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BOAR[ OF DIRECTORS
POSITION P
Board Meeting Date: April 6, 2017
Subject: AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO SET THE RESIDENTIAL
RECYCLED WATER FILL STATION HOURS OF OPERATION FOR 2017
Submitted By. Initiating Dept./Div.:
David Wyatt Engineering & Technical
Household Hazardous Waste Supervisor Services/Environmental & Regulatory
Compliance
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
L. Schectel—Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Division Mgr.
JM. Petit—Director of Engineering &Technical Services
Roger S.Bailey
General Manager
ISSUE: Due to the increased rain and lower usage of the residential fill station, staff is
seeking direction from the Board to either keep the current operating schedule or
reduce the operating hours of the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station.
BACKGROUND: The Residential Recycled Water Fill Station opened in October 2014
after a drought emergency was declared by the Governor. The Water Board issued
mandatory water restrictions that went into effect in June 2015. The fill station
continued to operate in 2010, although draught restrictions were far less than observed
in 2015. Fill station usage declined by nearly 50 percent in 2010 due to increased
rainfall and decreased drought restrictions. With record rain accumulation so far in
20171 it is anticipated that fill station usage will be even less than observed in 2010.
ALTERNATIVESICONSIDERATIONS: Staff has prepared four operating hours options
to consider for the residential fill station in 2017:
Oration 1: Ojaen the fill station Under the same operatinc�hours as in 2016. Summer
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hours would run seven days a week May through September. Winter hours would
be the same as the HHW Facility, October through April. This will provide 04 hours a
week of access to the fill station users. This option requires three to four fill station
technicians and one HHW staffer to work overtime on Sundays to oversee the fill
station.
Option : Match the til!station operating hours to HHW The fill station can be
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operated during HHW facility hours, sic days a week (Monday through Saturday).
This option will provide 42 hours a week of access to the fill station users. This
option requires two to three fill station technicians and does not require overtime for
HHW staff to oversee the fill station on Sundays.
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: April 0, 2017
Subject: AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO SET THE RESIDENTIAL
RECYCLED WATER FILL STATION HOURS OF OPERATION FOR 2017
Option 3: Match the fill station �a"lgahours to HHW but reduce operating days
to five. The fill station can be operated during HHW facility hours, but be open five
days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Closed
Wednesday and Sunday). This provides 35 hours a week of access to the fill station
users, while reducing staffing down to one or possibly two fill station technicians.
Option 4: Do not men the station. This may upset some users, as they have voiced
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concerns about their investment in equipment and have said they will want to
continue to use recycled water even when we are not experiencing a drought.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: The following describes the financial impacts of the four
options mentioned above.
Option 1: It is estimated that this option would cost approximately $70,000 a year to
staff and operate with three to four fill station technicians. This includes overtime for
HHW staff on Sundays to oversee the fill station.
Option 2: The estimated cost to operate under this option is $55,000 a year to staff
and operate with two to three fill station technicians. No overtime by HHW staff will
be needed.
Option 3: The estimated cost to operate under this option is $25,000 a year to staff
and operate with one fill station technician ($40,000 for two, if needed). No overtime
by HHW staff will be needed.
Option 4: There would be no cost to close the station.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Real Estate, Environmental & Planning
Committee reviewed this item at its February 17, 2017 meeting and recommended
Option 3 as the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station operating schedule for 2017.
The Committee also recommended adjusting operating hours, if necessary, based on
demand.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Authorize the General Manager to set the 2017
Residential Recycled Water Fill Station hours of operation, as described in Option 3.
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