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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

09/24/2019

BACKGROUND

The City of Schertz currently contracts with Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) to treat wastewater generated by the residents in the Northcliffe and Scenic Hills area at the Northcliffe Wastewater Treatment Plant located along IH 35 just north of FM 1103. The Northcliffe plant has aging infrastructure that is in need of complete renovation. The wastewater permit in place for this plant has a no discharge requirement. This requires the treated effluent from this plant to be disposed of on-site at the nearby golf course. With the golf course closing, the cost to renovate the plant, and the desire of GBRA to shut down the plant, the City had to find other alternatives for treatment and disposal of the wastewater.

The City of Schertz and Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority have worked together to make alternative solutions for treatment and disposal of the wastewater for this area. The City has built infrastructure to transport the wastewater to CCMA’s plant. CCMA has built in capacity at their current plant to accept and treat the additional flows.

The City of Schertz will pay a one-time lump sum payment of $3,674,409.80 for CCMA’s regional wastewater collection and treatment system to provide wastewater service to the City for all of the existing flows from the Northcliffe Service Area or the equivalent metered flow of wastewater.

Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) supports closing the current Northcliffe treatment facility and allowing CCMA to receive and treat the wastewater from this area.

GOAL

By approving and entering into this Interlocal Agreement with Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority, this allows for safe treatment and disposal of the wastewater generated in the Northcliffe Area.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

By approving and entering into this Interlocal Agreement with Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority, this allows for safe treatment and disposal of the wastewater generated in the Northcliffe Area.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends Council approve Resolution 19-R-131 to authorize the City Manager to enter into the Interlocal Agreement for Wholesale Treatment of Wastewater Services between the City and CCMA regarding the Northcliffe Wastewater Plant currently operated by GBRA.

FISCAL IMPACT

The fiscal impact will be the one-time lump sum payment to Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority in the amount of $3,674,409.80.

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