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Elements of Successful Projects ~Elements of Successful Projects What you may not have learned in school

Water & Wastewater Management Summit May 3-4, 2012

Presented by Pam Elardo , Division Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, King County, WA

Presentation:Overview of Brightwater Project

Elements of Success:

Technical / Financial

Community Relations

Management

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Regional system must be expanded to g y pmeet regional growth

E i ti t ill h it bExisting system will reach capacity by …….100%

System Capacity

80%

Capacity

1999 201?2010

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Time 2010…

1999-2006 – Brightwater Timeline

November 1999 Regional Wastewater Services Plan Issued

2000 – 2001 Siting ??process

December 2001 Alternative sites identified for environmental

May 2002 Environmental Review begins

review

2002 – 2003 Environmental Review process

November 2003 Final Environmental Impact Statement issued

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December 2003 Site and pipeline route selected

2004 – 2005 Detailed design and permitting

January 2006 Construction begins…

permitting

Wastewater Service Areas

2012Past

Searching for Brightwater

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Site Selection100+ sites reviewedSite SelectionProperty owners of 38 sites contactedof 38 sites contacted

ROE for 7 sites

2 it 3

5 sites

Final Decision

2 sites, 3 conveyances, 2 outfall sites in EIS

Final Decision December 2003

Brightwater overview

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Brightwater Treatment Plant36 d ( d bl t 54 d)36 mgd (expandable to 54 mgd) treatment plant with enhanced secondary treatment, MBR (membrane bioreactor) produce ( ) pClass A reclaimed water

Designed to meet stringent seismic design and odor control standardsdesign and odor control standards

114-acre site: process facilities occupy 40 acres, with additional area for stormwater treatment, open space, wildlife habitat and wetlands

On-site mitigation includes genvironmental education and community center

40 acres of open space

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40 acres of open space

Route 9 before Brightwater

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Property AcquisitionProperty # AcresOwner #1 0.7Owner #2 0 9Owner #2 0.9Owner #3 1.1Owner #4 7.8Owner #5 3.8Owner #6 4.5Owner #6 4.5Owner #8 1.5Owner #9 5.2Owner #10 2.4Owner #11 2.2Owner #12 8.2Owner #13 3.7Owner #14 15.3Owner #15 14.0

18 Owners25 Parcels4 Parcels outside of the UGA

Owner #16 16.8Owner #17 20.3Owner #18 6.7

4 Parcels outside of the UGA

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2003 2004 January 2005

Condemnation authority Site selectionIdentify and contact ownersROE

Title/Appraisals/SurveysEnvironmental

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Offers

Negotiations/Mediation

Closing

RELOCATION

Route 9 DisplaceespBusiness Type # Employees

Meeting Hall/Church 2/50

Auto rehab/sales 20

Heavy equipment rental 4

Auto parts salvage/sales 45

Lumber sales unknown

Rebar sales 20

Utility project construction 65

Auto parts salvage/sales 4

C t ti i t t 0Construction equipment storage 0

Business machine sales/service 70

Auto parts salvage/sales 3

Auto parts salvage/sales 3PLUS:

2 idAuto parts salvage/sales 3

Landscaping unknown

Wrecked auto sales 15

Food preparation 350+

2 residences(2 families)

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Treatment Plant construction – April 2008

Brightwater Opens September 2011

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Conveyance System Construction

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TBM launch

Completed tunnel section

19Tunnel segments being placed

Marine Outfall

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Elements: Technical / FinancialProblem / Need statement is essential

System will run out of capacity in 2010

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2010.

Elements: Technical / FinancialDesigners and Engineers need to be flexible

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Elements: Technical / FinancialLet others make your project better

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Elements: Technical / FinancialTechnical work has to be solid, provable

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Elements: Technical / FinancialBudget and Financing have to be integrated from the beginning

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Elements: Community RelationsLearn how to speak with people: who speaks, what they say and how they say it matters

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“portal” (not TBM shaft)

Elements: Community RelationsEngage your supporters early

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Elements: Community RelationsLeverage your critiques

Special newsletter

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Digester rebar

Elements: Community RelationsMake promises, then deliver what you promise

Murals on construction walls

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Odor control

Elements: ManagementLegal Counsel should start during planning of the projectp g p j

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Elements: ManagementLabor Harmony

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Operations Staff InvolvementInvolvement

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Elements: ManagementCourageous Leadership

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Brightwater

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What Matters:What Matters:Sound Planning

Good Design (Technical and Aesthetic)

People – staff, consultants, labor and community

Follow-through