BOARD OF LUCAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Tina Skeldon Wozniak, President Pete Gerken Carol Contrada www.co.lucas.oh.us Lucas County Sanitary Engineer James P. Shaw, III, P.E. WWTP Manager Mickey Shank Assistant Sanitary Engineer Matthew Choma, P.E. Assistant WWTP Manager Bob Hornic
LCSE Department Organization The Sanitary Engineer Department under the direction of the Board of Lucas County Commissioners is responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the county water distribution, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment systems. The authority is given to the Board of County Commissioners under Ohio Revised Code Sections 6103 (water) and 6117 (wastewater). Additionally, the department is coordinating the remediation of a dormant landfill (King Road Landfill in Sylvania Township). The Solid Waste Management District was formed under the requirements of House Bill 592 (ORC 3734 and ORC 343), Ohio s Solid Waste law. The Lucas County Sanitary Engineer s (LCSE) department was expanded to include the Solid Waste Management District in June, 2006.
LCSE Mission Statement (water/wastewater) To provide customers with high quality, safe, cost effective and sustainable water and wastewater services in accordance with applicable Local, State and Federal requirements for a healthier today and a brighter tomorrow. Solid Waste Management District Mission Statement To develop and enhance programs which enable residents to easily recycle common household wastes as well as to assist business and industry with the implementation of waste reduction and recycling programs.
Department Staff The department includes divisions that work together to provide water and wastewater services and solid waste programs/services on behalf of the County Commissioners for our customers in Lucas County. Employees are the most valuable resource in providing the necessary services that our customers expect. Board of Lucas County Commissioners County Administration Sanitary Engineer Divisions Administrative (6 employees) Maintenance (Water Dist, Wastewater Collection, Facilities, Fleet 25 employees) Project (12 employees) Wastewater Treatment Plant (21 employees) FOCUS OF SHARED SERVICES Solid Waste Management District (10 employees) We have a talented group of employees that provide services that are often taken for granted until there is a problem. For this, we are truly grateful for their dedicated service to the public.
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Ohio Revised Code Sections 6103 & 6117 The boundaries of the current Lucas County Metropolitan Sewer and Water District were created as of January 1, 1992 and encompass all territory in Lucas County (including Ottawa Hills, Holland and Harbor View) except the area located in Maumee, Oregon, Sylvania, Toledo, Berkey, Swanton, Waterville and Whitehouse. The Board of Lucas County Commissioners created the District for the purpose of preserving, protecting and promoting the public health and welfare of the area. Service areas are determined by agreements. Water supply is provided by Toledo and Oregon. Wastewater treatment is provided by Lucas County, Toledo and Oregon.
Lucas County Metropolitan Sewer and Water District ORC 6103 Water Distribution: The department operates and maintains approximately 400 miles of water lines with approximately 5,000 fire hydrants and three water booster pumping stations. The distribution system has 2.5 million gallons of surface storage capacity and 4.0 million gallons of elevated storage capacity. ORC 6117 Wastewater Collection: The department operates and maintains approximately 270 miles of sanitary sewer/force main lines and 50 wastewater pumping stations. ORC 6117 Wastewater Treatment: The department operates and maintains a 22.5 million gallons per day (mgd) wastewater treatment plant, which discharges treated water to the Maumee River. In 2005, we officially increased our capacity by 7.5 mgd and we have a site capacity to expand another 7.5 mgd to 30 mgd in the future. ORC 6103 & 6117 Engineering, Surveying, Inspection: The department consistently has thousands of feet of water supply lines and sanitary sewer lines under review, design, or construction. These improvements are being undertaken in response to petitions by property owners, service to new developments, and to enhance the dependability of the public water and sanitary sewer systems.
MAUMEE RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & TRUNK SEWER 5 Contract Communities: Lucas County, Maumee, Waterville, Sylvania, Whitehouse Lucas County Maumee Lucas County Waterville Lucas County City of Sylvania Lucas County Whitehouse June 19, 1970 original agreement April 9, 1973 original agreement April 24, 1973 original agreement April 4, 1988 original agreement
Contract for Joint use of the Maumee River Wastewater Treatment Plant (MRWWTP) and trunk sewer In June 1970, a contract was signed by the City of Maumee and Lucas County to construct, and operate the Maumee River wastewater treatment plant with financing by the Ohio Water Development Authority to service Maumee and other limited portions of unincorporated Lucas County. Construction was started on the new wastewater treatment plant in March 1971. The Maumee River Wastewater Treatment Plant (MRWWTP) was placed into service in early 1973.
LUCAS COUNTY MAUMEE EXHIBIT A
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THE PARTNERS SHARE IN THE COSTS OF THE WWTP Operation and Maintenance Costs vs. Capital Improvement Costs & Debt Personnel Increase capacity Chemicals Additional treatment/processing Utilities Debt
FUTURE WWTP CAPACITY INCREASES OR TREATMENT NEEDS
Additional Partners added to the MRWWTP In 1972, Lucas County negotiated a contract with the Johns Manville Corporation to treat the wastewater from their Plant No. 1 located nearby in Monclova Township. Flow from the Johns Manville plant began entering the facility in June 1974. Shortly after the commissioning of the MRWWTP in 1973, Lucas County and Waterville signed an agreement, then Lucas County and the City of Sylvania signed an agreement, which permitted each to connect its sewers to the County s trunk sewer. The Waterville connection to the trunk sewer took place in 1977 even though the original agreement permitted it in 1973. Shortly thereafter, a small portion of Wood County southwest of Perrysburg was also connected to the Lucas County trunk sewer. In 1988, the Village of Whitehouse completed their connection to Lucas County s trunk sewer.
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WWTP SERVICE AREA & TRUNK SEWER
EPA regulations and enhancement of flow conditions at the WWTP prompted 1992 Agreement amendments
WWTP capacity improvements from 15 mgd to 22.5 mgd 2002 Agreement amendments Communities agreed to pay a share of the cost of the improvements to the MRWWTP in proportion to their percentage of additional capacity reserved. Therefore, 1.0 mgd of the additional capacity (7.5 mgd) results in 13.33% of the cost of the improvements. The allocation of costs is applied after deducting grants and subsidies from the surcharge fund. Previous Capacity Expansion Current Capacity Lucas County 5.7 mgd + 3.9 mgd (52%) = 9.6 mgd (42.7%) Maumee 3.6 mgd + 1.0 mgd (13.33%)= 4.6 mgd (20.4%) Sylvania 4.4 mgd + 1.0 mgd (13.33%)= 5.4 mgd (24%) Waterville 0.7 mgd + 1.0 mgd (13.33%)= 1.7 mgd (7.6%) Whitehouse 0.6 mgd + 0.6 mgd ( 8%) = 1.2 mgd (5.3%) 15.0 mgd + 7.5 mgd = 22.5 mgd
Standard Agreement Language Flows exceeding the allocated capacities pay a surcharge with proceeds deposited in a surcharge fund (including interest earned) to be used exclusively toward the cost of the next expansion of the WWTP. Surcharges are determined each month and billed quarterly with an annual escalation based on the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index.
Lucas County Sanitary Engineer James P. Shaw, III, P.E. jshaw@co.lucas.oh.us WWTP Manager Mickey Shank mshank@co.lucas.oh.us