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PUBLIC OUTREACH AND DESIGN INPUT Project Design Workshop #2 - October 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm
SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
“Serving our Community, Protecting our Environment”
Influent Screening Building Reconstruction Project at
The Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Facility Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities needs to replace the existing Influent Screen Building at the headworks of the Water Reclamation Facility located at 1250 Reclamation Road (1250 West 1475 North).
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND INPUT The public involvement phase includes a series of public workshops to allow contribution and feedback as we develop the final design. The first workshop was held on June 2, 2015. The second workshop is at:
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm October 28, 2015 at the Day Riverside Library, 1575 West 1000 North
This workshop will include final input into the site selection. Interested persons are invited to attend the workshop, and/or to address comments and questions to the project manager, Giles Demke (801.799.4080 or [email protected]). As discussed at previous public meetings, the City has identified two feasible sites. Site 1 is south of the existing facility, and Site 2 is east of the existing facility. The architectural renderings show what these two different site locations would look like from public right of way at 1200 West. Future workshops will allow public input into the final site landscaping, architectural color schemes, and other project considerations.
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND DESIGN INPUT Project Design Workshop #2 - October 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm
SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES “Serving our Community, Protecting our Environment”
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SITE SELECTION COMPARISON Concept 1 (South Location)
Hydraulically Preferred
Engineering/ CM - $1.9 million
Screen Building - $20.0 million
Odor Control - $6.7 million
Total Cost - $28.6 million
Concept 2 (East Location)
Less Favorable Hydraulically
Close to 1200 West
Relocation of 60” storm drain
Engineering/ CM - $1.9 million
Screen Building - $21.0 million
Odor Control - $6.7 million
Total Cost - $29.6 million
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PUBLIC OUTREACH AND DESIGN INPUT Project Design Workshop #2 - October 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm
SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES “Serving our Community, Protecting our Environment”
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PUBLIC COMMENT TO DATE
The majority of public comment on the site selection has shown a public preference for the south site (Concept 1). This is also the preferred engineering site as it saves $1M, has better hydraulics, may be easier to construct, and can be more easily screened from public view for less visual impact. During initial meetings with our neighbors, a few other issues have risen to the top of comment list. These being; 1) Odors, will there be any? 2) Impacts to the Rose Park Golf Course and 3) what will this look like to the neighborhood?
New Odor Control using Seashells. To address possible odors from the new facility, Public Utilities is installing a new innovative and enviromentally friendly odor control system constructed with state of the art sustainable technology – seashells! The seashell technology includes large basins filled 5 feet deep with seashells recycled from the food industry. Air from the sewers is blown through the wet seashells, which have a microbial growth that consumes the odors. The odor is eliminated, and acidic water produced from the microbe odor reduction process reacts with the calcium of the seashells to neutralize the acid. The Department is excited to apply this new, sustainable and environmentally friendly treatment process at our plant.
Rose Park Golf Course impacts. The project will not impact the fairways or greens of the golf course. The headworks is located in an area reserved for the sewer facility which includes non-landscaped area next to the existing facility on the eastern edge of the Rose Park Golf Course (see location and site maps). Some of this area will be utilized by the facility for the new structures, but most of this area will improved with new landscaping that will be designed with input from the community. Neighborhood Impacts. Part of being a “good neighbor” is looking the part. To address the look, Department has included the services of a landscape architect. It is our intent to buffer the new structure with landscaping. Also on the “drawing board” is the concept of landscaping the area directly south of the new structure and adding “public” areas. Another part of being a “good neighbor” or steward is to utilize our resources responsibly. To accomplish this, the Department is committed to incorporating appropriate environmentally sustainable design elements, including high efficiency motors, equipment and lighting, and consideration for renewable resource recovery such as solar, heat recovery.
PROJECT SAFETY Public Utilities is committed to providing a safe environment. Based upon public input from Guadalupe School and the neighborhood, construction traffic will not be allowed to drive south along 1200 West from the construction site. All construction traffic will enter and exit to north to Redwood Road. The construction site will be fenced with controlled access. Additional project safety elements will be incorporated into the final design.
PROJECT SCHEDULE Public Input/Engagement - ongoing
Predesign – complete December 2015 Final Design – November 2015 to November 2016 Construction – 2017 to 2018
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND DESIGN INPUT Project Design Workshop #2 - October 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm
SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES “Serving our Community, Protecting our Environment”
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PROJECT LOCATION The following maps show the project location and the proposed options for the new building site.
Figure 1 – Project Location Figure 2 – Project Site
CONTACT INFORMATION
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities Project Manager: Giles Demke, WRF Maintenance Engineer Phone: 801-799-4080 Email: [email protected] Project website updates: www.slcgov.com/utilities/headworks DID YOU KNOW? ~ The Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Facility produces 5,500 MWh of energy from methane recovery at the Plant, saving $175,000 annually in power. This is a renewable resource generated from a waste stream. We are an Award winning facility! The Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Facility has just completed its 21
st
year of perfect water quality permit compliance, one of only a few treatment plants of its size in the United States to receive the North American Clean Water Association (NACWA) 21 year “Platinum Award”.