1. Capital Improvement Program
ASCE Tri-County
Workshop
Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department
Maurice Tobon, P.E., Director of Engineering
May 10, 2013

2. Agenda
Utility Background
Existing Projects
CIP
Asset Management R&R
Consultant Selection
Future Priorities

3. Utility Background
 Florida’s 3rd largest water and
wastewater utility
 490,000 residents served
 558 employees
 $115 million annual operating
budget
 Recognized as an industry leader

4. Major Facilities
 5 Water Treatment Plants with
total capacity of 113 mgd
 Over 100 surficial wells, 8
Floridan wells
 2 Wastewater Treatment Plants
with total capacity of 59 mgd
 22 mgd Reclaimed Water
Facility
 4 mgd Wetland Treatment
capacity
 768 WW Pump Stations
4

5. Capital Improvement Program
Managed by Engineering Division
35 employees,10 P.E.
 79 new projects initiated FY 12
 190 projects are presently open
 Managing $ 132 M in CIP
 $ 8 M in Glades projects
 Over 12 M in Design Build
projects past 3 years

6. WTP 2
Design for Filter Replacement
Construction FY 2014 ($ 14 Million)

7. WTP 8
 Preliminary Design of Ozone Replacement with IX $ 15 Million
 Construction FY 2014

8. WTP 3
Permeate Line Replacement $ 1.2 Million
(construction)

9. Central Monitoring Facility
 Being built at CROC, budget $ 1.9 Million
 Will contain dispatch services, SCADA and monitoring
 Designed to withstand a Cat 5 Hurricane

10. WELLFIELD IMPROVEMENTS
 WTP 9-six new wells and raw water mains $ 5,000,000
(construction)
 WTP 2,3 and 8 eight new wells $ 5,000,000 (bidding)
 Well Pump Replacement $ 500,000-ongoing

11. SOUTHERN REGION WATER RECLAMATION
FACILITY
 Biogas renewable power (ARRA Green Grant) $2.3 M, 475
KW, (complete)
 Solar Panels $ 975,000, 150 KW, (construction)
 Influent Bypass $ 2.0 M, (bidding)

12. WATER MAINS
South County water service replacement
$1.4 M, (complete)
Watergate MHP $ 986,000 (complete)
AC pipe replacement $ 750 k/yr

13. WASTEWATER PUMP STATIONS
 LS 170,955,968,969,971,1044,1046,1050 and 5049 (Dry
Can Stations) $2,500,000 (construction)
Priority 5 stations $ 2,500,000 (FY 14)
Dry Can conversions 9 stations $ 2,200,000 (FY 14)

14. WASTEWATER FORCEMAINS
 Western 30” Forcemain Bypass $ 6,000,000
Construction late FY 2014

15. GLADES
Floridan Well 8 $ 1.5 M (complete)
Floridan Wells 8 and 9 $ 3.0 M (bidding)
Lake Region WTP energy recovery $ 1.8 M (compete)
EDA grant Belle Glade WWTP and PS and I/I $ 5.2 M
(construction)
Planning Grant for Water and Wastewater Master Plan
and I/I Study $ 503,000

16. FUTURE CIP
$0
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
$30,000,000
$40,000,000
$50,000,000
$60,000,000
$70,000,000
$80,000,000
FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
MISC
PUMP STATIONS
PIPELINES
WWTP
WTP and WELLFIELDS

17. “Repair bill over $1 billion to fix
crumbling sewage system, Miami-
Dade report says…”
-Miami Herald July
2012
“Rivers of waste flood Hollywood streets – millions of
gallons pour from broken sewer pipes
- Sun Sentinel November 2011
ASSET MANGEMENT R&R

18. THE USEFUL LIFE OF DRINKING-WATER
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Component
Useful Life
(Years)* WUD
Treatment plants - concrete structures 60 - 70 5 – 30
Treatment plants - mechanical and
electrical
15 – 25 5 – 30
Transmission mains 65 - 95 Up to 50
Pumping stations - concrete
structures
60 - 70 45
Pumping stations - mechanical and
electrical
25 45
Distribution 60 - 95 Up to 50
* SOURCE: EPA (2002, Table 2-1).

19. THE USEFUL LIFE OF WASTEWATER
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Component
Useful Life
(Years)* WUD
Treatment plants - concrete
structures
50 21
Treatment plants - mechanical and
electrical
15 - 25 21
Force mains 25 Up to 50
Pumping stations - concrete
structures
50 Up to 45
Pumping stations - mechanical and
electrical
15 Up to 45
Collections 80 - 100 Up to 50
* SOURCE: EPA (2002, Table 2-1).

20. Forecasted Asset Needs

21. CONSULTANT SELECTION
 Master Agreements 3 year duration, current agreements expire
June 2014
 Six types of consultants, eight contracts total
Water Treatment Plant Consultant
Wastewater Treatment Plant Consultant
Hydrogeologic Consultant
General Engineering Consultant
Electrical Engineering Consultant
Distribution and Collection System (3)
CCNA process to begin September 2013

22. Future Priorities
 Complete projects quickly and on original budget
 Assist in procuring grants for the Glades
 Absorption of Glades infrastructure, replacement of
water mains and infrastructure improvements $ 5 M/year
 Broward Reclaim $ 50 M (not included in CIP)
 Budget for an acceptable level of R&R, bonds ?

23. QUESTIONS ?