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City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 230 WATER FUND: DEPARTMENT SUMMARY ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 231 WATER FUND Water Administration Pumps and Wells Filter Treatment Plant Transmission and Delivery Meters Monolith Ranch Water Rights ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 232 City of Laramie FY 2013 Budget Water Fund 6.9 8.8 8.2 67.3 5.6 0.5 2.7 Percent of Water Fund Budget Alloted to Each Division FY 2013 Water Administration Pumps and Wells Filter Treatment Plant Transmission and Delivery Meters Monolith Ranch Water Rights Total Water Fund Budget $19,944,158 Administration $1,378,035 Meters $1,118,097 Water Rights $536,993 Monolith Ranch $103,391 Pumps and Wells $1,762,025 Transmission and Delivery $13,419,923 Filter Treatment Plant $1,625,694 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 233 City of Laramie FY 2014 Budget Water Fund 15.8 7.3 14.1 50.6 9.2 0.8 2.2 Percent of General Administration Budget Alloted to Each Division FY 2014 Water Administration Pumps and Wells Filter Treatment Plant Transmission and Delivery Meters Monolith Ranch Water Rights Total Water Fund Budget $11,796,152 Administration $1,865,094 Meters $1,088,660 Water Rights $259,409 Monolith Ranch $90,819 Pumps and Wells $866,639 Transmission and Delivery $5,967,750 Filter Treatment Plant $1,657,781 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 234 City of Laramie Water Administration Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION OVERVIEW Water administration is responsible for ensuring that approximately 25 water operators are trained and certified with a water license through the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Water administration also oversees ongoing educational training and certification for water operators. In general, water administration is responsible for overseeing water operations and production. BIENNIUM 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Provided training for 25 water operators Bought general safety equipment for water crews (personal protective equipment) Oversaw water operations BIENNIUM 2013-2014 OBJECTIVES Certify and maintain certification licenses for water operators Continue to oversee water operations Promote fiscal responsibility within the department Our mission is to provide treated water for public health and the protection of the environment. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 235 City of Laramie Water Administration Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION BUDGET 2011 Budget 2011 Actuals 2012 Budget 2012 (YTD) Actuals* 2013 Budget 2014 Budget Personnel $144,909 $97,154 $157,688 $135,072 $157,948 $161,797 Contractual $215,135 $179,507 $217,992 $177,877 $216,710 $218,362 Materials & Supplies $30,900 $10,606 $44,754 $14,667 $34,772 $34,791 Capital Equipment $54,500 - $33,000 - - - Capital Obligations $1,381,916 $642,006 $1,186,513 $598,623 $968,605 $1,450,144 Total $1,827,360 $929,273 $1,639,947 $926,239 $1,378,035 $1,865,094 *Note: “2012 (YTD) Actuals” are as of 7/25/2012 and are unaudited. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 236 City of Laramie Water Administration Operating Budget Biennium 2013-2014 $157,948 (11.5%) $216,710 (15.7%) $34,772 $968,605 (70.3%) Water Administration Operating Budget FY2013 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Obligations $161,797 $218,362 $34,791 $1,450,144 (77.8%) Water Administration Operating Budget FY2014 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Obligations ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 237 City of Laramie Pumps and Wells Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION OVERVIEW Pumps and Wells coordinates with the Filter Treatment Plant to treat water, and then deliver that treated water to the distribution system. Specifically, Pumps and Wells is responsible for the treatment and delivery of water that is pumped from various well fields near the City, as well as the sampling and testing of the water. BIENNIUM 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Treated and delivered approximately 973,865,000 gallons of potable water each year Took an average of 120 tests/samples every year Continued to deliver and maintain clean, safe drinking water under current Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations No EPA/DEQ violations incurred within the last biennium Maintained 40 sites pertaining to the treatment of water BIENNIUM 2013-2014 OBJECTIVES Continue to provide treated water for the protection of the public and the environment Continue to sample the City’s water supply to ensure its continued safety Continue the systems rehabilitation programs and institute additional system improvements Our mission is to provide treated water for public health and the protection of the environment. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 238 City of Laramie Pumps and Wells Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION BUDGET 2011 Budget 2011 Actuals 2012 Budget 2012 (YTD) Actuals* 2013 Budget 2014 Budget Personnel $186,700 $165,020 $179,139 $169,889 $231,838 $238,068 Contractual $173,250 $150,851 $175,670 $168,702 $187,396 $191,234 Materials & Supplies $51,900 $33,058 $44,320 $32,391 $36,410 $36,503 Capital Equipment $1,936,798 $16,938 $1,412,896 $523,188 $984,311 $68,450 Capital Obligations $461,090 $229,646 $274,617 - $322,070 $332,384 Total $2,809,738 $595,513 $2,086,642 $894,170 $1,762,025 $866,639 *Note: “2012 (YTD) Actuals” are as of 7/25/2012 and are unaudited. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 239 City of Laramie Pumps and Wells Operating Budget Biennium 2013-2014 $231,838 (13.2%) $187,396 (10.6%) $36,410 $984,311 (55.9%) $322,070 (18.3%) Pumps and Wells Operating Budget FY2013 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations $238,068 (27.5%) $191,234 (22.1%) $36,503 $68,450 $332,384 (38.4%) Pumps and Wells Operating Budget FY2014 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 240 City of Laramie Filter Treatment Plant Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION OVERVIEW The Filter Treatment Plant coordinates with Pumps and Wells to treat water, and then deliver that treated water to the distribution system. Specifically, the Filter Treatment Plant is responsible for the treatment and delivery of surface water from the Laramie River. BIENNIUM 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Treated and delivered approximately 973,865,000 gallons of potable water each year Took approximately 120 samples and tests each year Continued to deliver and maintain clean, safe drinking water under current Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations No EPA/DEQ violations incurred within the last biennium Maintained 40 sites pertaining to the treatment of water BIENNIUM 2013-2014 OBJECTIVES Continue to provide treated water for the protection of the public and the environment Continue to sample the City’s water supply to ensure its continued safety Continue the systems rehabilitation programs and institute additional system improvements Our mission is to provide treated water for public health and the protection of the environment. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 241 City of Laramie Filter Treatment Plant Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION BUDGET 2011 Budget 2011 Actuals 2012 Budget 2012 (YTD) Actuals* 2013 Budget 2014 Budget Personnel $288,199 $256,350 $270,798 $240,784 $335,380 $344,107 Contractual $170,300 $136,364 $213,680 $170,543 $191,266 $227,738 Materials & Supplies $207,433 $162,469 $187,410 $164,538 $190,968 $191,170 Capital Equipment $6,398,467 $20,291 $730,427 $44,432 $582,520 $539,226 Capital Obligations $383,388 $241,254 $325,991 - $325,560 $355,540 Total $7,447,787 $816,728 $1,728,306 $620,297 $1,625,694 $1,657,781 *Note: “2012 (YTD) Actuals” are as of 7/25/2012 and are unaudited. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 242 City of Laramie Filter Treatment Plant Operating Budget Biennium 2013-2014 $335,380 (20.6%) $191,266 (11.8%) $190,968 (11.7%) $582,520 (35.8%) $325,560 (20.0) Filter Treatment Plant Operating Budget FY2013 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations $344,107 (20.8%) $227,738 (13.7%) $191,170 (11.5%) $539,226 (32.5%) $355,540 (21.4%) Filter Treatment Plant Operating Budget FY2014 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 243 City of Laramie Transmission and Delivery Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION OVERVIEW Transmission and Delivery is responsible for rehabilitating and maintaining the City’s water infrastructure. Rehabilitation of the water system includes the replacement of water pipes. Transmission and Delivery is responsible for ensuring the delivery of potable water to the City. This division also maintains approximately 260 miles of water lines. BIENNIUM 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Maintained approximately 260 miles of water lines Continued rehabilitating the water system Repaired 68 water line failures in FY 2012 Maintained fire hydrants to ensure fire protection to the community BIENNIUM 2013-2014 OBJECTIVES Continue to rehabilitate and maintain water transmission and delivery lines Continue to repair water line failures when they occur Continue to maintain fire hydrants to ensure fire safety Our mission is to provide treated water for public health and the protection of the environment. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 244 City of Laramie Transmission and Delivery Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION BUDGET 2011 Budget 2011 Actuals 2012 Budget 2012 (YTD) Actuals* 2013 Budget 2014 Budget Personnel $425,507 $412,868 $428,318 $413,631 $417,966 $428,588 Contractual $649,500 $487,205 $426,441 $270,012 $334,895 $314,675 Materials & Supplies $349,850 $177,891 $351,480 $275,596 $168,734 $169,033 Capital Equipment $4,716,260 ($1,442) $11,426,470 $285,164 $11,003,612 $3,211,229 Capital Obligations $1,235,143 $1,254,864 $1,362,380 - $1,494,716 $1,844,225 Total $7,376,260 $2,331,386 $13,995,089 $1,244,403 $13,419,923 $5,967,750 *Note: “2012 (YTD) Actuals” are as of 7/25/2012 and are unaudited. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 245 City of Laramie Transmission and Delivery Operating Budget Biennium 2013-2014 $417,966 $334,895 $168,734 $11,003,612 (82.0%) $1,494,716 (11.1%) Transmission and Delivery Operating Budget FY2013 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations $428,588 $314,675 $169,033 $3,211,229 (53.8%) $1,844,225 (30.9%) Transmission and Delivery Operating Budget FY2014 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 246 City of Laramie Meters Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION OVERVIEW The Meters division is responsible for reading and maintaining approximately 9,000 water meters on a basis. This division also responds to all customer water complaints/concerns about meter problems, and turns water meters on and off. The meter crew oversees the backflow program, which ensures no cross-contamination occurs between cross-connected water and wastewater pipes. The Meters division is also responsible for fielding Wyoming One-Call utility locates to ensure that the City’s water and wastewater lines are not damaged by construction and other activities that require digging. BIENNIUM 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Read and maintained approximately 9,000 water meters every month Handled all Wyoming Call-before-you-dig water and wastewater utility locates Oversaw continued expansion of backflow program BIENNIUM 2013-2014 OBJECTIVES Continue to maintain water meters (including reading and repair) Continue to expand backflow program to ensure that cross-connections are backflow protected Continue to stay on top of utility locates to protect the City’s water and wastewater lines Our mission is to provide treated water for public health and the protection of the environment. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 247 City of Laramie Meters Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION BUDET 2011 Budget 2011 Actuals 2012 Budget 2012 (YTD) Actuals* 2013 Budget 2014 Budget Personnel $307,942 $295,601 $320,490 $291,077 $302,098 $310,424 Contractual $6,000 $7,503 $5,000 $7,786 $7,000 $7,000 Materials & Supplies $523,500 $457,841 $539,590 $476,556 $575,484 $540,783 Capital Equipment - - - - - - Capital Obligations $226,164 $236,112 $233,515 - $233,515 $230,453 Total $1,063,606 $997,057 $1,098,595 $775,419 $1,118,097 $1,088,660 *Note: “2012 (YTD) Actuals” are as of 7/25/2012 and are unaudited. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 248 City of Laramie Meters Operating Budget Biennium 2013-2014 $302,098 (27.0%) $7,000 $575,484 (51.5%) $233,515 (20.9%) Meters Operating Budget FY2013 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Obligations $310,424 (28.5%) $7,000 $540,783 (49.7%) $230,453 (21.2%) Meters Operating Budget FY2014 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Obligations ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 249 City of Laramie Monolith Ranch Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION OVERVIEW Monolith Ranch is where Laramie's future water is located. There are several sources of water on the Monolith Ranch. The main source is the Dowlin Ditch water rights. These are the first priority on the Big Laramie River, and are equal to 12.9 million gallons per day. Monitoring the operation of the Monolith Ranch water rights is a function of the City Manager’s Office, in cooperation with Public Works and Utilities. The City is directly responsible for the irrigation of approximately 1600 acres on the Monolith to ensure the protection of the Dowlin Ditch water right, as well as other irrigation and stock water rights. Irrigation systems include flood irrigation and a center pivot which irrigates 234 acres of alfalfa. Staff works closely with the lessee to assure the goals of the irrigation operation are met. In 2009, a Ranch Advisory Committee (RAC) was formed by the City of Laramie to oversee various activities and interests of the Monolith Ranch. This committee has no formal decision making power, but is charged with reviewing ranch activities, formulating policy proposals, and making recommendations to the City Manager and City Council concerning management and oversight of the Monolith Ranch. This committee is comprised of many stakeholders from the Laramie Community, as well as individuals that can assist this committee because of their experience and knowledge in the areas of ranching, water rights, wildlife management, and other related areas. The primary functions of City staff assigned to the Monolith Ranch are irrigation and the monitoring of the water rights that are contained on the Monolith Ranch, and are owned by the City of Laramie. BIENNIUM 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Made low cost improvements to the center pivot including adding an end sprinkler drop Improved ditch laterals in individual irrigated meadows Compiled historic water rights data Developed RFP for replacement center pivot irrigation system. Our mission is to provide treated water for public health and the protection of the environment. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 250 City of Laramie Monolith Ranch Biennium Budget 2013-2014 BIENNIUM 2013-2014 OBJECTIVES Development of water use data base Improvements to main irrigation supply ditches Replacement of ½ alfalfa fields Review of existing water use records DIVISION BUDGET 2011 Budget 2011 Actuals 2012 Budget 2012 (YTD) Actuals* 2013 Budget 2014 Budget Personnel $5,350 $52 $63 $51 $63 $63 Contractual $70,050 $59,766 $71,906 $30,868 $71,977 $72,051 Materials & Supplies $4,750 $138 $4,400 $3,471 $4,400 $4,400 Capital Equipment - ($21,587) - - $4,000 - Capital Obligations $35,072 $29,473 $27,272 - $22,951 $14,305 Total $115,222 $67,842 $103,641 $34,390 $103,391 $90,819 *Note: “2012 (YTD) Actuals” are as of 7/25/2012 and are unaudited. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 251 City of Laramie Monolith Ranch Operating Budget Biennium 2013-2014 $63 $71,977 (69.6%) $4,400 $4,000 $22,951 (22.2%) Monolith Ranch Operating Budget FY2013 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations $63 $72,051 (79.3%) $4,400 $14,305 (15.8%) Monolith Ranch Operating Budget FY2014 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Obligations ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 252 City of Laramie Water Rights Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION OVERVIEW The Water Rights division’s main responsibility is to prepare and manage Laramie’s future water supplies. Laramie has a portfolio of ground and surface water rights. These rights give Laramie the right to divert and use water. If these rights are not properly used they can be revoked and Laramie could no longer use the water associated with the right. Most of the recent activity in this division is associated with the Dowlin water right. This right is one of two “number one rights” on the Laramie River that the City owns. The Dowlin right is water that the City plans to use in the future as it grows. Currently this right is being maintained as an agricultural right. Replanting the alfalfa crop under the center pivot and diversion recorders are two of the recent projects associated with the Dowlin right. Part of the preparation for the eventual transfer of the Dowlin right to municipal use was the Laramie River Pipe Line project. This project allowed the City to maximize the use of its other “number one” Laramie River right. This step was critical in demonstrating that the City is making maximum beneficial use of all of our water rights in the portfolio to the Board of Control. Future projects include replacement of the center pivot (in cooperation with the Monolith Ranch division), documentation of consumptive beneficial use, Simpson Well Field development, and booster pump stations on the 20” and 24” transmission lines. BIENNIUM 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Completed the Laramie River Pipeline: Phase One Continued to develop the Monolith Ranch water rights BIENNIUM 2013-2014 OBJECTIVES Complete the Laramie River Pipeline: Phase Two Replace the center pivot at Monolith Ranch Continue to develop the Simpson Well Field Our mission is to provide treated water for public health and the protection of the environment. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 253 City of Laramie Water Rights Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION BUDGET 2011 Budget 2011 Actuals 2012 Budget 2012 (YTD) Actuals* 2013 Budget 2014 Budget Personnel $46,057 $19,249 $44,300 $33,611 $17,741 $17,741 Contractual $89,300 $68,133 $70,150 $56,435 $85,122 $86,123 Materials & Supplies $115,350 $28,916 $221,870 $16,038 $115,916 $116,054 Capital Equipment $10,000 $4,871 $10,300 $4,909 $310,000 $21,525 Capital Obligations - - $1,010 - $8,214 $17,966 Total $260,707 $121,169 $347,630 $110,993 $536,993 $259,409 *Note: “2012 (YTD) Actuals” are as of 7/25/2012 and are unaudited. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 254 City of Laramie Water Rights Operating Budget Biennium 2013-2014 $17,741 $85,122 (15.9%) $115,916 (21.6) $310,000 (57.7%) $8,214 Water Rights Operating Budget FY2013 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations $17,741 $86,123 (33.2%) $116,054 (44.7%) $21,525 $17,966 Water Rights Operating Budget FY2014 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies Capital Equipment Capital Obligations