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Clark Regional Wastewater District
APWA Re-Accreditation
October 19-20, 2015
• Who We Are & What We Do• District Distinctives• District Accomplishments
APWA Re-Accreditation
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Who We Are & What We Do
• Special Purpose District – Established in 1958 – Title 57 RCW
MISSION: Providing customer- focused, professional wastewater services in an environmentally and financially responsible manner
Who We Are & What We Do
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• Elected Board of Commissioners– 6-year, staggered terms
• Current Board– Neil Kimsey (elected in 1996)– Denny Kiggins (elected in
1998) – Norm Harker (elected in 2000)
Who We Are & What We Do
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• Current Service Area– 46+ square miles– Population: 90,000±
• $34.2M Annual Budget – FY 2015– $14.7M Operations– $19.5M Capital
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• Wastewater Treatment Providers– Vancouver Westside Plant,
0.7 mgd (1)– Alliance Salmon Creek
Plant, 6.9 mgd (2)– Alliance Ridgefield Plant,
0.4 mgd (3)
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• Rate Supported– $37/Month – Vancouver – $37/Month – Salmon Creek– $61.38/Month – Ridgefield
• Current Connection Charges– $1,720/ERU – Vancouver– $4,708/ERU – Salmon Creek– $7,550/ERU – Ridgefield
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• 50 Employees– Administration– Engineering– Finance– Operations
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• Administration (10 FTE)– 36 Board meetings– 11 Leadership members
supported– 280+ volunteer hours– Customer awareness of rates
• 87% agree
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• Engineering (12 FTE)– Development
• 800+ permits issued/year • 94 active projects
– 2,291 ERU
– Capital• 52 active projects ($29.2M)• Annual program
– CIP $19.5M – R&R $1.1M
– Pretreatment• 4 SIUs• 372 FOG users
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2022
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Development Projects
Plan ReviewApprovedUnder ConstructionFinal Acceptance
Planning 3
Predesign 7
Design/Bid & Award
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Construction 10
Ongoing Programs 2
Procurement 2 Complete 10
Capital Projects
• Finance (10 FTE)– Customer service
• Accounts– 27,610 residential– 1,548 commercial
• Monthly billing statements – 16,715
• High customer satisfaction– 88% agree
– Accounting• 0 audit findings• AA3 bond rating
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• Operations & Maintenance (18 FTE)– 62 pump stations– 750 STEP systems– Levels of service
• HVC: 383,308 LF/year• CCTV: 237,561 LF/year
– 7,000 locates per year– GEM services– High customer satisfaction
• 91% agree
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District Distinctives
• Accredited Since 2005– Only special purpose district– Ensures efficient & effective operations
• Operations & Maintenance Staff Certification
• 33 Years of Clean Audits• Strong Partnership With Local
Agencies• Sustained High Growth
District Distinctives
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District Distinctives
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District Accomplishments
District Accomplishments• City of Vancouver Coordination of Services &
Wholesale Wastewater Treatment Agreements (2010)
• Sewer Coalition Planning Study (2008-2011)• Service Delivery Model Review/Update (2012)• Discovery Clean Water Alliance Contributing
Member (2013)• City of Ridgefield Collection System Transfer (2014)• Discovery Corridor Wastewater Transmission
System project ‘Catalyst Award’ (2015)• Customer Survey (2015) 18
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