors are not required to • Cost reimbursement grant program
provide the 20 percent match
US EPA STAG(State and Tribal Assistance Grant) • No funding cap • Davis Bacon and Buy America required
FL Legislature LFIR(Local Funding Initiative • No funding cap • Requires legislative lobbying process
Re.uest
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5.0 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
5.1 Water Supply Conclusions
Historically, CCUA supplies were planned to be met with groundwater. Groundwater use over the
past few years was optimized by implementing conservation plans and reclaimed water programs.
Those programs resulted in conserving groundwater and using lower quality sources for irrigation
and therefore decreasing the per capita consumption.
However,the water supply landscape is changing and CCUA will be required to diversify its water
supply portfolio to not only conserve groundwater, but to address key issues such as discharge
regulations and MFLs.
5.2 Strategic Goals
This strategic framework provides CCUA guidance to assist in addressing future supplies while
still focusing on current water supply issues. A list of goals for CCUA was compiled and is as
follows:
1. Focus on supporting and maintaining CCUA's groundwater allocation
2. Address regulatory issues when path is clear
3. CCUA work to control AWS destiny(create long-term certainty when possible)
4. Continue to fund future increased water supply costs
5. Integrate water supply planning (one water)
6. Water conservation
7. Regional Partnerships/Relationships
8. Continue to identify diverse future water supply sources
9. Diversify water supply portfolio to improve resiliency
10. Evaluate water supply sources on a business plan level
11. Apply and compete for grants and low interest loans
12. Evaluate impacts of future AWS on customer rates
13. Real time water supply needs tracking(may be action)
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5.3 Strategic Framework/Action Plan
The action plan to reach the goals presented in the previous section are as follows:
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and tracking potential AWS sources
• Continued water • Develop AWS sources
conservation required to support
• CUP planning and future demands
potential early Maintain Diversify • Create long-term
renewal Adequate Water sustainability and
Groundwater Supply control AWS destiny
Allocation Portfolio
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Regulatory Supplies non-economic impacts
• Develop discharge Issues from a • Provide transparency
elimination plan Business- in the calculation of
• Negotiate partnerships Investment more expensive water
for MFL offsets Perspective supplies
• Continue active • Fund future increased
engagement in regional water supply costs and
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CLAY COUNTY/PETER'S CREEK
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
EXPANSION PLANNING REPORT
Prepared for:
Clay County Utility Authority
3176 Old Jennings Road
Middleburg, Florida 3206
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Prepared by:
Jones Edmunds &Associates, Inc.
730 NE Waldo Road
Gainesville, Florida 32641
Professional Engineering Certificate of Authorization #1841
Jones Edmunds Project No.: 03742-005-01
February 2021
Thomas W. Friedrich, PE, BCEE
Florida PE No.: 61281
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL OVERVIEW 1
1.1 Purpose 1
2 EXISTING FACILITIES 1
2.1 Existing Facilities 1
3 WASTEWATER FLOWS AND LOADS 2
3.1 Active Customer Accounts and New Account Projections 2
3.2 Wastewater Flows 2
3.2.1 Flow and Load Definitions 3
3.3 Wastewater Loads 3
4 WWTF DESIGN BASIS 4
5 MAJOR COMPONENT RELIABILITY REQUIREMENTS 5
5.1.1 Pumps 6
5.2 WWTF 7
5.2.1 Arrangement of Units 7
to 5.2.2 Biological Treatment 7
5.2.3 Final Clarifiers 8
5.2.4 Effluent Filtration 9
5.2.5 CCTs and Chemical Feed Facilities 9
6 CONSIDERED ALTERNATIVES 10
6.1 Alternative 1 - 0.25-MGD Expansion 10
6.1.1 Unit Processes and Equipment Description 10
6.1.2 Opinion of Probable Construction Cost (OPCC) 12
6.2 Alternative 2 - 1.5-MGD Expansion 13
6.2.1 Unit Processes and Equipment Description 14
6.2.2 OPCC for 1.5-MGD Expansion 14
6.2.3 OPCC for Expansion to 1.5 MGD in Two Phases 17
7 RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE 20
8 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 21
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FIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Client Account Projections 2
Table 2 Peter's Creek Service Area Wastewater Flow Projections 3
Table 3 Domestic Wastewater Flow and Loading Characteristics 4
Table 4 Treatment Objectives Design Criteria 4
Table 5 Peter's Creek WWTF Design Basis 5
Table 6 EPA Class III Reliability Requirements 6
Table 7 Design Criteria of the Oxidation Ditch System 8
Table 8 Treatment Processes and Descriptions for the 0.5-MGD Expansion 12
Table 9 Opinion of Probable Cost for Alternative 1 - 0.5 MGD Expansion 13
Table 10 Treatment Processes and Descriptions for the 1.5-MGD Expansion 14
Table 11 Opinion of Probable Cost for Scenario 2 Alternative A 15
Table 12 Opinion of Probable Cost for Scenario 2 Alternative B 18
Table 13 Evaluation of Alternatives 20
1ST OF FIGUREF
Figure 1 Proposed 0.5-MGD Expansion 11
Figure 2 Proposed 1.5-MGD Expansion 16
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Figure 3 Proposed 1.5-MGD Expansion in Two Phases 19
APPENDICE
Appendix A CCUA Flow Projections
Appendix B CCUA Equipment Preferences
Appendix C Equipment Vendor Quotes
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1 GENERAL OVERVIEW
1.1 PURPOSE
This report has been prepared as part of the planning process for the Peter's Creek
Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) expansion project. This planning report evaluates
the feasibility and cost effectiveness of two alternatives for expanding the WWTF -
0.5 million gallons-per-day (MGD) or 1.5 MGD annual average daily flow (AADF) - to meet
projected growth in the sewer service area. This report has been written in accordance with
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) June 1, 2002 Guidelines for
Permitting Wastewater Facilities or Activities under Chapter 62-620, FAC, and includes the
following:
• Population and wastewater flow projections.
• Design wastewater flows and loads.
• Technical information and design criteria for treatment facilities to meet the effluent
quality required by state and federal regulations.
• Process layout of unit operations.
• Project descriptions and schedules for the proposed plant expansion and modifications.
• Preliminary opinion of capital costs for the facility.
Based on the need for the project and the desired goals, two alternatives were evaluated
to and compared to determine the most cost effective. Hydraulic treatment capacity and
current and future discharge limits, as well as construction, operation and maintenance, and
ownership costs, were all considered. With this evaluation, a recommended alternative is
presented taking into consideration the needs of the Clay County Utility Authority (CCUA),
its clients, and the technical, economical, and operational resources available to CCUA.
2 EXISTING FACILITIES
2.1 EXISTING FACILITIES
The Peter's Creek WWTF is a Modified Ludzack Ettinger (MLE) process with an existing
0.25-MGD AADF design capacity and currently permitted for 0.200-MGD AADF.
The final treated effluent (reclaimed water) is applied to restricted-access land application
rapid infiltration basins (RIBs) consisting of eight 0.51-acre basins for a total of 4.08 acres.
Raw sewage enters the WWTF and passes through a 0.500-MGD peak hour flow (PHF)
mechanically cleaned screen; a manual bar rack is provided for bypassing the mechanically
cleaned screen if necessary. Screenings collected by the mechanically cleaned screen are
stored in dumpsters below the headworks structure to be hauled to the landfill. Screened
wastewater then enters a grit chamber and passes to the 0.250-MGD package treatment
plant.
Secondary treatment is provided by an anoxic/aeration tank employed with an MLE process
configuration for 5-Day Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5) and Total
Nitrogen (TN) removal. The aeration tank has a volume of 254,680 gallons and an anoxic
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area with a volume of 41,077 gallons. Two 950-gallon-per-minute (gpm) recycle pumps
return part of the flow from the aeration tanks to the anoxic tanks, while effluent from the
MLE process goes to the circular secondary clarifiers. Air is provided by two 50-horsepower
(HP) 1,600-cubic-foot-per-meter (CFM) blowers. One secondary clarifier is used to clarify
the effluent, and secondary effluent leaving the clarifiers is conveyed to a 21,700-gallon
chlorine contact tank (CCT) to meet disinfection requirements before to being pumped to
the RIBs for disposal. The WWTF contains a 1.5-million gallon (MG) reject pond that is used
for bypass for monthly cleaning of the CCT. The rejected water is returned to the WWTF for
re-treatment.
The wastewater biosolids are treated in a 70,000-gallon aerobic digester to meet Class B
treatment requirements. Biosolids generated by this facility can be land applied at FDEP-
permitted land application sites, transferred to another facility for further treatment and
final disposal, or disposed of in a Class I solid waste landfill.
3 WASTEWATER FLOWS AND LOADS
3.1 ACTIVE CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS AND NEW ACCOUNT PROJECTIONS
CCUA provided Jones Edmunds with active clients' accounts within the Peter's Creek Service
Area. Appendix A provides a copy of the active accounts, which includes 628 residential
connections and 153 residential connections without meters, for a total of 781 customer
accounts.
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The CCUA Planning Department projects an average increase of 150 to 250 estimated
residential connections (ERC) per year. This projection is based on several large-scale
projects that are currently in construction and will result in a significant population increase
in the area. For this project, Jones Edmunds decided to use the most conservative scenario
to project future flows. Therefore, an average increase of 250 new accounts per year was
used for the flow projections. Table 1 shows the number of accounts projected from 2020 to
2040 in 5-year increments.
Table 1 Client Account Projections
Year ERC Year ERC
2020 628 2035 4,378
2025 1,878 2040 5,628
2030 3,128
3.2 WASTEWATER FLOWS
The estimated wastewater design flow is based on ERC estimated in the previous section
and average contribution rates. For planning purposes, a contribution rate of 200 gallons
per day per equivalent residential connection (gpd/ERC) is used. From Table 1, based on
the ERC projections of 5,000 ERCs (Year 2040 ERCs of 5,628 — Year 2020 ERCs of 628 =
5,000 ERCs) and 200 gpd/ERC, the increase in wastewater flow over the next 20 years is
approximately 1.00 MGD. Therefore, if we use the CCUA Planning Department estimate of
5,628 ERCs over the next 20 years, the projected wastewater flow is 1.13 MGD. Table 2
shows the expected wastewater flow for Peter's Creek Service Area.
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Table 2 Peter's Creek Service Area Wastewater Flow Projections
Year ERC Average Daily Flow
(MGD)
2020 628 0.13
2025 1,878 0.38
2030 3,128 0.63
2035 4,378 0.88
2040 5,628 1.13
The following sections discuss the projected wastewater flows and characteristics and set
the flows and loads design basis for the WWTF.
3.2.1 FLOW AND LOAD DEFINITIONS
Key flow and organic loading parameters that will be used throughout this report are
defined as follow:
• AADF: the average of the daily flow volume to be received for a continuous 12-month
period expressed as MGD.
• Maximum Day Flow (MDF): the largest volume of flow to be received during a
continuous 24-hour period expressed as MGD.
• PHF: the largest volume of flow to be received during a 1-hour period expressed as
to MGD.
• Minimum Day Flow (MinDF): the smallest volume of flow to be received during a
continuous 24-hour period expressed as MGD.
• BODs or CBOD5: the amount of oxygen required to stabilize biodegradable organic
matter under aerobic conditions within a 5-day period.
• Annual Average BOD5 or CBOD5: the average of the daily organic BOD5 or CBOD5 load to
be received for a continuous 12-month period expressed as pounds/day (lb/d).
• Maximum Day BODs or CBOD5: the largest amount of organic BOD5 or CBOD5 load to be
received during a continuous 24-hour period expressed as pounds per day (lb/d).
3.3 WASTEWATER LOADS
To characterize the wastewater flow stream, Jones Edmunds reviewed historical influent
wastewater characteristics to Peter's Creek from 2014 to 2019 and estimated an average
BOD5 concentration of 107 milligrams per liter (mg/L), an average total suspended solids
(TSS) concentration of 88 mg/L, and an average of 54 mg/L of influent Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen (TKN). Jones Edmunds also reviewed the data for Mid-Clay Wastewater Treatment
Plant, which has a higher CBOD5,TSS, and TKN due to the larger service area, newer
connections, and water conservation plumbing fixtures and appliances installed in new
homes. Therefore, Jones Edmunds recommends using the higher values for the influent
BOD, TSS, and TKN for the expansion. Table 3 summarizes the domestic wastewater flow
and loading characteristics that will be used in the basis of design of the WWTF. Accordingly,
the design basis of the new WWTF will be:
• Influent BOD5 = 300 mg/L. • Influent TKN = 60 mg-N/L.
• Influent TSS = 300 mg/L. • Influent TP = 8 mg-P/L.
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Table 3 Domestic Wastewater Flow and Loading Characteristics
Parameter Unit Estimated Value
Flow, Average MGD 1.50
BOD5, Average mg/L 300
BOD5, Average Ib/d 3,753
TSS, Average mg/L 300
TSS, Average lb/d 3,753
TKN, Average mg-N/L 60
TKN, Average lb/d 750
Note: mg-N/L = milligrams of Nitrogen per liter.
4 WWTF DESIGN BASIS
Table 4 lists the treatment objectives required by the Peter's Creek FDEP Operating Permit
that the expansion of the WWTF design must meet:
Table 4 Treatment Objectives Design Criteria
Parameter Type of Limit Effluent Limit/Treatment Goal
Flow, Average MGD 1.5
BOD5, Annual Average mg/L 20
to BOD5, Monthly Average mg/L 30
BOD5, Weekly Average mg/L 45
BOD5, Single Sample Mg/L 60
TSS, Annual Average mg/L 20
TSS, Monthly Average mg/L 30
TSS, Weekly Average mg/L 45
TSS, Single Sample mg/L 60
TKN, Average* mg/L 10
*The permit only requires monitoring, using the groundwater criteria for monitoring wells.
Table 5 summarizes the WWTF basis of design loads for the proposed 0.5-MGD and
1.5-MGD expansion alternatives and sizing of the biologic and clarification unit treatment
basins.
Jones Edmunds assumes the following removal efficiency:
• BOD Removal z 98 percent.
• TSS Removal z 95 percent.
• TKN Removal z 88 percent.
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Table 5 Peter's Creek WWTF Design Basis
Parameter Unit AADF MMDF PDF PHF
Peaking Factor - 1.0 1.3 1.5 3.0
For 0.5-MGD Expansion
Flow MGD 0.5 0.65 0.75 1.5
BOD5 Ib/d 1,251 1,626 1,876 N/A
TSS lb/d 1,251 1,625 1,876 N/A
TKN lb/d 250 325 375 N/A
TP lb/d 33 43 50 N/A
For 1.5-MGD Expansion
Flow MGD 1.5 1.95 2.25 4.5
BOD5 lb/d 3,760 4,880 5,630 N/A
TSS lb/d 3,760 4,880 5,630 N/A
TKN lb/d 750 976 1,130 N/A
TP lb/d 100 130 150 N/A
Note: N/A = Not Applicable.
The design temperatures used directly affect the bacteriological growth rates of
microorganisms in the activated sludge process and sizing of the aeration and anoxic
basins. Consequently, the minimum and maximum design temperatures presented below
to will be used as the design basis for sizing the biological wastewater treatment processes for
the WWTF expansion. These temperatures are selected based on the climate, elevation, and
location of the existing WWTF site in Clay County, Florida:
• Minimum mixed liquor temperature: 59°F (15°C).
• Maximum mixed liquor temperature: 86°F (30°C).
5 MAJOR COMPONENT RELIABILITY REQUIREMENTS
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Technical Bulletin, Design Criteria for
Mechanical, Electrical, and Fluid System and Component Reliability, is referenced by
Rule 62-610, of the Florida Administrative Code (FAC), to define design criteria and
establish minimum standards of reliability for three classes of wastewater treatment works
as described below:
• Reliability Class I: Works that discharge into navigable waters that could be
permanently or unacceptably damaged by effluent that was degraded in quality for only
a few hours. Examples of Reliability Class I works may be those discharging near
drinking water reservoirs, into shellfish waters, or close to areas used for water-contact
sports.
• Reliability Class II: Works that discharge into navigable waters that could not be
permanently or unacceptably damaged by short-term effluent-quality degradations but
could be damaged by continued (i.e., several days) effluent quality degradation. An
example of Reliability Class II works may be discharges into recreational waters.
• Reliability Class III: Works not otherwise classified as Reliability Class I or Class II.
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The Peter's Creek WWTF is required to meet Class III reliability standards as required by
Rules 62-600 and 62-610, FAC.
Table 6 and the following section highlight the design criteria and reliability requirements for
the WWTF to meet Class III reliability as defined by the EPA Technical Bulletin and the
Ten States Standards (2014 edition) for wastewater facilities.
Table 6 EPA Class III Reliability Requirements
Reference System Description
Component
Mechanically A backup bar screen shall be provided. It is permissible
212.3 Cleaned Bar for the backup bar screen to be designed for manual
Screens cleaning only.
A backup pump shall be provided for each set of pumps
that perform the same function. The capacity of the
212.3 Pumps pumps shall be such that with any one pump out of
service, the remaining pumps will have capacity to
handle peak flow. It is permissible for one pump to serve
as backup to more than one set of pumps.
At least two sedimentation basins shall be provided. With
212.3.1 Final Clarifiers the largest unit out of service, the remaining unit(s) shall
handle 50 percent of the total design flow and load.
212.3.2.1 Aeration Basins A single basin is permissible.
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Aeration Blowers At least two blowers or mechanical aerators shall be
212.3.2.2 or Mechanical available for service. It is permissible for one of the units
Aerators to be uninstalled, provided that the installed unit can be
easily removed and replaced.
The air diffusion system for each aeration basin shall be
212.3.2.3 Air Diffusers designed such that the largest section of diffusers can be
isolated without measurably impairing the oxygen
transfer capability of the system.
A minimum of two units of sufficient size shall be
Disinfectant provided such that with the largest unit out of service,
212.3 Contact Basins the remaining units shall have a design flow capacity of
at least 50 percent of the total design flow of that unit s
operation.
5.1.1 PUMPS
5.1.1.1 Number of Units/Backup Requirements
• Multiple units shall be provided. Where only two units are provided, they shall be of the
same size.
• Installed pumps shall have capacity so that if any unit is out of service, the remaining
units will have capacity to handle the design PHF and maintain a minimum velocity of
2 feet per second (fps) in the force main.
• A backup pump shall be provided for each set of pumps performing the same function.
• The backup pump could be uninstalled (shelf spare) provided that the installed pump
can be easily removed and replaced.
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5.1.1.2 Design Considerations
• The pumps and controls shall be designed to deliver as uniform a flow as practicable to
minimize hydraulic surges.
• All pumps should be tested by the manufacturer. These tests shall include a hydrostatic
test and operating test.
• Pumps handling separate sanitary wastewater from 30-inch-diameter or larger pipes
shall be protected with bar racks with a clear opening ranging from 1 inch to
1-3/4 inches.
• Pumps handling raw wastewater shall be capable of passing solid spheres of at least
3 inches in diameter. Pump suction and discharge openings shall be at least 4 inches in
diameter. Exceptions are applicable for cases when the design includes equivalent
protection from clogging or damage.
• The pump shall be placed so that under normal operating conditions it will operate under
a positive suction head.
• Each pump shall have an individual intake. The wet well and intake design shall avoid
turbulence near the intake and prevent vortex formation.
• A sump pump equipped with dual check valves shall be provided in the dry well. All floor
and walkway surfaces should have an adequate slope to a point of drainage. Pump seal
leakage shall be piped or channeled to the sump. The sump pump shall be sized to
remove the maximum pump seal water discharge that could occur in the event of a
pump seal failure.
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5.2 WWTF
5.2.1 ARRANGEMENT OF UNITS
• Where duplicate units are provided, a central collection and distribution point including
proportional flow-splitting boxes equipped with adjustable sharp-crested weirs shall be
provided before each unit operation.
• The flow-division-control facility shall be designed for the estimated maximum built-out
PHF capacity of 4.5 MGD.
• The flow-division-control facility shall be designed for easy operator access, change-out,
observation, and maintenance.
• The use of valves for flow splitting shall not be acceptable.
• Appropriate flow measurement facilities shall be incorporated.
5.2.2 BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
5.2.2.1 Biological Treatment Design Criteria
Table 7 summarizes the design criteria that shall be used for the design of the oxidation
ditch system.
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Table 7 Design Criteria of the Oxidation Ditch System
Parameter Unit Design
Criteria
Organic Loading lb BOD5/1,000 ft3 15
Food-to-Microorganism (F/M) Ratio lb BOD5/Ib MLVSS 0.05 to
0.1
3,000
Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS) mg/L to
5,000
Liquid Depth feet 12
Carbonaceous Oxygen Demand lb oxygen (02)/lb BOD5 1.5
Nitrogenous Oxygen Demand lb 02/lb TKN 4.6
Return-Activated Sludge (RAS) Flow Ratio percent of AADF 50 to
150
Notes: ft3 = cubic foot; MLVSS = mixed liquor volatile suspended solids.
5.2.3 FINAL CLARIFIERS
5.2.3.1 Design Considerations
• The minimum flow length from inlet to outlet shall be 10 feet (3 meters) unless special
provisions are made to prevent short-circuiting. The vertical side-water depths shall be
o designed to provide an adequate separation zone between the sludge blanket and the
overflow weirs. The minimum side-water depths shall 12 feet (3.7 meters).
• Greater side-water depths are recommended for secondary clarifiers in excess of
4,000 square feet (372 square meters [m2]) surface area [equivalent to 70-foot
(21-meter) diameter]. Side-water depths less than 12 feet (3.7 meters) may be
permitted for package plants with a design average flow less than 25,000 gpd (95 cubic
meters per day [m3/d]), if justified based on successful operating experience.
5.2.3.2 Peak Surface Overflow Rate and Solids Loading Rates
• To perform properly while producing a concentrated return flow, activated sludge
settling tanks shall be designed to meet thickening and solids separation requirements.
Since the rate of recirculation of RAS from the final settling tanks to the aeration or
reaeration tanks is quite high in activated sludge processes, the surface and weir
overflow rates should be adjusted for the various processes to minimize the problems
with sludge loadings, density currents, inlet hydraulic turbulence, and occasional poor
sludge settleability.
• The size of the settling tank shall be based on the larger of the surface areas determined
for surface overflow rate and solids loading rate. The design criteria for a single-stage
extended-aeration nitrification plant shall not exceed a surface overflow rate of
1,000 gpd/square foot (ft2) PHF and a peak day solid loading rate of 35 Ib/d/ft2 (which
includes a RAS rate at the design-operating MLSS required to maintain underflow
concentrations).
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5.2.4 EFFLUENT FILTRATION
5.2.4.1 Design Considerations
• Care shall be given in designing pipes or conduits ahead of filter units, if applicable, to
minimize shearing of floc particles. Consideration shall be given in the plant design to
provide flow-equalization facilities to moderate filter influent quality and quantity.
5.2.4.2 Filtration Rate
• Filtration rates shall not exceed 5 gpm/ft2 based on the design PHF rate applied to the
filter units. The expected design MLSS to the filter shall also be considered in
determining the necessary filter area.
5.2.4.3 Number of Units
• Total filter area shall be provided in two or more units, and the filtration rate shall be
calculated on the total available filter area with one unit out of service.
5.2.4.4 Backwash
• The backwash rate shall be adequate to fluidize and expand each media layer by a
minimum of 20 percent based on the media selected. The backwash system shall be
capable of providing variable backwash rates. Minimum and maximum backwash rates
shall be based on demonstrated satisfactory field experience under similar conditions.
to The design shall provide for a minimum backwash period of 10 minutes.
• Pumps for backwashing filter units shall be sized and interconnected to provide the
required backwash rate to any filter with the largest pump out of service. Filtered water
from the clear well or CCT shall be used as the source of backwash water. Waste filter
backwash shall be adequately treated.
5.2.5 CCTS AND CHEMICAL FEED FACILITIES
5.2.5.1 Dosage
• For disinfection, the capacity shall be adequate to produce an effluent that will meet the
applicable bacterial limits specified by the regulatory agency for the installation.
• Required disinfection capacity will vary, depending on the uses and points of application
of the disinfection chemical. The chlorination system shall be designed on a rational
basis, and calculations justifying the equipment sizing and number of units shall be
submitted for the whole operating range of flow rates for the type of control to be used.
• System design considerations shall include the controlling wastewater flow meter
(sensitivity and location), telemetering equipment, and chlorination controls. For typical
domestic waste-activated sludge (WAS) effluent, an 8-mg/L dosage of chlorine shall be
used.
5.2.5.2 Contact Period and Tanks
• For a chlorination system, a minimum contact period of 15 minutes at design PHF or
maximum pumping rate shall be provided after thorough mixing. For basic level
disinfection (for restricted access reuse water), the residual after 15 minutes shall be a
minimum of 0.5 mg/L; for high-level disinfection (for public-access reuse), the residual
shall be a minimum of 1.0 mg/L. The chlorine dose for secondary wastewater shall be a
minimum of 8 mg/L.
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• The CCTs shall be constructed to reduce short-circuiting of flow to a practical minimum.
Tanks not provided with continuous mixing shall be provided with "over-and-under" or
"end-around" baffling to minimize short-circuiting.
• The tank shall be designed to facilitate maintenance and cleaning without reducing
effectiveness of disinfection. Duplicate tanks, mechanical scrapers, or portable deck-
level vacuum cleaning equipment shall be provided. Consideration shall be given to
providing skimming devices on all CCTs. Covered tanks are discouraged.
• Standby equipment of sufficient capacity shall be available to replace the largest unit
during shutdowns. Spare parts shall be available for all disinfection equipment to replace
parts that are subject to wear and breakage.
5.2.5.3 Chemical Feed
• Storage containers for hypochlorite solutions shall be of sturdy, non-metallic lined
construction and shall be provided with secure tank tops and pressure-relief and
overflow piping. The overflow piping shall be provided with a water seal or other device
to prevent tanks from venting to the indoors. Storage tanks shall be located or vented
outside. Provision shall be made for adequate protection from light and extreme
temperatures. Tanks shall be located where leakage will not cause corrosion or damage
to other equipment. A means of secondary containment shall be provided to contain
spills and facilitate cleanup. Due to deterioration of hypochlorite solutions over time,
containers shall not be sized to hold more than 1 month's needs.
• Standby equipment of sufficient capacity shall be available to replace the largest unit
tO during shutdowns. Spare parts shall be available for all disinfection equipment to replace
parts that are subject to wear and breakage.
6 CONSIDERED ALTERNATIVES
The project considered two alternatives for expanding the Peter's Creek WWTF.
Alternative 1 consists of expanding the plant to 0.5 MGD to manage the projected increased
flow until 2025. Alternative 2 consists of expanding the plant to the projected sewer service
build-out flow 1.5 MGD to manage the projected wastewater flows until 2040. This
alternative was evaluated using two scenarios: Alternative 2A - Expand to 1.5 MGD, and
Alternative 2B - Expansion in two phases of 0.75 MGD each. The evaluation considered the
available space within the WWTF, system-specific design requirements, and capital costs for
each alternative. Appendix B summarizes CCUA's Equipment Preference List, which was
used as the basis of Alternative 2.
6.1 ALTERNATIVE 1 - 0.25-MGD EXPANSION
This alternative consists of expanding the existing plant from 0.20 MGD to 0.5 MGD using
an MLE package plant, similar to the existing WWTF. The MLE process is a modification from
a conventional activated-sludge system, with the addition of an anoxic zone upstream of the
aerobic zone. This expansion will be capable of managing the expected flows until 2025.
Therefore, an additional 1.0-MGD capacity to manage the wastewater influent flow after
2025 or a new 1.5-MGD WWTF will be needed.
6.1.1 UNIT PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION
Figure 1 shows the proposed WWTF site layout. Table 8 summarizes the treatment
processes and unit capacities proposed for Alternative 1.
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Table 8 Treatment Processes and Descriptions for the 0.5-MGD Expansion
Unit Process or Equipment Description
Additional 0.25-MGD MLE package plant that
includes an anoxic and aerobic zone, internal
Biological Treatment recycle pump and Hydromixer® for anoxic
basin, coarse-bubble diffusers, secondary
clarifier, and aerobic digester.
Multi-stage Centrifugal Blower Third blower for 0.50-MGD MLE package plant
capacity
Vertical Turbine Pumps on Adjustable- Effluent transfer pumps and transmission
Speed Drives (ASDs) and Transmission piping to pump to new RIBs for effluent
Main to RIBs disposal.
Effluent disposal (Rapid Infiltration Addition of 4.0-acre RIB to manage additional
Basins) effluent flow.
Upgrade motor control center (MCC),
Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls emergency generator, I&C, and supervisory
(I&C), and Emergency Generator control and data acquisition (SCADA) for
0.5-MGD expansion
Optional Equipment Required by FDEP Permitting:
Second CCT
Chemical Feed System Upgrades for the CCT
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6.1.2 OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST (OPCC)
The proposed 0.5-MGD expansion has a probable construction cost of $3.77 million as
summarized in Table 9. Additional construction of a second CCT and chemical feed system
upgrades may be required by FDEP to meet design standards and reliability requirements.
This additional unit treatment process equipment adds $0.48 million for a total OPCC of
$4.25 million. Appendix C includes the equipment vendor quotes that we obtained for all the
alternatives.
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Table 9 Opinion of Probable Cost for Alternative 1 — 0.5 MGD Expansion
DESCRIPTION TOTAL COST
DAVCO MLE-0.250 MGD WW1P
One-UP Slab;75-foot diameter,2-feet thick and pipe penetrations,compaction and dewatenng and grout for clarifier $ 150,000
One-0.250 MGD AADF DAVCO PLANTS(See Attached EVOQUA Quote( $ 1.325,000
Hydromixer for Anoxic Basin-Included $ -
Coarse Bubble Diffuser System•Included $ -
Carbon and Polymer Feed System Budding Package-Not Required $ •
Internal Recycle Pump $ 120,000
Multi-stage Centrifugal Blowers $ 60,000
DAVCO MLE-0.250 MGD WWTP Subtotal $ 1,655,000
Electrical
MCC for equipment,electrical conduit.wire and Emergency Generator $ 500,000
SCADA and l&C Improvements $ 100,000
Electrical Subtotal $ 600,000
YARD PIPING AND SITEWORK
Pipe and Valves-Ductile Iron $ 100,000
Pipe and Valves-8-inch PVC SOR 35 and DIP Valves Forcemain to RIBS $ 80,000
Sitework $ 50,000
Yard Piping Subtotal $ 230,000
EFFLUENT DISPOSAL
RIB EFFLUENT DISPOSAL-4 0 Acre of RIBS Distribution Plpng,Transmission Main $ 450,000
vertical Turbine Pumps on VFDS $ 80,000
EFFLUENT DISPOSAL SUBTOTAL S 530,000
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Total with Sales Tax,Mob,Gen Conditions,GC OH&Profit,Contingency for Unknowns $ 3,770,000
Optional Tasks as Required by Permitting or Requested by CCUA
CHLORINE CONTACT TANKS&CLEARWELL IFDEP may Require a Second Basin to Meet Class III Reliability)
CCT Basin and Clearwell Cast•in•Place Concrete $ 280,000
Gates,Weirs and Miscellaneous Metals $ 40,000
Sampling Pumps S 12.000
CHLORINE CONTACT TANKS&CLEARWELL Subtotal $ 332,000
CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM UPGRADES
2,550 Gal Chemical Storage Tank $ 22,000
Triplex Chem Feed Skid with VFD 5 30,000
CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM UPGRADES Subtotals $ 52,000
Total As Requested Unit Processes with Sales Tax,Mob,Gen Conditions,GC OH&Profit,Contingency for Unknowns $ 480,000
6.2 ALTERNATIVE 2 - 1.5-MGD EXPANSION
This alternative consists of expanding the plant to 1.5 MGD using an MLE carrousel
oxidation ditch activated-sludge process, similar to the existing process at the Mid-Clay
WWTP. This expansion will be capable of managing the expected flows until 2040. Table 10
summarizes the unit treatment processes. The addition of a 1.5-MGD reclaimed water
ground storage tank and high-service transfer pumps to allow storage and pumping of
reclaimed water to off-site use was not included in this evaluation.
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6.2.1 UNIT PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION
Table 10 Treatment Processes and Descriptions for the 1.5-MGD Expansion
Unit Process or Equipment Description
Flow Measurement Magnetic influent flow meter installed with a new
influent/headworks facility.
One mechanical screen with 6-millimeter openings provided
Headworks Screening to treat a PHF of 4.5 MGD. Additional manually cleaned bar
screen provided for bypass and backup.
Headworks Grit Removal An induced vortex grit-removal unit to manage a PHF of
4.5 MGD.
One Ovivo Carrousel 1.5-MGD MLE activated-sludge process
Biological Treatment with nutrient removal capability and associated controls
installed in a pre-stressed concrete tank.
Two 65-foot-diameter clarifiers with spiral blades, a
Final Clarification Facilities submersible scum pump station installed in pre-stressed
concrete tanks, a RAS/WAS pump station, and associated
piping and valves.
Two traveling-bridge downflow sand filtration units with a
Effluent Filtration total filtration area of 800 ft2 each to achieve a maximum
loading of 5 gpm/ft2 PHF.
Effluent Disinfection Two equally sized CCTs to meet high-level disinfection
Facilities requirements to produce public-access reuse water and
to covered chemical storage and feed facilities.
Transfer Pump Station Effluent transfer pumps to feed the RIBs and/or a future
1.5-MGD reclaimed water GST.
Effluent Disposal (RIBS) Addition of 20 acres of RIBs, for a total of 24 acres of RIBs,
to manage additional effluent flow.
Operations Building A 1,250-ft2 precast operations building with laboratory,
SCADA, restrooms, lockers, and shower facilities.
Electrical/MCC/Emergency Electrical building for MCC/switchgear/Automatic Transfer
Generator Building Switch and associated emergency generator.
6.2.2 OPCC FOR 1.5-MGD EXPANSION
Alternative 2A considered the expansion from 0.25 to 1.5 MGD. Table 11 summarizes the
proposed 1.5-MGD expansion with an OPCC of $24.79 million. Figure 2 shows the proposed
layout for this alternative. Engineering, fiscal, and legal fees for design and construction are
estimated to be $3.23 million for a Total OPCC of $28.02 million.
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Table 11 Opinion of Probable Cost for Scenario 2 Alternative A
Description Total Cost
2020 Dollars
Headworks Improvements
Cast-Place Concrete Structure s 350,000
Equipment (Bar screens and grit removal system) $ 649,000
Oxidation Ditch
Pre-stressed Concrete Tank $ 2,640,000
Equipment $ 1,095,000
Secondary Clarifiers
Clarifier - Pre-stressed Concrete Tanks $ 638,000
Equipment $ 514 000
Scum Pump Station and Wetwell
Equipment &Wetwell $ 74,000
RAS/WAS Pumps 11111111
Equipment $ • e180 000
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Effluent Tertiary Filter
Two- Traveling Bndge Sand Filters with Galvanized Frame and Roof $ 1,015,000
Sample Pump and Piping $ 18,000
Chlorine Contact Tank
Cast-in Place Concrete Tanks with Gates $ 500,000
Sodium Hypochlorite Chemical Feed System and Covered Containment Area
Tanks, Pumps, Ara yze-s anc Covered Containmert A-ea $ 254,000
Effluent Transfer Pump Station
Cast-in Place Concrete Tanks $ 90,000
Equipment $ 240,000
Electrical and I&C Improvements
Electncal MCC, Building, Emergency Generator, Conduit and Wire $ 2,400,000
Id Instrumentation & SCADA $ 600,000
Rapid Infiltration Basins
20 Acre RIB $ 2 000 000
Aerobic Digester for Waste Sludge(Conversion of 445,000 Gal DAVCO Plant)
Tank - Modifications and Demo, Retrofit Additional E ui ment S 203 000
Operations Building (25' W x 50' L) M
Building S 300,000
Ord Piping MEM
Yard Piping &Valves $ 600,000
Subtotal $ 14,380,000
SALES TAX 5 1,010,000
MOBILIZATION AND GENERAL CONDITIONS (8°/c) $ 1,150,000
SITEWORK S 720,000
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Subtotal $ 17,240,000
CONTRACTOR'S OVERHEAD AND PROFIT(15°/o) $ 2,590,000,000
Subtotal $ 19,830
CONTINGENCY (25%) S 4,960,000
$ 24,790,000
OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST (ROUNDED) $ 24,790,000
Fiscal al Administration and EngineeringDes" n&Construction 13% $ 3,230,000
Total $ 28,020,000
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6.2.3 OPCC FOR EXPANSION TO 1.5 MGD IN TWO PHASES
The proposed 1.5-MGD expansion in two 0.75-MGD phases has a total OPCC of
$25.39 million. The first 0.75-MGD expansion will provide capacity for approximately the
next 10 years of growth. The first phase, which includes constructing the screening and
grit removal system, a 0.75-MGD oxidation ditch, filtration area, and a CCT, has an OPCC
of $18.49 million. The second phase includes adding a second 0.75-MGD oxidation ditch
and an additional filtration area to provide treatment capacity through 2040. Table 12
summarizes the proposed 1.5-MGD expansion with an OPCC of $6.90 million. Engineering,
fiscal, and legal fees for design and construction are estimated to be $0.90 million for a total
OPCC of $7.80 million. Figure 3 shows the Alternative 2B proposed layout.
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Table 12 Opinion of Probable Cost for Scenario 2 Alternative B
Description Phase 1-0.75 MGD Phase 2-0.75 MGD Total Cost
Headworks Improvement
Cast-Place Concrete Structure $ 350,000 $ 350,000
Equipment(Bar screens and grit removal system) $ 649,000 $ 649,000
Oxidation Ditch
Pre-stressed Concrete Tanks $ 1,500,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 3,300,000
Equipment $ 655,000 $ 655,000 $ 1,441,000
Secondary Clarifiers
Pre-stressed Concrete Clarifier Tanks $ 290,000 $ 290,000
Equipment $ 514,000 $ 514,000
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Wet well and Submersible Pump Equipment $ 74,000 $ 74,000
RAS/WAS Pumps
Equipment $ 180,000 $ 180,000
LEffluent Tertiary Filter
Three-Traveling Bridge Filters with Galvanized Frame and Roof $ 760,000 $ 380,000 $ 1,140,000
Sample Pump and Pipin $ 18,000 $ 2,500 $ 20,500
!Chlorine Contact Tan
Cast-in Place Concrete Tanks with Gates and Equipment $ 500,000 $ 500,000
Sodium Hypochlorite Chemical Feed System and Covered Containment Are
Tanks, Pumps,Analyzers and Covered Containment Area $ 254,000 $ 254,000
Effluent Transfer Pump Statio -1111
Cast-in Place Concrete Tanks $ 90,000 $ 90,000
Equipment $ 240,000 $ 240,000
Electrical and I&C morovqgiga
Electrical MCC,conduit and wire 2,000,000 400,000 $ 2,400,000
Instrumentation &SCADA $ 540,000 $ 60,000 $ 600,000
Rapid Infiltration Basins IIIIII
20-Acre RIB in Two 10-Acre Phases $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 2,000,000
Aerobic Digest-f^k Waste Sludge (Conversio.'00 G.
Tank- Modifications and Demo, Retrofit Additional Equipment $ 203,000 $ 203,000
to Operations Building (25' W x 50' L)
Building $ 300,000 $ 300,000
Yard Piping
Yard Piping &Valves $ 600,000 $ 600,000
Subtotal $ 10,717,000 $ 3,997,500 '$ 15,145,500
SALES TAX $ 750,190 $ 279,825 $ 1,030,015
MOBILIZATION AND GENERAL CONDITIONS (8%) $ 857,360 $ 319,800 $ 1,177,160
SITEWORK $ 535,850 $ 199,875 $ 735,725
Subtotal $ 12,860,400 $ 4,797,000 $ 17,657,400
CONTRACTOR'S OVERHEAD AND PROFIT(15%) $ 1,929,060 $ 719,550 $ 2,648,610
Subtotal $ 14,789,460 $ 5,516,550 $ 20,306,010
CONTINGENCY(25%) $ 3,697,365 $ 1,379,138 $ 5,076,503
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OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST (ROUNDED $ 18,490,000 $ 6,900,000 $ 25,390,000
Fiscal, Legal Administration and Engineering Design &Construction (13%) $ 2,403,700 $ 897,000 $ 3,300,700
Total $ 20,890,000 $ 7,800,000 $ 28,690,000
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7 RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE
Jones Edmunds recommends Alternative 2B. To select the recommended alternative, a
mean-weighted-average method has been used. The criteria considered in the comparison
were: (1) cost, (2) reliability of the system, and (3) constructability of the project. A scale
from 0 through 3 was used, 3 meaning fully compliant to the criterion and 0 meaning no
compliance. Table 13 summarizes the methodology used for comparing the alternatives.
The items considered for each of the criterion used for the evaluation are described after the
table.
Table 13 Evaluation of Alternatives
Criterion Weight Alternative Score Weighted
Score
1 1 0.25
Cost 0.25 2A 3 0.75
2B 2 0.50
1 1 0.30
Reliability 0.30 2A 2 0.60
2B 3 0.90
1 3 0.60
Constructability 0.20 2A 1 0.20
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1 1.15
Total Score 2A 1.55
2B 1.80
• Cost: As expected, after analyzing the capital costs for each alternative, we concluded
that the expansion to 0.5 MGD is the lowest cost alternative. However, this alternative
does not provide enough capacity to manage the projected flows through 2040.
Therefore, additional improvements will be necessary. The expansion to 1.5 MGD in two
phases of 0.75 MGD each presented the lowest cost between the two alternatives.
• Reliability: This criterion considered the reliability of the system to manage the
projected wastewater flow, while allowing for a steady and easy operation of the
treatment facility. Alternative 1 does not have enough capacity to manage the projected
flows through 2040. Alternatives 2A and 2B can manage all the projected flows;
however, Alternative 2B offers a more reliable approach for the operation of the facility..
• Constructability: For this criterion, the highest ranking was awarded to Alternative 1
since it represents the lowest amount of construction activities in the site. When
considering the magnitude of the construction activities, Alternative 1 would be followed
by Alternative 2B.
Table 13 shows that Alternative 2B obtained the highest ranking, with a total score of 1.80,
closely followed by Alternative 2A, with a total score of 1.50. As mentioned previously, both
alternatives would allow the plant to manage the projected flows, but Alternative 2B allows
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for a more reliable operation of the treatment facility by increasing the capacity in two
phases, thus resulting in a highly reliable system.
8 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
The following implementation schedule summarizes the major tasks and associated
timelines for preliminary design, permitting, final design, and constructing the first 0.75-
MGD AADF expansion for Peter's Creek WWTF. The schedule starts from the Notice to
Proceed (NTP) for the project.
Task Months from NTP
Field Work, Preliminary Engineering Report, and 30% 6
Design Drawings for Expansion
Permit to Construct, Forms 1 and 2A, Operation and
Maintenance Performance Report (OMPR), Capacity 7
Analysis Report (CAR), and Land Application Report
Submitted to FDEP
FDEP Notice of Issuance of Draft Permit 9
100% Design Drawings and Specifications Submitted to 11
CCUA
Advertisement, 45-day Bid, Bid Opening, Selection, Board 15
to Review and NTP for Construction
Construction of Peter's Creek WWTF 27
WWTF Startup 28
Final Punchlist and Project Closeout 30
Project Total 30 Months
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to Appendix A
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Clay County Utility Authority Master Planning Analysis
11/5/2020 Population and Account Forecasts
Total Accounts for all CCUA service areas
Year Starting Analysis: 2020
to
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
ERC Growth: 1,250 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,900 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,200
Standard Deviation: 924 924 924 924 924 924 924 924 924 924 924
Clay County Utility Authority Master Planning Analysis
11/5/2020 Waste Water Treatment Facility Forecasts
II. Waste Water Treatment Plant Forecast Flows
Assumptions:
1 ERC= 200 GPD
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Mean Total ERC Growth: 1,250 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,900 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,200
Standard Deviation: 924 924 924 924 924 924 924 924 924 924 924
Shand Est. Est.
Bridge Complete Complete
Const. Date FCE Date FCE
Begins Ph. ll Ph. III
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design
Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity
Priority WWTF (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (MGD) (MGD)
5 Fleming Island 4.000 4.000 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990
6 Keystone Heights 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074
8 Miller Street 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990 4.990
2 Peter's Creek 0.200 0.200 0.500 0.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500
3 Ridaught Landing 2.370 2.370 2.370 2.370 2.370 2.370 2.370 2.370 2.370 2.370 2.370
4 Spencer's Crossing 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000
9 Green Cove Springs+ 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050 0.050
1 Mid-Clay 1.500 1.500 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000
to 7 Governor's Park* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650
10 Shadowlawn* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650
11 Keystone Airport 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
12 NW Clay* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 17.184 17.184 19.974 19.974 21.624 22.274 22.274 22.274 22.274 22.274 22.274
* indicates a future facility that has not been constructed
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design Design
Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity
Priority WWTF (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's) (ERC's)
5 Fleming Island 20,000 20,000 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950
6 Keystone Heights 370 370 370 370 370 370 370 370 370 370 370
8 Miller Street 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950 24,950
2 Peter's Creek 1,000 1,000 2,500 2,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500
3 Ridaught Landing 11,850 11,850 11,850 11,850 11,850 11,850 11,850 11,850 11,850 11,850 11,850
4 Spencer's Crossing 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
9 Green Cove Springs+ 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
1 Mid-Clay 7,500 7,500 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
7 Governor's Park* 0 0 0 0 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250
10 Shadowlawn* 0 0 0 0 0 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250 3,250
11 Keystone Airport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 NW Clay* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 85,920 85,920 99,870 99,870 108,120 111,370 111,370 111,370 111,370 111,370 111,370
Clay County Utility Authority Master Planning Analysis
11/5/2020 Waste Water Treatment Facility Forecasts
Forecast%of ERC Growth
Priority WWTF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
5 Fleming Island 8.1% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0%
6 Keystone Heights 0.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
8 Miller Street 3.8% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
2 Peter's Creek 17.1% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 17.0% 18.0% 17.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0%
3 Ridaught Landing 17.0% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0%
4 Spencer's Crossing 32.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 20.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 15.0%
9 Green Cove Springs+ 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1 Mid-Clay 22.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 18.0% 17.0% 18.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0%
7 Governor's Park* 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0%
10 Shadowlawn* 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 17.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0%
11 Keystone Airport 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
12 NW Clay* 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Forecast ERC Growth
Priority WWTF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
5 Fleming Island 101 80 96 112 152 160 108 96 84 72 72
6 Keystone Heights 1 5 6 7 10 10 9 0 0 0 0
8 Miller Street 47 40 48 56 76 80 72 64 56 48 48
2 Peter's Creek 214 200 240 280 323 360 306 320 280 240 240
3 Ridaught Landing 212 175 210 245 333 350 315 240 210 180 180
4 Spencer's Crossing 400 300 360 420 570 400 270 240 210 180 180
9 Green Cove Springs+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Mid-Clay 275 200 240 280 342 340 324 320 280 240 240
7 Governor's Park* 0 0 0 0 95 100 90 160 140 120 120
10 Shadowlawn* 0 0 0 0 0 200 306 160 140 120 120
11 Keystone Airport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 NW Clay* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1,250.00 1,000.00 1,200.00 1,400.00 1,901.00 2,000.00 1,800.00 1,600.00 1,400.00 1,200.00 1,200.00
Clay County Utility Authority Master Planning Analysis
11/5/2020 Waste Water Treatment Facility Forecasts
Acutal ERC's
Served Forecast ERC Served
Priority WWTF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
•5 Fleming Island 14,756 14,857 14,937 15,033 15,145 15,297 15,457 15,565 15,661 15,745 15,817 15,889
6 Keystone Heights 180 181 186 192 199 209 219 228 228 228 228 228
8 Miller Street 9,390 9,437 9,477 9,525 9,581 9,657 9,737 9,809 9,873 9,929 9,977 10,025
2 Peter's Creek 587 801 1,001 1,241 1,521 1,844 2,204 2,510 2,830 3,110 3,350 3,590
3 Ridaught Landing 7,932 4,072 4,247 4,457 4,702 5,035 5,385 5,700 5,940 6,150 6,330 6,510
4 Spencer's Crossing 11,704 12,104 12,404 12,764 13,184 13,754 14,154 14,424 14,664 14,874 15,054 15,234
9 Green Cove Springs+ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1 Mid-Clay 3,890 4,165 4,365 4,605 4,885 5,227 5,567 5,891 6,211 6,491 6,731 6,971
7 Governor's Park* 0 0 0 0 0 95 195 285 445 585 705 825
10 Shadowlawn* 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 506 666 806 926 1,046
11 Keystone Airport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 NW Clay* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 48,443 45,621 46,621 47,821 49,221 51,122 53,122 54,922 56,522 57,922 59,122 60,322
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Actual Avg.
Daily Flow
(MGD) Forecast ADF (MGD)
Priority WWTF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
5 Fleming Island 2.190 2.971 2.987 3.007 3.029 3.059 3.091 3.113 3.132 3.149 3.163 3.178
6 Keystone Heights 0.015 0.036 0.037 0.038 0.040 0.042 0.044 0.046 0.046 0.046 0.046 0.046
8 Miller Street 1.110 1.887 1.895 1.905 1.916 1.931 1.947 1.962 1.975 1.986 1.995 2.005
2 Peter's Creek 0.065 0.160 0.200 0.248 0.304 0.369 0.441 0.502 0.566 0.622 0.670 0.718
3 Ridaught Landing 2.064 0.814 0.849 0.891 0.940 1.007 1.077 1.140 1.188 1.230 1.266 1.302
4 Spencer's Crossing 1.477 2.421 2.481 2.553 2.637 2.751 2.831 2.885 2.933 2.975 3.011 3.047
9 Green Cove Springs+ 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
1 Mid-Clay 0.650 0.833 0.873 0.921 0.977 1.045 1.113 1.178 1.242 1.298 1.346 1.394
7 Governor's Park* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.019 0.039 0.057 0.089 0.117 0.141 0.165
10 Shadowlawn* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.040 0.101 0.133 0.161 0.185 0.209
11 Keystone Airport 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
12 NW Clay* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 7.571 9.124 9.324 9.564 9.844 10.224 10.624 10.984 11.304 11.584 11.824 12.064
Clay County Utility Authority Master Planning Analysis
11/5/2020 Waste Water Treatment Facility Forecasts
Peaking Factor= 1.5
Actual Max
Daily Flow
(MGD) Forecast Max Daily Flow(MGD)
Priority WWTF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
5 _ Fleming Island 3.062 4.457 4.481 4.510 4.544 4.589 4.637 ' 4.670 4.698 4.724 4.745 4.767
6 Keystone Heights 0.029 0.054 0.056 0.058 0.060 0.063 0.066 0.068 0.068 0.068 0.068 0.068
8 Miller Street 1.929 2.831 2.843 2.858 2.874 2.897 2.921 2.943 2.962 2.979 2.993 3.008
2 Peter's Creek 0.149 0.240 0.300 0.372 0.456 0.553 0.661 0.753 0.849 I 0.933 1.005 1.077
to 3 Ridaught Landing 3.766 1.222 1.274 1.337 1.411 1.511 1.616 1.710 1.782 1.845 1.899 1.953
4 Spencer's Crossing 1.819 3.631 3.721 3.829 3.955 4.126 4.246 4.327 4.399 4.462 4.516 4.570
9 Green Cove Springs+ 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
1 Mid-Clay 1.071 1.250 1.310 1.382 1.466 1.568 1.670 1.767 1.863 1.947 2.019 2.091
7 _ Governor's Park* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.029 0.059 0.086 0.134 0.176 0.212 0.248
10 Shadowlawn* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.060 0.152 0.200 0.242 0.278 0.314
11 _ Keystone Airport 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 ' 0.000 0.000 ' 0.000 0.000 0.000
12 NW Clay* 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Total 11.825 13.686 13.986 14.346 14.766 15.337 15.937 16.477 16.957 17.377 17.737 18.097
Note:this check is not needed if the plant ADF is met. Also,the peaking factor should be calculated for each plant by dividing the 2019 ADF into the Actual 2019 Max daily flow.
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CCUA Equipment Preferences
CCUA Design Preferences — Wastewater Treatment Plants
Category Items
Chemical • Covered.
Storage • Metal roof.
• No walls.
• Enclosed chemical pump room.
• NaOCL storage.
• Ferric Sulfate storage.
•I III
Sodium Bisulfite for chlorine removal before surface water discharge.
• 110%secondary containment tanks.
■ Flexible tank connections.
■ Crosslinked polyethylene tanks.
■ Bolted one-piece sure seal ass bly.
■ Bellows transition fitting.
Chart • Honeywell DR4302 two-pen chart recorder for turbidity, CL2 residual,and
Recorders PH.
• Honeywell DR4500 circular chart recorder with digital display and totalizer
for influent flow,effluent flow.
Analyzers • HF Scientific MicroTOL 2 Model 20053 turbidity meter with bubble trap.
to •
Eagle Micro Systems Model RA-1000 total chlorine residual analyzer with
continuous-cleaned sensor cell and pumped reagent.
• Walchem WPHW100 pH controller with flat-surface pH probe and flow-
through cell.
Meters • Metering with 4-20 signal input/outputs back to PLC/HMI.
• Clear water:Water Specialties propeller meter Model ML03.
• Transmitter TR15 or 16 (based on size).
• Influent meter: Control Electronics PDS 360 Ultrasonic with digital display
and PVC ultrasonic level sensor.
• RAS flow meter:Water Specialties UM-06 electromagnetic,flanged tube
flow with two stainless-steel grounding rings.
• Effluent meter: Control Electronics PDS 360 Ultrasonic open-channel flow
meter with PVC ultrasonic level transmitter.
Biological • Prestressed concrete.
Treatment • Elliptical Ovivo carrousel process.
Units • Two-stage design oxidation ditch.
• Equipped with anoxic and aerobic zones.
• Surface aerators for the aeration zones and submerged turbine mixers for
the anoxic zones.
• Aluminum gates,access stairs,safety rails,and walkways with
316 stainless-steel hardware.
• Ovivo's Oculus system.
• Tank color: Cloud.
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Rev. 02/2021
Category Items
Clarifiers • Prestressed concrete
■ Match existing type and size at existing plants.
■ New plants: OVIVO.
• Tank color: Cloud.
Odor control ■ Iron sponge odantrol system (Jacobs Air Water Systems).
RAS/WAS • Vertical non-clog centrifugal pumps (Gorman Rupp T Series).
Pumps;
In-Plant
Transfer
Pumping;
Effluent
Transfer
Pumps
High-Service • Peerless;Aurora.
Pumps for
Grit Removal • Fluidyne vortex grit system.
■ Cleaning system.
■ Air-liquid separation unit.
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■ Circulating motive jet nozzle.
• Grit hopper.
• Grit classifier.
• Regen blower.
• Blower station.
Yard Piping • DIP inside the plant.
■ Everything inside the plant is restrained.
■ Above-grade piping painted
■ CCUA only allows 80% of the pipe manufacturer's recommendation for
joint deflection. Bending the pipe barrel is not allowed.
Iiii • All bends to be restrained in both directions per CCUA requirements to
withstand 150 psi pressure test.
■ Locating wire is required.
• Covers over all piping shall be minimum of 36 inches and maximum of
84 inches unless otherwise approved by CCUA.
Blowers • Positive displacement for aerobic digesters, reaeration basins.
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Category Items
Screens • New influent structures (Hydrodyne- Bull Shark Flow Through Screen):
• 4-mm grid opening continuous stainless-steel belt screen that rotates
automatically within the internal guide system of the static frame.
• 316 stainless-steel hardware including frame,grid,and drive
components.
• Washing compactor with screw auger and wash water system will be
adequately sized to handle all the screenings and wash water that will
be generated by the screen at peak flow.
• Existing influent structures to match existing in place systems:
• 316 stainless-steel hardware including frame, structures,and drive
components.
Filters ■ Suez traveling bridge automatic backwash filter system.
• Aluminum ladders,walkways,and safety railings with 316 stainless-steel
hardware.
Electrical • enera or o have stand-alone fuel tank(Convault style) on concrete pad
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with stainless-steel fuel lines,steps part way up the tank, and signage.
• Grounding rings around buildings.
• Adjustable-speed drives for the aerators.
to • Plant SCADA system.
• LED lights inside and exterior.
• Wall packs on exterior of building.
• Lights at gate.
• MCCs- Eaton Cutler Hammer.
• VFDs- Eaton Cutler Hammer.
• PLC -Allen Bradley.
• Electrical: all switches,resets,and interfaces shall be on the exterior of the
cabinets.
• The service entrance main breaker should be a separate enclosed circuit
breaker,switchboard,or MCC section that is conduit and wire connected to
the automatic transfer switch or MCC,rather than being bus connected
within the same structure.The arc flash hazard at the main breaker is
based on the utility service and cannot be reduced.By isolating the rest of
the equipment from the main breaker structure,the arc flash hazard to the
rest of the equipment is reduced based on the protection provided by the
main breaker.
• Lightning protection,adequate surge protection,and early stream ion
emitters sole source vendor:Windemuller.Surge-protection devices should
be specified with remote-mounted status indication so that the operator
can determine the operational status without gaining access to surge
protection equipment.
• Back-up physical pressure switch to alarm system.
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Category Items
Electrical • Eaton or Asco automatic transfer switches should be specified with door-
(continued) mounted operator interface panels and generator exercise cycle timers.
• Nameplates and panel schedules should be provided for all electrical
equipment and panels.
• Control components such as automatic alternators should be specified with
remote-control switches on the door of the equipment enclosures rather
than unit-mounted control switches.
• Control components that operate more than one piece of equipment should
be specified to be installed in unit compartment that is independent of any
single piece of equipment.
• All reduced-voltage motor starter and adjustable-speed drive operator
interface keypads to be remote-mounted on the equipment doors.
• Main breakers include side panels to close both sides on the inner panel
dead front.
• PLC controls installed in a control panel mounted outside of the MCC.
• NEMA 4X stainless-steel disconnect switches for outdoor disconnect
switches.
• The service entrance neutral should be bonded at the service entrance main
to breaker and not extended into the automatic transfer switch.
• The standby generator neutral should be bonded at the generator and not
extended into the automatic transfer switch.
• 480-volt three-phase three-wire power distribution systems.
• Hand pull boxes should include racks to allow physical separation.
Contractor shall not pull any wire until all of the racks are in place and
require approval before the installation and before the contractor energizes
any of the circuits.The Contractor shall not splice wires inside hand pulls.
HVAC • Dual residential sized unit @ 60%.
• 208 to 220 volts.
• HVAC should have insulated duct work and ceiling vents since the plenum
space is not conditioned to prevent condensation.
Stormwater/ • lvllm aving ana use gravel.
Civil • Concret paving pads at bulk chemical to g areas.
• perimeter fencing with entry gates,privacy slats,and three-strand barbed
wire turned into the plant site.
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Equipment Vendor Quotes
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE TANKS
CRCIN/I
COATINGS and RESTORATIONS
December 18, 2020
Via Email: mmorales@jonesedmunds.com
Ms. Marlene Moreales-Cuevas, PE
Project Manager
Jones Edmunds
8657 Baypine Road, Suite 300
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Re: Preliminary Estimate
Oxidation Ditch and Clarifiers
Peter's Creek Water Treatment Plant
Green Cove Springs, Clay County, Florida
CEN 2020-E-189
Dear Marlene:
We are pleased to provide the following Crom tank estimates for your upcoming project. The estimates
are based on open-shop labor conditions with our crews performing construction in 2021.
Oxidation Ditch:
to • One 2,700,000-Gallon Elongated Prestressed Concrete Tank $ 3,622,000
Wall Dimensions: 243'-0" Long x 101'-0" Wide x 16'-0" Wall Height
Construction Duration: 37 weeks
The above estimate includes the complete design and construction of the tank structure with 4"thick
membrane floor. Also included in the estimate are the following accessories and features:
• Post tensioned exterior straight walls
• Interior non-hydrostatic straight and circular baffle walls
• Interior effluent box, 19'-0" long x 4'-0" deep x 2'-6"wide
• Stainless steel wall manhole, 2 required
• Concrete splash covers with skirts
• Mixer platforms 10'-8" x 10'-8", 2 required
• Bernoulli bump
• Concrete platform
• Concrete walkways
• Exterior coating system consisting of two coats Tnemec Series 156 modified waterborne acrylate
Clarifiers:
• Two 700,000-Gallon Prestressed Open Top Clarifiers $ 1,209,000
90'-0" ID x 17'-2" SWD
Construction Duration: 9 weeks
250 S.W. 36TH TERRACE I GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA I 32807-2889
PHONE 352.372.3438 I FAX 352.372.8209 I VW/WW.CROMCORP.COM
CHATTANOOGA,TN — GAINESVILLE, FL — RALEIGH, NC WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Preliminary Estimate December 18 ,2020
Peter's Creek Water Treatment Plant Page 2
Clay County, Florida
CEN 2020-E-189
The above estimate includes the complete design and construction of the tank structure with standard 4"
thick membrane floor and prestressed concrete wall. Also included in the estimate are the following
accessories and features:
• 1:13 slope to center sump edge.
• Center concrete pier: 8'-0" square x 11" deep foundation topped with a 6'-6" Diameter x 8" deep flat
spot. Includes one 20" DIP Influent and one 10" DIP Sludge Draw-Off(pipe by others).
• Stainless steel wall manhole.
• Exterior coating system consisting of two coats Tnemec Series 156 modified waterborne acrylate
• Eight Pressure Relief Valves.
• Two wall pipes.
• Differential backfill with 7.25' of backfill on the high end and 6.25' of backfill on the low end.
Included with the tanks is a five-year warranty on the workmanship and materials on the complete
structural portion of the tanks from the date of acceptance of our work. If any leakage or other defects appear
within the five-year period, CROM will promptly repair the tanks at its own expense.
The preliminary pricing does not include the costs of prevailing wages, subsurface exploration, piles, site
preparation, piping, concrete pipe encasement, aluminum handrail,Anoxic tank mixers, wedge anchors, weir
box, stair system, concrete pads at base of stairs, mechanical or electrical equipment (such as mixers,
aerators and valves), material testing, instrumentation, final landscaping or dewatering. These costs, of
course, need to be included in your overall budget estimate.
to We look forward to working with you as this project progresses. If you need additional information, or have any
questions regarding the inclusions or exclusions in our pricing, please contact me directly at (352)-262-4135 or via
email at smc@cromcorp.com
Sincerely,
CROM, LLC
Stephen M. Crawford, PE
Vice President
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Appendix B
Resolution No. 2020-2021 -01
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CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. 2021/2022-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
ESTABLISHING UTILITY DISTRICTS; ADOPTING,
AMENDING AND RESTATING WATER AND
WASTEWATER UTILITY RATES AS PREVIOUSLY
ADOPTED IN RESOLUTIONS NO. 94/95-14, NO. 94/95-
18, NO. 94/95-21, NO. 94/95-23, NO. 95/96-04, NO. 96/97-
01, NO. 97/98-01, NO. 98/99-01, NO. 99/00-01, NO. 99/00-
05, NO. 99/00-06, NO. 2000/2001-01, NO. 2000/2001-07,
NO. 2000/2001-08, NO. 2001/2002-01, NO. 2003/2004-01,
NO. 2004/2005-01, NO. 2005/2006-01, NO. 2005/2006-04,
NO. 2006/2007-01, NO. 2007/2008-01, NO. 2008/2009-01;
NO. 2009/2010-01; NO. 2010-2011-01; NO. 2011-2012-01;
NO. 2012-2013-01; NO. 2013-2014-01; NO. 2014-2015-01;
NO. 2015-2016-01; NO. 2016/2017-01; NO. 2017/2018-01;
2018/2019-01; NO. 2019/2020-01; AND NO. 2020/2021-01;
ADOPTING, AMENDING AND RESTATING SERVICE
AVAILABILITY POLICY; ADOPTING, AMENDING
AND RESTATING FIRE HYDRANT METER POLICY,
PROCEDURES AND RATE SCHEDULE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on October 1, 1994, the Clay County Utility Authority (hereinafter, the
"Authority" or "Utility") came into existence pursuant to Chapter 94-491, Laws of Florida,
Special Acts of 1994 (the "Act");
WHEREAS, on its effective date, the Authority acquired certain water and
wastewater utility assets previously acquired or owned by Clay County, Florida, said assets
being now known as the Clay County Utility Authority Water and Wastewater System
(hereinafter "Utility" or"System");
WHEREAS, on its effective date, by its Resolution No. 94/95-6, subsequently
extended on December 20, 1994, by its Resolution No. 94/95-12, the Authority ratified and
continued on an interim basis its policies and procedures concerning rates, fees and charges,
and its service availability policy, as had been previously adopted by the Clay County Water
and Sewer Authority, the Authority's predecessor in interest to the System;
WHEREAS, on February 21, 1995, the Authority adopted effective as of February 27,
1995, Resolution No. 94/95-14, setting forth its standing policies establishing just, fair and
equitable rates, fees and charges for the effective and efficient administration of Utility;
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WHEREAS, on May 16, 1995, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 94/95-18,
amending in part Resolution No. 94/95-14, providing for amendment of charges and disposal
of domestic septic tanks, portable toilet, and landfill lechate, providing further for
amendment of charges for reconnection of wastewater system users, and the Authority is
authorized to adopt water and wastewater rates, fees, and charges, and providing further for
an amendment to the service availability policy with respect to septage disposal;
WHEREAS, on September 5, 1995, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 94/95-21,
providing for, among other things, the maintenance of security deposits and alternatives
thereto with respect to customer accounts;
WHEREAS, on September 17, 1995, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 94/95-23,
amending and restating in their entirety its standing policies establishing just, fair and
equitable rates, fees and charges for the effective and efficient administration of Utility for
fiscal year 1995-1996;
WHEREAS, on February 20, 1996, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 95/96-4,
amending and restating Paragraph 5, "ON-SITE IMPROVEMENTS" of its service
availability policy, as previously adopted and amended in Resolutions No. 94/95-14, No.
94/95-18,No. 94/95-21, and No. 94/95-23;
WHEREAS, on August 5, 1997, the Authority authorized the acceptance and
operation of the McRae Landing Water Treatment System, and the Board of County
Commissioners for Clay County, Florida, by their action of August 12, 1997, Clay County
Resolution No. 96/97-86, authorized and approved the acquisition of the same, and on
September 4, 1997, the Authority accepted the transfer of the McRae Landing Water
Treatment System, and such system is included as a part of the West Clay System (formerly
the Clay System) for rate purposes;
WHEREAS, on September 4, 1997, the Authority authorized the operation of the
Eagle Harbor Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems, pursuant to that one certain
Operation and Maintenance Agreement between the Authority and THE CROSSINGS AT
FLEMING ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, a Chapter 190, F.S.
Community Development District;
WHEREAS, on March 3, 1998, the Authority adopted its policy regarding the reuse
of treated wastewater effluent (hereinafter, "reuse water" or "reclaimed water"), as regulated
by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP") under Chapter 62-210,
FAC, as amended, as an alternative source of irrigation, and established rates with respect
thereto, all of which was formalized by the Authority's adoption of Resolution No. 97/98-07;
WHEREAS, on March 17, 1998, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 97/98-08,
amending its service availability policy previously adopted, amended and restated in
Resolution No. 97/98-01, to provide for, among other things, the requirement that applicants
for service with the Authority's System first sign a letter agreement in the form directed
therein, prior to the Authority applying for a FDEP permit for such water and/or wastewater
facilities relating to the applicant's project;
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WHEREAS, on May 19, 1998, the Authority adopted an amended and restated policy
regarding reuse water as an alternative source of irrigation, and restated rates with respect
thereto, all of which was formalized by the Authority's adoption of Resolution No. 97/98-10;
WHEREAS, on June 16, 1998, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 97/98-11,
adopting its Pretreatment Program (herein so called) in compliance with FAC section 62-
625.500(a), for the purpose of preventing discharges to the wastewater treatment facilities of
the Authority by industrial users and others which would potentially interfere with the
operation of such facilities, and to prevent discharges which would pass through or otherwise
be incompatible with the Authority's wastewater treatment facilities;
WHEREAS, on August 18, 1998, the Authority adopted its Golden Opportunities
Plan as Resolution No. 97/98-12 (renumbered from Resolution No. 97/98-11), providing for,
among other things, an extended period of time for retired ratepayers on a fixed income and
who are in excess of age 62 years to pay monthly utility charges as the same come due;
WHEREAS, on September 1, 1998, the Authority authorized an increase in the term
of a refundable agreement entered into under Paragraph 8 of the Authority's service
availability policy, for the equitable refund for the cost of certain offsite improvements made
by a developer/applicant to the Authority's System, under the conditions set forth therein, to
an initial term of ten (10) years, followed by a subsequent extension term of an additional ten
(10)years as permitted therein;
WHEREAS, effective November 3, 1998, the Authority accepted the transfer of the
Water and Wastewater service rights and related distribution and collection facilities for The
Point Condominiums and Whitney's Marina, subject to an interim operating period to allow
for the completion and connection of such users to the Authority's central Water and
Wastewater systems, which has since been completed, and such system is included as a part
of the Kingsley System for rate purposes;
WHEREAS, effective January 5, 1999, the Authority accepted the transfer of The
Ravines PUD Water and Wastewater Treatment, Collection and Distribution Systems, and
such systems are included as a part of the Mid-Clay System for rate purposes;
WHEREAS, on January 5, 1999, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 98/99-07,
which restated and corrected Sections 12 and 13 of the Service Availability Policy dealing
with installation of potable water meters and fees and charges for installation of reuse water
meters, respectively;
WHEREAS, on April 6, 1999, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 98/99-08, which
amended the method for determining and calculating equivalent residential connection
factors for water, reuse water and wastewater services for Hotel/Motel establishments (not
including food service, banquet, meeting room and guest laundry facilities);
WHEREAS, on May 4, 1999, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 98/99-09, which
formally adopted and amended the Authority's "In-Fill Projects Fund Policy", thereby
supplementing the Authority's Service Availability Policy;
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WHEREAS, on June 1, 1999, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 98/99-10, which
formally adopted the Authority's "Middleburg Service Area Development Policy," thereby
supplementing the Authority's Service Availability Policy;
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2000, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 99/00-05,
adding a new subsection(12) to Section 3 of the existing Rate Resolution (defined below) for
the Authority, regarding the imposing of liens for unpaid service availability fees, and
renumbering prior subsections (12) through (15), inclusive, of that section, to existing
subsections (13)through(16), inclusive;
WHEREAS, the Authority has adopted an amended and restated "Cross-Connection
Control Policy" by its informal action of April 4, 2000, which amended said policy as
originally adopted on April 14, 1995;
WHEREAS, by its action on July 3, 2001, after public notice and hearing, the Board
of Supervisors for the Authority adopted Resolution No. 2000/2001-08, adopting rules to
implement the application, processing and issuance of permits for water distribution and
wastewater collection system mains 12" in diameter and smaller in size; and amending and
supplementing in part Resolution No. 2000/2001-01 by adopting permit application fees;
WHEREAS, by its action on October 2, 2001, after public notice and hearing, the
Board of Supervisors for the Authority adopted Resolution No. 2001/2002-01, adopting its
annual rate resolution for that fiscal year, its service availability policy, and its new fire meter
hydrant policy and procedures;
WHEREAS, the Authority has since, after published notice and rate hearings, adopted
its annual schedule of rates for water,wastewater and reuse water, for its various districts;
WHEREAS, the Authority acquired the Keystone Heights system from Florida Water
Services Corporation, on or about May 7, 2003, based on previously adopted Authority
resolutions and formal approval of the expansion of the Authority's systems by the Board of
County Commissioners for Clay County, Florida;
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2006, the Authority informally approved an increase in the
charge per thousand gallons of septic waste charge for septage treatment, and a formula
change to the calculation of the charge for excess strength waste to more accurately reflect
the actual impact of Authority facilities, to be effective beginning Fiscal Year 2006/2007;
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2006, the Authority informally approved an increase in a
number of service charges, rates and fees to be included in the published schedule for the
Authority's Public Rate Hearing and to be used effective beginning Fiscal Year 2006/2007;
WHEREAS, by its action on November 20, 2007, the Board of Supervisors for the
Authority adopted Resolution No. 2007/2008-06, formally adopting its PRETREATMENT
RESOLUTION ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE PLAN;
WHEREAS, by its action on June 1, 2010, adopting Resolution No. 2009/2010-07,
the Board of Supervisors for the Authority amended Section 12.(1) of the Authority's Rate
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Resolution, entitled "DETERMINATION OF EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL
CONNECTION FACTORS FOR WATER, REUSE WATER AND WASTEWATER
SERVICES," previously established under Resolution No. 2009/2010-01, adopted effective
October 1, 2009, was amended in part to add a new Establishment category of "Laundry
(Self-Service with Water Efficient Front-Loading Commercial Washer)," and having an
assigned ERC Factor of 0.520;
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2010, the Authority informally approved the Septage
Haulers Disposal Deposit Policy requiring an upfront security deposit and for the payment of
domestic waste disposal service it renders, to be effective beginning Fiscal Year 2010/2011;
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2010, the Authority informally approved the
Miscellaneous Receivable Policy that allows for a nonpayment fee equal to the
Miscellaneous receivables that water/sewer receivables pay for payments not received by
their due date,to be effective beginning Fiscal Year 2010/2011;
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2010, the Authority informally approved the
Disability Assistance Plan for disabled customers who do not meet the Golden Opportunities
Plan, to be effective beginning Fiscal Year 2010/2011;
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2010, the Authority informally approved a new policy
requiring refund checks to be issued to the spouse or personal representative of a deceased
customer, to be effective Fiscal Year 2010/2011;
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2010, the Authority informally approved a service
charge plus recording fees to be charged to a customer who has a lien placed on their
property, to be effective Fiscal Year 2010/2011, currently in effect as set forth in Exhibit
,
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2010, the Authority informally approved a service
charge for delinquent customers with flat-rate sewer accounts, to be effective Fiscal Year
2010/2011, currently in effect as set forth in Exhibit"A";
WHEREAS, the Authority by its informal action on January 4, 2011, implemented
Customer enrollment into an Auto Debit Program for Customers desiring to utilize recurring
automatic payment withdrawals of incurred rates, fees and charges, for qualifying
Customers;
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WHEREAS, on January 18, 2011, the Authority informally approved the excess
usage adjustment covering the initial thirty (30) day watering period for new sod for
Customers who successfully complete a water conservation assessment to receive a water
adjustment capped at tier 2;
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2011, the Authority informally approved the excess
usage adjustment for a pool fill capped at tier 2;
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2011, the Authority informally approved use of a period
adjustment factor formula to take into account long and short billing periods off of the base
30-day period, and provided for corresponding adjustment of Customer accounts;
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2012, the Authority adopted Rate Resolution 2011/2012-06,
amending and restating in its entirety Resolution No. 97/98-11, as previously amended by
Resolution No. 2003/2004-07, concerning Clay County Utility Authority Pretreatment
Program With Respect To General Sewer Use And Pretreatment Of Wastewater;
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2013, the Authority informally approved and authorized staff
use and implementation of a Criteria for Customer Returned Check Service Charge Waiver
for qualifying Customers;
WHEREAS, on September 3, 2013, the Authority informally approved revisions to
the Authority's Septage Haulers Disposal Deposit Policy, Miscellaneous Receivable Policy,
and Domestic Waste Application, to be effective as of October 1, 2013;
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2013, the Authority amended, restated, and adopted its
rates, fees, and charges, Service Availability Policy, and Fire Hydrant Meter Policy, for the
System or Utility owned and operated by the Authority within its territorial boundaries as
located in parts of Bradford, Clay, and Duval Counties, Florida, by the adoption of Authority
Resolution No. 2013/2014-01 (the "Rate Resolution"), by the formal action of the Board of
Supervisors (herein so called) of the Authority;
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2013, the Board of Supervisors of the Authority by
formal action adopted Resolution No. 2013/2014-05, which adopted the Authority's As-Built
Specifications—Standards Manual;
WHEREAS, a water utility system connection charge is a funding mechanism that a
local government may utilize to pay for improvements to its water utility that are necessary
to serve new growth;
WHEREAS, in order to be constitutional, connection charges must satisfy a dual
rational nexus test;
WHEREAS, the dual rational nexus test requires a local government, in this case the
Authority, to show a reasonable nexus between the Authority's need for additional capital
facilities and the new construction and that a special benefit is conferred upon the charge
payers;
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WHEREAS, the calculation of the initial Alternative Water Supply connection charge
("AWS Connection Charge") effective October 1, 2015, was based upon the most recent and
localized data, as evidenced by the Reclaimed Water Deficit & Augmentation of Reclaimed
Water System Projection Study on Long Term Water Supply dated December 2014, prepared
by Ray O. Avery, Utility Consultant for the Authority, as supplemented and confirmed by
subsequent Utility staff and management analyses and projections, which are on file with the
Authority;
WHEREAS, the accounting of the AWS Connection Charge revenues and
expenditures are reported in a special and segregated revenue fund entitled "AWS
Connection Charge Fund";
WHEREAS, the initial amount of the AWS Connection Charge for Fiscal Year
2015/2016 was informally adopted by the Authority Board at a public meeting held on
September 15, 2015, and was formally ratified and adopted by the Authority Board at a
public meeting on October 6, 2015, to be effective October 1, 2015, by Resolution No.
2015/2016-01;
WHEREAS, the initial amount of the SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource
Development Project Surcharge and the SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource
Development Project Connection Charge for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 was informally adopted
by the Authority Board at a public meeting held on August 3, 2021, to be effective October 1,
2021, by the Board's formal adoption of this Resolution;
WHEREAS, the Authority's annual budget for Fiscal Year 2021/2022, beginning
effective October 1, 2021, and continuing through September 30, 2022, incorporates
anticipated revenues and expenditures for all systems to be operated by the Authority for
such period, and it is necessary and appropriate for the Authority to adopt rates and charges
consistent with said budget;
WHEREAS, the Authority finds that it is in its best interest, and that of the ratepayers
of the System as a whole, to adopt, amend and restate in their entirety its standing policies
which will establish the terms and conditions of service availability of the System to users or
potential users thereof, and its previously adopted just, fair and equitable rates, fees and
charges for Fiscal Year 2021/2022, for the effective and efficient administration of Utility;
WHEREAS, the Authority has complied with the public notice and public hearing
requirements imposed upon it by applicable law in all instances with respect to the formal
action of its Board of Supervisors hereunder; and the Authority has previously mailed written
notice of its September 7, 2021, annual public rate hearing to all of its customers in
accordance with applicable law;
WHEREAS, the Authority conducted its annual public rate hearing on September 7,
2021, commencing at 7:00 p.m., at which its Board of Supervisors considered the proposed
Fiscal Year 2021/2022 rates, fees, charges, budget, and five (5) year capital plan, and
welcomed public comment on the same; and
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WHEREAS, it is therefore necessary and appropriate that the Board of Supervisors
for the Authority adopt its Fiscal Year 2021/2022 rates, fees, charges, budget, and five (5)
year capital plan, to be effective on October 1, 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY, THAT THE
RATE RESOLUTION AND SERVICE AVAILABILITY POLICY OF THE
AUTHORITY ARE HEREBY ADOPTED, AMENDED AND RESTATED IN THEIR
ENTIRETY, TO-WIT:
SECTION 1. TITLE.
This Resolution may be cited as the "Water and Wastewater Utility Rate Resolution",
or the "Rate Resolution."
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
When used in this Rate Resolution, the following terms (whether capitalized or not
within this Rate Resolution and/or any attachment, exhibit, or schedule thereto) shall be
defined to mean (note, some referenced terms are defined later in this Section 2).
(1) "Administrative Fee" means a fee or charge imposed on "Flex Rental Space
Developments" as defined below in Paragraph 30 of the Service Availability Policy, see
Attachment 1, which is hereby incorporated by reference. "Administrative Fee" shall be
synonymous and may be used interchangeably with the term"Service Fee."
(2) "Alternative Water Supply" or "AWS" means any sustainable water source
that does not originate from the upper Floridian Aquifer.
(2) "Applicant" means the owner of real property or the person or legal entity
which has the legal right to utilize real property by means of any form of ownership which
real property the Applicant desires to be served by water service, reuse water service,
wastewater service or any combination thereof The terms "Applicant," "Developer" and
"Property Owner" are synonymous and may be used interchangeably herein. An Applicant
will typically sign a "Developer Agreement" with Utility covering that Applicant's Property,
as well as an Application. However, in some instances tenants or owners of subdivided
portions of the Applicant's Property will be required to sign their own Application or
Developer Agreement for Utility service.
(3) "Application" means a written request from an applicant requesting that,
pursuant to a Utility Agreement, specific water service, reuse water service and/or
wastewater service be provided to and for certain real property.
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(4) "As-Built Specifications — Standards Manual", means the Authority's
previously adopted policy, procedures, and technical standards and specifications pertaining
to CADD and "As-built survey plans", as further described in Paragraph 17 of the Service
Availability Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
(5) "Attachment 1" means the Authority's "Service Availability Policy", being
herein so called, which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
(6) "Attachment 2" means the Authority's "Fire Hydrant Meter Policy Rate
Schedule", being herein so called,which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
(7) "Attachment 3" means the Authority's "Commercial ERC Factors Table",
being herein so called, which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
(8) "AWS Connection Charge" means an equitable and proportionate charge
made at the time service is newly requested to cover the growth-related capital cost of
construction for the AWS supply, transmission, ground storage facilities, pumping facilities,
treatment facilities, and distribution system required to develop and provide AWS service to
new connections to the water system by new users. This charge may sometimes also be
referred to simply as the "AWS Charge" or"Alternative Water Supply Charge".
(9) "AWS Connection Charge Fund" means the segregated and restricted fund
into which AWS Connection Charge revenues are deposited, to be used exclusively for
expanding AWS facilities and/or capacity, or for the payment of debt service on obligations
issued to build expanded AWS facilities and capacity.
(10) "AWS Surcharge" means an amount added to every potable water bill to
support the development of Alternative Water Supply to augment and replace current water
supplies that are or will be depleted over time. This surcharge can be applied to the
feasibility of AWS technologies and projects as well as the design and construction of
projects that could produce sustainable water supplies.
(11) "AWS Surcharge Fund" means the segregated and restricted fund into which
AWS Surcharge revenues are deposited, to be used exclusively for AWS infrastructure costs
and expenses.
(12) "Capacity Charge" means a fee or charge paid to Utility by an Applicant to
obtain water, reuse water and/or wastewater service capacity. Capacity Charges, sometimes
previously referred to as connection charges, are utilized for expanding the corresponding
facilities and/or capacity of the System, or for the payment of debt service on obligations
issued to acquire excess plant and capacity or to build expanded plant and capacity. The
term does not include the costs of collection or distribution facilities or facilities on the
Customer side of the point of delivery, nor the costs of capital improvements incurred to
merely overhaul or renovate existing facilities which do not increase System capacity as a
result of such renovation. "Water Capacity Charge", or variations thereof, shall refer
specifically to that fee or charge with respect to Utility's potable water system, "Wastewater
Capacity Charge" or "Sewer Capacity Charge", or variations thereof, shall refer specifically
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to that fee or charge with respect to Utility's wastewater or sewer system, and "Reclaimed
Water Capacity Charge", or variations thereof, shall refer specifically to that fee or charge
with respect to Utility's reclaimed water system.
(13) "Collection facilities" means the lines, pipes, and appurtenant facilities, or
whatever type or nature, used to collect sewage from sewer facilities, buildings, structures or
facilities and to transmit it to wastewater transmission facilities.
(14) "County", unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, means Clay County,
Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida. However, if a particular Property is
situated outside of Clay County, Florida, then "County" shall refer to the county in which
that particular Property is situated.
(15) "Customer" means any person, firm or corporation who has entered into an
agreement to receive water, reuse water and/or wastewater service from Utility and who is
liable for the payment of that water and wastewater service. "Customer" may also be also be
synonymous with the term "Applicant".
(16) "Customer Connection Charge (Tap-In)" means Authority's fixed fee
quotation based on its estimate of the approximate cost to design, permit and construct a
connection point to Authority's existing facilities and extension of such facilities to
Developer's property utilizing Utility's own staff. "Customer Connection, Water (Tap-In)",
or variations thereof, shall refer specifically to that fixed fee with respect to Utility's potable
water system, "Customer Connection Charge, Wastewater (Tap-In)" or "Customer
Connection Charge, Sewer (Tap-In)", or variations thereof, shall refer specifically to that
fixed fee with respect to Utility's wastewater or sewer system, and "Customer Connection
Charge, Reclaimed (Tap-In)", or variations thereof, shall refer specifically to that fixed fee
with respect to Utility's reclaimed water system.
(17) "Debt Service Charge" means a restricted charge designed to reduce the
Authority's total long-term debt. All funds collected from the Debt Service Charge must be
used to reduce long-term debt. The Debt Service Charge is calculated by: (i) first calculating
the Authority's weighted average cost of capital, plus two (2) percentage points; and (ii)
second multiplying the rate calculated in step (i), above, by the sum of the Plant Capacity
Charge per ERC for water and wastewater service. The product from step (ii), above,
represents the Debt Service Charge per ERC. Utility's staff shall review the Debt Service
Charge annually. Any recommended adjustments to the Debt Service Charge shall be clearly
identified and included in the Authority's proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
(18) "Deferred Capacity and Connection Charges" means and shall refer to
Utility's Capacity Charges, AWS Connection Charge, and Environmental Impact Charge, as
applicable to a specific Property being developed by an Applicant pursuant to the express
provisions of Paragraph 35 of the Service Availability Policy, see Attachment 1, which is
hereby incorporated by reference.
(19) "Distribution facilities" means the lines, pipes, meters, and appurtenant
facilities, of whatever type or nature, used to distribute water and/or reuse water to
Customers.
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(20) "Effluent disposal facilities" means those wastewater facilities necessary to
detain, transmit, store, and dispose of wastewater previously treated at treatment facilities.
(21) "Environmental Impact Charge" means a fee or charge paid by an Applicant
to Utility for a Property which utilizes Utility's wastewater system but does not have or does
not utilize Utility's reclaimed water system.
(22) "Equivalent residential connection" or "ERC" means a factor used to convert a
given average daily flow (ADF) to the equivalent number of single family residential
connections.
(23) "Exhibit `A' means the attached previously published schedule of rates, fees,
and charges imposed by the Authority for the current fiscal year of operations, commencing
on October 1 of the current calendar year and ending on September 30 of the following
calendar year, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
(24) "Fire Protection Capacity Charge" means a one-time initial capacity cost
recovery charge assessed to Customers who have fire lines or standpipes located upon or
within their premises or privately-owned hydrants maintained by Utility as set forth in
attached Exhibit"A".
(25) "Facilities" or "installations" means by way of illustration and not limitation,
all wells, equipment, fixtures, pumps, lines, mains, manholes, lift stations, pumping stations,
laterals, service connections, and any all appurtenances thereto together with all real
property, easements and rights-of-way necessary to provide water, reuse water and
wastewater service to property whether located on-site or off-site.
(26) "Inspection Fee" means the fee or cost assessed by Utility to Applicant for
Utility's inspector, inclusive of related expenses, costs and overhead, to be on the Property at
all times during all phases of construction to monitor and inspect the work of an outside
contractor on Utility facilities which are to be accepted, owned, and operated by Utility upon
completion of the project. See the Service Availability Policy, Attachment 1, which is
incorporated by reference.
(27) "Main Extension Charge" means a fee or charge collected by Utility from an
Applicant for the purpose of reimbursing previous Developer(s) or Utility for the cost of
extending collection and/or distribution facilities of the System, which Utility determines that
Applicant benefits from. "Main Extension, Water", or variations thereof, shall refer
specifically to that fee or charge with respect to Utility's potable water system, "Main
Extension, Wastewater" or "Main Extension, Sewer", or variations thereof, shall refer
specifically to that fee or charge with respect to Utility's wastewater or sewer system, and
"Main Extension, Reclaimed", or variations thereof, shall refer specifically to that fee or
charge with respect to Utility's reclaimed water system.
(28) "Meter" means a device used to measure water and reuse water delivered to
"point of delivery" by Utility.
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(29) "Plan Review Fee" means a fee or charge assessed and paid by the Applicant
to Utility to fully reimburse Utility for its entire cost and expense incurred in reviewing the
plans prepared by the Applicant's design engineer, such cost to include all overhead
associated with such review and Utility's cost for a review engineer hired or contracted with
by Utility for such purpose.
(30) "Point of Delivery" means the designated point at which the Applicant's
Property is connected to Utility's water facilities, reclaimed water facilities and/or
wastewater facilities, which is typically the meter for water and reclaimed water service, and
the lot line for sewer service.
(31) "Private Fire Protection" means the existence of separate fire connections,
standpipes with hose attachments and automatic fire sprinkler systems which serve a
Customer.
(32) "Private Fire Protection Charge" means the fee or charge assessed to and paid
by Applicant to Utility for direct fire main stubs to an Applicant's Property for purposes of
internal fire sprinkler system to provide the availability of a specified G.P.M. of flow for fire
protection. This charge is imposed to assist Utility in providing the excess reserve plant
capacities required for the fire flow to an Applicant's Property. In instances where the
existing mains are not capable of carrying the fire flow requested, upon request Utility shall
provide an estimate of additional charges to alter the existing fire mains to accommodate
Applicant's fire flow requirements, and the additional charges for such alterations shall be
reimbursed by Applicant in addition to the Private Fire Protection Charge. (Refer to Service
Availability Policy, Attachment 1, Paragraph 22).
(33) "Property" means the real property owned or controlled by an Applicant for
which water service capacity allocation, reuse water service capacity allocation, wastewater
service capacity allocation, or both, is requested.
(34) "Reclaimed Meter Installation Charge" means the fixed charge to be paid by
an Applicant for the reclaimed water meter and for installation of the reclaimed water meter
as set forth in Exhibit"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Such charge only includes
the installation of the meter and stub-out pipe from the meter, and does not include any other
charges associated with the installation of other service or the charges associated with
tapping into the water main. To the extent a service installation is required to provide
Customer utility service, the charges for such installation, including the installation of the
reclaimed water meter, will be based on the estimated cost of the installation, regardless of
meter size. In no event shall such charge be less than the meter installation charges shown
above. The reclaimed water meter installation charges, and any such additional charges, are
due and payable at the time Customer makes an application for service.
(35) "Reclaimed Water" or "Reuse Water" means wastewater effluent that has
been appropriately treated and is suitable for a controlled irrigation use by and for
agricultural, commercial, residential or industrial developments or other appropriate uses, or
any successor regulations thereto.
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(36) "Recording Fee" means the Clerk of the Court's imposed recording fees,
documentary stamp taxes, and surcharge for electronic recording (i.e., "e-recording") of
documents in the public records of the county in which the Property is situated, for which the
Applicant shall be fully responsible. Typical recorded documents related to Utility service
are developer agreements between the Applicant or Developer and Utility, grants of
easements, quit claim deeds, right-of-way grants and agreements, notices, notices of lien,
releases, subordinations, amendments and/or supplemental agreements, and the like, which
documents may be required by Utility as a condition of new or continued service. Corrective
documents, required to be recorded due to no action or fault of the Applicant or the
Customer, shall be recorded at the cost of Utility. If land, easement, or right-of-way rights
are being purchased by Utility, the Executive Director of the Authority, subject to approval
by the Board of Supervisors of the Authority, shall have the right to negotiate as to which
party shall bear the Recording Fee, or components thereof.
(37) "Service capacity" for water, reuse water or wastewater means the rate of flow
on an average daily basis measured in gallons per day, which can be handled according to a
water, reuse water or wastewater facilities design.
(38) "Service lines" means the pipes of Utility that are connected from the mains to
the Point of Delivery.
(39) "Service rates" or "Rates" means Utility's applicable schedules of rates and
charges for water, reuse water and wastewater services which may be in effect from time-to-
time.
(40) "Sewer" or "Wastewater" means a combination of any type of the water-
carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, industrial establishments, any
and all other Customers' facilities, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as
may be present, but does not mean or include any hazardous or toxic wastes which may be
damaging to environmental health due to toxicity, ignitability, corrosivity, chemical
reactivity, radioactivity, or infectious characteristics.
(41) "SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource Development Project Surcharge" or
"SJRWMD Cost Recovery Charge" means the cost recovery charge to existing customers of
the Authority as of September 30, 2021, for the cost participation in the St. Johns River
Water Management District's (SJRWMD) Black Creek Water Resource Development
Project. The Authority's Board of Supervisors approved funding participation in the
SJRWMD's Black Creek Water Resource Development Project to address impacts to Lakes
Brooklyn and Geneva in Keystone Heights Florida, attributed to existing customers' water
use.
(41) "SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource Development Project Connection
Charge per ERC" means the cost recovery charge to future customers of the Authority after
September 30, 2021, for the cost participation in the SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource
Development Project. The Authority's Board of Supervisors approved funding participation
in the SJRWMD's Black Creek Water Resource Development Project to address impacts to
Lakes Brooklyn and Geneva in Keystone Heights Florida, attributed to future customers'
water use.
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(42) "Transmission lines" means those lines and appurtenance facilities used to
either transmit wastewater from the collection system to the Wastewater treatment plant to
the distribution system.
(43) "Utility" or "System" means the Clay County Utility Authority Water System,
Reuse Water System and Wastewater System as may be operated and controlled by the
Authority or its designee or assignee pursuant to Chapter 94-491, Laws of Florida, Special
Acts of 1994, which shall include the Pier Station Community Water System defined in Sec.
19-351 Clay County Code, but which shall not include the facilities serving the Food Lion
Warehouse Site (Bayard Facilities) which is owned by the County, and which is the subject
of an Operating and Maintenance Agreement between the County and the City of Green
Cove Springs, and all additions to Utility or the System from the October 1, 1994 effective
date of its enabling act.
(44) "Utility District" means the jurisdictional limits of the Authority as set forth
and defined in Chapter 94-491, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1994. For identification
purposes, that portion of the System originally acquired by the County from Kingsley Service
Company, together with any additions thereto, shall be designated the "Kingsley District";
that portion of the System originally acquired by the County from Clay Utility Company,
together with any additions thereto, shall be designated the "West Clay District" (formerly
known as the "Clay District"); that portion of the System originally acquired by the County
from Mid-Clay Service Corp. shall be designated the "Mid-Clay District", which shall also
include service to The Ravines PUD in Middleburg, and the Spencer development area.
Mid-Clay District shall further include the water service only users in what is commonly
known as the Lake Asbury residential area of Clay County, who may be billed at rates, fees
and charges different from those charged to other classes of users within the Mid-Clay
District; and that portion of the System transferred to the Authority by the County on October
1, 1994, known as the Pier Station Community Water System defined in Sec. 19-351 Clay
County Code, shall be designated the "Pier Station District", which shall be included with the
Kingsley District for rate purposes. The service territory acquired from Florida Water
Services Corporation, situate in Keystone Heights, Florida, a municipality, and in the
surrounding areas outside of that municipality, together with any additions thereto, shall be
subject to its own water rate schedule, and shall be known as the "Keystone District" or
"Keystone Water System" for that purpose, and shall be included in the Mid-Clay District for
purposes of wastewater rates.
(45) "Water Meter Installation Charge" means the charge imposed on each
Applicant for the water meter and for installation of the water meter as set forth in Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Those charges only include the installation of
the meter, stub-out pipe from the meter and a backflow prevention device, and do not include
any other charges associated with the installation of other service and the charges associated
with tapping into the water main. To the extent a service installation is required in order to
provide Customer utility service, the charges for such installation, including the installation
of the water meter will be based on the estimated cost of the installation, regardless of meter
size. In no event will such charge be less than the meter installation charges shown above.
The Water Meter Installation Charge, and any such additional charges, are due and payable at
the time Customer makes an application for service.
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Any remaining capitalized term or non-capitalized term used more than once in this
Rate Resolution or any attachment, exhibit, or schedule thereto, shall have the meaning as
assigned to that term in the policy, writing, document, instrument, or agreement referenced,
or as the context may require.
SECTION 3. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS REGARDING WATER,
REUSE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE.
(1) Signed Application Required. Water, reuse water and wastewater service
capacity may be furnished to new users who connect to the System after the date hereof only
after a signed application or agreement and payment of the applicable water, reuse water and
wastewater capacity charges are accepted by Utility. The conditions of such application or
agreement are binding upon Customer as well as upon Utility. A copy of the application or
agreement for water, reuse water and wastewater service accepted by Utility will be
furnished to the applicant on request. Applicant shall furnish to Utility the correct name and
street address or lot and block number at which water, reuse water and wastewater service is
to be rendered. If Applicant is one or more natural persons, Applicant shall also provide
Utility with Applicant's date of birth, and shall be requested to verify its Social Security
Number in a manner prescribed by Utility that ensures confidentiality of the entire Social
Security Number, but the last four (4) digits of Applicant's Social Security Number shall be
retained by Utility if and as provided by Applicant. An Applicant other than one or more
natural persons shall be required to provide its entire Taxpayer Identification Number, which
may be retained in its entirety by Utility.
(2) Withholding Service. Utility may withhold or discontinue water, reuse water
and/or wastewater service rendered under application made by any member or agent of a
household, organization, or business unless all prior indebtedness to Utility of such
household, organization, or business for water, reuse water and wastewater service has been
settled in full in accordance with Utility policy. Service may also be discontinued for any
violation made by Customer of any rule or regulation set forth in this Rate Resolution.
(3) Limitation of Use. Water, reuse water and wastewater service purchased from
Utility shall be used by Customer only for the purposes specified in the application for water,
reuse water and wastewater service. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, use of
wastewater service from Utility shall be subject to the provisions of the Authority's
Pretreatment Policy, as set forth in Authority Resolution No. 1997/1998-11, duly adopted
June 16, 1998, which, as the same may be amended from time to time, is on file with the
Recording Secretary for the Authority and is available for review during normal business
hours of the Authority.
(4) Continuity of Service. Utility will at all times use reasonable diligence to
provide continuous water, reuse water and wastewater service, and having used reasonable
diligence, shall not be liable to Customer for failure or interruption of continuous water,
reuse water and wastewater service. Utility shall not be liable for any act or omission caused
directly or indirectly by strikes, labor trouble, accidents, litigation, breakdowns, shutdowns
for emergency repairs or adjustments, acts of sabotage, governmental interferences, illegal or
improper cross-connections with other water systems, wastewater systems, reuse systems,
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wells, septic tanks or drain fields, or Customer or other third-party facilities or apparatus, acts
of God or other causes beyond its control.
(5) Type of Maintenance. Customer's pipes, apparatus and equipment shall be
selected, installed, used and maintained in accordance with standard practice and shall
conform to the rules and regulations of Utility. Utility shall not be responsible for the
maintenance and operation of Customer's pipes and facilities. Customer expressly agrees not
to utilize any appliance or device, including without limitation any water filters, pumps,
wells, septic tanks, storage tanks or drain fields, which is not properly constructed, controlled
and protected, or which may adversely affect water, reuse water or wastewater service
provided by Utility. Utility reserves the right to discontinue or withhold water, reuse water
and wastewater service to such apparatus or device.
(6) Change of Customer's Installation. No changes or increases in Customer's
installation, which will materially affect the proper operation of the pipes, mains, or stations
of Utility, shall be made without written consent of Utility. Customer shall be liable for any
change resulting from a violation of this rule.
(7) Protection of Utility's Property. Customer shall exercise reasonable diligence
to protect Utility's property on Customer's premises and shall knowingly permit no one, but
Utility's agent or persons authorized by law, to have access to Utility's pipes and
appurtenances. In the event of any loss or damage to property of Utility or to property of any
other Customer of Utility caused by or arising out of carelessness, neglect, or misuse by
Customer (including without limitation any illegal or improper cross-connections), or due to
any digging or excavation by Customer or its agents, employees, property management
company, and/or independent contractors hired by Customer or its agents, employees and/or
property management company, the cost of making good such loss or repairing such damage
shall be paid by the responsible Customer. Demand for the responsible Customer to pay the
cost of such loss or repair of damage shall be made by Utility either (i) in a separate writing
mailed to Customer at Customer's service address or (ii) added to the responsible Customer's
bill for water or wastewater service. Water, reuse water and/or wastewater service to the
location of Customer from which such loss or damage arose may be discontinued until the
cost of such loss or damage is paid in full by Customer to Utility.
(8) Access to Premises. The duly authorized agents of Utility shall have access at
all reasonable hours to the premises of Customer for the purpose of installing, maintaining,
inspecting, or removing Utility's property of the performance under or termination of Utility's
agreement with Customer and neither Utility nor its agents shall be liable for trespass in such
instance.
(9) Billing Periods. Bills for water service will be rendered monthly, shall
become due when rendered and shall be considered as received by Customer when delivered
or mailed to the water service address or some other place mutually agreed upon. Non-
receipt of bills by Customer shall not release or diminish the obligation of Customer with
respect to payment thereof. Monthly bills, and Utility's tiered rate system structure, will be
based on a 30-day billing cycle. However, both long and short billing periods are permitted
by Utility and will be adjusted as to volume allowances within Utility's tiered rate system
structure based on the ratio of actual number of days in a given billing cycle to the base 30-
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day period. The adjustment ratio is then applied to the tier 1 value allowance (6 thousand
gallons, or 6 KGAL) to determine the adjusted volume allowance. For an example of a long
period adjustment, assume the actual billing period is 45 days; the tier 1 usage volume
allowance is 9 KGAL [(45/30) x 6 = 9]. The short period adjustment is calculated in the
same manner; assume the actual billing period is 15 days; the tier 1 usage volume allowance
is 3 KGAL [(15/30) x 6 = 3]. Subsequent tiers (i.e., tiers 2, 3 and 4) will also be adjusted
using a corresponding volume allowance adjustment in relationship to the base 30-day billing
cycle. Utility's Customer Service Department will develop and make available to
Customer's detailed examples of the mathematical application of this period adjustment
factor in practice.
(10) Delinquent Bills. Bills are due when rendered and become delinquent if not
paid within twenty (20) days from the invoice date. Water, reuse water and wastewater
service may then be discontinued only after a written notice of the delinquency in payment
has been mailed or presented to Customer at least five (5) working days prior to
disconnection. Water, reuse water and wastewater service shall be restored only after Utility
has received payment for all past-due bills late payment fees, and reconnect charges from
Customer. There shall be no liability of any kind against Utility for the discontinuance of
water, reuse water and wastewater service to a customer for that Customer's failure to pay the
bills on time. Partial payment of a bill of the water, reuse water and wastewater service
rendered will not be accepted by Utility, except in the case of Utility's express agreement
thereto.
(11) Non-payment of Flat-Rate Sewer Accounts. Customers with flat-rate sewer
accounts will be charged a service charge to cover the collection costs for non-payment as set
forth in Exhibit"A" attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference.
(12) Payment of Water, Reuse Water and Wastewater Service Bills Concurrently.
When one or more of water, reuse water and wastewater service are provided by Utility,
payment of any service bill rendered by Utility to a Customer shall not be accepted by Utility
without simultaneous or concurrent payment of all service bills rendered by Utility. Utility
may discontinue water service, reuse water service and/or wastewater service to Customer's
premises for non-payment of any service bill or if all payments are not made concurrently.
Utility shall not reestablish or reconnect wastewater service, reuse water service and/or water
service until such time as all outstanding service bills and charges are paid in full.
(13) Lien to Secure Payment. In order to evidence the future responsibility for the
payment of rates, fees, and/or charges owed or to be owed to Utility under a Developer
Agreement or other contract or agreement for Utility service, or in the event that a Customer
fails to timely pay when due any installment of a special assessment or other contracted for
payment, charge or fee, which is required pursuant to any Developer Agreement, the Rate
Resolution or Utility's Service Availability Policy, then Utility may, in the discretion of the
Executive Director or his/her designee, file notice of the Authority's statutory and contractual
lien against the Customer's interest in the Property, which is served by Utility pursuant to
such Developer Agreement or other applicable agreement, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
in the Official Records maintained for the County in which the subject Property is situated. If
the installment, payment or other charge is then past due, the Customer shall be responsible
for a lien process charge and recording fees which will be collected at the time the delinquent
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balance is paid. In the event that the lien once filed is not satisfied in full within one (1) year
of the later of(i) the date of its initial filing in the Official Records or(ii) the amount secured
thereby becoming past due, then upon the approval of the Board of Supervisors of the
Authority, such lien may be foreclosed by Utility in the manner provided by applicable law.
Such lien shall secure, and the Customer shall be responsible for all interest, attorney's fees
and costs with respect to such unpaid amounts, under Chapter 94-491, Laws of Florida,
Special Acts of 1994. The Customer & Public Relations Manager of the Authority may
implement such informal processes and procedures as may be informally approved from time
to time by the Board of Supervisors of the Authority as may be necessary or helpful to
implement the provisions of this Section 3.(13).
(14) Golden Opportunities Plan. Notwithstanding any contrary provision
contained herein, any Customer who is retired, on a limited, fixed income, and 62 years of
age or older, which reasonably impairs the ability of the Customer to timely pay its current
service bill(s) to Utility as the same become due, may apply for payment of water, reuse
water and/or wastewater service bills under the Authority's "Golden Opportunities Plan"
(herein so called). All plan applicants must meet the reasonable requirements for plan
admission as established from time to time by the Executive Director, which at a minimum
shall include completion and submission of a signed, written application to participate in the
Golden Opportunities Plan, and proof of age of the applicant (i.e., either a photocopy of birth
certificate or driver's license). Applications may be completed in person at the Authority's
main office, mailed to the Authority at any time, or submitted with the Customer/applicant's
next water, reuse water and/or wastewater service bill payment. The Authority reserves the
right to deny any application to participate in the Golden Opportunities Plan. Upon admission
to the Golden Opportunities Plan, the Customer/plan participant is provided with an
extension of twenty-one (21) days beyond the due date applicable to non-plan Customers
within which to pay their current water and/or wastewater service bill. If payment in full is
not received by the end of such twenty-one (21) day period, then a late charge will be added
to the Customer/plan participant's water, reuse water and/or wastewater service bill, and the
total delinquent account shall be assigned for collection to the Authority's customer service
department for immediate collection or disconnection. Service charges for non-payment
shall be imposed as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and hereby incorporated by
reference for any disconnection and for reconnection.
(15) Disability Assistance Plan. Notwithstanding any contrary provision
contained herein, any Customer who is permanently disabled, on a limited, fixed, income,
which reasonably impairs the ability of the Customer to timely pay their current service
bill(s) to Utility as the same become due, may apply for payment of water, reuse, water
and/or wastewater service bill under the Authority's "Disability Assistance Plan" (herein so
called). All plan applicants must meet the reasonable requirements for plan admission as
established from time to time by the Executive Director, which at a minimum shall include
completion and submission of a signed, written application to participate in the Disability
Assistance Plan, and proof of permanent disability of the applicant (i.e., Benefit Verification
Statement/ Form TPQY from Social Security Administration). Applications may be
completed in person at the Authority's main office, mailed to the Authority at any time, or
submitted with the Customer/applicant's next water, reuse water, and/or wastewater service
bill payment. The Authority reserves the right to deny any application to participate in the
Disability Assistance Plan Upon admission to the Disability Assistance Plan, the
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Customer/plan participant is provided with an extension of twenty-one (21) days beyond the
due date applicable to non-plan Customers within which to pay their current water and/or
wastewater service bill. If payment in full is not received by the end of such twenty-one (21)
day period, then a late charge will be added to the Customer/plan participant's water, reuse
water and/or wastewater service bill, and the total delinquent account shall be assigned for
collection to the Authority's Customer Service Department for immediate collection or
disconnection. The currently adopted charges for nonpayment shall be imposed subsequent
to disconnection of service for cause, including delinquency in payment.
(16) Change of Occupancy. When a change of occupancy takes place on any
premises supplied by Utility with water, reuse water and wastewater service, written notice
thereof shall be given at the office of Utility not less than three (3) days prior to the date of
change by the outgoing Customer. The outgoing Customer shall be held responsible for all
water, reuse water and/or wastewater service rendered on such premises until such written
notice is so received by Utility and Utility has had reasonable time to discontinue the water,
reuse water and/or wastewater service. However, if such written notice has been received,
the application of such a succeeding occupant for water, reuse water and wastewater service
will automatically terminate the prior account. Customer's prepaid base facility charge may
be transferred from one service location to another, if both locations are supplied water, reuse
water and/or wastewater service by Utility, as applicable to such service(s) being provided to
the service locations. Customer's prepayment may not be transferred from one name to
another. Notwithstanding the above, Utility will accept telephone orders, for the
convenience of its Customers, to discontinue or transfer water, reuse water and wastewater
service from one service address to another and will use reasonable diligence in the execution
thereof However, oral orders or advice shall not be deemed binding or be considered formal
notification to Utility.
(17) Unauthorized Connections. Connections to Utility's water, reuse water and
wastewater system for any purpose whatsoever are made only by employees of Utility. Any
unauthorized connections to Customer's water, reuse water or wastewater service shall be
subject to immediate discontinuance without notice. Water, reuse water and wastewater
service shall not be restored until such authorized connections have been removed and until
settlement is made in full to Utility for all water, reuse water and wastewater service
estimated by Utility to have been used by reason of such unauthorized connection. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, this provision also shall apply to illegal or improper
cross-connections of other water systems, wastewater systems, reuse systems, wells or
Customer or other third-party facilities or apparatus to Utility's water, reuse water and/or
wastewater system.
(18) Adjustment of Bills. When a Customer has been overcharged or
undercharged as a result of an incorrect application, the application of an incorrect rate
schedule, incorrect reading of a water meter, reuse water meter, or other similar reasons, the
amount may be credited or billed to Customer in accordance with the policies of Utility.
Utility may adjust a Customer's bill to correct errors resulting from inaccurate water and
reuse water meters. Utility shall determine a meter's accuracy based upon acceptable
accuracy limits normally adhered to by water, reuse water and/or wastewater service
providers. Utility shall refund to a Customer overcharges, or may bill a Customer for
undercharges, which have arisen as a result of a meter registering outside of acceptable
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accuracy limits. Excess amounts billed to Customers in error due to inaccurate meters shall
be refunded to Customers, said refund to be limited to one-half the period since the last meter
test, said one-half period not to exceed six (6) months. Utility may refund any overcharge
resulting from an inaccurate meter if the period during which the overcharge occurred can be
reasonably and accurately ascertained. In no event shall a refund include any part of any
minimum charge. Utility may bill a Customer for any undercharge caused by an inaccurate
meter, said amount to be limited the unbilled amount for one-half the period since the last
meter test, said one-half period not to exceed six months. Utility may bill any undercharge
resulting from an inaccurate meter if the period during which the undercharge occurred can
be reasonably and accurately ascertained. In the event of a non-registering meter, a
Customer may be billed on an estimate based upon previous bills for similar usage, such
estimate based to apply only to the current billing period. Utility may bill a Customer for
unauthorized use based upon a reasonable estimate of the service taken.
(19) Customer Account Adjustment Policy. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, a Customer may appeal any bill, adjustment or refusal of Utility staff
to make an adjustment, to the Board of Supervisors or to Utility staff, pursuant to the
provisions of, as permitted by, and in accordance with the procedures set forth in, Utility's
separate Customer Account Adjustment Policy, which was originally adopted by Utility's
Board of Supervisors as Resolution No. 2000/2001-04 on November 8, 2000, as the same
may be amended from time to time, which is on file with the Recording Secretary for the
Authority and is available for review during normal working hours of the Authority, and
which, as most then recently amended, is hereby incorporated by reference.
(20) Refund checks. Refund checks on an account may only be issued to: (i) the
active Customer of record for the account; (ii) the Personal Representative of the estate for
the Customer, if the Customer is deceased; or (iii) if a Customer is deceased and has a
surviving spouse benefitting from the service, the surviving spouse shall be entitled to
transfer the service and corresponding Customer deposit to his/her own name as the survivor.
Should the name change never occur and the surviving spouse becomes deceased, a refund
check may be issued to the Personal Representative of the surviving spouse's estate. The
Personal Representative must provide proof of being appointed by the Court as Personal
Representative for the estate.
SECTION 4. WATER SYSTEM RATE SCHEDULE.
(1) Schedule. The Board of Supervisors of the Authority hereby adopts the water
system rate schedule set forth herein. The rates, fees and charges in the following schedule
shall apply to each Customer of the water system beginning with the charges payable by
Customer in connection with the first reading of Customer's water meter by Utility or the first
billing by Utility after Utility acquires title to the water system. The base facility charge
shall be billed and collected in advance. The gallonage charge shall be billed and collected
in arrears. The water system monthly rate schedule is set forth on Exhibit "A", which is
attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference.
(2) Bulk Water Rates. Bulk or wholesale water rates shall be calculated to reflect
Utility's cost of providing water to those entities entering into an agreement with Utility.
Such rates will be determined on an individual basis by Utility.
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(3) Interrupted Service. Any Customer who requests that service be interrupted
for any length of time will pay the Base Facility Charge during that period of interruption.
Any Customer who attempts to circumvent this charge by closing their account at time of
temporary departure and then returning as a new Customer will be held liable for the Base
Facility Charge during the disconnected period of time. The payment of the Base Facility
Charge will be made monthly in advance.
(4) Seasonal Rate. Any Customer who requests that service be interrupted on a
temporary basis exceeding one full month will be charged a seasonal rate. The Seasonal Rate
charged will be equal to the Base Facility Charge referenced above.
(5) Terms of Payment. Bills are due and payable when rendered and become
delinquent if not paid within twenty (20) days. Service may be discontinued for nonpayment
after five (5) working days written notice. The application of this Section 4.(5) is subject to
Sections 3.(13) and 3.(14), above, for approved and registered participants in the Authority's
Golden Opportunities Plan or Disability Assistance Plan.
(6) Annual Index Adjustment. The Board of Supervisors of the Authority hereby
authorizes and approves an automatic annual rate adjustment applicable to all water rates,
fees and charges for utility services as necessary to provide for increases in expenses due to
inflation or other such factors, so as to always ensure adequate net revenues from existing
ERC's that will pay for inflationary increases in operation and maintenance of the system and
to provide all debt service coverage requirements of Utility. The automatic annual rate
adjustment factor shall be calculated based upon the net increase in the operating and
maintenance budget as follows: (i) Personnel Services; (ii) Operational Expenses; and (iii)
Operating Capital Expenses. The automatic index adjustment shall be determined on an
annual basis and shall become effective October 1st of each fiscal year. Annual index
adjustments shall not exceed the consumer price index as published by the University of
Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research (Jacksonville Region) or another price
index factor adopted by the Board.
(7) Alternative Water Supply("AWS") Policy and Initiative. It is the intent of the
Authority to develop Alternative Water Supply ("AWS"), as defined above, in order to
ensure a sustainable supply of safe and available potable water for the Authority's current
and anticipated future customers. This AWS policy and initiative supplements the
Authority's Service Availability Policy, attached below as Attachment 1 hereto, for the
purpose of establishing a fair and equitable assessment and imposition of AWS Surcharge
and AWS Connection Charge to fund the development and implementation of AWS
infrastructure costs and expenses, as further described below. This AWS policy and
initiative by Utility is necessary to address AWS requirements from the St. Johns River
Water Management District ("SJRWMD"), the Sewanee River Water Management District
("SRWMD"), and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP"), associated
with Minimum Flows and Levels ("MFL"), and North Florida Regional Water Supply
Planning. This AWS policy and initiative is also necessary in order to put Utility in the best
position possible to research, design, and construct AWS infrastructure necessary to provide
current and anticipated future ratepayers of the Authority with a sustainable potable water
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supply. Budget restraints and financial feasibility will remain key considerations at each
phase of AWS development and implementation.
The initial funding for AWS will be accomplished by the AWS Surcharge that will be
on every customer's monthly potable water bill, and the AWS Connection Charge that will
be added to every new potable water connection.
The AWS Surcharge will fairly and equitably apportion the cost of development of
AWS infrastructure over the Authority's potable water utility system ratepayers. The
funding generated from the AWS Surcharge will be segregated and restricted in the AWS
Surcharge Fund, and will only be used for AWS infrastructure costs and expenses, as further
described below.
The funding generated from the AWS Connection Charge will be segregated and
restricted in the AWS Connection Charge Fund, and will only be used for the development of
AWS infrastructure costs and expenses, as described below, attributable to and in
anticipation of the impact of new growth of the Authority's water system on demand for
potable water supply and resulting dependence on the creation and development of AWS,
over and above the demand thereof resulting from the Authority's existing potable water
customers.
A report entitled "Reclaimed Water Deficit & Augmentation of Reclaimed Water
System Projection Study on Long Term Water Supply" (December 2014, page 3), which is
on file with the Authority, and has been relied on for purposes of the initial calculation and
implementation of the AWS Surcharge and the AWS Connection Charge. Costs and
expenses associated with development of AWS infrastructure includes, but is not limited to,
feasibility studies, evaluations, land acquisition, property entitlements, design, permitting,
construction, testing, and implementation of AWS for the Authority.
Utility's Capital Reserve Strategy anticipates additional needed funding to support
other AWS infrastructure project expenditures. The Authority will initiate additional
feasibility studies to further define those additional AWS infrastructure project initiatives,
which will be presented for the Authority's Board of Supervisors' consideration and action
from time to time. The future funding needs for AWS will also depend upon grant funding
that may be available and possible joint jurisdictional agency participation.
The AWS Surcharge, The AWS Connection Charge, and actual vs. estimated costs
and expenses of AWS, and specifically Storm Water Harvesting Project costs and expenses,
will be evaluated annually. A report on the development of AWS as well as adequacy or
need to change the AWS Surcharge or AWS Connection Charge will be presented to the
Board of Supervisors by July 1 each fiscal year. Any recommended changes to the AWS
Surcharge or the AWS Connection Charge will be placed in CCUA's annual budget and
presented at the Annual Public Rate Hearing for further consideration and action by the
Authority's Board of Supervisors.
SECTION 5. WASTEWATER SYSTEM RATE SCHEDULE.
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(1) Schedule. The Board of Supervisors of the Authority hereby adopts the
wastewater system rate schedule set forth herein. The rates, fees and charges in the
following schedule shall apply to each customer of the wastewater system beginning with the
charges payable by Customer in connection with the first reading of Customer's water meter
by Utility or the first billing by Utility after Utility acquires title to the wastewater system.
The base facility charge shall be billed and collected in advance. The gallonage charge shall
be billed and collected in arrears. The wastewater system monthly rate schedule is attached
hereto as Exhibit"A" and hereby incorporated by reference.
(2) Bulk Wastewater Rates. Bulk or wholesale wastewater rates shall be
calculated to reflect Utility's cost of providing wastewater service to those entities entering
into an agreement with Utility. Such rates will be determined on an individual basis by
Utility.
(3) Interrupted Service. Any Customer who requests that service be interrupted
any length of time will pay the Base Facility Charge during that period of interruption. Any
Customer who attempts to circumvent this charge by closing their account at time of
temporary departure and then returning as a new Customer will be held liable for the Base
Facility Charge during the disconnected period of time. The payment of the Base Facility
Charge will be made monthly in advance.
(4) Seasonal Rate. Any Customer who requests that service be interrupted on a
temporary basis exceeding one full month will be charged a seasonal rate. The Seasonal Rate
charged will be equal to the Base Facility Charge referenced above.
(5) Terms of Payment. Bills are due and payable when rendered and become
delinquent if not paid within thirty (30) days. Service may be discontinued for nonpayment
after five (5) working days' written notice. Such notice shall be separate and apart from any
bill for service. The application of this Section 5.(5) is subject to Sections 3.(13) and 3.(14),
above, for approved and registered participants in the Authority's Golden Opportunities Plan
or Disability Assistance Plan.
(6) Annual Index Adjustment. The Board of Supervisors of the Clay County
Utility Authority hereby authorizes and approves an automatic annual rate adjustment
applicable to all wastewater rates, fees and charges for utility services as necessary to provide
for increases in expenses due to inflation or other such factors, so as to always ensure
adequate net revenues from existing ERC's that will pay for inflationary increases in
operation and maintenance of the system and to provide all debt service coverage
requirements of Utility. The automatic annual rate adjustment factor shall be calculated
based upon the net increases in the operating and maintenance budget as follows: (i)
Personnel Services; (ii) Operational Expenses; and (iii) Operating Capital Expenses. The
automatic index adjustment shall be determined on an annual basis and shall become
effective on October 1St of each fiscal year. Annual index adjustments shall not exceed the
consumer price index as published by the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and
Business Research (Jacksonville Region) or another price index factor adopted by the Board.
SECTION 6. REUSE WATER POLICY AND SYSTEM RATE SCHEDULE.
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(1) Policy. A portion of Utility's system generates highly treated reclaimed water
(or "reuse water") suitable for controlled irrigation use by and for agricultural, commercial,
residential or industrial developments or other appropriate uses. Treatment and distribution
of reuse water is regulated by the FDEP,pursuant to applicable state law and regulations. All
developments and property subject to Utility's Reuse Policy, originally adopted by
Resolution 1997/1998-07, and amended and restated by Resolution No. 1997/1998-10, which
policy is hereby incorporated by reference, shall be subject to the mandatory installation and
use of reclaimed water facilities, and the Customers of such developments shall be subject to
the payment of the retail reclaimed water rates and charges set forth in Section 6.(2), below.
Resolution No. 1997/1998-07 and Resolution No. 1997/1998-10, as the same may be
amended from time to time, are on file with the Recording Secretary for the Authority and
are available for review during normal Authority operating hours. Other developments may
elect to optionally install reuse lines, and shall reserve reuse water capacity by entry into an
Effluent Reuse Agreement or bulk rate service agreement for reuse water with Utility
outlining the terms, conditions and obligations under which such service will be provided.
(2) Schedule. The Board of Supervisors of the Authority hereby adopts the reuse
water system rate schedule set forth herein. The rates, fees and charges in the following
schedule shall apply to each customer of the reuse water system beginning with the charges
payable by Customer in connection with the first reading of Customer's water meter by
Utility or the first billing by Utility after Utility acquires title to the water system. The base
facility charge shall be billed and collected in advance. The gallonage charge shall be billed
and collected in arrears. The reuse water system monthly rate schedule is set forth on Exhibit
"A" and is hereby incorporated by reference.
(3) Bulk Reclaimed Water Rates. Bulk or wholesale reuse water rates shall be
calculated to reflect Utility's cost of providing water to those entities entering into an
agreement with Utility. Such service shall be master metered for further distribution by the
contracting party to the ultimate user. The bulk or wholesale reuse water rates shall be as set
forth on Exhibit"A" and is hereby incorporated by reference.
(4) Additional fees, charges, credits, surcharges, and rates. In addition to the
foregoing, all Customers and Applicants shall be subject to the Service Availability charges,
credits, surcharges, rates and fees applicable to Utility's reuse system, as set forth in Utility's
Reuse Policy, including without limitation the reuse water system credit provided to a
Customer who develops a single family residential development which uses Utility's reuse
water system throughout, the reuse meter installation credit provided to a Customer who
builds and installs on site irrigation systems and connect to Utility's reuse water system, and
the surcharge for development of Utility's reuse water system, which is applicable to all
developments which do not install piping for use of Utility's reuse water system throughout,
all as set forth in attached Exhibit"A".
(5) Interrupted Service. Any Customer who requests that service be interrupted
for any length of time will pay the Base Facility Charge during that period of interruption.
Any customer who attempts to circumvent this charge by closing their account at time of
temporary departure and then returning as a new customer will be held liable for the Base
Facility Charge during the disconnected period of time. The payment of the Base Facility
Charge will be made monthly in advance.
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(6) Seasonal Rate. Any Customer who requests that service be interrupted on a
temporary basis exceeding one full month will be charged a seasonal rate. The Seasonal Rate
charged will be equal to the Base Facility Charge referenced above.
(7) Terms of Payment. Bills are due and payable when rendered and become
delinquent if not paid within twenty (20) days. Service may be discontinued for nonpayment
after five (5) working days' written notice. The application of this Section 6.(7) is subject to
Sections 3.(13) and 3.(14), above, for approved and registered participants in the Authority's
Golden Opportunities Plan or Disability Assistance Plan.
(8) Annual Index Adjustment. The Board of Supervisors of the Clay County
Utility Authority hereby authorizes and approves an automatic annual rate adjustment
applicable to all reuse water rates, fees and charges for utility services as necessary to
provide for increases in expenses due to inflation or other such factors, so as to always ensure
adequate net revenues from existing ERC's that will pay for inflationary increases in
operation and maintenance of the system and to provide all debt service coverage
requirements of Utility. The automatic annual rate adjustment factor shall be calculated
based upon the net increase in the operating and maintenance budget as follows: (i) Personnel
Services; (ii) Operational Expenses and (iii) Operating Capital Expenses. The automatic
index adjustment shall be determined on an annual basis and shall become effective October
Pt of each fiscal year. Annual index adjustments shall not exceed the consumer price index
as published by the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research
(Jacksonville Region) or another price index factor adopted by the Board.
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SECTION 7. MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES.
(1) Initial Connection. There shall be a charge for service initiation at a location
where service did not exist previously, as set forth in attached Exhibit"A".
(2) Normal Reconnection. There shall be a charge for transfer of service to a new
customer account at the same location or reconnection of service subsequent to a customer
requested disconnection, as set forth in attached Exhibit "A".
(3) Violation Reconnection. There shall be a charge for reconnection subsequent
to disconnection of service for cause including a delinquency in bill payment, as set forth in
attached Exhibit "A". If a customer has wastewater service only, the violation reconnection
charge will be the actual cost of discontinuing and restoring service. In such an instance,
these Customers shall be sent an estimate of the cost to discontinue and restore service along
with the notice of discontinuance of service.
(4) Premises Visit Charge (In Lieu of Disconnection or in addition to Cross-
Connection Charges). There shall be a charge as set forth in attached Exhibit "A" in the
event a service representative visits a Customer's premises for the purpose of discontinuing
service for nonpayment of a due and collectible bill and does not discontinue service because
Customer pays the service representative or otherwise makes satisfactory arrangements to
pay the bill.
(5) After Hours or Same Day Premises Visit Surcharge. There shall be an
additional surcharge as set forth in attached Exhibit "A" for any after-hours premises visit
under any other subsection of this Section 7, or for any same day service requested by
Customer.
(6) Cross-Connection Charges. In addition to all other charges provided for
herein, any Customer responsible for creating or maintaining an illegal or improper cross-
connection of any water systems, wastewater systems, reuse water systems, wells, septic
tanks or drain fields, or other Customer or third party facilities or apparatus, to Utility's
water, reuse water and/or wastewater system, shall be responsible for any and all damages
resulting therefrom to Utility's water, reuse water and/or wastewater system(s), or to any
other Customer's or Property Owner's property or facilities, and shall bear all cost and
expense of testing and restoring any facilities or service affected or threatened by such cross-
connection. Any such amounts due hereunder shall be paid to the Authority immediately
upon demand, and if not paid upon demand, the responsible Customer shall be subject to the
full range of rights and remedies available to the Authority for collection of unpaid Customer
accounts.
(7) Returned Check Charge. There shall be a charge as allowed under section
68.065, Florida Statutes, for each check returned to Utility as a result of insufficient or non-
collective funds. The fee shall be as set forth in attached Exhibit"A" for each returned check
received by Utility. Customer will also be assessed additional service charges for
notification and for disconnection resulting from the returned check in accordance with
attached Exhibit"A".
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Director, or his/her designee, may
waive the returned check service charge requirement for Customers that have received
notification that their ACH payment has been returned due to an incorrect routing or account
number provided at the time payment was made. The Customer must meet all of the
following criteria to be eligible for this one-time only courtesy waiver of this charge:
(a) The Customer has had residential or commercial service with the Authority
for at least five (5) consecutive years;
(b) The Customer has not had a credit related service interruption or a late
payment for at least five (5) consecutive years; and
(c) The ACH payment was returned only as a result of the Customer providing
the incorrect routing or account number at the time payment was made. If the Customer's
attempted payment is returned for insufficient funds or a stopped payment, the returned
check service charge may not be waived under this policy.
If, in the opinion of the Executive Director, or his/her designee, the Customer satisfies
the above conditions, then the Executive Director, or his/her designee, is authorized to waive
the applicable service charge as a one-time only courtesy to the Customer.
(8) Customer Deposits. It is the policy of Utility to require Customers of the
System to pay the base facility charge portion of their service fees in advance to the next
billing date. In addition, Utility shall require additional security for the payment of the
services it renders for all new accounts, including transfers, and existing accounts that
become delinquent and require a field visit. The security deposit amount applicable for water
Customers shall be as set forth in Exhibit "A" for Customers verifying its Social Security
Number (Note: date of birth verification is also required for a Customer who is one or more
natural persons), and as separately set forth in Exhibit "A" for Customers not providing a
Social Security Number. The security deposit amount applicable for wastewater Customers
shall be as set forth in Exhibit"A" for Customers providing a Social Security Number, and as
separately set forth in Exhibit "A" for Customers not providing a Social Security Number.
An additional deposit will be required for accounts that become delinquent twice within one
(1) calendar year. The additional deposit will be the equivalent of the Customer's current
deposit on hand. For purposes of determining security deposit amounts, ERCs (Equivalent
Residential Connections) shall be determined based on American Water Works meter size
equivalent factor.
Septage Haulers Disposal Deposit Policy. Utility will require a security deposit for
the payment of domestic waste disposal service it renders as follows:
(a) All new Customers will be required to pay an initial minimum deposit on
25,000 gallons at the current rate. Payment will be due in 15 days from billing date. Billing
will be done biweekly. Once a payment is delinquent, disposal authorization will cease until
the account is in good standing and the deposit is confirmed to be reasonable to cover the risk
of nonpayment.
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(b) An existing Customer which does not have a deposit with Utility and which
becomes delinquent shall be required to pay a deposit based on that Customer's average of
12-month history at current rates.
(c) In accordance with Utility's Miscellaneous Receivable Policy, below, deposits
shall be applied to delinquent balances before turning the account over to collections.
(d) If an account has been turned over to collections and that Customer wishes to
continue doing business with Utility, Utility shall require payment in full of the delinquent
balance, including collection agency fees, along with an additional deposit which will be the
greater of(i) twice that account's average billing with a minimum of 12-month history or(ii)
twice the estimated monthly billing, but never less than the 25,000 gallons at current rates.
(e) Interest will be paid on deposits held at least 6 months. The interest rate shall
be determined annually based on the average interest earned.
Fire Hydrant Meter Deposit. Utility shall impose a hydrant meter deposit based on its
then current Fire Hydrant Policy, as amended from time to time. The current hydrant meter
deposit amounts are set forth in attached Exhibit"A".
Utility shall credit or pay the Customer's account interest at an annual interest as set
forth in Exhibit"A" for deposits held at least six months. Cash or equivalent will be the only
acceptable methods of deposit. However, the Executive Director of the Authority is
authorized to accept, in the Executive Director's reasonable discretion, an assignment of a
bank account, certificate of deposit or other recognized security, in face amount equal to the
monetary amount required to be deposited. The security deposit will be credited or refunded
along with accrued interest, if any, on the Customer's final bill, after discontinuance of
service.
Auto Debit Program. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the
Executive Director or his/her designee is authorized to offer incentives to qualifying
Customers to create online accounts to ensure the timely payment of incurred rates, fees, and
charges payable to Utility without interruption, and who enroll in Utility's "Auto Debit
Program." The purpose of this program is to offer a waiver of the otherwise applicable
service re-connection service charge (i.e., additional security deposit due to nonpayment
event) for Customers who have had their residential service with Utility interrupted if the
Customer (i) has had residential service with Utility for at least 5 years, (ii) has not had a
credit related service interruption episode or a late payment for at least 5 years, and (iii) can
demonstrate extenuating or unusual circumstances surrounding the reason(s) why the original
utility bill was not paid on a timely basis. In addition, Customers not meeting the criteria of
having the security deposit waived above shall still qualify to sign a "Promise Pay
Agreement" in the form prescribed by the Executive Director or his/her designee, allowing
twenty(20) extra days to pay the deposit charged as a result of a nonpayment.
(9) Miscellaneous Receivable Policy.
(a) A Miscellaneous Receivable Policy was adopted by the Board of the
Authority in accordance with Utility's enabling legislation, Chapter 94-491, Laws of Florida,
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Special Acts of 1994, "to fix and collect rates, user fees, and other charges to persons or
property or both for the use of the system or both and to fix and collect charges for making
reasonable penalties on any users or property for any such rates, fees, or charges that are
delinquent."
(b) If the Customer to be invoiced is currently connected to Utility's system, any
repair charges will be applied to that Customer's account for collection.
(c) As stated on Utility's invoice, payments are due thirty (30) days from the
invoice date, unless it is for septage disposal, which will be due in fifteen (15) days. If
payment is not received by the due date a late fee (established in the annual Rate Resolution),
a late fee or late charge will be assessed as clearly indicated on the invoice. The
Miscellaneous Receivable collection process will allow an additional fifteen (15) days after
the original due date before turning the account over to a collection agency.
(i) The account will be turned over to an outside collection agency to
proceed with additional collection alternatives; correspondences, credit bureau
reporting and legal action for a time not to exceed six (6) years and eleven (11)
months for the debt.
(ii) In addition, septage disposal shall be invoiced biweekly. If a
delinquent account is a company disposing of domestic waste from portable toilets or
septic tanks is turned over to collections the Authority will notify the plant operator to
cease authorization of future access. See "Septage Disposal Deposit Policy", above,
for terms of collection and/or to resume service.
(d) After a miscellaneous receivable account has remained uncollected for six (6)
years and eleven (11) months, the Authority will automatically write the accounts off to the
Allowance for Bad Debt Account in the general ledger. A billing adjustment will be made
and uncollected debt will be noted in the customer's file for future collection efforts.
(e) The Executive Director or his/her designee shall promulgate standard forms of
Customer applications for domestic waste disposal (i.e., septage hauler's usage) as may be
necessary or helpful in the implementation and execution of the various policies set forth in
this Rate Resolution.
(10) Guaranteed Revenue. Utility may collect a guaranteed revenue charge to
recover certain carrying costs of maintaining plant capacity prior to connection. The
obligation to pay guaranteed revenue shall be determined on a case by case basis.
Developers or others bound by contract to pay guaranteed revenue shall continue to pay the
same in accordance with the obligations set forth in such contract.
(11) Pass Through of Third Party Costs, Franchise Fees and Charges. In the event
that any third party imposes or attempts to impose any cost, franchise fee and/or other charge
directly related to Utility's presence, operation, provision of service to particular Customers
or a particular geographic area, or related to Utility's use of that third party's services,
property, governmental benefits, or other thing(s) of value, in connection with Utility's
provision of service to particular Customers or a particular geographic area, then Utility shall
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prorate the cost, franchise fee and/or other charge being imposed, and the cost of challenging,
complying with and administering the same, and any laws, ordinances or rules related
thereto, among the identifiable affected Customers or Customers of the identifiable affected
geographic area being served by the System subject to such franchise fee or charge, and
Utility shall regularly bill and collect such prorated costs from those Customers. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, this section shall specifically apply to all costs, fees
and charges imposed, directly or indirectly, by The City of Jacksonville Ordinance No. 2001-
427-E, and any successor or amending ordinance thereto, and any rules, regulations, policies
and/or practices promulgated pursuant thereto, and/or in the challenge of such ordinance,
rules, regulations, policies and/or practices, with respect to Utility's operation of that portion
of the System situate in Duval County, Florida.
(12) Recording Fees and Documentary Stamp Taxes. Customers shall be
responsible for the entire cost of recording fees and documentary stamp taxes for Developer
Agreements, grants of easements, quitclaim deeds, rights of way, amendments or
supplemental agreements thereto, and similar instruments recorded in the appropriate public
records for the county(ies) in which Utility provides service, if such instrument is being
required by Utility as a condition of service. Corrective documents, required to be recorded
due to no fault of the Customer, shall be recorded at the cost of Utility. If land or easements
are being purchased by Utility, the Executive Director, subject to Board approval, shall have
the right to negotiate which party shall bear those costs.
(13) Additional Service Charges for All Customers & All Systems. In addition to
the foregoing, the miscellaneous service charges for all Customers and all systems shall be
imposed and collected, as set forth in Exhibit "A" as attached hereto and which is hereby
incorporated by reference.
SECTION 8. METER TESTING.
If any Customer requests a test of its water meter or reuse water meter, Utility will
require a deposit to defray the cost of testing; such deposit shall not exceed the applicable
schedule of fees for specified meter sizes as set forth in attached Exhibit "A". The fee is
retained by Utility only if the test shows that the meter is registering within the acceptable
accuracy limits as established by Utility. If the meter is determined by Utility to be
registering outside of the acceptable accuracy limits, the meter test service fee will be
refunded and an adjustment is made to the bill for the proper amount of water or reuse water
consumption, as the case may be.
SECTION 9. METER REREADS AND SPECIAL READS.
Upon request of a customer, Utility shall, without charge, reread Customer's meter to
determine if the initial reading was accurate, provided that a Customer request for a meter
reread has not been made during the preceding twelve (12) months. Should a Customer
request to have the meter reread more frequently than once every twelve (12) months,
Customer shall pay a charge for each additional reread as set forth in attached Exhibit "A".
If Customer-requested reread of the meter results in a corrected bill, the meter reread charge
shall be refunded and Customer will be rendered a corrected bill. Upon request of a
customer to have a special meter reading performed which is not a part of the monthly
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readings during the normal billing cycle, Customer shall pay a charge as set forth in Exhibit
"A" for the special reading.
SECTION 10. FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE.
A one-time initial capacity cost recovery charge is assessed to Customers who have
fire lines or standpipes located upon or within their premises or privately-owned hydrants
maintained by Utility as set forth in attached Exhibit"A".
SECTION 11. WATER, RECLAIMED WATER AND WASTEWATER
CAPACITY CHARGES; ADOPTION; TIME OF PAYMENT; AND CONNECTION FEES
ACCOUNTS.
(1) Adoption. Utility hereby adopts and establishes a water capacity charge,
wastewater capacity charge and reclaimed water capacity charge, the purpose of which will
be to finance capital expenditures and the payment of Utility indebtedness associated with
the expansion of Utility's water and reclaimed water supply, treatment and transmission
system and the wastewater transmission, treatment, and effluent disposal system. The
capacity charges imposed by Utility shall be as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
made a part hereof.
(2) Applicability. Except for existing Customers, or those Customers who have
previously paid connection or plant capacity charges to the previous owner of Utility, the
capacity charges set forth herein shall be paid by new Customers who request service from
Utility.
(3) Time of Payment. All water, reclaimed water and wastewater capacity
charges referenced in this section shall be paid at the time Customer and Utility execute an
agreement concerning the provisions of Utility service, or such other time as may be
specifically provided in Utility's Service Availability Policy, see Attachment 1, which is
hereby incorporated by reference.
(4) Capacity Charges Accounts. The water capacity charges collected pursuant to
this Resolution shall be deposited into an account called the "Clay County Utility Authority
Water Capacity Charges Account", reclaimed capacity charges shall be likewise deposited
into an account called the "Clay County Utility Authority Reclaimed Water Capacity
Charges Account", and the wastewater capacity charges shall be likewise deposited into an
account called the "Clay County Utility Authority Sewer Capacity Charges Account." The
water capacity charges so deposited shall be used for the purposes set forth in the Authority's
then applicable Bond Resolution(s) (herein so called) and thereafter for acquisition,
improvement and expansion of Utility's water system. The reclaimed water capacity charges
so deposited shall be used for the purposes set forth in the Bond Resolution(s) and thereafter
for acquisition, improvement and expansion of Utility's reclaimed water system. The
wastewater capacity charges so deposited shall be used for the purposes set forth in the Bond
Resolution(s) and thereafter for the acquisition, improvement and expansion of Utility's
wastewater system. The above-referenced charges may also be used for any other lawful
purpose relating to the System. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Authority
acknowledges that Florida law currently restricts the use of charges such as the Capacity
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Charges to expanding the facilities and/or capacity of the System, or for the payment of debt
service on obligations issued to acquire excess plant and capacity or to build expanded plant
and capacity.
SECTION 12. DETERMINATION OF EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL
CONNECTION FACTORS FOR WATER, REUSE WATER AND WASTEWATER
SERVICES.
(1) For purposes of calculating and imposing the water, reuse water and
wastewater capacity charge provided for herein, the ERC factor for any particular connection
shall be calculated and imposed in the manner as provided in the Commercial ERC Factors
Table, see Attachment 3, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
(2) The "total equivalent residential connection value" for an establishment shall
be calculated by multiplying the ERC factor listed above by the number of units, and shall be
rounded up to the nearest 0.5 ERC factor.
(3) One (1) equivalent residential connection ("ERC") shall, for the purposes of
this Section, have an assigned value of 1.00. For wastewater service capacity, one (1) ERC is
hereby established and determined to be equal to a flow of 311 gallons per day, average
annual basis. For water service capacity, one (1) ERC is hereby established and determined
to be equal to a flow of 450 gallons per day, average annual basis. For reuse water service
capacity, one (1) ERC is hereby established and determined to be equal to a flow of 275
gallons per day, average annual basis.
(4) For all establishments not listed above, the total wastewater ERC value for
wastewater service capacity shall be determined by multiplying the number of fixture units,
as published in the Standard Plumbing Code, by sixteen (16), and then dividing that
numerator by 311. The wastewater capacity charge shall be determined by multiplying the
total ERC value by the wastewater capacity charge per ERC.
(5) For all establishments not listed above, the total water ERC value for water
service capacity shall be determined by multiplying the number of fixture units, as published
in the Standard Plumbing Code, by twenty-four (24), and then dividing that numerator by
450. The water capacity charge shall be determined by multiplying the total ERC value by
the water capacity charge per ERC.
(6) For all establishments not listed above, the total reclaimed water ERC value
for reclaimed water service capacity shall be determined by dividing the estimated average
daily usage per gallon of reclaimed water determined on an annualized basis for such
establishment, by a denominator of 275. The reclaimed water capacity charge shall be
determined by multiplying the total ERC value by the reclaimed water capacity charge per
ERC.
SECTION 13. ALLOCATION OF WATER, RECLAIMED WATER AND
WASTEWATER SERVICE CAPACITY.
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(1) No new water, reclaimed water and/or wastewater service capacity shall be
sold until application therefore is received by Utility, or a Developer Agreement or other
appropriate written contractual agreement has been entered into between the Applicant and
Utility, and the appropriate capacity charges received. Utility may require all information on
said application or agreement that it deems reasonable and necessary, and may reject
applications it determines incomplete. Any application or agreement for water, reclaimed
water and/or wastewater capacity shall contain a legal description of the land constituting the
Property to be served. The legal description shall include only those lands owned or
controlled by the Applicant for which the water, reclaimed water and/or wastewater service is
requested.
(2) Utility adopts and incorporates herein by reference the Service Availability
Policy, and the charges contained therein, set forth as Attachment 1, and the charges
contained therein, which policy shall govern the relationship between Utility and Developers
or others wishing to connect to the System.
SECTION 14. ABNORMAL STRENGTH WASTE SURCHARGE FACTOR.
For those Customers which Utility has agreed to serve and either Customer or Utility
has determined that the strength of the sewage is greater than 300 parts per million ("ppm")
of biochemical oxygen demand ("BOD") or chemical oxygen demand ("COD"), or total
suspended solids ("TSS"), then an abnormal strength surcharge will be applied to the
monthly bill. Biochemical oxygen demand or "BOD" means the quantity of oxygen in the
biochemical oxidation of the organic matter in the wastewater under standard laboratory
procedures in five (5) days at twenty degrees centigrade (20 degrees C), expressed in
milligrams per liter. The BOD shall be determined in accordance with procedures set forth in
the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th Edition, as the
same may be amended or updated by subsequent editions. The greater concentration of
either BOD or COD will be used in the surcharge calculation, but not both. The surcharge
factor is calculated in the following manner:
Average concentration BOD plus average concentration TSS divided by 600.
Multiply the quotient by the wastewater consumption charge to account for
the higher BOD and TSS concentrations.
Example:
[(x+y)/600]*a= Adjusted Wastewater Consumption Charge
Where:
x=Average concentration, BOD or COD
y=Average concentration, TSS
a=Normal wastewater consumption charge.
SECTION 15. FIRE HYDRANT METER POLICY AND PROCEDURES.
The Board of Supervisors for Utility hereby adopt and enact the rates, fees and
charges applicable to fire hydrant meter usage, which policy and procedures are adopted and
made a part of Utility's Service Availability Policy. The Authority's Fire Hydrant Meter
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Policy and Procedures are on file with the Recording Secretary for the Authority and are
available for review during normal working hours of the Authority. The rates, fees and
charges applicable to that policy and those procedures are attached hereto as Attachment 2
and hereby incorporated by reference.
SECTION 16. PERMITTING POLICY, PROCEDURES AND FEES.
By its formal adoption of Resolution No. 2000/2001-08 on July 3, 2001, the
Authority has adopted rules to implement the application, processing and issuance of permits
for water distribution and wastewater collection system mains 12" in diameter and smaller in
size; has provided for plan and specifications supervision by a professional engineer; has
adopted forms for use in connection with such self-permitting policy; has established a
permitting timeclock; has authorized the issuance, modification and revocation of permits
consistent with Florida law; has adopted procedural due process requirements in connection
with such permit applications; has adopted the permit application fees as set forth in
Resolution No. 2000/2001-08, which are hereby incorporated by reference; and has
authorized compliance and enforcement by the Authority with the policies, procedures and
requirements of said resolution. Resolution No. 2000/2001-08, as the same may be amended
from time to time, is on file with the Recording Secretary for the Authority and is available
for review during normal Authority operating hours.
SECTION 17. ENFORCEMENT; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.
The provisions of this Rate Resolution shall apply equally to all System Customers,
regardless of Utility District, except as specifically set forth herein. Violations of the
provisions of this Rate Resolution or failure to comply with any the requirements set forth
herein, including violation of conditions of any wastewater disposal permit shall be
prosecuted as provided by law. Each day such a violation continues shall be considered a
separate event. Nothing herein contained shall prevent Utility from taking such other lawful
actions as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violations, including seeking injunctive
relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, or terminating service as permitted by law or
hereunder. Additional fees,penalties and charges may be set forth on attached Exhibit"A".
SECTION 18. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION.
In the interpretation and application of this Resolution, all provisions shall be
considered as a minimum requirement, liberally construed in favor of Utility, and deemed
neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state law. This Resolution is
cumulative and supplemental to existing Utility laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules and
regulations. Where this Resolution and the provisions contained herein conflict of overlap
with any Utility law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, whichever imposes the more
stringent restriction shall prevail.
SECTION 19. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Resolution if for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
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portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 20. CONFLICTS.
In the event of any conflict between the provision of this Resolution and any other
resolution or portions thereof, except as may be otherwise provided by Section 15, above, the
provisions of this Resolution shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 21. DEFERRAL OF CAPACITY CHARGE INCREASES FOR
CERTAIN PROJECTS.
The fiscal year of the Authority runs from October 1st of the then current calendar
year through and including September 30th of the next following fiscal year. The rates, fees,
and charges adopted by the Authority annually, on a fiscal year basis, is reflected in the Rate
Resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors for the Authority for that then current fiscal
year. Therefore, the portion of any project formally filed with the Clay County Development
Review Committee ("DRC") or a city DRC (or equivalent development review process)prior
to September 30th of the then current calendar year, for which the Authority has already
received completed plans acceptable to the Authority and a properly executed Developer
Agreement, along with payment of all Developer Agreement charges, and commencement of
water, wastewater, and reclaimed water construction occurs prior to September 30th of that
calendar year, will qualify for the capacity charges which are in effect for the Authority's
fiscal year which ends that September 30th, as set forth in the Authority's Rate Resolution
for that fiscal year. However, capacity charges under the Authority's Rate Resolution, as the
same may be amended and supplemented from time to time, shall apply to all other
Developer Agreements entered into on or after the October 1st of any calendar year, as
correspond to the Authority's then current fiscal year, or for such developments under
previously executed Developer Agreements, which do not meet the requirements of the
preceding sentence of this Section 21.
SECTION 22. EFFECTIVE DATE.
By approving the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 rates, fees and charges for Utility,
this Resolution shall take effect on October 1, 2021.
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DULY ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors, Clay County Utility Authority, and
effective as of October 1, 2021.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
By: - l%/dlliA
Wendell Il6is, Chairman
ATTEST:
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.Ianice ,oudermi k. Secretary
Clay C unty Utility Authority
(Seal)
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Attachment 1
CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
SERVICE AVAILABILITY POLICY
This Service Availability Policy of the Clay County Utility Authority is attached to,
and made a part of, the Rate Resolution of the Authority, Resolution No. 2020/2021-01. All
terms not otherwise defined in this Attachment 1 shall have the same meaning as assigned to
them in the Rate Resolution.
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
It is Utility's intention to provide service throughout its service area as requested,
providing that it is economically feasible to do so.
2. AVAILABILITY
A. Water, reuse water and wastewater service will be made available by Utility
throughout Utility's service territory, subject to any outstanding interlocal
agreements or other contracts or franchises awarded by Utility to third parties.
Utility will evaluate each request for service as to its feasibility. If Utility
determines that it is not economically feasible to serve such territory in
accordance with its Rate Resolution and this Service Availability Policy, and
if the parties agree, Utility will prepare a special agreement setting forth
terms, outside the scope of Utility's Service Availability Policy, by which it
can provide service, either through bulk service or some other arrangement.
The reasonable cost of preparation of such special agreement shall be
reimbursed to Utility from the Applicant seeking service.
B. Certain areas within Utility's service territory may have developed in whole
or in part without central water, wastewater and/or reuse water service, and
are currently using private wells and septic tanks. If such unserved area is
located in the vicinity of existing Utility appurtenances, so that it is
economically feasible to extend service to such area, application may be made
for service by an affected owner or purchaser under a pending contract of sale
or contract for deed to such area, pursuant to Utility's In-Fill Projects Fund
Policy Statement formally adopted, amended and restated by the Board of
Supervisors for the Authority on May 4, 1999, in Resolution No. 1998/1999-
09, which, as may be amended from time to time, is available for review at
Utility office and which is hereby incorporated by reference. Customers
connecting to Utility's water, wastewater and/or reuse water system(s)
pursuant to such In-Fill Projects Fund Policy shall be required to pay the
costs, fees, charges and rates set forth in Utility's then current Rate
Resolution, to comply with the then current In-Fill Projects Fund Policy
Statement, and also pay Utility's carrying costs, interest, fees, charges, and
rates as provided for in the then current In-Fill Projects Fund Policy
Statement.
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C. The Middleburg Service Area of Utility, as defined and established by the
Board of Supervisors for Utility in Resolution No. 1998/1999-10, which is
available for review at Utility office and which is hereby incorporated by
reference, has been identified by Utility for a special expenditure of funds for
utility infrastructure development and plant construction. Customers
connecting to Utility's water, wastewater and/or reuse water system(s) within
the Middleburg Service Area shall be required to pay the costs, fees, charges
and rates set forth in Utility's then current Rate Resolution, to comply with the
requirements of Resolution No. 1998/1999-10, as amended, and also pay
Utility's prorated infrastructure development costs, carrying costs, interest,
fees, charges, and rates as provided for in Resolution No. 1998/1999-10, as
amended. For the current fiscal year, the carrying charge for the Middleburg
Service Area Policy and the Infill Policy and the financing charge for the
same each are set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Also, the current fiscal year distribution and collection infrastructure charge
per acre for the Middleburg Service Area for water and for wastewater are set
forth in Exhibit"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof.
3. OBLIGATIONS OF UTILITY
It shall be Utility's obligation to analyze, evaluate, and respond to all requests for
extension of its services where extensions to specific locations are requested. Once the
Applicant has provided Utility all of the information that is necessary for Utility to evaluate
the extension of service, it shall be Utility's obligation to provide a firm price to the
Applicant for such service extension including construction cost estimates, where applicable,
connection or plant capacity charges, and any other approved charges for such service
extensions.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF DEVELOPER
It shall be the Applicant's obligation to provide Utility with all of the information
Utility needs in order to evaluate the feasibility and cost of providing service. Such
information shall include,but not be limited to, (1) location of project, (2) survey of property,
(3) complete plans and specifications for project, including drainage plans, (4) flow data, (5)
type of facilities to be installed, (6) metering arrangement, (7) size of project, (8) description
of waste to be discharged into Utility's wastewater system, including chemical analysis of
such wastewater if it is other than domestic wastewater, (9) complete legal names of
Applicant and/or Owner, including addresses, type of business entity, and state in which said
entity was created, (10) estimated date that service is needed, (11) type of services requested,
(12) landscape irrigation watering plan, (13) reuse facilities design, and (14) internal fire
flow requirements, etc.
It shall be the Applicant's and Utility's responsibility to execute all water, reuse water
and wastewater agreements, contracts, and easements which are necessary in order for Utility
to provide service to the Applicant's property and/or project. For purposes of illustration and
not limitation, the Applicant and Utility shall be required to execute, in accordance with
Utility's Resolution No. 1997/1998-08, which, as the same may be amended from time to
time, is available for review at Utility office and is hereby incorporated by reference, (i) a
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letter agreement in the form required by the Executive Director or his/her designee, prior to
Utility executing any notification or application for a Florida Department of Environmental
Protection permit for the construction or extension of water and/or wastewater facilities with
respect to the Applicant's project, and (ii) a Developer Agreement in the form prescribed by
the Executive Director of Utility or his/her designee, and the Applicant shall pay to Utility all
of the appropriate fees and charges set forth in such Developer Agreement, prior to the
commencement of construction of the water, reuse water and/or wastewater facilities to be
owned and maintained by Utility, for the project. Utility shall not be obligated to provide
service to an Applicant that fails to timely satisfy the foregoing conditions for service.
5. ON-SITE FACILITIES
It shall be the Applicant's responsibility to pay the entire cost of the on-site water,
reuse water and/or wastewater facilities that are necessary to provide service to Applicant's
development. On-site facilities are those located within the property for which the Applicant
is requesting service. Such on-site facilities shall include the facilities which are necessary to
provide for sound engineering design, construction, and operation of the System, and/or to
accommodate Utility's Master Plan which may require each development to extend the
Master Planned mains across their property and to provide stubs to adjacent properties, as
necessary, to loop service, provide redundancy of service, and/or ensure that service can be
made available to adjacent properties which may be in the future accepted and incorporated
for service into the System by Utility. Such on-site facilities that Utility accepts for
ownership and maintenance shall be donated to Utility by the property/project owner within a
defined easement area and/or fee ownership parcel granted to Utility. If on-site temporary
pump stations or backflow prevention devices are required, they shall be paid for 100% by
the Applicant, without any provision for refund.
6. OFF-SITE FACILITIES
Off-site facilities are those located outside the property for which the Applicant is
requesting service which are necessary to connect and transmit water, reuse water or
wastewater to or from Utility's facilities. Where off-site extensions are required in order to
service Applicant's development and such off-site mains will be used strictly for the
Applicant's development, then the total cost of such off-site extension shall be paid for
entirely by the Applicant, and if Utility agrees to accept them for ownership and
maintenance, the property/project owner shall donate them to Utility. In such situations,
there will be no refundable agreement. This provision shall not preclude Utility from
connecting to such systems for the purpose of master planning looped service to the area.
7. CONSTRUCTION OF OVERSIZED FACILITIES
Where pump stations, on-site force mains, and other facilities are master planned to
serve substantial developments other than that required for the Applicant requesting service,
then such Applicant, who requests service, may be required to pay the entire cost of the
oversized facilities. In such event the area to be serviced by such oversized facilities will be
identified and a basis for equitable allocation of the cost will be established. The Applicant,
who advances the cost of such facilities, will be refunded without interest as other
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developments pay their pro rata share of the oversized facilities in accordance with the
provisions of the "Refundable Advances" section in Paragraph 8 herein.
Where off-site extensions are required in order to service Applicant's development
and such off-site mains are sized so that they can be utilized by other properties not owned
by the Applicant, then the Applicant, who is requesting service, may be required by Utility to
front the fixed charge quotation of Utility or the contract cost of Applicant's contractor for
such mains. In such event, Utility and Applicant will enter into a refundable agreement, as
described in Paragraph 8 herein.
Should situations arise where it is more practical for Utility to advance the excess
fixed charge quotation of Utility or the contract cost of Applicant's contractor of permanent
pump stations, force mains, and other oversized facilities, and where such property to be
served by the oversized facilities would normally be required to pay all such charges for the
on-site and off-site mains, then in those situations, Utility will be allowed to prorate such
charges on an equitable basis over the property/properties to be served by such facilities from
those properties benefiting from same. Utility shall not have any obligation to advance such
charge, however, it is possible that areas exist that it would not be economically feasible to
service on any other basis due to the small size of the project involved.
8. REFUNDABLE ADVANCES
If an Applicant advances the charges for certain off-site extensions and oversized
facilities which will benefit other properties with excess available capacities, Utility shall
enter into a refundable agreement with the Applicant for the value of such excess capacity
charges. This agreement shall carry a term of ten (10) years without interest, subject to
extension for an additional ten (10) year term without interest, if the Applicant which is
subject to such a refundable agreement, or its successors and assigns, applies writing
delivered to the Executive Director of the Authority prior to the expiration of the initial ten
(10) year term for an extension of the term of such refundable agreement. If the
property/properties, which are the subject of collection for refund, does/do not develop prior
to the later of the expiration of(i)the initial ten(10)year term of the refundable agreement or
(ii), as applicable, the ten (10) year extension term thereof, if such agreement has been so
extended as called for in the preceding sentence, then no further refund(s) will be due. An
equitable basis for allocation of the excess charges that is advanced by the Applicant will be
established. As subsequent applicants connect to the service provided by such facilities, their
pro rata share of the charges for such facilities will be assessed to them and, when collected,
will be refunded to the original Applicant who advanced the charges for such facilities. Such
refunds will be made until such time as the original Applicant who advanced the charges for
the facilities has received 100% of the excessive charges that he or she originally incurred.
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9. SYSTEM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
All extensions to Utility's system shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with Utility's current standard details, specifications, and procedures at the time of permit
application.
It shall be Utility's right, at the Applicant's expense, to construct and/or approve the
construction of the on-site installations that will be owned and maintained by Utility. It shall
also be Utility's right to review all plans and specifications for connections to its system to
ensure that Utility's design standards are met and to ensure that service to existing Customers
is not unduly and unnecessarily interrupted. Developer shall pay a fee to compensate Utility
for the time required to review such plans and specifications. Utility reserves the right to
approve Applicant's contractor prior to construction of any on-site or off-site facilities, which
contractor must, at a minimum, hold a license from the State of Florida for underground
construction and demonstrate acceptable experience in the field.
10. DESIGN BY INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS
All extensions to Utility's System that require permits shall be designed by a State of
Florida Licensed Engineer ("Engineer"). All designs shall be coordinated to coincide with
Utility's Master Plan for service to the area. All plans and specifications shall be stamped
approved and accepted via written permit by Utility prior to commencement of any
construction. In the event of any dispute as to the final approved engineering design of any
facilities to be accepted and incorporated into Utility's System, Utility's Chief Engineer, or
his/her designee, shall have final approval authority.
11. CUSTOMER CONNECTION CHARGE (TAP-IN)
Charges in this section shall be as defined in Section 2(4) of the Rate Resolution. The
charge for Utility construction costs for tapping into a line to connect service is an amount
equal to Utility's estimate of the approximate cost to design, permit and construct a
connection point to Utility's existing facilities and extension of such facilities to Customer's
property utilizing Utility's own staff. Such extensions may be potable water, reclaimed water
or wastewater facilities. The availability of Utility's construction personnel to accomplish any
particular job is not guaranteed and is subject to scheduling. Alternatively, Developer may
employee an Engineer to design and permit such extension and hire a Florida Licensed
Underground Utility Contractor to provide the installation. In such event, Developer shall
comply with all of Utility's standard requirements, including, but not limited to, design,
permitting, construction, property transfers to Utility, Warranty, Maintenance Security Bond,
as-built drawings, easements, etc.
12. WATER METER INSTALLATION
The Developer or each Applicant shall be charged for the water meter and for
installation of the water meter as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part
hereof. Those charges only include the installation of the meter, stub-out pipe from the meter
and a backflow prevention device, and do not include any other charges associated with the
installation of other service and the charges associated with tapping into the water main. To
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the extent a service installation is required in order to provide Customer utility service, the
charges for such installation, including the installation of the water meter will be based on the
estimated cost of the installation, regardless of meter size. In no event will such charge be
less than the meter installation charges shown above. The water meter installation charges,
and any such additional charges, are due and payable at the time Customer makes an
application for service.
13. REUSE WATER METER INSTALLATION
The Developer or each Applicant shall be charged for the reuse water meter and for
installation of the reuse water meter as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a
part hereof. Such charges only include the installation of the meter and stub-out pipe from
the meter, and do not include any other charges associated with the installation of other
service and the charges associated with tapping into the water main. To the extent a service
installation is required in order to provide Customer utility service, the charges for such
installation, including the installation of the reuse water meter will be based on the estimated
cost of the installation, regardless of meter size. In no event will such charge be less than the
meter installation charges shown above. The reuse water meter installation charges, and any
such additional charges, are due and payable at the time Customer makes an application for
service.
14. CUSTOMER INSTALLATION(CUSTOMER MAINTAINED LINES)
The Applicant shall be required to own and maintain all facilities that are installed by
it or its plumbers on Customer side of the point of delivery. Such facilities shall also include
all fire flow detection devices and backflow prevention devices whether installed by Utility
or by Applicant.
15. INSPECTIONS
Utility does not require inspections at the present time. However, any damage to
Utility's system due to a faulty connection shall be the responsibility of Customer and
property owner (if they are not the same) when and if such faulty connections are found.
Customer or property owner shall be required to pay Utility the actual cost of any inspections
required as a result of such problems.
16. TRANSFER OF CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY -BILLS OF SALE
Once Utility initiates permanent service, unless the parties agree to the contrary, then
Utility's water, reuse water and wastewater agreement automatically activates the transfer of
title to Utility of the on-site and off-site facilities that Applicant has paid for and which are
required to be donated to Utility.
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17. COST RECORDS AND "AS-BUILT SURVEY PLANS"
All cost records pertaining to the cost of the water, reuse water and sewer facilities
donated to Utility, shall be provided to Utility.
Prior to acceptance of any extension to Utility's system that is completed by a
licensed underground utility contractor, Utility will require that:
Applicant's contractor provide Utility "As-built Survey Plans" per Utility's As-built
Specifications Standards Manual;
Neat, legible, handwritten field copy as-built drawings be submitted showing all
dimensions and elevations required by Utility; and
Applicant shall be responsible for paying in advance Utility's cost for quality control
review of "As-built Survey Plans" for each such extension of Utility's system, based on
Utility's initial estimate of the cost of such review. Applicant shall be charged on an hourly
rate an additional cost for completing follow-up, plus plotting and printing costs for any extra
proof sets, for extra time required for revisions to Utility's CADD "As-built Survey Plans",
caused by inadequate, inaccurate or incomplete "As-built Survey Plans" provided by the
Applicant's surveyor.
Once Utility has completed a proof set of the final, "As-built Survey Plans" will be
provided to the Applicant's contractor for proofreading and verification of its accuracy of
quality control review of the revised "As-built Survey Plans". When Utility's proposed final
CADD as-built plans have been verified as accurate by the Applicant's contractor, then a
final set of official "As-built Survey Plans" will be plotted by Utility, and mylars will be
prepared and submitted for the signature of the Applicant's contractor.
18. EASEMENTS AND RIGHT-OF-WAYS
It shall be the Applicant's responsibility to provide all easements and right-of-ways to
Utility that are necessary for Utility to have proper access to its facilities for maintenance and
repair purposes. Where metes and bounds legal descriptions are required by the
Applicant/property owner, in situations where Utility would normally accept blanket
easements, then the cost of the preparation of such legal description shall be that of the
Applicant/property owner.
19. ACCEPTANCE OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE BOND
Utility reserves the right to require that all facilities which are to be connected to its
system be acceptable to Utility before permanent water, reuse water and/or sewer service will
be provided. In addition, Utility reserves the right to require proof that all water, reuse water
and sewer facilities, which are accepted by Utility for ownership and maintenance, have been
paid for in full by the Applicant/property owner and the title to same is clear of all
encumbrances. The Applicant/property owner shall also provide to Utility, at the
Applicant/property owner's sole expense, such maintenance bond or other form of security
acceptable to Utility in such amounts approved by Utility, which by its or their express terms
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protect and indemnify Utility against any loss, damage, costs, claims, debts or demands by
reason of defects, latent or otherwise, in the system to be and remain in effect for two (2)
years from the date of the system acceptance by Utility.
20. DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS
Utility requires that a water, reuse water and/or wastewater agreement be executed for
all extensions of service to new Customers which require extension of and/or alterations to
Utility's existing facilities in order to initiate such services. If an existing Customer is
modifying their current service under a pre-existing Developer Agreement with Utility, or
under a similar service agreement with a predecessor service provider to Utility, then the
Executive Director or his/her designee shall have the authority to require that the entire
Customer's service be documented and amended and restated in a current Developer
Agreement with the Customer, confirming the existing service, and providing for the
expanded or modified service and for payment of all fees, rates and charges in connection
with such expanded or modified service, prior to effecting the expansion or modification of
that customer service. The purpose of this provision is to attempt to ensure that all
Customers of Utility are legally obligated to Utility under current, consistent Developer
Agreements, taking into account applicable project specific provisions.
The form of Developer Agreement for each such extension of service shall be
prescribed by the Executive Director of Utility, or his/her designee, pursuant to Resolution
No. 1998/1999-11, as amended, and shall include such additional and further provisions
which the Executive Director or his/her designee shall, in their sole discretion, be required to
fully protect the rights of Utility and enhance the efficient operation of Utility with minimum
exposure to third party tort and contractual liability, again taking into account applicable
project specific provisions.
21. FACILITIES INSTALLED OR FINANCED BY UTILITY
Where Utility has installed or financed the installation of water, reuse water and/or
wastewater facilities at its expense, and it is not practical to maintain cost records for
determination of the pro rata share of the charges allocable to an applicant, Utility shall be
allowed to charge the Applicant a front footage charge representing the reasonable cost to
cover the Applicant's fair pro rata share of the original value of the mains serving the
Applicant's property. In the event such facility is a service lateral to applicant's property,
then Customer will be assessed a charge based on Utility's estimate of the original value of
the service line installation.
22. PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION CHARGE
The Applicant may request to have direct fire main stubs to their facilities for
purposes of internal fire sprinkler system and may request Utility guarantee the availability
of a specified G.P.M. of flow for fire protection. In such instances where the existing mains
are capable of carrying the fire flow requested, the Applicant shall pay to Utility the Private
Fire Protection charge set forth in the Rate Resolution then in effect, for the purpose of
assisting Utility in providing the excess reserve plant capacities required for the fire flow to
the Applicant's property. In instances where the existing mains are not capable of carrying
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the fire flow requested, then Utility shall provide an estimate of the charges to alter the
existing fire mains to accommodate the Applicant's fire flow requirement and the charges for
such alterations shall be reimbursed by the Applicant in addition to the Private Fire
Protection Charge.
23. INSPECTION OF FACILITIES TO BE OWNED BY UTILITY
Where facilities which are to be owned by Utility are constructed by an outside
contractor, Utility reserves the right to have an inspector on the job at all times during all
phases of construction in which case it shall be the applicant's responsibility to reimburse
Utility for the estimated cost of such inspections, including all overhead associated with
same.
24. DESIGN OF FACILITIES TO BE OWNED BY UTILITY
Where the Applicant has its engineer design facilities which are to be connected to
Utility's existing facilities, and are to be owned by Utility, Utility reserves the right to require
the Applicant to reimburse it for its entire cost incurred in reviewing the plans prepared by
the design engineer, such cost to include all overhead associated with such review and
Utility's cost for a review engineer hired or contracted with by Utility for such purpose.
25. SEPTAGE DISPOSAL
The Authority will accept only domestic septic wastes from licensed, commercial
carriers of septage. Septage carriers must apply in advance for permission to use the
Authority's facilities, and the Authority staff shall not grant permission to any carrier to use
the Authority's wastewater treatment facilities if such carrier or its principal(s) have a
demonstrated history of illegal or inappropriate dumping or deposit of industrial wastes,
pollutants or contaminants. Any denials by staff may be appealed by the septage carrier to
the Board of Supervisors.
The Authority reserves the right to collect septage samples periodically to evaluate
the various pollutants including, but not limited to, Biochemical Oxygen Demand ("BOD")
and Total Suspended Solids ("TSS"). Should test results disclose chemical contents that may
be detrimental to the Authority's bacteriological treatment process and/or effluent disposal
limitations then such disposal, once identified, will no longer be accepted. If it becomes
evident that policing unauthorized disposal is not practical, then the problems will be
presented to the Board of Supervisors of the Authority for formal action with regard to
continuation of such service. Septage carriers must provide the Authority with a manifest
indicating the source and quantity of wastes introduced into the wastewater treatment system.
Septage carriers will also be responsible for laboratory costs incurred by the Authority to
evaluate the wastes being introduced into the treatment system. Septage carriers will further
be responsible for removing initial screenings from the strainer at the point of discharge. The
solids will be deposited in a container supplied by the Authority.
In addition to the foregoing, all users of Utility's wastewater treatment facilities shall
comply at all times with, and shall be subject to fine, penalty, termination or other sanction as
provided in, Authority Resolution No. 2011/2012-06, the Pretreatment Resolution, which, as
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amended from time to time, is available for review at Utility office and is hereby
incorporated by reference.
26. CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL POLICY
All Customers shall comply with Utility's Cross-Connection Control Policy, as
previously adopted by the Board of Supervisors for Utility, as the same may be amended and
then in force. A copy of that policy is on file with the Recording Secretary for the Authority
and is available for inspection during normal business hours of the Authority.
27. FIRE HYDRANT METER POLICY AND PROCEDURES
All Customers shall comply with Utility's Fire Hydrant Meter Policy and Procedures,
as previously adopted by the Board of Supervisors for Utility, which, as amended from time
to time, is on file with the Recording Secretary for the Authority and available for review
during normal working hours of the Authority.
28. DEFERRAL AND FINANCING OF FEES, CHARGES AND COSTS
Utility is prohibited from providing free service, and shall impose uniform rates, fees
and charges for each user of the same class. However, the Board of Supervisors for Utility
may, from time to time, extend credit or defer collection of the fees, charges and costs
provided for herein and under the Rate Resolution, as follows:
A. Hardship Deferrals.
Hardship deferral or financing of charges, fees and cost that are payable or
reimbursable to Utility may be considered on a case by case basis for residential
properties, if the Applicant will be occupying such property as their primary
residence and if the Applicant, considering all sources of income and all assets owned
by the members of the Applicant's household, also meets the poverty level income
and asset guidelines then utilized by Clay County, Florida, in the administration of
the County's social service program and for the County's solid waste disposal
assessment hardship assistance.
B. Other Deferrals.
Other deferral or financing of charges, fees and costs that are payable or reimbursable
to Utility may be considered on a case-by-case basis, when the Applicant's
circumstances, as documented to Utility, are such that the payment of charges, fees
and costs to Utility when due hereunder or under the Rate Resolution is not practical
or reasonable, and when any of the following circumstances exist:
i. Applicant is a non-profit corporation, providing low-income housing.
ii. Applicant's property to be served by Utility is within a current or
former grant area, which then or in the past has received federal or
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state payments to upgrade central water, wastewater or reuse system(s)
serving the area in which the subject property is located.
iii. The property or intended use of the property is unusual or irregular,
such that the immediate payment of Utility's charges, fees and cost
reimbursements in strict accordance with the terms of the Rate
Resolution or this Service Availability Policy does not result in a fair
burden on Applicant for connecting to Utility's system(s).
iv. There is a special environmental benefit accruing from connecting the
property to Utility's system(s).
v. There is available to Utility third-party financing, payments, incentives
or other revenue in consideration of Utility providing the immediate
connection.
vi. Other circumstances exist which, in consideration of the public trust
held by the Board of Supervisors of Utility, make it in the best interest
of Utility and its ratepayers to defer or finance the collection of such
charges, fees and reimbursable costs required to be paid to Utility for
connection of service.
vii. Applicant is a for-profit corporation, providing "workforce housing"
as defined by s. 420.5095(3), Florida Statutes, or any successor statute
thereto
In any instance in which a deferral or the financing of charges, fees and reimbursable
costs is approved, the Board of Supervisors shall adopt as a part of its action and record,
findings which support the existence of a public benefit accruing to Utility and its ratepayers
from the extension of credit by deferral or financing of charges, fees or reimbursable costs, or
any of them, in that instance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Board of
Supervisors shall not discriminate in the approving or disapproving of any such requested
deferral or financing of charges, fees and reimbursable costs, based on the race, ethnic origin,
religious affiliation, marital status, gender or age of the Applicant.
Any charges, fees or reimbursable costs payable to Utility which are deferred or
financed pursuant hereto shall be secured by a lien against the subject property, and shall be
repaid on such terms and conditions as approved by the Board of Supervisors. In the event
that any information provided or representations made to the Board of Supervisors in a
successful application for deferral or financing is later shown to be materially false or
misleading, then the Board of Supervisors, in its sole discretion, may accelerate all deferred
or financed charges, fees and costs, and the same shall by payable by the Applicant, its
successors and assigns as to the subject property,upon demand by the Board of Supervisors.
29. ADDITIONAL COSTS OF PROVIDING SERVICE.
In the event that an Applicant, or an Applicant's predecessor in interest with respect
to a property, increases the cost of providing service to that property by refusing to cooperate
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with Utility in timely master planning for water, wastewater, and/or reuse water service(s) to
such property; by refusing to grant easements for utility purposes across the property
designed to serve that property and adjacent property which is to be served by Utility; by
refusing to enter into a Developer Agreement in sufficient time for Utility to extend service
to the Applicant's property in a cost efficient manner; by negotiating for service, or entering
into agreements for service, with unfranchised water, wastewater, and/or reuse water utility
providers within Utility's geographic jurisdictional limits; or by acting in any other manner
inconsistent with Utility's policies and practices, including those set forth in the Rate
Resolution and this Service Availability Policy, then such Applicant, and its successors in
interest with respect to such property, or any portion(s) thereof, shall be responsible for the
increased cost and expense of Utility ultimately providing service to such property, including
without limitation, the cost of condemnation of easements, cost of litigation, increased cost of
emergency or expedited construction of Utility's facilities, increased professional fees and
expenses, and other reasonable costs and expenses of Utility, which are reasonably
attributable to the action of the Applicant, or the Applicant's predecessor(s) in interest as to
such property. If such increased costs and expenses are fairly allocable to more than one
such property, then the total increased cost and expenses shall be allocated among all of the
properties affected.
30. FLEX RENTAL SPACE DEVELOPMENTS.
Determination of an Applicant's or Customer's intended use of a particular service
location is necessary for Utility to accurately compute and apply the ERCs applicable to that
service location, and to determine the metering requirements for that service location. Multi-
tenant structures typically require separate utility facilities and metering for each unit capable
of being leased. However, the Board of Utility desires to implement a new approach in
dealing with undetermined use speculative office, commercial, industrial and/or retail space
developed at a single service location, which may require more than one meter ("Flex
Space"), which Flex Space is sought to be metered or modified by an Applicant or Customer
after October 1, 2005. For new or modified Flex Space, Utility shall continue to require
individual meters and plumbing design for the maximum number of units based on what the
Applicant or Customer reasonably believes to be the smallest space that will be capable of
being leased. The Applicant or Customer then shall be given the option to pay for all meters
with the Developer Agreement and install all the meters in advance when service location is
ready for the first meter. If all meters are installed and paid for in advance as described
above, then Utility would make any appropriate adjustments once the initial occupancy and
leasing configuration for the service location is established, and would remove and refund
any excess meters at that time. However, if the Applicant or Customer elects the option of
only paying in advance for one meter, and paying for supplemental meters as occupants or
tenants move in to the service location, then Utility shall impose an extra service charge per
event, applicable each time a supplemental Developer Agreement is to be prepared to add an
additional meter or a block of meters. Utility shall continue to collect capacity charges in
advance, based on the least intensive assessment of those charges. If the tenants or occupants
for the service location, and their respective intended uses, are not known upfront, then a
supplemental Developer Agreement will be prepared for each adjustment to the service
location's overall usage to true up the impact of the service location on Utility System, and
additional charges shall be imposed by Utility as the tenants or occupants come online at that
service location. An additional service charge shall be assessed with each supplemental
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Developer Agreement. If a supplemental Developer Agreement covers both the assessment
of additional capacity charges and additional meters, then only one additional service charge
will be assessed.
In addition to the foregoing, if an Applicant or Customer has pre-planned and
determined which meter will serve each lease space or unit of the Flex Space for the service
location, and provides that information to Utility, then Utility's staff will audit and verify
which meter serves each individual unit of the service location. This additional audit will be
done in one trip for all meters at no additional charge. However, for each additional trip that,
in Utility's judgment, is necessary to audit the meter/rental unit relationship, a service charge
per trip shall be assessed. Should the audit take over three quarters of an hour, then each
extra hour or portion thereof shall be charged per hour.
For existing Flex Space which is master metered, Utility will attempt to be notified by
appropriate county building department each time a commercial unit changes names for
electric service. Utility staff shall determine if the service address location is a master
metered unit, and if so, Utility will send the Industrial Pretreatment Survey and other
questionnaires to the tenant, occupant or the service location owner for completion, based on
the information available to Utility. Based on the returned Industrial Pretreatment Survey,
Utility will advise the service location owner what, if any, special pretreatment requirements
will be assessed. If necessary to ensure compliance, the service location owner will be
notified of the date that Utility's service to the service location will be discontinued to the
master meter, if the information requested is not received by Utility.
In accordance with Utility's Water Conservation Plan on file with the St. Johns River
Water Management District, Utility is not allowed to let Developers use master meters to
meter more than one tenant or separate business. At any time during the course of Utility
providing service to any new service location after October 1, 2005, Utility shall have the
right to inspect and audit the number of separate occupants and tenants per meter. When this
inspection occurs, if no violation of this policy is found, there will be no charge for the
inspection. However, for each violation that is found, a charge of$500.00 will be assessed to
recover the cost of this administrative inspection program. In addition, if the Applicant or
Customer is not in compliance, the Applicant or Customer will be given ninety (90) days to
correct the metering problem, at the Applicant or Customer's expense. Failure to timely
comply with that notice will authorize Utility to discontinue service to the service location's
master metered service, until such time as compliance with all of Utility's policies are
achieved by the Applicant or Customer for that service location.
31. RESIDENTIAL RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM DEMAND MANAGEMENT
In an effort to manage costs for the best benefit to all reclaimed Customers due to (i)
the extreme peak demands that can be created when multiple irrigation systems are activated
at the same time and (ii) the unreasonable cost of the oversized facilities required to meet that
demand, it is necessary that demand management practices be initiated. In this regard, the
following demand management practices shall be followed:
A. This policy applies to established lawns only. Irrigation of new landscape will be
allowed at any time on any day for the initial thirty (30) days and every other day
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for the next thirty (30) days for a total of one sixty (60) day period, provided that
the irrigation is limited to the minimum amount necessary for establishments.
B. Even numbered addresses shall water on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
C. Odd numbered addresses shall water on Tuesday, Thursday, and either Saturday
or Sunday.
D. If a Customer chooses to water between the hours of 2:00 AM — 7:00 AM, then
the Customer shall adhere to the following watering schedule, based on the first
letter of the Customer's last name:
First letter of last name Preferred Watering Time
A through F 2:00 AM—3:15 AM
G through L 3:15 AM—4:30 AM
M through P 4:30 AM—5:45 AM
Q through Z 5:45 AM—7:00 AM
Watering outside of the 2:00 AM — 7:00 AM timeframe is unrestricted by the Authority,
however, the St. Johns River Water Management District may impose restrictions from time
to time. Watering between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM is always discouraged by the
St. Johns River Water Management District.
All Authority approved reclaimed irrigation contractors shall be trained on these
demand management criteria and are required to adhere to this criterion when setting single
family residential reclaimed irrigation system timers served by the Authority's System.
Authority staff shall be authorized to inspect and enforce this demand management
criterion and as a last resort, may discontinue reclaimed water service to those violating these
demand management requirements.
This policy and management program applies only to single family reclaimed
irrigation systems. General service reclaimed irrigation systems may be required by
agreement to adhere to specifically designed demand management practices.
32. ADJUSTMENT FOR NEWLY SODDED LAWNS
The Authority provides a separate adjustment for Customers who have new sod
installed as their lawn on their property or leasehold. The adjustment for new sod is limited
to no more than once every five (5) years per Customer. The Customer must provide proof
of the newly sodded lawn and Authority staff must schedule a field audit with the Customer
to verify that the Customer is not overwatering the newly sodded lawn. If eligible based on
the Authority's verification, then the Customer would receive an adjustment based on a bill
calculated with usage rates capped at tier 2 rates. The Customer's adjusted bill would only
apply to the first thirty (30) days after the new sod is installed. The volume of water related
1 Language retrieved from the St.Johns River Water Management District website:
http://sjrwmd.com/rule/rule_FAQs.html
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to irrigating the new sod would not be subject to sewer charges for that initial thirty (30) day
period.
33. SWIMMING POOL CREDIT FOR WASTEWATER(I.E., SEWER)USAGE
The Authority shall offer a pool credit to Customers (both residential and general
service) in good standing.
Any metered Customer with water service to whom wastewater (i.e., sewer) charges are
regularly rendered and through whose meter a swimming pool receives water from the
Authority's water system and whose pool capacity has been documented to the Authority by
the pool contractor, builder or homeowner, shall have the right under certain circumstances,
to fill the pool without application of the wastewater charge to the quantity of water used to
fill the pool and excess usage from that pool fill shall be at tier 2. These circumstances
include initial pool construction and major pool maintenance projects that require pool
draining. The right to fill the pool without wastewater flow charges and with excess usage
charges at tier 2 level, may be exercised by the Customer making a written request using the
forms available from the Authority. The written request shall include such documented proof
as required and satisfactory to the Authority, of the pool's capacity in gallons. The written
request shall also include:
A. Affidavit (on the form provided by the Authority), properly executed by the
Customer and builder;
B. A copy of the building permit from the Clay County Building and Zoning
Department (or equivalent building and zoning department depending on the
location of the Customer's property being served by the Authority) for a new
pool, or a copy of a maintenance agreement requiring the draining of an
existing pool; and
C. Water meter readings both immediately before and after the filling of the pool,
with dates and times of readings noted. If the builder or Customer is not
comfortable with obtaining the meter readings, Authority personnel will
provide the service for the current advertised service charge. Customer will
be responsible for any damages to the Authority's meter box, meter and
reading devices if the Customer damages Authority property while obtaining
these readings.
All written requests shall be furnished to the Authority no later than thirty (30) days after
completion of the filling. Requests will not be reviewed for consideration if all of the
outlined items above are not included. Upon receipt of a proper written request, the
Authority shall issue an appropriate credit to the Customer's account.
34. NEW DEVELOPMENTS — START-UP UTILITIES — RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
MINIMUM START UP COST
In areas where new or revised development order(s) and/or development permit(s) are
granted and construction of new or expanded water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utility
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plants and system are required as part of the start-up infrastructure for such development, the
Authority and Developer shall negotiate the terms and conditions for the Authority to cover
all water, wastewater, and reclaimed water plants and system costs applicable to such
development. Typically, the Authority installs or expands its plants at its expense and
recovers capacity charges from Developer, which is designed to recover plant and related
costs. Due to the ever-increasing construction cost and the uncertainty of the value that
Developer will propose for the land that will be dedicated for plant sites, it is impossible to
establish whether the current or future capacity charges of the Authority will be sufficient to
cover that cost. It would be unfair to existing ratepayers for the Authority to be exposed to
the financial risk of the initial development and operating cost without some guarantees from
Developer. The overriding goal is to come up with an agreement whereby the cost of all
plants, including the plant site(s) land value to be funded by the Developer of that particular
development, and any over sizing of facilities for Master Planned areas outside of that
development shall be recovered from the Developer(s) of other affected and benefited
development projects, and then refunded to the Developer of the original development.
In addition, a guaranteed revenue provision may be initiated and agreed to by the
parties on a case by case basis to help the Authority cover its on-going costs until a
negotiated number of paying customers are connected to newly constructed plants. The
target number of customer connections will be the number it will take in order for the new
plants to reach a cash flow breakeven point.
The primary purpose of this Paragraph 34 is to emphasize financial feasibility for the
Authority since the initial investment for new plant(s) will be significant without any
assurance that customer growth will be sufficient to support the Authority's requested
infrastructure investment. Therefore, the Authority shall have the prerogative of determining
if and when such a particular development has progressed to a point where financial
feasibility has been achieved and conversion to the Authority's normal and customary service
availability charges can be commenced.
This does not include the additional cost of normal stubs to adjacent properties,which
the Authority requires of Developers under its Rate Resolution and otherwise by this Service
Availability Policy.
35. DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN CAPACITY AND CONNECTION CHARGES FOR
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
The Board of the Authority finds that promoting single family home ownership and
workforce housing development serves a vital and important public purpose consistent with
the mission and statutory authority, mandate, and duties of the Authority. The Board further
finds that the deferral of certain Utility fees or charges until water service is applied for
within a planned single-family residential development of one (1) or more total lots on a per
single-family lot (i.e., 1 ERC) or workforce housing meeting the criteria defined by s.
420.5095(3), Florida Statutes, or any successor statute thereto, is a reasonable deferral of
Utility fees and charges which will not negatively impact the Authority's ability to plan for
or reserve capacity, nor negatively impair the extension of the distribution and collection
facilities of the System. Therefore, the Authority hereby authorizes the Executive Director or
his/her designee to enter into such Developer Agreements as the Executive Director sees fit
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for the provision of water, wastewater, and/or reclaimed water service to any Applicant for
the same, for single-family residential developments or workforce housing, contractually
binding the Authority's deferral of the Capacity Charges, AWS Connection Charge, and
Environmental Impact Charge as would otherwise be applicable to such Property. For single-
family residential developments, deferred charges shall be divided into and collected on an
individual per single family residential lot basis, as water service is applied for in the future.
Workforce housing development deferred charges shall be collected as water service to that
development is applied for in the future. The Developer Agreement shall contact such other
and further provisions as authorized by the Executive Director and as may be approved by
the Board from time to time. The Debt Service Charge and other established rates, fees, and
charges of the Authority for such Property shall not be deferred. The Executive Director
shall cause such recordings as necessary to be made in the public records of the subject
county reflecting the deferral of the fees and charges so authorized.
36. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO WORKFORCE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS
Section 420.5095, Florida Statutes, entitled "Community Workforce Housing Loan
Program", defines "workforce housing" in subsection (3) thereof as meaning "housing
affordable to natural persons or families whose total annual household income does not
exceed 80 percent of the area median income, adjusted for household size, or 120 percent of
area median income, adjusted for household size, in areas of critical state concern designated
under s. 380.05, for which the Legislature has declared its intent to provide affordable
housing, and areas that were designated as areas of critical state concern for at least 20
consecutive years before removal of the designation." In addition to the provisions of
Paragraphs 28.B.vii and 35 of this Service Availability Policy pertaining to workforce
housing developments served or to be served in the future by the Authority, and subject to
the Authority's existing Consumptive Use Permits issued by the SJRWMD expressly
permitting the use of master metering in such cases, the Executive Director of the Authority
shall be authorized to permit the use of master metering to workforce housing developments
on a case by case basis, to be reflected by the specific terms of each such Developer
Agreement entered into by the Authority and the Developer for such workforce housing
development, on the condition that each such Developer Agreement shall require (i) the
Developer's submission and the Authority's approval of a water conservation plan (and if
applicable, a reclaimed water conservation plan) for such workforce housing development, in
content acceptable to the Executive Director as being protective of the Utility resource being
provided on the master metered basis, (ii) a surety bond, letter of credit, or other financial
deposit posted by the Developer, calculated by the Executive Authority in such amount as to
be protective of the credit risk to the Authority being incurred for providing such Utility
resource to Developer or the Developer's successors and/or assigns for that workforce
housing development on a master metered basis, rather than being secured by separate
consumer Utility deposits for separate meters, and (iii) the Developer's contractual
acknowledgment and agreement that Developer, its successors and/or assigns, shall not be
entitled to the benefit of Section 3., subsections (18) and (19), of the Rate Resolution re
individual (non-master metered) customer adjustments, and may not participate in the
Authority's water leak credit program, nor in any other similar program designed to help
individual metered services not bear the full impact of a previously undetected leak or meter
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reading error attributable specifically to that individual metered service, for any such master
metered service connections to that workforce housing development.
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Attachment 2
FIRE HYDRANT METER POLICY RATE SCHEDULE
Description of Fee or Charge Amount
"Plan A"Deposit(Lessee installs meter) $ 1,100.00
"Plan B"Deposit(CCUA installs meter) $ 500.00
Application Fee $ 30.00
Meter Assembly Base Facility Charge(Per Day) $ 2.93
Water Usage Charge(Per 1000 gallons) $ 2.06
Meter Setup/Relocation Fee and Fee to Replace Cut Meter Lock $ 30.00
Meter Reading Charge $ 30.00
Field Visit for Meter Inspection Fee*** $ 30.00
Lost Wrench Fee $ 30.00
Meter Assembly Damage Fee—The Greater of either Replacement or $ 115.00
PLAN"A": Security deposit and Application Fee: $ 1,130.00
PLAN"B": Security deposit,Application Fee and Meter Set up Charge: $ 560.00
(***Field visit will be necessary if meter is not brought in for reading by required due date)
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Attachment 3
COMMERCIAL ERC FACTORS TABLE
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TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT COMMERCIAL: ERC Factor
Airports,bus terminals,train stations,port&dock facilities,Bathroom waste only
(a)Per passenger 0.011
(b)Add per employee per 8 hour shift 0.039
Barber&beauty shops per service chair 0.197
Bowling alley bathroom waste only per lane 0.131
Country club
(a)Per resident 0.263
(b)Add per member or patron 0.066
(c)Add per employee per 8 hour shift 0.039
Doctor and Dentist offices
(a)Per practitioner 0.657
(b)Add per employee per 8 hour shift 0.039
Factories,exclusive of industrial wastes gallons per employee per 8 hour shift
(a)No showers provided 0.039
(b)Showers provided 0.066
Flea Market open 3 or less days per week
(a)Per non-food service vendor space 0.039
(b)Add per food service establishment using single service articles only per 100 Square feet of floor space 0.131
(c)Per limited food service establishment 0.066
(d)For flea markets open more than 3 days per week estimated flows shall be doubled
Food operations
(a)Restaurant operating 16 hours or less per day per seat 0.105
(b)Restaurant operating more than 16 hours per day per seat 0.158
(c)Restaurant using single service articles only and operating 16 hours or less per day per seat 0.053
(d)Restaurant using single service articles only and operating more than 16 hours per day per seat 0.092
t0 (e)Bar and cocktail lounge per seat 0.053
add per pool table or video game 0.039
(I)Drive-in restaurant per car space 0.131
(g)Carry out only,including caterers
1.Per 100 square feet of floor space 0.131
2.Add per employee per 8 hour shift 0.039
(h)Institutions per meal 0.013
(i)Food Outlets excluding deli's,bakery,or meat department per 100 square feet of floor space 0.026
1. Add for deli per 100 square feet of deli floor space 0.105
2.Add for bakery per 100 square feet of bakery floor space 0.105
3.Add for meat department per 100 square feet of meat department floor space 0.197
4.Add per water closet 0.526
Hotels&motels
(a)Regular per room 0.263
(b)Resort hotels,camps,cottages per room 0.526
(c)Add for establishments with self service laundry facilities per machine 1.971
Mobile Home Park
(a)Per single wide mobile home space,less than 4 single wide spaces connected to a shared onsite system 0.657
(b)Per single wide mobile home space,4 or more single wide spaces are connected to a shared onsite 0.591
(c)Per double wide mobile home space,less than 4 double wide mobile 0.788
home spaces connected to a shared onsite system
(d)Per double wide mobile home space,4 or more double wide mobile
home spaces connected to a shared onsite system 0.723
Office building 0.039
per employee per 8 hour shift or
per 100 square feet of floor space, 0.039
whichever is greater
Transient Recreational Vehicle Park
(a)Recreational vehicle space for overnight stay,without water and sewer hookup per vehicle space 0.131
(b)Recreational vehicle space for overnight stay,with water and sewer hookup per vehicle space 0.197
Service stations per water closet
(a)Open 16 hours per day or less 0.657
(b)Open more than 16 hours per day 0.854
Shopping centers without food or laundry 0.000
per square foot of floor space
Stadiums,race tracks,ball parks per seat 0.011
Stores per bathroom 0.526
Swimming and bathing facilities,public 0.026
per person
Theatres and Auditoriums,per seat 0.011
Veterinary Clinic
(a)Per practitioner 0.657
(b)Add per employee per 8 hour shift 0.039
(c)Add per kennel, stall or cage 0.053
Warehouse
(a)Add per employee per 8 hour shift 0.039
(b)Add per loading hay 0.263
(c)Self-storage,per unit(up to 200 units) 0.003
add 1 gallon for each 2 units or fraction thereof,for over 200 units,and shall he in addition to employees,
offices or living quarters flow rates.
INSTITUTIONAL:
Churches per seat which includes kitchen 0.008
wastewater flows unless meals prepared on a routine basis
If meals served on a regular basis 0.013
to add per meal prepared
Hospitals per bed which does not include 0.526
kitchen wastewater flows
add per meal prepared 0.013
Nursing,rest homes,adult congregate 0.263
living facilities per bed which does not include kitchen wastewater flows
add per meal prepared 0.013
Parks,public picnic
(a)With toilets only per person 0.011
(b)With bathhouse,showers&toilets per person 0.026
Public institutions other than schools and 0.263
hospitals per person which does not include kitchen wastewater flows
add per meal prepared 0.013
Schools per student
(a)Day-type 0.026
(b)Add for showers 0.011
(c)Add for cafeteria 0.011
(d)Add for day school workers 0.039
(c)Boarding-type 0.197
Work/construction camps,semi-permanent per worker 0.131
Laundry(Self-service with water efficient commercial washers) 0.520
Automotive Repair&Maintenance Stores 0.500
RESIDENTIAL:
Residences
(a)Single or multiple family per dwelling Unit
1 Bedroom with 750 sq.ft.or less of building area 0.263
2 Bedrooms with 751-1200 sq. ft.of building area 0.526
3 Bedrooms with 1201-2250 sq. ft.of building area 0.788
4 Bedrooms with 2251-3300 sq.ft.of building area 1.051
For each additional bedroom or each additional 750 square feet of building area or fraction thereof in a
sizing shall be increased by 60 gallons per dwelling unit.
(b)Other per occupant 0.131
Footnotes to Table 1:
1.For food operations,kitchen wastewater flows shall normally be calculated as 66 percent of the total
2.Systems serving high volume establishments,such as restaurants,convenience stores and service stations
3.For residences,the volume of wastewater shall be calculated as 50 percent blackwater and 50 percent
4.Where the number of bedrooms indicated on the floor plan and the corresponding building area of a
5.Convenience store estimated sewage flows shall be determined by adding flows for food outlets and
6.Estimated flows for residential systems assumes a maximum occupancy of two persons per bedroom.
(2)Minimum effective septic tank capacity and total dosing tank capacity shall be determined from Table
tO
Exhibit "A"
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED RESOLUTION AMENDING CERTAIN RATES AND CHARGES FOR THE CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY.
The Clay County Utility Authority("CCUA")will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday,September 7,2021,at 7:00 PM,in the Clay County Utility Authority's Board Room,located at 3176 Old Jennings Road,Middleburg,Florida,for the
purpose of receiving public comment concerning the adoption of the 2021/2022 budgets.
Note:All service rates are stated as monthly rates.Proposed 2.6%increase to all Base and Consumption charges except Water Consumption over 6,000 gallons increase of 25%.All changes noted below.
SYSTEM BASE CHARGES: Water Wastewater Reuse
Meter Size
5/8"x 3/4" $11.14 $25.26 * $16.85
3/4" $16.71 $34.68 $25.381
1" $27.92 $63.17 $42.13
1&1/2" $55.78 $126.31 $84.27
2" $89.27 $202.16 $134.81
3" $178.51 $404.363 $269.61
4" $278.94 $631.56 $421.27
6" $557.87 $1,263.13 $842.53
8" $892.60 $2,021.51 $1,348.06
10" $1,283.12 $2,904.81 $1,937.84
12" $2,396.96 $5,431.13 $3,622.05
*Residential Wastewater will be charged the same rate regardless of meter size
WATER SURCHARGES:
Alternative Water Supply Surcharge-Per Monthly Water Bill $1.12
SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource Development Project Surcharge $1.09
CONSUMPTION CHARGES(based on 30 days):
Water System Consumption Rates:
Residential Service:
First 6,000 gallons $1.54
Next 6,000 gallons $3.88
Next 6,000 gallons $5.03
All usage over 18,000 gallons $6.45
Note:Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons with allowance per meter equivalent ERC
General Service:
All consumption per 1,000 gallons(Excluding Potable Irrigation Meters) $2.06
General Service:
Potable Irrigation Metered Services
First 10,000 gallons $1.54
Next 15,000 gallons $3.88
Next 25,000 gallons $5.03
All usage over 50,000 gallons $6.45
Note:Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons with allowance per meter equivalent ERC
Wastewater System Consumption Rates:
Residential Service:
All Meter Sizes(10,000 gallon cap) $3.77
Unmetered Flat Rate $54.28
Multi-family Unmetered per Unit $42.72
Note:Where reclaimed water is available the cap for residential wastewater usage will not apply
General Service:
Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water,no cap $4.60
Reclaimed Water Consumption Rates:
Residential and General Service:
First 15,000 gallons $0.83
Next 5,000 gallons $1.63
All usage over 20,000 gallons $2.46
Note:Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons with allowance per meter equivalent ERC
CUSTOMER DEPOSIT:(per ERC)
Security Deposit Amount: Water Wastewater Reuse
Initial Deposit $25.00 $50.00 $25.00
Initial Deposit for Customers Without SSN $50.00 $100.00 $50.00
Annual Interest Rate of 0.42%will be paid on deposit held at least 6 months
Note:A security deposit is required for all new accounts including transfers and existing accounts that become delinquent and require a field visit.An additional deposit will be required for
accounts that are disconnected twice in one 12 month period.
SERVICE CHARGES&MISCELLANEOUS FEES:
After Hours Prepayment for New Service $225.00
Same Day Service Charge and After Hours Premise Visit Surcharge(Normal Hours 8 AM to 5 PM,M-F) $30.00
Initial Connection,Premise Visit Charge,Normal Reconnection,Reconnection due to Repair,and 2nd Trip $30.00
Special Meter Rereads,Hydrant Reading Charge and Backflow Test Final Notice $30.00
Nonpayment Charge Before 4:00 PM,Monday-Friday $30.00
Nonpayment Charge After 4:00 PM and before 9:00 PM,Monday-Friday $85.00
Nonpayment Charge on Weekends and Holidays $105.00
Nonpayment Charge Flat Rate Sewer Account $70.00
Late Notice Charge $3.00
Reamed Check Charge $30.00
Hydrant Meter:Application Set Up,Relocation Charge,and Fee to Replace Cut Meter Lock $30.00
Meter Inspection Fee for New Meter Installations $30.00
Meter Testing Charge(5/8"x3/4"&3/4") (1"&Above Meters:Actual Cost) $65.00
Meter Reset Fee $115.00
Meter Tampering Charge $50.00
Replacement of Broken Curb Stop $70.00
Lien Charge(Charge does not include any recording costs,additional collection fees or attorney fees) $120.00
Violation Reconnection $30.00
Monthly Hydrant Base Charge(plus water at metered rates) $87.78
Hydrant Meter Deposit per Hydrant Policy $500.00 to$1,100.00
Hydrant Meter One-Time Fill at CCUA Main Office(plus water at metered rates) $50.00
Waste Disposal Deposit per Septage Haulers Disposal Deposit Policy
Building Water Monthly Charge All Systems(Un-metered used during construction) $63.23
Wholesale Reclaimed Water Usage Charge Per 1,000 Gallons $0.47
Waste Disposal From Portable Toilets,Septic Tanks,and Landfill Lechate at Sewage Treatment Plant Pa:,am Gm.. $97.78
Processing fees to CCUA for Potable Water(Farm,water supply)Distribution and Transmission System Permits $250.00
Processing fees to CCUA for Domestic Wastewater Collection/Transmission System Permits $250.00
Processing fees to CCUA for Permit Modifications $50.00
Energy Surcharge(to be assessed based on a formula)when actual energy sensitive operating expenses exceed budgeted energy sensitive expenses
Account collection fees and/or costs incurred by CCUA in the course of collecting delinquent balances,which maybe based on a percentage at a maximum of 40%of the debt,and all costs and expenses,including reasonable
attorneys'fees,which CCUA incurs in such collection efforts,will be paid,in addition to the original balance due,by the customer responsible for the delinquent balance.
SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGES:
Water Capacity Charge Per ERC $360.00
Alternative Water Supply Charge Per ERC $365.74
SJRWMD Black Creek Water Resource Development Project Connection Charge Per ERC $100.25
Wastewater Capacity Charge Per ERC excluding Keystone included in FDEP Grant SG481030 and LP0512 $3,200.00
Reclaimed Water Capacity Charge Per ERC For Developments with Reclaimed Water Piping Systems $300.00
Surcharge for Development of Reclaimed Program(Applicable To All Developments That Do Not Install Reclaimed Piping Systems) $410.00
Debt Service Charge Per ERC $167.00
Fire Protection-Initial Charge(Per Gallons Per Minute"GPM"Flow) $15.81
Inspection,Plan Review,As-built Drafting,and Recording Fees Actual Cost
Potable Water Meter,with Backflow Device(5/8"x3/4"Meter with other sizes at cost)Includes Meter Box $391.96
Reclaimed Water Meter(5/8"x3/4"Meter with other sizes at cost)Developments with Reclaimed Water Piping Systems&Includes Meter Box $333.91
As defined in Rate Resolution:
Supplemental Developer Agreement Administrative Charge $100.00
Financed Developer Agreement Administrative Charge $100.00
Flex Space Meter Audit(2nd and subsequent trips)-$50.00,plus$75.00,per hour in excess of.75 hours per trip
Master Meter Violation Charge,where applicable $500.00
Carrying Charge for Middleburg Service Area Policy and Infill Policy 2.18%
Finance Charge 2.56%
Middleburg Service Area Development Policy-Distribution and Collection Infrastructure Charge Per Acre
Water $5,582.00
Wastewater $10,684.00
Additional information on the proposed rates,charges,and fees is available for inspection in the office of the Clay County Utility Authority at 3176 Old Jennings Road,Middleburg,Florida,Monday through Friday;8:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
except legal holidays.Following the Public Hearing,which maybe adjourned from time to time,the Board of Supervisors may adopt or modify the proposed rates,charges,and fees.
In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act,any person needing special accommodation to participate in this matter,should contact the Clay County Utility Authority by mail at 3176 Old Jennings Road,Middleburg,Florida
32068-3907,or by telephone at(904)272-5999,extension 2464,no later than 7 days prior to the hearing or proceeding for which this notice has been given.Those requiring auditory assistance can access the foregoing telephone number
by contacting the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8770(Voice),or 1-800-955-8771(TDD).
If any person intends to appeal any decision related to this action,such person will need to provide a court reporter at such person's own expense,for a transcript of the proceedings.All interested persons are invited to attend.
CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
Jeremy Johnston,Executive Director