EBMUD Candidate Projects for Economic Stimulus Funding
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EBMUD Candidate Projects for Economic Stimulus Funding December 2008 Economic Stimulus – EBMUD Candidate Projects The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), a regional water and wastewater agency serving communities in San Francisco’s East Bay, has a comprehensive package of shovel-ready infrastructure projects that would generate 1,640 jobs and approximately 4,000 man-years. The package will improve a system serving 1.3 million Californians by making it more resilient against seismic and security vulnerabilities, enhancing public and EBMUD personnel safety, alleviating drought impacts and preserving natural resources. EBMUD’s economic stimulus package would cost approximately $780 million. Nearly all of the money would be invested in labor, both for on-site construction work and regional work for fabricators, truckers, and suppliers. Approximately 4,000 man-years of skilled and semi-skilled labor in about 1,640 jobs will be generated by this package. In addition to being shovel-ready, EBMUD’s economic stimulus package has the advantage of being managed by one of the country’s top-rated water and wastewater utilities, which has a long history of effectively and efficiently managing infrastructure development and renewal programs. EBMUD’s AAA bond rating attests to its solid management and effective planning. EBMUD has won numerous awards for international leadership in seismic protection planning and implementation, engineering excellence, and effective communication of its programs and projects. EBMUD has the resources and expertise on staff and the political will to implement shovel-ready projects and communicate the results to customers, stakeholders, and funding agencies. EBMUD’s economic stimulus package consists of 31 projects arrayed across six vital infrastructure program areas: • Seismic Protection • Security • Infrastructure Renewal • Recycled Water • Water Quality and Public Health • Sustainability These program areas and projects are summarized in Table A. Detailed information about each program area and project are in the following sections. - 2 - Table A: EBMUD Economic Stimulus Package Overview Project Name Scope and Purpose City or Cost , Labor Expected Status County Hours and Duration Jobs Created1 SEISMIC PROTECTION Briones Reservoir Briones Reservoir outlet tower Contra $15 million Two years Technical studies Outlet Tower draws water for 1.3 million Costa 75 man-years and conceptual Californians. This project seismically strengthens the County, 38 jobs design completed. tower to maintain service after CA a major earthquake. Chabot Reservoir Chabot Reservoir holds Oakland $15 million Two years Technical studies Dam emergency water supplies. 75 man-years completed. This project strengthens the Strengthening dam and protects the water 38 jobs supply from Hayward Fault earthquake damage. SECURITY Security This program builds on Facilities in $20 million Two years Initial vulnerability Improvements at EBMUD’s post- 9-11 security multiple 100 man-years assessment improvements at water supply EBMUD Facilities facilities, further protecting northern 60 jobs completed. drinking water supplies from California vandals and terrorists. Counties INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL Lafayette This water supply artery, built Lafayette, $30 million Two years Inspections Aqueduct No. 1 in 1929, carries 90 million Orinda, 150 man-years completed. gallons per day (MGD). The Relining project fixes leaks and adds Walnut 75 jobs seismic strengthening. Creek Mokelumne The Mokelumne Aqueducts Contra $24 million Five years Inspections Aqueducts carry up to 325 MGD of water Costa 120 man-years complete, could be to 1.3 million customers. This Relining and project relines and recoats and/or San 24 jobs bid within two Recoating selected areas, extending the Joaquin months. life of the aqueducts. Counties Sludge Digester Wastewater Treatment Plant Oakland $34 million Two years Design complete, Upgrade Project (WWTP) digester 170 man-years ready to bid. improvements protect San Francisco Bay and local 85 jobs air quality and recycle more local food waste. Wood Street This project upgrades 2 miles Oakland $15 million Two years Design nearly Interceptor of sewers, which ultimately 80 man-years complete. Rehabilitation protects San Francisco Bay. 40 jobs Project __________________________________ 1 Calculation of labor hours is based on projects being nearly 100% labor after accounting not only for direct labor, but also for labor to make the various materials. Representative labor rate is assumed to be $100/hour fully loaded, 2,000 hour/man-year, so every $1 million results in $1,000,000/2000/100 = 5 man-years. - 3 - Project Name Scope and Purpose City or Cost , Labor Expected Status County Hours and Duration Jobs Created1 Centrifuge Upgrading the solids Oakland $12 million One year Design nearly Replacement dewatering centrifuge improves 60 man-years complete. EBMUD’s ability to recycle Project food wastes and generate 25 jobs biosolids for land application. South Reservoir Replacing this 1956 reservoir Castro $16 million Two years Planning studies Replacement with two smaller steel tanks on Valley 80 man-years completed. the same site improves post- earthquake reliability and 40 jobs efficiently meets future water quality regulations. Highland This proposed new reservoir Lafayette $8 million One year Design nearly Reservoir and related piping improves 40 man-years complete. fire flows and water operations. 40 jobs San Pablo This 1922 reservoir will be El Cerrito $10 million Two years Planning studies Clearwell replaced with two 5.2 million 50 man-years completed. gallon tanks to boost system Replacement reliability and simplify water 25 jobs quality management. Summit Reservoir This 1891 reservoir was last Albany $9 million Two years Planning studies Replacement overhauled 60 years ago. It 45 man-years completed. will be replaced with tanks to boost system reliability and 23 jobs simplify water quality management. Large-diameter EBMUD’s 4,100 miles of pipe Alameda, $24 million Four years Could be bid within pipeline renewals include about 6 miles of pipe Oakland, 120 man-years three months. installed in the 1920s and/or in seismically active areas that Berkeley, 30 jobs are targeted for replacement. Emeryville Danville Pumping This 47-year old pumping plant Danville $6 million One year Could be bid within Plant No. 1 will be refurbished with new 30 man-years four months. equipment to maximize Rehabilitation reliability of operations. 30 jobs Polybutylene This project preemptively Multiple $67 million Five years Project is Service Lateral replaces water service laterals 335 man-years categorically made with an inferior material Replacement and protects customers from 67 jobs exempt from service interruptions and California potential landscaping damage Environmental that occur when laterals break. Quality Act (CEQA). Advanced This project automates reading Multiple $70 million; Two years Pilot projects Metering of 400,000 meters, improving 350 man-years completed. the ability to manage water use Infrastructure with real-time data. 175 jobs RECYCLED WATER East Bayshore By adding another 1.2 MGD of Oakland, $28 million Three CEQA completed. Recycled Water recycled water for industrial Emeryville, 140 man-years years and landscaping uses, more Expansion drinking water will be available Berkeley, 47 jobs for droughts. Albany - 4 - Project Name Scope and Purpose City or Cost , Labor Expected Status County Hours and Duration Jobs Created1 San Ramon By adding another .8 MGD of Blackhawk, $20 million Two years CEQA completed. Recycled Water recycled water, this joint effort Danville, 100 man-years with Dublin San Ramon Expansion Services District (DSRSD) San 50 jobs protects drinking water Ramon, supplies. Dublin Rodeo Recycled The project supplies 2.8 MGD Rodeo $40 million Three Studies complete. Water Project of recycled water to the 200 man-years years Conoco Phillips Refinery to offset potable water needs. 67 jobs Satellite Recycled This project treats wastewater Moraga $5 million Two years Studies complete. Water Project at a satellite treatment plant 25 man-years and provides recycled water for local irrigation, reducing peak 12 jobs demand for potable water. WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH Lafayette Water This 1952 plant treats up to Lafayette $200 million Three Project could be bid Treatment Plant 30 MGD and upgrading its 1,000 man- years within four months. filters will simplify the water (WTP) treatment procedures. years Improvements 333 jobs Walnut Creek By updating this 50-year old Walnut $25 million Two years Design nearly done. WTP plant, filtration and pumping Creek 125 man-years Improvements will be more reliable. 63 jobs Camanche This project replaces an old Amador $14 million Two years Environmental Regional WTP groundwater system with a and 70 man-years documentation modern treatment plant that would simplify water quality Calaveras 35 jobs complete, and management for three utilities. Counties design nearly complete. Upcountry This project will replace two Amador $19 million Two years Preliminary design Wastewater Joint treatment and disposal County 95 man-years complete and systems that are nearing the Project end of their useful life with a 48 jobs environmental new Regional WWTP to studies in progress. improve treatment reliability. Project could be bid within six months. SUSTAINABILITY Power This project will increase green Oakland $28 million Two years Design complete, Generation power by constructing a new 140 man-years