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AI# 10756
Regular City Council Meeting
4.6.
06/28/2022:
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Agenda Item
Resolution - Wastewater:
Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 16664, with Bill Sides, allowing the City to provide reclaimed water for agricultural purposes.
Item Summary
Since 1987, the City of Lubbock has been authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) under 30 TAC Chapter 210 to provide reclaimed water to landowners adjacent to the City's land application facilities. Reclaimed water is treated wastewater effluent, which is transported to the Lubbock Land Application Site reservoir before using it for crop irrigation.
The treated wastewater that the City is currently providing customers for agricultural purposes, is classified as Type II reuse water, which is the lowest quality water allowable for reuse. The reclaimed water sent to a 210 user may be interrupted due to the reuse water not meeting Chapter 210 water quality standards or due to the lack of water availability. Sending this reclaimed water to 210 users helps the City meet TCEQ's discharge permit requirements.
Since December 2001, Bill Sides has been under contract with the City to use a portion of its reclaimed water to irrigate his cotton. This contract is a new contract that will allow the continued use of reclaimed wastewater effluent for another 5-year term. The contract can be terminated upon notice at any time. Staff recommends selling the low quality 210 reclaimed water at a volume rate $0.15 per 1,000 gallons.
Fiscal Impact
It is anticipated that this contract will generate about $2,400 in revenue annually for the Water/Wastewater Enterprise Fund.
Staff/Board Recommending
Jesica McEachern, Assistant City Manager
Attachments
Resolution- BSides- Reuse
Contract- BSides-Reuse
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