Implementation of the
Joint Operations Plan
Regionalization of the Water Resource
Carol Bryck
Capstone Project
Executive Masters of Public Administration
Portland State University
Advisor: Dr. Craig Shinn
Joint Operations Plan (JOP)
 The JOP is an agreement between:
 Clackamas River Water (CRW)
 North Clackamas County Water Commission (NCCWC)
 South Fork Water Board (SFWB)
 Purpose:
 Effective and efficient use of the water resource for the benefit
of all customers
 Timeline:
 Signed July 2001
 Not implemented
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Provisions of the JOP
 Optimizing the use of all three plants and major pump
stations
 Optimizing power consumption
 Facilitating expanded use of gravity flows and reservoir
use
 Increasing coordination among the plants
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Clackamas River Basin
 974 square miles of
watershed:
 Water flow
 Timothy Lake – up river
storage
 Dams/water
flow/hydroelectric
 Demands:
 Water demands within the
JOP participants
 Residential/domestic
 Industrial
 Agricultural
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 See if Mike can make an electronic map showing four
WTPs and city and district boundaries.
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Why is this important?
 Public Benefit
 Availability of Water - a limited resource
 Cost effective provision of necessary resource
 Potential increased equitable rate structures
 Water Provider Benefits
 Cost savings on operations
 Delay of high capital cost of infrastructure
 Efficient and effective operation
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Water Flows - with Trend Line
5,000
4,500
4,000
Cubic Feet per Second
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Average Minimum flows per month
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Minimum flows for fish
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Water Demands
25.0
Million Gallons per Day
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Estmated demand - CRW
Feb
Mar
Apr
Estmated demand - NCCWC
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Estmated demand - SFWB
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Capital Cost of Expansion
 Capital cost for plant capacity expansion estimated
from $2 to $5 per gallon
 5 million gallons per day would cost $10 million to $25
million
 Estimated annual debt payment for $25 million bond
 20 year debt - $1.8 million per year
 Evenly distributed to affected wholesale and retail
customers $2 to $3/month for the next 20 years
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Current Rates with Additional
Cost of Capital
$40
Cost pr month - average consumption 8 ccf
$35
$30
$25
Cost of Capital
$20
Consumption
Base Rate
$15
$10
$5
$CRW
Gladstone
SWA
NCCWC
OLWD
West Linn
Oregon City
SFWB
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Effect on Public
 Rate comparison doesn't include potential cost
increases for costs above debt coverage such as:
 Other capital projects for replacement of aging
infrastructure;
 Utilities, chemicals, other materials
 Personnel costs
 medical insurance coverage,
 PERS rates,
 COLA increases per contracts,
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JOP
 INTERESTS
 CRW – optimal plant operation, protection of territory
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boundaries and meeting water needs of customers – retail and
wholesale
NCCWC – optimal plant operation and delivery of water to
SWA, Oak Lodge and Gladstone
SFWB – optimal plant operation and delivery of water to
Oregon City (current and future) and West Linn (current and
future)
All – sufficient revenue to cover all fixed and variable costs
All – alternative source(s) of water if Clackamas River is
compromised
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Implementation
 Meeting those interests – cooperation and a
regional/rational approach to water production and
delivery
 Governance
 Sharing resources to the benefit of all participants
 Sharing technical expertise across region
 Management of each entity as a partner with the other
two
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Leadership
 Eliminate US versus THEM attitude
 Partner on acquisition of alternative water
connections/sources
 Evaluate available expertise and partner for specialized
services
 Hydraulic Modeling
 Information Technology
 Lab services
 GIS
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Joint Operations
 Overall benefits of big picture thinking include:
 Stewardship of the watershed and all users including:
 Lake Oswego-Tigard
 Estacada
 City of Milwaukie and Rockwood PUD (on wells)
 Reduced rate increases for customers – greater customer
satisfaction
 Delayed capital construction costs – particularly at the
water treatment plants
 Utilization of expertise without having to hire out – use the
expertise available at any of the entities
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Joint Operations
Questions?
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Acknowledgements
 My Family – no housework since September 2011
 My cohort – the most amazing and brilliant group I have
ever been associated with
 All of the Professors
 My advisor – Thank you Dr. Shinn
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