09/10 Capital Budget: Public Works - 1/2 (sewers)
Here is the capital budget proposal for the sewers / WPCA:
Inflow & Infiltration (InI) remediation:
Mixville Pump Station:
Mixville Pump Station failed at referendum last year. Since then it's been discussed a bit, including in these posts regarding:
1) the possibility of financing it with performance contracting rather than with debt;
2) the Council wanting to spend $150,000, despite the voters rejection of the project;
3) some general comments relating to a Herald article and
4) my initial reaction to referendum being rejected by the taxpayers.
West Johnson Avenue Pump Station:
Tim White
8 comments:
I know how to reduce the flow into the sewer system. Give a developer a right of way for $10 so he can build a bunch of condo units on Wiese Rd.
Performance contracting will only applying to a sewer system for the electrical pumps and motors within the mechanical system. As much as I have to admit even with the amount of sewage coming out of town government our sewer system does not have a sufficient high enough load of electrical demand to warrant performance based consideration.
Tim, as much as I like you I think 7:07 is right. Perhaps you can explain why you think performance contracting would apply here. I hate to say it but it seems to be becoming a mantra with you that does not always seem to be well grounded.
A number of Bowmans live in the immediate area of Mixville.
Recently the town instituted a fee at Mixville park and in effect has made the park a private park for local residents. How nice for their property values.
Is the pump station just another project to enhance the saleability of the surrounding property and to allow easy sewage access for further development?
Is the pump station just another project to enhance the saleability of the surrounding property and to allow easy sewage access for further development?
Not as far as I know. But the equipment is thirty years old and will need to be replaced at some point as replacement parts (over time) become more and more scarce.
Perhaps you can explain why you think performance contracting would apply here.
Federal government:
http://timwhitelistens.blogspot.com/2008/09/performance-contracting-in-washington.html
http://timwhitelistens.blogspot.com/2008/09/performance-contracting-takes-too-much.html
And here's a post from two years ago where I mentioned CT municipalities that are using it for schools and other needs.
our sewer system does not have a sufficient high enough load of electrical demand to warrant performance based consideration.
I've spoken with experts who believe a townwide plan would likely get responses... but we probably ought to include the schools, the sewers and everything for the best options.
Heck... from what I understand, even our relatively new lights in the schools could get a response due to the improvements in lighting technology over the past few years.
Tim,
Performance based contracted firms look at rate of return. A sewage based pump process makes no sense for performance contracting. What does make sense is writing specs into retro fits that allow doe performance based companies to even enter into the discussion. Requiring the motors and pumps to be energy efficient is all one can possibly hope for.
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