Title
Resolution - A Resolution Authorizing a Contract with Freese & Nichols to Evaluate the Inflow & Infiltration of the Wastewater Collection System Through Flow Monitoring and Micro-Metering in an Amount Not to Exceed $189,400.00 (Utility Fund)
Requested Action
Consider the Resolution Authorizing Funds in the amount of One Hundred Eighty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents $189,400.00 and approval of a Contract with Freese & Nichols to Evaluate the Inflow & Infiltration of the Wastewater Collection System Through Flow Monitoring and Micro-Metering.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval.
Description/History
Freese and Nichols Inc was selected by the City of Mansfield (City) to provide professional services for the Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study. The project includes strategically installing flow monitors and micro-meters throughout the wastewater collection system, analyzing the data, and providing key areas to reduce Inflow and Infiltration (I&I).
Justification
The City currently contracts with the Trinity River Authority (TRA) to receive and treat wastewater. The price to treat wastewater has an impact on water utility rates and the capital improvement plan. When rain or groundwater known as I&I enters the wastewater collection system through failures, the City must pay to treat this water. Identifying and repairing key areas of failure will assist in keeping utility rates stable.
The City has made extensive repairs to the wastewater collection system from the areas identified during phase 1 of the project. This study will allow the City to continue to reduce the amount of I&I that enters the system.
Funding Source
Utility Operations Fund
Prepared By
Alex Whiteway., Assistant Director, Water Utilities Department
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