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Home My WebLink About5 PW 405 - Tri Area Sewer 2022 2023 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET / PROGRAM: Tri-Area Sewer 405 MISSION: The mission of the Tri-Area Sewer Fund is to design and construct a public sewer system in the Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area (UGA) in order to meet Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements which require urban levels of service including sewer. A sewer system will allow urban zoning to take effect, which will create opportunity for economic growth while treating wastewater in an environmentally responsible manner. 2019 2020 2021 2021 2022 2023 Actual Actual Projected Budget Request Request Beginning Unreserved Fund Balance 623,396$ 494,289$ 202,808$ 202,808$ 21,764$ 33,811$ Beginning Reserved Fund Balance (Excess PIF)166,370$ 228,482$ 305,530$ 305,530$ 316,917$ 333,012$ REVENUE: Transfer In - Public Infrastructure 287,466$ 298,087$ 240,000$ 275,000$ 240,000$ 240,000$ Transfer in - Capital Improvmnt 270,000$ 270,000$ 1,150,000$ 795,000$ Dept of Commerce-Legislative Award 147,046 920,571 893,192 355,000 9,331,000 Investment Interest 16,312 4,835 462 7,500 3,500 2,500 Total Revenues 303,778$ 449,968$ 1,431,033$ 1,445,692$ 1,748,500$ 10,368,500$ 2019 2020 2021 2021 2022 2023 EXPENDITURES:Actual Actual Projected Budget Request Request Salaries & Benefits 20,244$ 35,012$ 125,335$ 88,901$ 246,153$ 255,069$ Supplies 62$ 528$ 1,475$ 500$ 1,500$ Professional Services 122,646 405,678 1,184,745 1,027,857 1,072,500 83,650 Other Services/Charges 157 56,528 9,000 10,000 17,500 Capital Outlay 160,000 9,765,000 Debt Service 225,354 221,039 228,612 228,612 223,904 224,487 Interfund Services 2,529 2,452 4,943 3,154 7,300 7,350 Total Tri Area Sewer 370,773$ 664,401$ 1,600,691$ 1,358,999$ 1,720,357$ 10,354,556$ Ending Unreserved Fund Balance 494,289$ 202,808$ 21,764$ 278,114$ 33,811$ 32,242$ Ending Reserved Fund Balance (Excess PIF)228,482$ 305,530$ 316,917$ 316,917$ 333,012$ 348,525$ 2020-2021 BIENNIAL BUDGET Department of Public Works Fund 405 Tri-Area Sewer 2022-2023 BIENNIAL BUDGET 2022 2023 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET / PROGRAM: Tri-Area Sewer 405 2019 2020 2021 2021 2022 2023 Actual Actual Projected Budget Request Request STAFFING: Tri-Area Sewer 0.13 0.21 1.53 1.53 1.76 1.76 GOALS & OJBECTIVES: 1. Construct the Phase I treatment and collection system in 2023 and 2024. 2. Secure additional state and federal funding at a level necessary to make the project affordable. 3. Meet information needs of community in order to allow the public to make informed decisions regarding advancement of this project. SUMMARY OF KEY FUNDING/SERVICE ISSUES: The project was awarded $20.175 million in 2021 by the Washington state legislature. An appropriation through Senator Murray’s office for $2.5 million is looking promising. This 2-year budget also dedicates nearly $2 million in county capital funds to the project derived from a variety of sources includi ng ARPA. The County continues to investigate other grant possibilities to further offset costs to the County and users. Major milestones achieved to date include: 1) Bid and awarded the contract for the MBR equipment of Ovivo USA, LLC for a Microblox unit 2) 60% design and estimates will be complete by the end of 2021 3) One-on-one meetings with a significant number of property owners in the UGA indicating strong support for the project 4) Completion of all land acquisition for the influent pipeline, treatment plant, and reuse site has been completed 5) Significant project funding has been awarded 6) Approvals for this project were obtained from Department of Ecology in 2014 7) Substantially complete permitting which is being updated With the large financial award from the State legislature, construction of this project is now a certainty. Construction is scheduled to commence in early 2023. In FY 2018, a citizen’s group circulated a petition within the Hadlock Core area to determine current support level for the s ewer in the Urban Growth Area (UGA) which requires sewer in order to “turn on” the approved urban zoning . The petition indicated that property owners representing over 60% of the land area within the Core boundary are supportive of sewer service. In response, the County funded an updated feasibility study to review potential cost saving measures which include use of newly available modular MBR treatment equipment (similar to that recently used in Port Gamble), use of a pressurized collection 2022 2023 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET / PROGRAM: Tri-Area Sewer 405 system instead of gravity pipes, and downsizing the initial service area to include only the Core area. The resulting costs savings brought the project into a cost range where grant funds and capital budget appropriations have made construction feasible. Another important piece of the future sewer funding puzzle includes needed Legislative action to extend the PIF program beyond 2032. This rural sales tax initiative, known at the State level as the “.09 tax”, is the source of the Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) in Jefferson County. This program takes .09% of the 6.50% of sales tax already collected by the State and returns it to rural counties for use on infrastructure projects. If this legislation were to be extended for another 20 years beyond 2032, the County would have the capacity to borrow several million dollars for future project phases. 2022 2023 BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST BUDGET: Tri-Area Sewer 405 FORM F Include all grants that are included in your budget request. If you have applied and have not received award yet, please note. G/L ACCOUNT PROGRAM TITLE FEDERAL OR STATE? 2022 ESTIMATED REVENUES 2022 COUNTY MATCH (*) 2023 ESTIMATED REVENUES 2023 COUNTY MATCH (*) NOTE 33404.20.0000 Dept of Commerce -2019 Legislative Award State 355,000 33404.20.0000 Dept of Commerce -2021 Legislative Award State 9,331,000 TOTAL ALL GRANTS 355,000 - 9,331,000 - (*) County Match includes the total annual expenditures for the program including administration, less grant revenue received. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORM Check here if no grants identified for next year's budget.