Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project
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I.
Project Sponsor Contact Information
Lead Agency/Organization
Name of Primary Contact(s)
Mailing Address
Email Address
Phone
Project
Partners/Collaborators
II.
City of Wheatland
Dane Schilling
111 C Street, Wheatland, CA 95692
Schilling@coastlandcivil.com
530-633-2761
Reclamation District 2103
Reclamation District 817
General Project Information
Project Title
Project Total Budget
Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project
$4,000,000
Project Funding Match
Project Funding Request
Can a detailed cost
estimate be provided upon
request?
Project Location:
Latitude
Longitude
Could you provide a map of
the project location
including boundaries upon
request?
Project Location
Description:
County
City/Community
Watershed/subwatershed
Groundwater Basin
Project Type
$1,000,000
$3,000,000
Preliminary cost estimate available
III.
City of Wheatland
39.0076372
-121.4288639
Yes
City of Wheatland – Malone Drive adjacent to Bear River
Yuba Counties
City of Wheatland
Bear River Watershed
Yuba Groundwater Basin, South Yuba Sub-basin
Facility Construction
Restoration
Best Management Practices
Project Description
The Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project will convert Wheatland’s existing plant from a
secondary to tertiary treatment plant, relocate the infiltration basins from the flood plain to the
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protected side of the Bear River Levee and provide equipment to provide safeguards from potential
sewer overflows.
IV.
Project Rationale/Issues Statement
The City of Wheatland wastewater treatment plan currently has a lack of redundancy (that is found in
modern plants), and the plant infiltration ponds are currently on the river side of the Bear River levee. In
2005, the river rose to a near flood stage level and washed the City's infiltration ponds away resulting in
a direct discharge of secondary treatment effluent into the Bear River. The project addresses the need
to improve wastewater management and reduce potential water quality impacts from unanticipated
discharges. The project also gives the City of Wheatland the opportunity to convert some of the new
infiltration ponds into storage for recycled water.
This project specifically addresses the following regional issues:
Wastewater Management
Improve wastewater management and manage water quality impacts from spills and discharges while
addressing the rising costs of operation and regulatory compliance
Water Use Efficiency/Water Conservation
Promote and implement policies and practices to increase water use efficiency and water conservation
in municipal and agricultural sectors
Regulatory Compliance
Mitigate for the impacts of regulatory compliance on water management decision-making and
processes, including increased costs and decreased opportunities for collaboration
V.
Goals/Objectives/Performance Metrics
Goals Addressed by the
Project
Objectives Addressed by
Project
The Goal of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement project is
to protect, restore and enhance water quality for water users and in
support of healthy watersheds (Goal 2). Additionally, the project
would equip the wastewater treatment facility with the infrastructural
capacity to store water for re-use as recycled water, therefore
potentially ensuring adequate and reliable water supply that meets the
diverse needs of the region (Goal 1).
The objective addressed by the Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvement project is to minimize water quality impacts from
effluent discharges and wastewater spills. The project specifically
addresses the following Plan objectives:
2.2 Minimize water quality impacts from flood, effluent discharge and
wastewater spills;
2.6 Support regulatory compliance with current and future state and
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federal water quality standards;
1.1 Improve water supply system capacity, flexibility and efficiency,
including, but not limited to, optimizing existing water storage;
upgrading and retrofitting aging infrastructure; and, developing
new infrastructure, where necessary;
1.2 Promote water conservation and water use efficiency by instituting
various techniques including, but not limited to, groundwater
recharge, conjunctive management, irrigation efficiencies,
municipal water conservation, water recycling and reuse
What performance metrics
will be used to demonstrate
that objectives are being met?
Wherever possible, provide a
quantitative measurement
reflecting successful project
outcomes.
VI.
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Resource Management Strategies
Reduce Water Demand
Agricultural Water Use Efficiency
Urban Water Use Efficiency
Improve Water Quality
Pollution Prevention
Practice Natural Resources Stewardship
Recharge Areas Protection
Improve Flood Management
Flood Risk Management
VII.
The project success will be measured by obtaining plant recertification with the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Attain tertiary level water quality.
Recycled water
Recycled water
The project incorporates improved water quality
strategies by relocating the infiltration ponds to
eliminate a direct discharge of secondary treatment
effluent into the Bear River. Redundant equipment will
reduce risk of sewer overflows.
Through the use of rapid infiltration basins on the
landward side of the levee
Removes critical facility from the flood plain
Statewide Priorities
Drought Preparedness
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Promote water conservation, conjunctive use, reuse and recycling
Improve landscape and agricultural irrigation efficiencies
Achieve long term reduction of water use
Efficient groundwater basin management
Use and Reuse Water More Efficiently
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Increase urban and agricultural water use efficiency measures such as conservation and
recycling
Climate Change Response Actions
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Adaptation to Climate Change: Use and reuse water more efficiently
Adaptation to Climate Change: Establish migration corridors, re-establish river-floodplain,
hydrologic continuity, re-introduce anadromous fish populations to upper watersheds, enhance
and protect upper watershed forests and meadow systems
Reduce Energy Consumption: Water recycling
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Practice Integrated Flood Management
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Better emergency preparedness and response
Protect Surface and Groundwater Quality
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Protecting and restoring surface water and groundwater quality to safeguard public and
environmental health and secure water supplies for beneficial uses
Ensure Equitable Distribution of Benefits
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Develop multi-benefit projects with consideration of affected disadvantaged communities and
vulnerable populations
Climate Change Adaptation
The project will assist in adapting to regional effects of climate change by improving the wastewater
treatment plant to use water more efficiently, by removing wastewater ponds from restricting river flow
and by giving the City of Wheatland the ability to convert some of the infiltration ponds into storage for
recycled water, allowing for reuse of water.
GHG Emissions Reduction
This project would reduce GHG emissions by increasing the energy efficiency of the wastewater
treatment plan by upgrading pumps, reducing peak hour energy use, and by developing the capability
for water reuse and recycling.
VIII.
Project Status and Schedule
Project Stage
Planning
Design
Environmental
Documentation
(CEQA/NEPA)
Description of Activities in
Each Project Stage
Reliability Study completed
planning process
Study provided concept
design
TBD- pending funding
Planned/Actual Start
Date
Planned/Actual
Completion Date
2011
2011
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Permitting
Tribal Consultation (if
not applicable, indicate
by N/A)
Construction/
Implementation
IX.
TBD- pending funding
N/A
Awaiting funding
Project Technical Feasibility
a. List the water planning documents
N/A
that specifically identify this
project.
b. List the adopted planning
City of Wheatland General Plan
documents the proposed project is
consistent with (e.g., General
Correspondence and meeting minutes from the Regional
Plans, UWMPs, GWMPs, Water
Water Quality Control Board.
Master Plans, Habitat Conservation
Plans, etc.)
c. List technical reports and studies
Wastewater Treatment Plant Reliability Study (April 2011)
supporting the feasibility of this
project.
If you are an Urban Water Supplier: N/A
1. Have you completed an Urban
Not Required – Wheatland’s is not considered an Urban
Water Management Plan and
Water Supplier (UWS) since its current water use is below
submitted to DWR?
DWR threshold for UWS.
2. Are you in compliance with
N/A
AB1420?
3. Do you comply with the water
N/A
meter requirements (CWC Section
525)?
If you are an Agricultural Water Supplier: N/A
1. Have you completed and submitted N/A
an AWMP?
If the project is related to groundwater: N/A
1. Has GWMP been completed and
Yes – See Yuba County Water Agency Ground Water
submitted for the subject basin?
Management Plan.
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