CHAMPLAIN WATER DISTRICT BOND VOTE INFORMATION ARTICLE I

When are the public informational meetings?  New tank mixing systems  Modifications to the Essex East Pump Public Information Meeting No. 1 Station. South Burlington – CWD Facility Thursday, February 20, 2020 Why are the improvements required? 7:00 p.m.  The proposed pump station will provide a much needed redundant feed into the Essex Public Information Meeting No. 2 Junction /Town high service area and Village Essex Junction – Lincoln Hall of Jericho. Thursday, February 27, 2020  Proposed pump station will also promote 7:00 p.m. operational efficiencies within CWD’s overall transmission system. When is the bond vote?  Transmission line will create another Respective Municipal Poll Locations redundant connection between the Essex Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Junction Low Service Distribution System 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Essex Town East Distribution System.  Upgrades aging infrastructure at the Essex What projects are included under the bond? East Pump Station.  Colchester South Tank Loop - New transmission line in the Town of Colchester. What is the project schedule?  Essex West Pump Station - New pump station and transmission line in the Town of Project Date Task Essex. 2020 March Bond Vote 2021 January Advertise for Bid TOTAL BOND VOTE AMOUNT? February Contract Award The total bond vote amount is $3,500,000, which April Begin Construction is the total project cost for both the Colchester December Final Completion / Pump Station South Tank Loop and Essex West Pump Station. In-Service Repayment of the loans for these projects will start as older CWD bonds retire. Therefore, What is the project cost? there will be no CWD rate increase as a result The total project cost amount is $2,600,000 and of these two projects. includes construction, construction contingency, engineering, legal and other costs. Essex West Pump Station What is included in the project? What are the available funding sources?  New duplex pump station downhill of the Funding through the State of Vermont Drinking Essex West Tank, located off Route 15. Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program is  ~ 2,000 linear feet of new 12” ductile iron available for a 20 year term at a rate of 3%. transmission line from proposed Essex West Pump Station to an existing waterline located on Lang Farms property.

CHAMPLAIN WATER DISTRICT BOND VOTE INFORMATION ARTICLE I

Colchester South Tank Loop What is the project schedule? What is included in the project?  ~1,200 linear feet of new 12” HDPE Project Date Task waterline from Camp Johnson to Orion 2020 March Bond Vote Drive. June Advertise for Bid July Contract Award  ~300’ additional feet of 2” HDPE along August Begin Construction Hercules Drive for domestic service to November Final Completion / existing customers. Transmission Line  Redundant feed and draw line to the In-Service Colchester South Tanks, which provide storage for six (6) CWD served systems: Who is responsible for the costs? City of Winooski, Colchester Fire District  The Colchester Town Water System is #1, Colchester Fire District #3, Town of responsible for all preliminary and final Essex, Colchester Town, and Malletts design engineering costs. Bay Water Company.  CWD and Colchester Town Water System  Looping will decrease contact time and are each responsible for 50% of the stagnation of water in distribution mains associated construction and other costs along Orion Drive, thereby reducing PCE (easements, permits, legal, etc.). concentrations in the Colchester Town water distribution system to below the What is the project cost? state health advisory limit. Project Cost Why are the improvements required? Share  The regional Colchester South Tanks CWD Share (41%) $369,000 only have one (1) primary feed/draw line Colchester Town Water System (59%) $531,000 in continuous service. Total Project Cost $900,000  Colchester Town Water System dead The total project cost amount includes construction, ends on Hercules and Orion Drive construction contingency, engineering, legal and resulting in longer contact time and other costs. stagnant water.

 Colchester Town Water System has What are the available funding sources? been found to have AC waterlines with Funding through the State of Vermont Drinking vinyl linings which leach PCE. The PCE Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program is leaching increases with contact time. available for a 20 year term at a rate of 3%. Potential for construction subsidy up to 25%.