HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoshen MWMC Presentation 11-8-19Exploring Wastewater Options
for the
Goshen Industrial Area
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Talk about contributions from other partners. State priority.
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Goshen Economic Potential
Land - More than 300 acres of largely contiguous industrial land
Interstate Highway – Easy access to Interstate 5, Highway 99, Highway 58.
Rail - Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad running north and south through the community.
Power - A main Bonneville Power Administration substation is less than a half mile away at the northern edge of the community. Access to natural gas.
Water - It has a healthy water supply and established water district.
Communications - Access to fiber optics infrastructure.
Labor - A good proximity to labor markets, Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area and is also near Creswell and several other unincorporated rural communities.
Barriers - Regulatory barriers and inadequate sewer infrastructure.
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Brief Historical Overview
2011 – The Board of County Commissioners identified Goshen as a strategic goal for economic development. Staff began development of the Goshen Regional Employment and Transition (GREAT)
Plan.
2012 – Goshen received designation by the State as a Regionally Significant Industrial Area (RSIA). Although the RSIA program has since been discontinued, the County will evaluate obtaining
a Regionally Significant Industrial Site (RSIS) designation for Goshen.
2015 – Lane County was awarded grants from Department of Land Conservation and Development ($30,000) and Infrastructure Finance Authority ($20,000) for technical assistance. Kennedy/Jenks
completed a wastewater feasibility study, identifying three feasible alternatives to providing wastewater service to Goshen.
2017 – Lane County continued contract work with Kennedy/Jenks. Goshen Financial and Administration Study completed. The 2017 Study estimated total connection charges, including MWMC
and City of Springfield connection charges, to range between $9.8 and $10.4M.
2019 – Oregon Business Development Department awarded Lane County a $30,000 grant to support technical assistance related to Goshen. Kennedy/Jenks drafted a Project Definition Report.
Lane County Board of Commissioners directed staff to engage with MWMC to explore connection feasibility and options.
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Designation as Regionally Significant Industrial Area
Purpose: Preserve the state’s best industrial lands
Benefits:
Maintains or encourages the industrial employment potential of the area
Provides zoning protection from conflicting development in designated area
Decisions on additional funding for infrastructure and/or transportation enhancements may be given priority for designated areas
Ensures expedited local land use permit review for site development within a designated area
Provides additional state support for industrial job creation within the designated area
Timing: The designation is in effect for at least 10 years ( through 2022). If 50 percent of the developable land within a designated area has not been developed within 10 years of
the designation, the council will remove the designation unless the majority of the landowners within the area request that it remain designated.
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BB: Consider eliminating this slide, can discuss RSIA/RSIS as part of previous slide.
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Goshen Regional Employment and Transition (GREAT) Plan
In June 2013, the BCC adopted the Goshen Regional Employment and Transition (GREAT) Plan
The Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan (RCP) was amended to include an exception to Statewide Planning Goal 14 (Urbanization)
The Goal 14 exception was appealed by Lane County Land Watch, and LUBA remanded the decision
In February 2015, the County prepared a Wastewater Feasibility Study in response to the LUBA remand
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Recently re-zoned from rural industrial
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2015 Wastewater Feasibility Study
The 2015 Study evaluated several treatment alternatives for Goshen, ultimately recommended connection to the MWMC system.
Conceptual Plan for Infrastructure
Minimal land acquisition for pump station
Forcemain alignment along Hwy 99/Franklin Blvd
Capacity of existing 18-inch sewer on Franklin Blvd
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2015 Wastewater Feasibility Study
Connection to Short Mountain
Conveyance of leachate from the Short Mountain Landfill to the Goshen wastewater system was also included as part of the recommended improvements.
Approximately 25-milllion gallons/year is currently being transported by truck.
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2017 Financial and
Administration Study
Estimate financial costs for connection to MWMC and City of Springfield
Review administration options
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2017 Financial and
Administration Study
MWMC Connection Cost Options
MWMC SDC Model (2016)
New customers in Goshen charged on same basis as other MWMC connections, based on Goshen area projected flows and loads
Based on combination existing system (reimbursement) and future improvement capacity costs
MWMC SDC Model – 2018 Adjustments
Modified approach that includes credit for future debt payments on capital improvements that the proposed Project’s SDCs may help to fund
Charges related to complying with provisions of the SDC statutes
Buy-in Model
Based on current system value per connection
Value per unit distributed to the same capacity parameters
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2017 Financial and
Administration Study
Connection Cost Options
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2017 Financial and
Administration Study
Administration Options
Creation of County Wastewater District
County owned facilities, system administration provided by County or special services district
Contract O&M with Regional Partners
County owned facilities, system administration contracted out to City of Springfield and City of Eugene
Regional Sewerage Facilities
Facilities owned and system administration provided by MWMC via amendment to 2005 IGA
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2017 Financial and
Administration Study
Administration Recommendation
Regional Sewerage Facilities
Amend 2005 IGA to allow for collection of wastewater outside of Eugene and Springfield UGB and declare Goshen sewers to be Permanent Regional Facilities
Development of Sewer Use Ordinance, including Industrial Pretreatment Program
Potential amendment to Eugene-Springfield Metro Plan
Amend City of Springfield Wastewater Master Plan and MWMC Facilities Plan
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Next Steps
Discussions with MWMC & Partners
Review the 2019 Project Definition Report
Evaluate conceptual designs
Evaluate connection options
Evaluate Administration Options
Return to MWMC & Partners with a recommendation or proposal
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QUESTIONS
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