Item L2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
April 20, 2005
Meeting Date: MatCli:ro:;::m05 Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes
No -1L
Department: DISTRICT FIVE
Staff Contact Person: Donna Hanson
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Discussion and approval to request from the Florida Keys
Aqueduct Authority a transfer of wastewater authority from the south end of the 7-mile bridge
to, but not including, the area served by the Key West Resort Utility or Key Haven Utilities.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The FKAA has had over four years to complete Little Venice, Conch Key,
and Bay Point. Only Little Venice has been completed with the exception of customer hookups. All
these projects have exceeded $16,000 per EDU of taxpayers I money. In contrast to this, Key West
Resort Utilities provided 1,500 EDU's and an upgrade to A WT on their existing plant for $438.00 per
EDU. Monroe County will receive back over $3,100,000 of the $3,900,000 paid to this utility. This
project was also completed in nine months and under budget. As a parallel bid process will only
provide the two high bids, Monroe must be the one government agency requesting bids on the Big
Coppitt, Rockland, and Cudjoe wastewater projects.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
ST AFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty -L OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management_
DOCUMENT A TION:
Included
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COMMIS ER MURRAY E. NELSON
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 2/05
MAR-II-05 14,02 PROM,MONROE COUNTY ATTY OFFICE 10,3052823516
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RESOLUTION NO. ~-2005
A RESOLUIlON OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AUTHORIZING REQUEST THAT
FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY TRANSFER WAS1'EW ATER
TO MONROE COUNTY THE JlfRISDICnON FOR PROJECTS SOUTH
OF THE 7~MILE BRIDGE TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING, THE AlmAS
CURRENTLY SERVED BY K W RESORT UTD..lTIES CORP. AND KEY
HAYEN UTILITY CORPORATION.
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority has bad over four years to complete the Little
Venice. Concb Key and Bay Point wastewater treatment and sewerage prQjects~ and
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority has completed only the Little Venice project
except fur customer hook-ups~ and.
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority bas exceeded $16,000 per EnU (Equivalent
Dwelling Unit) of taXpayer's money on its projects~ and
WHEREAS, K W Resort Utilities Corp. has been able to provide 1,500 EDU's and an upgrade
to Advanced Wastewater Treatment on their tJcisting plant at eonsidex:ably less cost to the taxpayer.
within nine months and UDder budget; and
WHEREAS! it is in the best interests of the public and the: environment that every effort be taken
by the Board of County Commissioners to reduce costs of wastewater treatment/sewerage projects and
implement those projects with as much speed as possible~
NOW, TIIEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNlY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUN1Y, nlAT:
1. Monroe County hereby requestS that the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority transfer to
Monroe County aU wasteWater jurisdiction for the area ofunincoIporated Monroe County
south of the 7-Mile Bridge to. but not including., the areas served by K W Resort Utilities
Corp. (Mile Marker 5.5 and below) and Key Haven Utility Corporation.
2. This Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption herein.
:), The Clerk is directed to mail copies of this resolution to Representative Ken Sorensen.
the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protecti~ the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection Bureau Chief of Water Facilities, and the executive officer of
the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County this 16th
day of March, 2005.
Mayor Dixie M Spehar
Mayor Pro Tem Charles "Sonny'" McCoy
C^mmi~ooer M:urray Nelson
Conunissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David P. Rice
(SEAL)
Attest Danny L. Kolhage, Cktk
By:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA MONROE COUNTY f:I.
AFi VED AS T
By:
MAYOR DIXIE M. SPEHAR
Deputy Clerk
O,Yv~rY ~o~!,!~E
(305) 294-4641
Commissioner Murray E. Nelson
Damaron Building, Suite 2
99198 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, FL 33037
Phone (305) 852~ 7175
Fax (305)852~7162
Email: boccdis5@monroecountv-fl.Qov
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Dixie M. Spehar, District 1
Mayor Pro Tern Charles "Sonny" McCoy, District 3
George Neugent, District 2
David P. Rice, District 4
Murray E. Nelson, District 5
STOCK ISLAND WASTEWATER
KEY WEST RESORT UTILITIES
TOTALEDU
TOTAL COST TO COUNTY
TOTAL RETURNED TO COUNTY
1,500 X $2,100
1,500
$3,897,892.00
$3,,150,000.00
$ 747,892.00
TOTAL COST TO MONROE TAXPAYER
PER EDU $747,892 divided by 1,500
$
498.59
TOTAL PAID TO KWRU TO UPGRADE
TO A WT
$ 900,000.00
TOTAL CONNECTION FEE PER EDU
$ 2,700.00
TOTALFEEFORMONTHLYMAINTENANCE $ 35.86
AVERAGE COST ON OTHER WASTEWATER
PROJECTS PER EDD $16,000- $18,000
AVERAGE CONNECTION FEE PER EDU $ 4,000 - 6,000
AVERAGE COST ON OTHER WASTEWATER
MONTHLY MAINTENANCE $40.00 - $60.00
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SECTION 8
DRAFT.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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In order to provide a comprehensive feasibWty study and cost of service analysis to provide
wastewater service to the Boca Chica Community Service Area, several steps needed to be
completed. The first of these was a determination and projection of the wastewater generation
rates. A projected wastewater generation rate of 352,011 gallons per day was calculated for the
Boca Chica Community Service Area. Next, the ability of existing wastewater systems within the
service area needed to be evaluated. Although there is an existing wastewater treatment plant near
the service area, no wastewater collection system existed within the service area nor is the existing
wastewater treatment plant large enough to accommodate the projected wastewater flows without
expansion.
Therefore, three alternatives to providing wastewater service for the Boca Chica Community Service
Area were developed. An analysis of the facflities required for each alternative, based upon the two
types of treatment processed under consideration, was then developed. Both estimated
construction costs and estimated annual operation and maintenance costs were developed for each
alternative under consideration. A series of ranking factors,including costs, were developed, and
each wastewater service alternative was ranked against each; of the ranking factors. From these
rankings, and overall score was determined for each alternative.
Based on these overall scores, the alternative providing wastewater service via a FKAA Regional
Plant using the USBF treatment option was ranked that highest. The alternative considering
expansion of the Key West Resort Utility (KWRU) treatment plant using a USBF process was- the
second highest ranked option. A vacuum sewage collection system was determined to be the most
feasible collection system option to utilize in conjunction with the FKAA Regional Plant. Effluent
disposal will be via four shallow injection wells. The total estimated cost for construction of the
collection system, 355,000 gallon per day regional treatment facility, and shallow injection wells is
$16,425,566. Estimated operation and maintenance costs are approximately $136,880 per year.
The FKAA Regional Plant using USBF treatment will serve the Boca Chica Community Service area
throughout the planning period of 2023 and wl/l provide wastewater service in accordance with
applicable rules and regulations. Thus, it is recommended that the FKAA proceed with the highest
ranked alternative as funding will allow.
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