the packet - Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission
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the packet - Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission
NORTHERN NEVADA WATER PLANNING COMMISSION ("NNWPC") AGENDA Wednesday, August 3, 2016 1:30 p.m. Washoe County Commission Chambers 1001 East Ninth Street Reno, Nevada Notes: 1. Items on this agenda on which action may be taken are followed by the term "for possible action". Non-action items are followed by an asterisk (*). 2. Public comment is limited to three minutes per speaker and is allowed during the public comment periods, and before action is taken on any action item. Comments are to be directed to the Commission as a whole. Persons may not allocate unused time to other speakers. The public may sign-up to speak during the public comment period or on a specific agenda item by completing a “Request to Speak” card and submitting it to the clerk. 3. Items on this agenda may be taken out of order, combined with other agenda items for consideration, removed from the agenda, moved to or from the Consent Items section, or delayed for discussion at any time. Arrive at the meeting at the posted time to hear item(s) of interest. 4. Supporting material provided to the Commission for the items on the agenda is available to members of the public at the NNWPC offices, 1001 E. Ninth St., Reno, NV, from Jim Smitherman, Water Resources Program Manager, (775) 954-4657, and on the NNWPC website at http://www.nnwpc.us 5. In accordance with NRS 241.020, this agenda closes three working days prior to the meeting. We are pleased to make reasonable accommodations for persons who are disabled and wish to attend meetings. If you require special arrangements for the meeting, please call (775) 954-4657 no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting. 6. In accordance with NRS 241.020, this agenda has been posted at the following locations: Reno City Hall (1 East First Street), Sparks City Hall (431 Prater Way), Sun Valley GID (5000 Sun Valley Blvd.), Truckee Meadows Water Authority (1355 Capital Blvd.), Washoe County Administration Building (1001 E. Ninth Street), South Valleys Library (15650A Wedge Parkway), the NNWPC website: http://www.nnwpc.us and the State of Nevada Website: https://notice.nv.gov 1. Roll Call and determination of presence of a quorum. * 2. Public Comments. * (Three-minute time limit per person.) 3. Approval of agenda. (For Possible Action) 4. Approval of the minutes from the June 1, 2016, meeting. (For Possible Action) 5. Consent Items. 5.a. Review of a revised schedule for completion of the Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”) 2016 update and possible recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) for approval – Jim Smitherman, NNWPC Water Resources Program Manager. (For Possible Action) 5.b. Review and possible approval of a scope of work and budget, not to exceed $12,500 per year for two years from the Regional Water Management Fund ("RWMF"), for the Nevada Landscape Association ("NLA") Certified Landscape Technician program; and, if approved, authorize the Program Manager to execute an agreement with the NLA for that purpose; possible direction to staff – Pamela Bedard, NLA, and Chris Wessel, NNWPC Water Management Planner. (For Possible Action) Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission Agenda for August 3, 2016 5.c. Review and possible approval of a scope of work and budget, not to exceed $20,176 from the Regional Water Management Fund (“RWMF”), for the Truckee River Information Gateway (“TRIG”) website program upgrades and annual maintenance and, if approved, possible recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) to execute an interlocal agreement with the City of Reno for that purpose; possible direction to staff – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) 5.d. Review and possible approval of a scope of work and budget, not to exceed $5,000 per year for two years from the Regional Water Management Fund (“RWMF”), for the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency ("TMRPA") ArcGIS Server Maintenance project; and, if approved, authorize the Program Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with the TMRPA Regional Planning Governing Board for that purpose; possible direction to staff – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) 6. Report from the Regional Effluent Management Team; review and possible approval of a proposal for a 4-year project entitled “Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Demonstration” and budget, not to exceed $155,699 for fiscal year 2016-2017 and a total of $676,475 from the RWMF; and, if approved, possible recommendation to the WRWC to execute an interlocal agreement with the University of Nevada, Reno for that purpose; possible direction to staff – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) 7. Report on the “Septic Nitrate Baseline Data and Risk Assessment Study, Phase II: In-Depth Analysis of Prioritized Study Areas, Creation of Baseline Data Set, and Risk Assessment”, including nitrate analysis results for groundwater samples; discussion, possible recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”), and possible direction to staff – Lydia Peri, Washoe County Community Services Department. (For Possible Action) 8. Presentation of the draft 2016 Washoe County Consensus Population Forecast; discussion and possible recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) to make a determination that the draft consensus population forecast for 2036 can be supported by the sustainable water resources set forth in the Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”); and possible direction to staff – Jeremy Smith, TMRPA and Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) 9. Presentation of regional water use and wastewater flow projections, a 20-year analysis using various spatial growth scenarios; and possible direction to staff – Jeremy Smith, TMRPA. (For Possible Action) 10. Report by The Nature Conservancy ("TNC") on its "Optimizing Investments in the Truckee [River] Watershed" project, and possible direction to staff – Mickey Hazelwood, TNC. (For Possible Action) 11. Presentation of comments received on the “Wastewater and Watershed-Based Water Quality Planning” chapter for the 2016 Regional Water Management Plan Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission Agenda for August 3, 2016 (“RWMP”) update; discussion and possible direction to staff – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) 12. Presentation of draft “Water Purveyors” chapter for the 2016 Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”) update; discussion and possible direction to staff. – Jim Smitherman and Chris Wessel, NNWPC Water Management Planner. (For Possible Action) 13. Discussion and possible direction to staff regarding any chapters of the Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”) previously reviewed by the NNWPC in relation to the 2016 RWMP update – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) 14. Program Manager’s Report – Jim Smitherman. * a. Report on the status of projects and Work Plan supported by the Regional Water Management Fund ("RWMF"); b. Financial Report on the RWMF 15. Discussion regarding possible agenda items for the September 7, 2016 NNWPC meeting, and other future meetings, and possible direction to staff – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) 16. Commission comments. * 17. Staff comments. * 18. Public Comments. * (Three-minute time limit per person.) 19. Adjournment. (For Possible Action) *Indicates a non-action item 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 4 DRAFT - MINUTES NORTHERN NEVADA WATER PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, July 6, 2016 The regular meeting of the Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission ("NNWPC") was held in the Washoe County Commission Chambers, 1001 East Ninth Street, Reno, Nevada and conducted the following business: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Flansberg at 1:34 p.m. 1. Roll Call and Determination of Presence of a Quorum Voting Members Present: John Flansberg, Bill Hauck, Michael DeMartini, John Enloe, John Zimmerman, John Martini, and David Solaro. Voting Members Absent: Danielle Henderson, Michael Drinkwater, Mickey Hazelwood, and Darrin Price. Non-Voting Members Present: Thomas Pyeatte. Non-Voting Members Absent: My-Linh Nguyen, Harry Fahnestock, and Cindy Turiczek. Staff Members Present: Jim Smitherman; Chris Wessel; Donna Fagan ; and John Rhodes, Legal Counsel. 2. Public Comment Cathy Brandhorst spoke on various topics. 3. Approval of Agenda (For Possible Action) Agenda Item 5 will be postponed to a future meeting. COMMISSIONER MARTINI MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ENLOE. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH SEVEN (7) MEMBERS PRESENT. 4. Approval of Minutes from the June 1, 2016, Meeting (For Possible Action) COMMISSIONER DE MARTINI MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNE 1, 2016, MINUTES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ENLOE. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH SEVEN (7) MEMBERS PRESENT. 5. Report by The Nature Conservancy (“TNC”) on its “Optimizing Investments in the Truckee River Watershed” project, and possible direction to staff – Mickey Hazelwood, TNC. (For Possible Action) This item was postponed to a future meeting. 6. Presentation of comments received on the “Population Forecast and Projections of Water Demand, Peak Day Requirements and Wastewater Flow” chapter for the 2016 Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”) update; discussion and possible direction to staff – Jim Smitherman, NNWPC Water Resources Program Manager. (For Possible Action) Jim Smitherman gave a presentation on the revisions made to this chapter. Details of the presentation are included in the staff report. Draft NNWPC Minutes July 6, 2016 Page 2 of 4 Public Comment: Cathy Brandhorst spoke on various topics. No action was taken. 7. Presentation of comments received on the “Wastewater and Watershed-Based Water Quality Planning” chapter for the 2016 RWMP update; discussion and possible direction to staff – Jim Smitherman and Chris Wessel, NNWPC Water Management Planner. (For Possible Action) Mr. Smitherman gave a presentation on the revisions made to this chapter. Details of the presentation are included in the staff report. Mr. Smitherman discussed the adjudication process in response to a comment from Commissioner DeMartini. No action was taken. 8. Presentation of comments received on the “Water Conservation” chapter for the 2016 RWMP update; discussion and possible direction to staff – Chris Wessel. (For Possible Action) Chris Wessel gave a presentation on the revisions made to this chapter. presentation are included in the staff report. Details of the Commissioner DeMartini suggested that encouraging the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (“TMWA”) to monitor water usage data to notify customers of potential leaks would be more effective than financing water audits. Chairman Flansberg asked that chapters be brought to the NNWPC for final approval as they are completed so that all of the chapters are not brought for approval at the same time. No action was taken. 9. Discussion and possible direction to staff regarding any chapters of the RWMP previously reviewed by the NNWPC in relation to the 2016 RWMP update – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) Commissioner Enloe asked about the anticipated schedule for a complete draft of the RWMP. Mr. Smitherman stated that his best estimate is that they will have a complete draft in September. The public process would then begin with the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) and adoption of the RWMP is expected to be before the end of the calendar year. No action was taken. 10. Discussion and possible approval of a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Stantec for the update of the Regional Water Balance as part of the 2016 RWMP update, to extend the term of the Agreement for one year at no additional cost; and, if approved, authorize the Program Manager to execute the Amendment – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) Mr. Smitherman stated that this item is for an extension of the contract due to the extension in the timeline to get the RWMP completed. Public Comment: Cathy Brandhorst presented her thoughts on this item. Draft NNWPC Minutes July 6, 2016 Page 3 of 4 COMMISSIONER MARTINI MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SOLARO. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH SEVEN (7) MEMBERS PRESENT. 11. Discussion and possible direction to staff on whether to include a Consent Agenda item in future NNWPC agendas, and what type of items may be contained in a Consent Agenda – John Rhodes, Legal Counsel. (For Possible Action) John Rhodes, Legal Counsel, led discussion regarding the possible use of a Consent Agenda item. Commissioner Martini stated that he requested this item and hoped it could be used to prevent agenda items being moved up in an agenda when the public is unaware of the change. Mr. Rhodes suggested using a Consent Agenda for regularly occurring items. Mr. Smitherman asked the Commissioners to let him know what kinds of items they would like to see on a Consent Agenda. COMMISSIONER MARTINI MADE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO PRESENT A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM AS THEY FEEL IT IS APPROPRIATE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ENLOE. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH SEVEN (7) MEMBERS PRESENT. 12. Program Manager’s Report – Jim Smitherman. a. Report on the status of projects and Work Plan supported by the RWMF; b. Financial report on the RWMF; and, c. Report on the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency’s (“TMRPA”) parcel-based population and employment modeling project. There were no questions or comments on this item. 13. Discussion regarding possible agenda items for the August 3, 2016, NNWPC meeting, and other future meetings, and possible direction to staff – Jim Smitherman. (For Possible Action) Mr. Smitherman stated future agenda items will include: • A report from the Regional Effluent Team • Review of a scope of work and a possible interlocal agreement with UNR for some advanced wastewater treatment work. • A report on the Phase 2 Septic Nitrate Study • A report from the Nevada Landscape Association and a funding request. • A report by The Nature Conservancy on Optimizing Water Investments in the Truckee River Watershed project • Review of changes to several chapters of the Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”) update; and any other standing items. No action was taken. Draft NNWPC Minutes July 6, 2016 Page 4 of 4 14. Commission Comments Chairman Flansberg welcomed the new Commissioners Hauck and Zimmerman. 15. Staff Comments Mr. Smitherman will bring resolutions acknowledging the service of Commissioners Erwin and Ball at the next meeting. 16. Public Comment Cathy Brandhorst spoke on various topics. 17. Adjournment (For Possible Action) The meeting was adjourned at 2:31 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Christine Birmingham. Approved by: ________________________________ John Flansberg, Chairman APPROVED BY COMMISSION IN SESSION ON __________, 2016. 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5.a Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 29, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (“NNWPC”) FROM: Jim Smitherman, NNWPC Water Resources Program Manager SUBJECT: Review of a revised schedule for completion of the Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”) 2016 update and possible recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) for approval SUMMARY Staff proposes the revised schedule for the completion of the RWMP 2016 update. On January 20, 2016, the WRWC approved a schedule for the completion of the RWMP 2016 update. The schedule showed that a draft update will be presented to the NNWPC at its July 2016 meeting. For various reasons, the schedule was not achieved, therefore staff recommends a 3-month extension to October 2016. Once the NNWPC has reviewed and approved the draft RWMP 2016 update, a recommendation will be made to the WRWC and the public review and adoption process will begin. Staff proposes the following, revised schedule: Oct. 5, 2016 Nov. 2, 2016 Nov. – Dec. 2016 Dec. 21, 2016 Present final draft RWMP 2016 update to the NNWPC for review NNWPC public hearing and possible recommendation to the WRWC for adoption Public review period WRWC public hearing and possible adoption of the RWMP 2016 update BACKGROUND Section 50, Chapter 531, Statutes of Nevada 2007, the WRWC Act, requires that the RWMP be reviewed by the NNWPC on a schedule established by the WRWC, which must at least provide for a review within five years after adoption of the RWMP and at least every five years thereafter. After each review, the NNWPC shall submit to the WRWC any proposed amendment to the RWMP or report that there are no amendments. The 5-year review was completed as of December 2015. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC approve the revised schedule for the completion of the RWMP 2016 update and recommend adoption to the WRWC. JS:js 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5.b Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission FROM: Chris Wessel, Water Management Planner Pam Bedard, Certified Landscape Technician Program Administrator SUBJECT: Review and possible approval of a scope of work and budget, not to exceed $12,500 per year for two years from the Regional Water Management Fund ("RWMF"), for the Nevada Landscape Association (“NLA”) Certified Landscape Technician program; and, if approved, authorize the Program Manager to execute an agreement with the NLA for that purpose; possible direction to staff SUMMARY The NLA is submitting the attached proposal to partially fund the Certified Landscape Technician ("CLT") testing program for fiscal years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. The testing program has historically been funded, in part, through the RWMF. The CLT program is described in the 2011-2030 Regional Water Management Plan, Chapter 7 -Water Conservation Plan - Efficient Use of Water; Table 7-5 under Ongoing Measures in Addition to Base Case, Public Education element. BACKGROUND The NLA brought the CLT exam to the region in 2003, through its association with the Professional Landscape Network (formerly Associated Landscape Contractors of America), as a way to raise the standards of the local landscape industry. The multi-module, practical exam is administered in a number of states and internationally. The program is widely accepted by the local industry as shown by the long list of individuals and companies that have donated time and funding to support the program. On December 4, 2013 the NLA sought, and the Commission approved, funding in the amount of $25,000 to support the CLT program for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. RWMF support for the program began in 2005 based on a recommendation from the Regional Water Planning Commission’s Advisory Committee on Conservation. The amount of the request is based on a two-year budget that reflects past program expenses since 2004 FISCAL IMPACT Funding for the CLT program was included in the RWMF budget for FY 2016-2017. Budget authority is located in Fund 7066, Account Number 710100, (WP310103). 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5.b RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the request for $25,000 from the RWMF to support the CLT program in fiscal years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and authorization for the Program Manager to execute a contract with the NLA for that purpose. CW Attachments: Nevada Landscape Association Proposal Page 2 of 2 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5b Attachment EXHIBIT “A” Landscape Industry Certified- Technician Exam Nevada Landscape Association Scope of Work The Landscape Industry Certified- Technician exam is a hands-on testing program administered in Nevada by the Nevada Landscape Association (NLA). NLA has joined forces with the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) to offer the Certification exam in Nevada. The exam was initially developed and organized by the California Landscape Contractors Association Certification Committee, and first administered in 1983. In 1984, PLANET’s predecessor, the Associated Landscape Contractors of America, purchased the rights to the exam and offered it to state associations. NLA purchased the rights to administer the exam in 2002 and conducted its first exam in 2003. A critical component of the Certification exam is the Irrigation Module. This comprehensive module covers plan reading, automatic controller programming (including Evapotranspiration and water budgeting), troubleshooting and wiring, automatic and mechanical valve assembly, proper piping selection and fitting, drip systems, sprinkler selection and adjustment and more. Certification ensures that industry personnel understand water use and efficiency, water conservation and proper techniques for installation and maintenance of irrigation components with an emphasis on responsible water resource management. Objectives: The objectives of the Landscape Industry Certified- Technician exam are to: 1. Promote responsible resource management including water conservation. According to Truckee Meadows Water Authority, irrigation accounts for 53% of ALL water use from their customers. 2. Enhance and recognize proficiency in the landscape professional workforce. 3. Provide the public a means of identifying qualified landscape professionals. Project Evaluation: Post-exam critique with Certification Committee and review of PLANET Test Evaluator report. Deliverables: Prepare and deliver post-exam reports to Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (NNWPC) by September 30, 2016. NLA will provide the NNWPC with a report and budget accounting for the 2016 Certification exam, and projections for the 2017 exam. This would include budget figures and give detail on what NNWPC Funds were used for and the number of candidates that tested, retested, passed or failed. A list of committee members, judges and sponsors will also be included for each test. -1- 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5b Attachment 2016 - 2017 Exam Timeline and Activities: December 2015 Prepare 2016 brochure and test application. Register test dates with Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), our test site, and PLANET. January 2016 – Training Seminars every Saturday Classroom seminar to help potential Candidates prepare for the written portions of the exam. Practice test will allow potential Candidates to familiarize themselves with the hands- on exam components. Administer written exams. February 25- NLA Conference and Trade Show / Written Test Administrator will present an educational seminar at the Conference outlining the values of Certification and how to best prepare for the exam. Display booth at the Trade Show will display promotional videos, literature and test applications. March Continue advertising campaign by distributing brochure and videos via email and fax. Initial contact with test sponsors. Meet with TMCC staff to plan practice test and deliver Liability Insurance form. Contact re-test Candidates. April April/ May edition of Landscape Nevada will include Certification stories as well as the brochure and application. Promotional videos will continue via email. May / June– Certification Test Planning Contact and secure sponsors, judges and volunteers. Order supplies, equipment, arrange for services (security, first aid, etc.) for test day. Continue advertising campaign. July 30– Field Test offered August 6 & 20– Training Seminar/ Written Test Classroom seminar to help potential Candidates prepare for the written portions of the exam. Practice test will allow potential Candidates to familiarize themselves with the hands- on exam components. Administer written exams. August 26- Test Site set- up Certification trailer, rental units, equipment and refreshment area are delivered. Judge and Candidates Orientation held. Committee and Judges set up Hands- on testing modules to guarantee all the proper tools and materials are available. Candidates take written exam. -2- 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5b Attachment August 27– TEST DAY and test follow up Committee arrives at 5:30 A.M., Judges 6:00 A.M. Candidate Registration begins at 6:15 A.M. Testing begins when all Candidates are registered and Judges are ready at their problems; normally 7:00 A.M. Testing continues through the day until Candidates have completed all of their assigned problems. Several breaks are provided, along with refreshments and lunch. Test Evaluation forms filled out by Candidates and Judges. Committee debriefs. Record and verify test scores, notify candidates, mail certification cards, etc. Prepare and send report to PLANET. Announce new Landscape Industry Certified- Technicians in association newsletter, invite to award event. Thank sponsors, judges, volunteers and committee. September Debrief with Certification Committee, determine if an additional test will be offered in 2016, and begin planning for 2017. Review budget changes, select new committee members, evaluate and report problems that would require test revision by PLANET. Prepare deliverables for NNWPC. October Administrator attends PLANET Certification Meeting. November New Certificates will be presented at the NLA Awards Banquet. December Prepare 2017 brochure and application. -3- 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5b Attachment EXHIBIT “B” Expenses/ Budget Landscape Industry Certified- Technician Exam Nevada Landscape Association Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission Funds will assist with overall expenses in the following program categories; Module supplies will need some increase; the test site needs some repairs. Additional training classes and a practice test, effectively doubling our costs for meals, supplies, rentals and staff. Income Candidates and Study Guides Sponsorships and Donations NNWPC Funding Total Income Projected 2016 $ 6,500 $ 10,000 $ 12,500 $ 29,000 Projected 2017 $ 7,000 $ 10,815 $ 12,500 $ 30,315 Expenses $ 29,000 $ Overall Total $ 0 $ -4- 31,315 0 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5c Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission FROM: Jim Smitherman – Program Manager SUBJECT: Review and possible approval of a scope of work and budget, not to exceed $20,176 from the Regional Water Management Fund (“RWMF”), for the Truckee River Information Gateway (“TRIG”) website program upgrades and annual maintenance; and, if approved, possible recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) to execute an interlocal agreement with the City of Reno for that purpose; possible direction to staff SUMMARY The City of Reno manages TRIG through support from the RWMF in the amount of $7,500 annually, to cover the cost for website hosting and maintenance services. The version of the website framework used to create TRIG has become "unsupported" as of February 2016, and, as a consequence, will require upgrading. The City of Reno has retained Ecological Research Associates (“ERA”) to develop and maintain the TRIG website, perform the required upgrades and make significant improvements to the site. The total cost for the proposed upgrades and maintenance for FY 2017 is $20,176. Support for TRIG began in 2010 and, with the proposed FY2016-2017 scope of work and budget, the cumulative cost to date will exceed the Program Manager’s $50,000 spending authority. Staff is seeking a recommendation from the NNWPC to the WRWC to approve the proposed FY 2016-2017 expenditure for TRIG upgrades, improvements and maintenance and to execute an interlocal agreement with the City of Reno for that purpose. BACKGROUND As part of an ongoing effort to make information about the Truckee River more readily available, the TRIG website was developed to provide web-based access to data. The Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (“TMWRF”), the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (“NDEP”), and Coordinated Monitoring Program (“CMP”) partners have collected significant quantities of data, most of which is useful to water quality experts, researchers, and concerned protection groups. The TRIG website data portal has been serving as a repository for some of these data, providing convenient accessibility to the data and other resources such as reports and spreadsheets. ERA was contracted by the City of Reno to develop TRIG as a one-stop Truckee River data warehouse and resource repository, accessible over the Internet. FISCAL IMPACT Funding for the TRIG website upgrades, improvements and maintenance was included in the RWMF Routine Operating Expense budget in the “Website” budget category for FY 2016-2017. 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5.c Budget authority is located in Fund 7066, under Cost Center WP310707, Account Number 710100. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC approve the proposed TRIG scope of work and budget for website program upgrades and annual maintenance, and recommend that the WRWC execute an interlocal agreement with the City of Reno for that purpose. JS:cw Attachments: Reno - ERA TRIG agreement Page 2 of 2 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5c Attachment Exhibit A-4 AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this io day of ~ , 2016, by and between the CITY OF RENO, hereinafter referred to as "CITY" and ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, hereinafter referred to as "CONSULTANT." WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the CITY wishes to secure continuing services for Truckee River Info Gateway ("TRIG"), hereinafter referred to as "PROJECT." NOW THEREFORE, the CITY and CONSULTANT agree as follows: 1. Objectives. The CONSULTANT shall serve as the CITY's consultant of record and shall give advice to the CITY during performance of services to which this Agreement applies. All services shall be performed by the Consultant. 2. Basic Services. 2.1 The CONSULTANT will perform the services as part of this agreement as set forth in Attachment A, consisting of 6 pages, which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full herein. The services performed are for FY 16/17 (Computer upgrade w/enhancements + maintenance) in the amount of $20,176. Further, should any term and condition in Attachment A contradict a term of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. 2.2 The CONSULTANT will not change its Project Manager without written approval from the CITY. 3. CITY Responsibility. 3.1 The CITY shall designate a Project Manager to act as the CITY's representative with respect to the work performed under this Agreement. 3.2 The CITY shall give prompt written notice to the CONSULTANT whenever the CITY observes or otherwise becomes aware of a problem with the project. 4. Authorization, Progress and Completion. By execution of this Agreement, the CITY grants to the CONSULTANT specific authorization to proceed, upon written notice, of the services as specified in Article 2 of this Agreement. All documents and materials shall be prepared per Attachment A. 1 5. Compensation. 5.1 Compensation for services performed as described in Article 2, for the duration identified in Article 4 of this Agreement shall be payable per Attachment A. The charge for services breakdown is as shown on Attachment A for a total not-to-exceed figure of$20,176.00 for FY 16/17. This total not to exceed figure includes costs as well as fees. 5.2 Invoices for services rendered shall be submitted monthly. Payment by the CITY will be made within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt. 6. Special Services. No additional services shall be performed and no additional compensation shall be permitted without a CITY approved written "Supplemental Agreement". This supplemental agreement must be approved by the authorized representative. Further, such supplemental agreement must be executed prior to the commencement or performance of any additional work. 7. Records to be Maintained by Consultant. 7.1 The CONSULTANT shall maintain records supporting requests for payment. Such records shall be available for inspection and audit by the CITY, and the CONSULTANT shall provide duplicate copies of all such records upon request by the CITY. 7.2 The information, conclusions and data generated during this Agreement by the CONSULTANT is for the exclusive use of the CITY. The CONSULTANT may not use this information, conclusions or data for any purpose other than to further the requirements of this Agreement. The CONSULTANT may not produce papers for professional journals or presentations for conferences without written permission and active participation by the CITY Project Manager. 8. Ownership of Documents: Copyrights. 8.1 The CONSULTANT shall furnish to the CITY all field notes, reports, data, and electronic or magnetic media, and original tracings of all drawings and plans, maps, photographs, and other materials (including, if requested by the Director, design computations, design sketches and review drawings) prepared pursuant to this Contract (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Documents"). The originals of such Documents shall be and remain the property ofthe CITY. 2 8.2 All of such Documents shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" prepared for the CITY. The ownership of all copyrights and all rights embodied in the copyrights in or to such Documents shall rest in the CITY when any such is subject to copyright. The CONSULTANT agrees that it, nor any of its employees, shall have any right to copyright any of such Documents. The CONSULTANT further agrees that neither it nor any of its employees shall exercise any of the rights embodied in the copyrights in or to such Documents, unless authorized to do so by the Reno City Council. The CONSULTANT shall place a conspicuous notation upon each Document which indicates that the copyright thereto is owned by the CITY. 8.3 Should it be finally determined, by a court or to her tribunal of competent jurisdiction, that any of such Documents is not a "works make for hire," it is agreed that the provisions of this section shall be termed an assignment, sale, and transfer of the copyright in or to such Documents to the CITY for the longest term allowed by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the CONSULTANT may retain copies of such Documents and such copies shall remain the property ofthe CONSULTANT. The CONSULTANT shall have the right to use such copies as it may desire, but the CONSULTANT may not sell, license, or otherwise market such Documents. 8.4 Documents, including drawings and specification prepared by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Contract, are not intended or represented to be suitable for reuse by CITY or others on extensions of the services provided for the Project or any other project. Any use of completed Documents for other projects and/or any use of uncompleted Documents without specific written authorization from CONSULTANT will be at the CITY's sole risk without liability or legal exposure to CONSULTANT. 9. Skill Level of Consultant. Service performed by CONSULTANT will be conducted in a manner consistent with that level of care and skill ordinarily expected by members of the profession currently practicing in this area under similar conditions. CONSULTANT shall be responsible for the professional quality and technical accuracy of all services furnished by CONSULTANT. 10. Insurance. The CONSULTANT shall maintain, during the term of this Agreement, an occurrence comprehensive general liability insurance for limits of not less than one million dollars ($1 ,000,000) 3 for bodily injury and property damages, per occurrence. As evidence of liability insurance coverage, the CITY will accept certification of insurance issued by an authorized representative of the insurance carrier. Coverage must be provided by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Nevada with an A.M. Best Rating of A- Class VII or better. CONSULTANT shall maintain during the term of this Agreement and for six years after the completion of the project errors and omissions insurance, with each subsequent renewal having a retroactive date which predates the date ofthis Agreement, in the amount of not less that one million dollars ($1 ,000,000). As evidence of errors and omissions insurance coverage, the CITY will accept certification of insurance by an authorized representative of the insurance carrier. Each certificate shall contain a 30-day written notice of cancellation to the certificate holder for any reason other than non-payment of premium and for non-payment of premium at least 10-day written notice and shall name the CITY as an additional insured, ifthe policy so allows and at the expense of the CITY, ifthere is a cost. 11. Indemnification. a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the CONSULTANT shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the CITY and its officers, employees and agents (collectively "Indemnitees") from any liabilities, damages, losses, claims, actions or proceedings, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, that are caused by the negligence, errors, omissions, recklessness or intentional misconduct of the CONSULTANT or the employees or agents of the CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. b. The CONSULTANT assumes no liability for the negligence or willful misconduct of any indemnitee or other consultants of indemnitee. c. The CONSULTANT's indemnification obligations for claims involving "Professional Liability" (claims involving acts, error, or omissions in the rendering of professional services) and "Economic Loss Only" (claims involving economic loss which are not connected with bodily injury or physical damage to property) shall be limited to the proportionate extent of CONSULTANT's negligence or other breach of duty. 12. Intellectual Property Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, CONSULTANT shall defend, protect, hold harmless, and indemnify CITY and the CITY related parties from and against any and all 4 liability, loss, claims, demands, suits, costs, fees and expenses (including actual fees and expenses of attorneys, expert witnesses, and other consultants), by whomsoever brought or alleged, for infringement of patent rights, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights, except with respect to designs, processes or products of a particular manufacturer expressly required by CITY in writing. If CONSULTANT has reason to believe the use of a required design, process or product is an infringement of a patent, CONSULTANT shall be responsible for such loss unless such information is promptly given to CITY. This Indemnity Covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 13. Taxes. CONSULTANT shall pay any and all Federal, State and local taxes, charges, fees, or contributions required by law to be paid with respect to CONSULTANT's performance of this Agreement (including, without limitation, unemployment insurance, social security, and income taxes). 14. Independent Contractor. The parties agree that CONSULTANT is an independent contractor and this Agreement is entered into in conformance with the provisions ofNRS 333.700. The parties agree that CONSULTANT is not a CITY employee and there shall be no: a. Withholding of income taxes by the CITY; b. Industrial insurance provided by the CITY; c Participation in group insurance plans which may be available to employees of the CITY; d. Participation or contributions by either the independent contractor or CITY to any public employees' retirement system; e. Accumulation of vacation leave or sick leave; f. Unemployment compensation coverage provided by CITY if the requirements ofNRS 612.085 for independent contractors are met. 15. Workmen' s Compensation Insurance. It is understood and agreed that there shall be no Industrial Insurance coverage provided for CONSULTANT or any Subconsultant by the CITY and in view ofNRS 616B.627 and 617.210 requiring that CONSULTANT complies with the provisions of Chapters 616A to 5 616D, inclusive and 617 ofNRS, CONSULTANT shall, before commencing work under the provision of this Agreement, furnish to the CITY a certificate of insurance from the Worker' Compensation Insurer certifying that the CONSULTANT and each Subconsultant have compiled with the provisions of the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act, by providing coverage for each and every employee, subconsultants, and independent contractors. Should the CONSULTANT be self-insured for Industrial Insurance, the CONSULTANT shall so notify the CITY and approve written approval of such self-insurance prior to the signing of a Contract. The CITY reserves the right to accept or reject a self-insured CONSULTANT and to approve the amount(s) of any selfinsured retentions. The CONSULTANT agrees that the CITY is entitled to obtain additional documentation, financial or otherwise, for review prior to entering into a Contract with the CONSULTANT. Upon completion of the project, the CONSULTANT shall provide the CITY with a Final Certificate for itself and each Subconsultant which is prepared by the State of Nevada Industrial Insurance System. If the CONSULTANT or Subconsultants are unlicensed and are a sole proprietor, coverage for the sole proprietor must be purchased and evidence of coverage must appear on the Certificate of Insurance and Final Certificate. It is further understood and agreed by and between the CITY and CONSULTANT that CONSULTANT shall procure, pay for, and maintain the above mentioned industrial insurance coverage at the CONSULTANT's sole cost and expense. 16. Business License. CONSULTANT shall maintain in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement a current business license from the City of Reno. 17. Compliance with Legal Obligations. CONSULTANT shall procure and maintain for the duration of this Agreement any state, county, city or federal license, authorization, waiver, permit, qualification or certification required by statute, ordinance law, or regulation to be held by CONSULTANT to provide the services required by this Agreement. CONSULTANT is solely responsible to pay assessments, premiums, permits and licenses required by law. Further, CONSULTANT agrees to comply with all applicable federal and state laws including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and related standards, guidelines, and regulations (collectively "ADA") in providing the 6 services identified in this Agreement. It is the responsibility of CONSULTANT to address in the performance of the services any and all access or other issues to assure compliance with the ADA. 18. Employment Opportunity. CONSULTANT shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color national origin, sex, sexual orientation or age. Sexual orientation means having or being perceived as having an orientation for heterosexuality, homosexuality or bi-sexuality. Any violation of this provision by consultant shall constitute a material breach of contract. 19. Notices. Any notices provided for herein shall be given in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service to: 20. CITY OF RENO: City of Reno John Flansberg, P.E. Director of Public Works If by personal service 1 East First Street. ih Floor Reno, NV 89501 If by mail P.O. Box 1900 Reno, NV 89505 CONSULTANT: Ecological Research Associates Attn. Charles R. Goldman, Ph.D. PO Box 3845 Incline Village, NV 89450 Assignment. This Agreement is binding on the heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement is not to be assigned by either party without prior written consent of the other. 21. Integration. This agreement represents the entire understanding of CITY and CONSULTANT as to those matters contained herein. No prior oral or written understanding shall be of any force or effect with respect to those matters covered hereunder. This Agreement may not be modified or altered except by written amendment thereto signed by both parties. 7 22. Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be administered and interpreted under the laws of the State of Nevada. If any part of this Agreement is found to be in conflict with applicable laws, such part shall be inoperative, null and void insofar as it is in conflict with said laws, but the remainder of this Agreement shall be in full force and effect. 23. Suspension of Work. Either party may suspend, by written notice, all or a portion of the work under this Agreement, in the event unforeseeable circumstances, beyond the control of either party, make normal progress in the performance of the work impossible. The party desiring to suspend the work must request that the work be suspended by notifying the other party, in writing, ofthe circumstances which are interfering with normal progress of the work. The time for completion of the work shall be extended by the number of days the work is suspended. In the event that the period of suspension exceeds ninety (90) working days, the terms ofthis Agreement are subject to renegotiation and both parties are granted the option to terminate work on the suspended portion of the project in accordance to Article 24 of this Agreement. 24. Termination of Work. The CITY may terminate, by written notice, the work under this Agreement. The CONSULTANT may terminate work in the event the CITY fails to perform in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Termination of this Agreement is accomplished by fifteen (15) working days prior written notice from the party initiating termination to the other. Notice ofthe termination shall be delivered by certified mail with receipt of delivery returned to the Sender. In the event of termination, the CONSULTANT shall perform such additional work, as is necessary for the ordinary filing of documents, and closing shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total time expended on the termination portion of the project prior to the effective date of termination. The CONSULTANT shall be compensated for the terminated portion of the work on the basis of work actually performed prior to the effective date of termination, plus the work required for filing and closing. Charges for the latter work are subject to the ten percent (1 0%) limitation described in this Article. 8 CONSULTANT expressly agrees that this Agreement shall be terminated immediately if for any reason local, federal and/or State Legislature funding ability to satisfy this Agreement is withdrawn, limited, or impaired. 25. Dispute Resolution. All claims, counterclaims, disputes and other matters in question between the CITY and the CONSULTANT arising out of, or relating to, this contract or breach of it, unless otherwise settled, may be mediated before initiation of a judicial action. Unless the parties mutually agree otherwise, mediation will be in accordance with the Construction Industry Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect. The American Arbitration Association will not be used to administer or facilitate the process or the selection of the mediators. Instead, the parties will attempt to mutually agree to the appointment of one mediator. If the parties cannot agree to one mediator, each party shall select one mediator and the two mediators will appoint a third mediator. The parties agree to split the mediator(s) fees and expenses. Each party shall bear their own attorney's fees and other costs incurred for the mediation. 26. Attorneys' fees. If either party breaches this Agreement, the prevailing party in any litigation, including arbitration, concerning the Agreement is entitled to recover its court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. 27. Severability. If any provision contained in this Agreement is held to be unenforceable by a court of law or equity, this Agreement shall be construed as if such provision did not exist and the nonenforceability of such provision shall not be held to render any other provision or provisions of this Agreement unenforceable. 28. Due Authorization. Each party represents that all required authorizations have been obtained to execute this Agreement and for the compliance with each and every term hereof. Each person signing this Agreement warrants and represents to the other party that he or she has actual authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the party for whom he or she is signing. A facsimile signature on this Agreement shall be treated for all purposes as an original signature. This 9 Agreement is executed in one duplicate original for each party hereto, and is binding on a party only when all parties have signed and received a duplicate original. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the year and date first above written. CITY OF RENO __ ~/ Andrew Clinger, City Manager Ecological Research Associates d;J-K~~~we_ By: Charles R. Goldman, PhD, President {S~\Zo~ usan Ball Rothe, Deputy City Attorney 10 ATrACHMEm' A Truckee River :Info Gateway (TRIG): Pro·v iding data tic.h resources and portal en·h ancements with ongoing m:aintenan·ce Scope of Work Submitted to: City of Reno c Cities Representative: Lynell Garfield-Quails, Hydrologist Submitted by: Ecological Research Associates POBox~ 3b y ) Incline Village, NV 89452 g 9 '1 s-o btqJi/lwww.ecolegicalresearchassboi,ateslcem. Consultant Representative: Charles R. Goldman, Ph.D. 1 Introduction Over the years, the water quality and aquatic habitats of the Truckee River have been closely monitored by the Cities of Reno and Sparks. The Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF), Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), and Coordinated Monitoring Program partners (CMP) have collected significant quantities of data, most of which need to be accessible to water quality experts, researchers, and concerned protection groups. The Truckee River Info Gateway (TRIG) website I data portal has been serving as a repository for some of these data, including other resources such as reports and spreadsheets. Importantly, the version of the website framework used to create TRIG, Drupal 6, will soon become "unsupported" (February 24, 2016) as all development efforts in the Drupal community is now geared toward maintaining Drupal 7 and developing enhancements to the newly released Drupal 8. We are proposing to make significant improvements to the TRIG website, migrating the site to Drupal 8, continuing to maintaining the site, and providing additional resources for its various audiences, including the Truckee Meadows NPDES Stormwater permit program and local TMDL stakeholder group. Ecological Research Associates (ERA) built TRIG to be a one-stop, data warehouse and resource repository on the Truckee River (and its tributaries) accessible over the Internet. The website currently serves data and metadata for various datasets from the NDEP, TMWRF, Truckee Meadows Storm Water Permit Coordinating Committee, Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency (TTSA), and the Truckee River Watershed Council (TRWC). There are also important documents and resources related to the TMDL process, water quality standards review, the coordinated monitoring program, and other planning efforts, which the cities of Reno and Sparks have contracted TRIG for maintaining. Other resources that are available and hosted on TRIG include a list of collection sites along with a mapping interface to the individual locations, digital images, geographic data, bibliography of articles, and online documents and reports. The mission of TRIG, as stated on the homepage, is to be "an invaluable resource for Truckee River basin studies". To fully actualize this, we need to make upgrades to the website so that the data hosted can be accessed in additional ways. Also, the website needs to become a mobile first website, so that people can use tablets and smartphones to view the information hosted on the site. We would also like to continue to improve participation from individuals who want to add content to the site, and to support watershed management efforts while maximizing utilization of resources. 2 About Ecological Research Associates (ERA) ERA is an environmental consulting company with over 50 years of experience focused on water related research and consulting in the Sierra Nevada, High Desert, Lake Tahoe, and Pyramid Lake, as well as extensive resetvoir and lake consulting assignments throughout the world. ERA was founded in 1959 by the current President, Dr. Charles R. Goldman, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Limnology at the University of California in Davis. The Company performs specialized consulting and planning work on small and large lakes as well as reservoirs, rivers and estuaries. Summary of Tasks and Estimated Timelines ERA will embark on several significant improvements and developments to the TRIG website. This includes a redesign of the user interface to make access easier and more logical. Graphics will be standardized to ensure the same look and feel throughout the online experience. Below are a summary of taxks and an estimate of when they will be completed, although working versions could certainly be available before these dates. • Upgrade TRIG from Drupal 6 to Drupal8 The framework will be upgraded and the site will be more modern in appearance and design. The underlying technology provides more capability to add web services which will provide other ways of accessing the data hosted. We plan to bypass Drupal 7, as Drupal8 is currently the recommended platform to use for new sites. (Completed before September 30, 2016) • Mobile-First design The new design will support smartphones and tablets, while desktops computers will function even more effectively. (Completed before September 30, 2016) • Online training guide We will develop a short training guide which will be hosted online, providing help for those who are going to be adding and maintaining the site's content. (Completed by November 30, 2016) • Maintain existing website for the duration of this contract Even with the new Drupal 8 framework, there will be periodic security updates and enhancements. We'll ensure that the latest version of Drupal 8 is secured to prevent hackers and crackers from damaging the site. Regular meetings will also help determine some priorities for other minor enhancements. (Ongoing) 3 Proposed Objectives Upgrade TRIG from Drupal 6 to Drupal 8 TRIG is built with the content management system (CMS), Drupal. This powerful (and popular) open source web framework has one of the strongest communities on the web, and has many developers and participants who help support the CMS. The current version of TRIG was constructed using Drupal 6, and this version will no longer be supported by the community in the near future. As the community moves on to Drupal 8, support for Drupal 6 will cease. It is important that the site follow an upgrade path so that it can properly utilize the security features and internal enhancements and offer the best possible experience to the end user. Now is the time to upgrade to Drupal 8, and this is one of the primary activities of this proposal. We estimate a total of 100 hours of work to complete the migration with additional enhancements, including the ones listed below. The upgrade to Drupal 8 will provide many enhancements and improvements. There are many subtle usability improvements which make the administration of the sites easier. There are also performance improvements as well as many security improvements. TRIG has been plagued with spam in the past, which we have had to remove. There are new tools to help prevent spam and automated account creation by web-hots. Other enhancements are listed below. Mobile-First Site Design A responsive design will be implemented for the sites theme, making it possible to navigate the site with a smartphone and tablet more easily. Studies show that many people are using their mobile devices to conduct business, and it is, therefore, important to have a site design which can work on these devices. This task is linked to the task above, and will be built from the beginning to support mobile devices. The new design will be both elegant and more functional, improving the user interface and "usability" for those individuals who will login and add content. The site will also become a little easier to use, based on the improvements Drupal 8 has made from Drupal 6. Website Maintenance Managing a Drupal website requires that new security updates are applied to production websites immediately. For example, when the frameworks moves from 8.0 to 8.1, it is important to apply this change to minimize the risk of a security incident to the website. Leaving an open security hole is an invitation to hackers and crackers. The website administrator-in this case ERA-has a responsibility to adhere to this schedule to help prevent unwanted intrusion. 4 Beside upgrading the Drupal Core framework, there are also third party modules to support. Third party modules provide additional functionality to a website. As there modules are updates with security fixes and functional improvements, the site incorporates these enhancements also. Various ways to Access Data The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has devised a set of standards for the exchange of information across the Internet. Implementing these open standards has a lot of advantages in the context of the Truckee River, where various agencies and organizations hold disparate data. Researchers can go to a single website to collect an inventory of the available data, query the metadata for precise search results, and even access data from these sources though the portal. We will discuss our strategy, experiences, and interim results as we collaborate in this effort. Web Mapping of Collection Sites The use of web mapping tools has become a standard way of accessing spatial information that for TRIG includes location of collection sites and data (and metadata) from those sites. TRIG has collected a fair amount of data (over 3.25 million records) since we started, and some of the context of these data is lost without an online site map to visualize their location. The ability to click a point on a map that links to a description, image, and available data, is very important in understanding the ''big picture", and how these data are related in the Truckee River basin. Backups Ongoing backups of the web framework, the database, and the associated linked files are essential. The backup procedure needs to be tested and there needs to be a high degree of assurance that this procedure will work in the event of an incident, such as a disk crash, site compromise, or natural disaster. We will outline the website's backup and restore procedures including its fault tolerant capability. Major improvements in this area would likely increase the overall costs of the project, as adding redundancy to the system will increase the costs, but we will clearly document the procedure and have discussions as to the level of fault tolerance required. 5 .. Budget This budget is for one and a half (1.5) years of maintenance and support. Initial development to upgrade the framework would be a one time cost, after which we would hold regular (monthly) meetings to make additional enhancements (as budget permitting). We would maintain the site length of this contract. Please see the tasks, amount, and payment schedule below. Task Programming based on approximately 80 hours of work - Web Hosting+ SSL Certificate I for 1.5 years ' $15,000 $300 Ongoing Maintenance and Support I for 1.5 years $4,800 Travel Costs (Reno, NV from Davis, CA) $165 ---- ~- Meetmg Hours (proJected over the next 1.5 years) ~i~an-eo-u~i~.e;e_s_ .--~.~---_-_·· ~--~---~-,_~_o_ta_l~--·----··-- -·~ Amount -·- $1200 1 ~5~ ---,.------·--t:------$2_1~~. Overhead (26%) Grand Total $5,711 ! - - $27,6@ Amount Year ·- $7,500 FY 15-16 I Start upgrade and maintenance FY 16-17/ Complete upgrade wl enhancements+ maintenance $20,176 .. Grand Total .___ ..-. . .. -·- ···... - -~· · .,- ·- , ,-: , .... .__ 6 -·- - - ···---- $27,676 . . 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5.d Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (“NNWPC”) FROM: Jim Smitherman, NNWPC Water Resources Program Manager SUBJECT: Review and possible approval of a scope of work and budget, not to exceed $5,000 per year for two years from the Regional Water Management Fund ("RWMF"), for the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency (“TMRPA”) ArcGIS Server Maintenance project; and, if approved, authorize the Program Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with the TMRPA Regional Planning Governing Board for that purpose; possible direction to staff. SUMMARY Staff requests that the NNWPC review and approve the Scope of Work and Budget (attached “Exhibit A”) for the proposed ArcGIS Server Maintenance project which will provide for maintenance of data sets, GIS processing and internet-based data sharing capabilities between TMRPA, NNWPC and other agencies. Water and wastewater GIS data sets, developed as part of the Regional Data Development and Analytical Program and stored on the TMRPA ArcGIS server, have been used to develop projections of regional water use and wastewater flow associated with various 20-year growth scenarios and provided for use in the Regional Water Management Plan 2016 update. This item, if approved, will provide for ongoing maintenance of the ArcGIS server during Fiscal Years (“FY”) 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. BACKGROUND The Regional Data Development and Analytical Program was completed as of June 30, 2016. TMRPA accomplished the scope of work and finished significantly under budget, leaving an unexpended balance of approximately $300,000. FISCAL IMPACT Funding for the TMRPA ArcGIS Server Maintenance project is included in the RWMF Routine Operating Expense budget for FY 2016-2017. Budget authority is located in Fund 7066, under Cost Center WP310707, Account Number 710100. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC approve the scope of work and budget and authorize the Program Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with the Regional Planning Governing Board for the project. JS:js Attachment: Scope of Work and Budget 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5.d Attachment Exhibit A Scope of Work and Budget ArcGIS Server Maintenance Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency The Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency (TMRPA) staff and the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) staff began working cooperatively in 2011 on the Regional Data Development and Analytical Program. Completed as of June 30, 2016, the program developed significant geospatial data sets for water and sewer services and facilities, which are housed on TMRPA’s ArcGIS server. These data sets, combined with TMRPA’s GIS processing and modeling capability, provided valuable input for the Regional Water Management Plan 2016 update, particularly projections for population, water demands and wastewater flows. WRWC staff and TMRPA staff are interested in continued cooperation for maintaining data sets, GIS processing and internet-based data sharing capabilities. Current and future uses: TMRPA has leveraged its ArcGIS Server software and architecture to serve many community needs that benefit from the use of GIS data. The majority of this work has a direct link to water resource planning efforts in the region, especially as this software product helps TMRPA perform spatial modeling of future population and employment within the Truckee Meadows. Some relevant uses and products created by TMRPA using ArcGIS Server are listed below. • Scenario planning efforts such as the TMRPA Housing Study, wherein the region is examining the relative cost difference to serve new residential developments with water and sewer service when considering 4 distinct scenarios of future residential growth in the Truckee Meadows. The server product allows GIS data sharing over the internet with participating water and wastewater staff members that do not typically use GIS. This, in turn, allows for collaboration and coordination in assessing the impact of different development futures. • TMRPA has created several online viewers for the dissemination of planning-related GIS data about our region. Some of these are listed below: o Regional Plan Data Viewer – an online viewer application that allows interactive viewing of the GIS data layers and boundaries associated with the Truckee Meadows Regional Plan o Approved Future Units Viewer – knowing where future residential developments are planned/approved is a crucial component of predicting future build out. This tool allows planners and the public alike to query proposed (and realized) housing units in active tentative map areas and in planned unit developments. 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 5.d Attachment o • Regional Economic Resource Portal (RERP) – an online viewer of business point data that allows the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada to query business information (e.g. number of employees) by location, name and industry type. Publishing online map services for use in third-party applications. For example, an app on the Regional Transportation Commission’s website utilizes an online map service from TMRPA to let potential customers know whether or not their address falls within the ADA Paratransit service boundary. Technical Information: TMRPA utilizes a suite of geographic information systems software distributed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). One crucial component of this software suite is ArcGIS Server. ArcGIS Server allows an organization to centralize GIS data in an enterprise geodatabase that can be accessed using desktop applications such as ArcMap, but also provides the capacity to serve up geospatial data on the internet through the use of online map services. After initial purchase, the ArcGIS Server license requires an annual maintenance fee for technical support and for access to new versions of the ArcGIS Server software. Currently, TMRPA uses a four-core application server to manage and distribute data from the TMRPA Regional Data Warehouse. ESRI charges an annual licensing fee of $5,000 for a server of this configuration. Paying the license maintenance allows TMRPA access to the most current ArcGIS Server software version and thus ensures that TMRPA map data and web mapping applications remain compatible with the constantly evolving web protocols, security standards and development environments found on today’s internet. Furthermore, staying current with license maintenance fees will guarantee that ESRI support staff are available to assist TMRPA in the event of technical issues which may arise around the storage, management and distribution of important regional geospatial datasets. Additionally, staying current with license maintenance allows TMRPA the use of several online services from ESRI such as the creation of story maps, smartphone and tablet applications, real-time data processing and much more. Budget 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 6 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission FROM: Jim Smitherman, Water Resources Program Manager SUBJECT: Report from the Regional Effluent Management Team; review and possible approval of a proposal for a 4-year project entitled “Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Demonstration” and budget, not to exceed $155,699 for fiscal year 2016-2017 and a total of $676,475 from the RWMF; and, if approved, possible recommendation to the WRWC to execute an interlocal agreement with the University of Nevada, Reno for that purpose; possible direction to staff. SUMMARY On April 4, 2016, Regional Effluent Management Team (the "Team") members presented a PowerPoint presentation covering a number of near-term effluent management topics including a phased feasibility program centered around a proposed Advanced Water Treatment Technologies project to be conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno (“UNR”). Team members will provide an updated PowerPoint presentation covering progress since April, and present a proposal from UNR for the Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Demonstration project (attached). BACKGROUND In December 2014, the Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (“NNWPC”) directed staff to prepare a presentation summarizing wastewater master planning in the region and outlining a scope of work for a wastewater and effluent management master plan update. The Team, technical staff from the City of Reno, the City of Sparks, Washoe County and the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, have been meeting informally since April 2014 to discuss regional effluent management issues. Working together with the Team, staff provided the requested information and materials at the following two NNWPC meetings. In January 2015, the NNWPC reviewed and discussed a proposed approach to regional effluent management planning. In February 2015, the Team recommended that the NNWPC provide funding for a project coordinator to assist the Team in working toward regionally-based solutions to several near-term effluent management issues that were outlined in the proposal reviewed at the prior meeting. The NNWPC approved the requested funding in an amount not to exceed $25,000. On February 3, 2016, staff presented a brief status report on the activities of the Team and project coordinator. On April 6, 2016, staff presented a more detailed report and recommended a time extension and $25,000 additional funding to continue the project coordinator services through December 2016. 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 6 FISCAL IMPACT Funding for the Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Demonstration Project is included in the RWMF professional services budget for FY 2016-2017. Budget authority is located in Fund 7066, under Cost Center WP310205, Account Number 710100. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC accept the Team’s report, approve the UNR proposal for the 4-year project entitled “Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Demonstration” and budget, not to exceed $155,699 for fiscal year 2016-2017 and a total of $676,475 from the RWMF; and recommend that the WRWC execute an interlocal agreement with the UNR for that purpose. JS:js Attachment – UNR Project Proposal: Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Demonstration Page 2 of 2 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 6 Attachment PROJECT PROPOSAL Principal Investigator: Krishna Pagilla, Ph.D., P.E. Project Number: 1. Project Title: Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Demonstration 2. Principal Investigator: Krishna Pagilla, Ph.D., P.E., Professor University of Nevada, Reno Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Phone: 775-682-1918; E-mail: [email protected] 3. Project Manager: Jim Smitherman, Program Manager Western Regional Water Commission Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission 1001 E. Ninth Street, Reno, NV 89520 Phone: 775-954-4657 E-mail: [email protected] 3. Statement of Work: See Page 2 4. Duration of the Project: August 22, 2016 to February 21, 2020 5. Specified Deliverable Items: As described in the Statement of Work 6. Equipment: None 7. Budget and Description: See Page 13 1 3. Statement of Work Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Demonstration A. Introduction and Background Staff from the Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Truckee Meadows Water Authority, and Washoe County (Regional Team) is jointly developing a feasibility study to evaluate whether the State of Nevada’s proposed “exceptional quality” standard for recycled water offers regional long‐range water supply benefits. Exceptional quality recycled water, achieved through a series of advanced water treatment processes, is being proposed to permit the use of recycled water for groundwater augmentation. The Regional Team envisions a feasibility study occurring over the next 5 years that consists of multiple elements including cost/benefit analysis, regulatory formulation, public engagement, advanced treatment pilot testing, geotechnical investigations, and field scale treatment demonstration projects. A growing number of national and international communities have developed advanced treated recycled water projects to offer an efficient use of water resources, defer expenditures on future water importation projects, provide a local drought proof water supply, and craft a more resilient total water management strategy. Within the water sector, projects utilizing advanced treatment for recycled water are typically referred to as potable reuse projects. While the Regional Team seeks to develop a more comprehensive assessment through a demonstration‐scale groundwater replenishment project, there is no current plan to augment local potable water supplies at full scale. A panel of international water reuse experts is guiding the Regional Team’s feasibility phase activities. Independently, the advanced water treatment investigations would be conducted over the next 3 to 4 years, led by researchers at University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). UNR will develop: the technological justification for selecting the advanced water treatment systems; establish the field scale demonstration project design basis and testing plan; assist acquiring the necessary water treatment equipment; assist during the installation of the demonstration project; conduct startup of the treatment facility optimizing the treatment unit processes; perform monitoring and testing of the operating strategies, process control, and performance parameters during steady state operations; analyze data, and prepare a final report. The specific goals, tasks, and project team are described in this scope document in addition to a tentative project schedule and preliminary budget. Technological options considered for advanced treatment of recycled water to meet drinking water standards include a reverse‐osmosis (RO) based treatment train and a biological filtration based treatment train. The former has the distinct disadvantage of sidestream RO brine disposal for inland regions. Therefore, to meet the study goals, the recycled water will be further treated through a series of advanced water treatment processes, likely including biological activated carbon (BAC) filtration, advanced oxidation, UV disinfection, and soil aquifer treatment (SAT). A further review of the 2 applicability of this treatment vis‐à‐vis other alternatives will be explored during the initial stages of this project. B. Project Goals The overall goal of the project is to develop two field scale advanced recycled water treatment demonstration projects. Each demonstration project is envisioned to operate 9‐12 months. The specific goals are as follows: 1. Develop the plans for scale and sequence of technical components for the field scale demonstration project. 2. Develop operational testing plans including day‐to‐day operation, monitoring, analytical testing, data analysis and modeling, and risk management for implementation. 3. Develop potential strategies for groundwater augmentation utilizing both infiltration basins and direct injection wells. 4. Operate and collect data, conduct data analysis, and prepare full scale implementation needs report. C. Project Tasks In order to achieve the overall project goal and specific goals identified above, UNR will perform the following tasks under this project. The tasks are further outlined below to describe the scope of the study. C.1. Project Rationale and Justification for Advanced Treated Recycled Water in the Truckee Meadows a. Review current scenarios/plans of water use/reuse, water resources availability, and recycled water management in the Truckee Meadows region b. Determine the required level of treating recycled water to meet exceptional quality standards. c. Identify economic, environmental, and social benefits within the region d. Conduct triple bottom line analysis of current water management versus the future water management scenario including utilizing advanced treated recycled water meeting exceptional quality standards. e. Develop a statement of opportunity for recycled water in the region Deliverables: Produce a vision/planning document based on current scenarios and future needs documenting whether advanced treated recycled water should be implemented for sustainable water management in the Truckee Meadows region. Task Period: 4 months 3 C.2. Critical Review of Technologies that can meet Nevada DEP Regulations/ Requirements a. Review of Draft Nevada Regulations/Requirements i. Develop comments jointly with Regional Team and Expert Panel b. Identify Potential Advanced Treatment Options I. RO based Systems II. BAC based Systems III. Other Treatment Options c. Evaluate Case Studies I. Water Research Foundation Work II. Pilot Studies III. Full Scale Facilities d. Identify selected alternative treatment train for demonstration project Deliverables: Produce a Tech Memo of possible alternatives and the selected alternative for a treatment train that can meet the Nevada DEP regulations/ requirements either by infiltration and/or injection into the groundwater. Task Period: 4 months C.3. Basis of Design for the Demonstration Project a. WRF Recycled Water Characteristics b. Potential Method of Drinking Water Augmentation (injection or infiltration) c. Treatment Objectives d. Design Basis of Individual Treatment Units e. Treatment Train Alternatives i. Process units, sizing, redundancy, configuration, etc. ii. Includes soil aquifer treatment systems developed in collaboration with hydrologists from TMWA and Washoe County. f. Identification and Selection of Commercially Available Unit Operations/Processes for the Selected Treatment Train Deliverables: Develop the document containing design basis of the demonstration project including process design of the selected train and unit selection. Detailed drawings and non‐process design will be conducted by the Regional Team with assistance from UNR. Task Period: 4 months C.4. Demonstration System Testing Plan UNR will prepare a testing plan for the project which will include the following elements: a. Different demonstration testing phase and the goal(s) and end points of each phase. b. Operating conditions of each unit and the overall treatment train under each phase c. Duration of operation in each phase 4 d. e. f. g. h. i. Sampling and monitoring locations Sampling and analysis plan Data validation and QA/QC plan Reporting methodology Safety procedures Troubleshooting protocols. Deliverables: Produce a testing plan document which will serve as the operating manual for the demonstration project advanced treatment system. Task Period: 4 months C.5. Demonstration System Equipment Procurement and Installation a. Assist the regional team in procurement of equipment and auxiliary services needed for the advanced treatment train b. Assist the regional team during construction/installation of the equipment, piping, control systems, etc., and ensure all the design criteria are satisfied. c. Review and keep on file manufacturers information on maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting of equipment Deliverables: Produce a document that will record all the equipment and supplies procured, any variations to the equipment identified in the design basis document, and keep on file all manufacturers information including any standard procedures (for operation and maintenance). Task Period: 4 months C.6. Treatment System Shakedown and Startup Once the construction of the field scale demonstration system is completed, UNR team will conduct shakedown and startup. a. Coordinate with each equipment vendor and conduct startup of each unit including any manufacturer training and operational procedures during startup. b. Conduct treatment train unit process integration and startup of all units in sequence to ensure hydraulic, process, instrumentation and control, and mechanical integrity. c. Develop any additional information needed for the treatment train operation and maintenance for routine, steady state operation. Deliverables: Startup of the advanced treatment train of the demonstration system. Modify the operations and maintenance document developed during testing plan development in C.4 to include additional information needed for the operation and maintenance of the treatment train. File containing all manufacturer’s information. Task Period: 2 months 5 C.7. Steady State Operation of the Treatment Train and Data Collection a. Filtration Testing & Optimization (Granular Media, Ozone, Membrane & BAC, Advanced Oxidation (Ultraviolet and Peroxide [AOP]), and Disinfection) UNR will maintain continuous operation of a single (or parallel units) conventional filtration with granular media filter, a single membrane filter, ozone treatment unit, a single biological activated carbon (BAC) filter, and an advanced oxidation process unit. Additional treatment process, such as pretreatment, ultra‐filtration, GAC, may also be evaluated based upon the project needs. Operations should have the flexibility to load the granular medium filters to higher hydraulic loading rates. The impacts of high hydraulic loading rates on filter performance and backwash requirements will be a study objective. Multiple influent turbidity values (high and average) will be tested. UNR team will operate the demonstration system for two years after startup and optimization period, which is expected to occur during the first two months. In addition to testing for exceptional quality standards, routine water quality monitoring such as turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS), total organic carbon (TOC), pH, temperature will be conducted over the course of the testing. The use of fluorescence excitation‐emission spectroscopy (FEEM) analytical techniques for organic matter characterization will be evaluated and may be implemented during the course of the study. Additionally for BAC, the performance of BAC filter will be evaluated by monitoring the reduction and fate of additional water quality constituents such as nitrosodimethylamaine (NDMA) unregulated trace organic compounds, biodegradable ozone byproducts (e.g., aldehydes), and all other parameters identified in the testing plan. b. Ozonation Testing and Optimization It is proposed to make use of a single ozone generation system that delivers gaseous ozone feed to multiple injection and contact skids. Optimal ozone dose for each case will be determined by monitoring removal of indicator compounds and formation of byproducts such as bromate. Mitigation strategies for byproducts will be developed, if necessary. Several samples will be taken before and after the ozone unit for a number of analyses including ultra‐violet transmittance (UVT), TOC, and indicator screening analysis. Total coliform testing and miscellaneous field measurements (pH, turbidity, etc) will be conducted. On‐line monitoring of UVT and TOC may be implemented. c. Steady‐State Operations and Monitoring The demonstration units will be operated continuously to the extent practicable. UNR will oversee the demonstration system operations and monitoring for approximately two years. During the steady‐state period, the optimized ozone dosage will be maintained and the biological activity of the carbon column will be monitored regularly. During this period, UNR will perform routine monitoring and sample analyses, for which frequency and number will be described in the sampling plan. 6 Quality assurance sampling and testing will occur at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility certified laboratory. It is expected the Regional Team will contract directly with a certified laboratory for more complex or unique analyses, such as for unregulated organic compounds, specific pathogens, and specific compounds identified under Ozone‐BAC system monitoring below. UNR will conduct the sampling for these samples and receive the results. d. Data Analysis UNR will evaluate the monitoring results and prepare a demonstration test report on the performance of the demonstration system. The report will summarize contaminant removal, system reliability, feasibility, TOC reduction, disinfection performance and byproduct formation, and long‐ term benefits to the community. e. Sampling (Throughout Demonstration Testing) Sampling will be conducted during the entire demonstration system testing from startup to completion. Under this task, UNR will conduct all of the activities outlined in the testing plan. The following preparation activities will be conducted prior to each sampling event. • Order required sample bottles and blank water from analytical laboratories. • Prepare and apply sample bottle labels. • Prepare chain‐of‐custody (COC) forms. • Obtain all necessary equipment specified in testing plan. • Provide and calibrate field meters. All samples will be collected as grab samples using clean sampling techniques as specified in the testing plan. Under this task, UNR will conduct the following activities during each sampling event. • Conduct preparation activities listed above prior to each event. • Mobilize field team of two people to collect samples per testing plan guidance. • Package collected samples in coolers with ice. • Complete COC forms. • Deliver samples to the analytical laboratory for analysis within maximum allowable holding times. Clean sampling techniques will be followed during full sampling events, which include avoiding use of sunscreen, cigarettes, fragrances, deodorants, antibacterial soaps, insect sprays and caffeinated products. f. Sampling and Analysis Plan A Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) will be included in the testing plan prior to the startup of the system. SAP will contain detailed QA/QC program, sampling procedure, sample preservation, holding times, instrumentation calibration procedure and data collection and analysis methods. At 7 the present, it is anticipated that UNR will conduct all the conventional analyses in‐house, and all the advanced analyses will be conducted by an external laboratory contracted separately by the Regional Team. UNR will conduct the sampling and sample delivery to the external lab. UNR will conduct analysis of media microbial ecology from BAC filters. Potential constituents to be monitored during Optimization and Steady‐State Operation include the following shown in Table 1: Table 1. Potential list of conventional constituents to be measured/monitored and purpose Constituent Advanced Recycled Water Purpose Treatment Sampling Location pH/Alkalinity Influent and Effluent General Characteristics Turbidity Influent and Effluent Particle Content and Removal Coliforms, Total and Fecal Influent and Effluent Disinfection Efficiency Conductivity Influent and Effluent General Characteristics Nitrogen Species and Total N Influent and Effluent General Characteristics and BAC Efficiency Phosphate and Total P Influent and Effluent General Characteristics and BAC Efficiency Dissolved Oxygen Influent and Effluent BAC Treatment Needs Dissolved Ozone Reactor and Effluent Ozone Dose Determination BOD/COD Influent and Effluent General Characteristics TOC/DOC Influent and Effluent Organic Carbon Content UV Transmittance Influent UV Transmissability for Disinfection Bromide and Bromate Influent and Effluent Disinfection Byproducts Pathogens, Contaminants of Emerging Concern and Process Monitoring Specific to Ozone‐BAC System BAC performance will be evaluated by monitoring a suite of regulated and unregulated organic compounds (e.g. CECs, TOC, AOC, THMs, HAA, Nitrosamines, Nitrosoamine precursors, DBP formation potential, SUVA, media microbial ecology). CECs monitoring will include a shortlist of indicator compounds including flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP and TDCPP), pharmaceuticals (meprobamate), contrast media (iopromide), NDMA, NDMA precursors, biodegradable organics (formaldehyde and ethyl glyoxal) and THMs (chloroform). CECs, regulated/unregulated organic 8 compounds, and pathogens will be measured by external laboratory using the samples supplied by UNR. Additional analyses as required will be conducted to meet regulatory requirements for advanced treated recycled water for infiltration and injection options. UNR is responsible for sample collection and delivery to the external lab as needed. Preliminary Sampling Plan for the Advanced Treatment Train Based on the preliminary identification of advanced treatment train for the demonstration project, the following key locations will be sampled for different analyses. Influent to the advanced treatment train (State of Nevada Class A reclaimed water) Treated water produced by the advanced treatment train Intermediate points in the treatment train likely to include effluents from chemical pretreatment, filtration (membrane and/or media), ozonation, biofiltration, advanced oxidation, and disinfection The sampling frequency for routine process monitoring and unit/system performance (conventional constituent list in Table 1) will be once per week during the advanced treatment train startup and steady state operation. Furthermore, the system will be sampled and monitored for detailed performance under steady state conditions once a quarter for a week during which all parameters will be measured. This sampling campaign will collect at least 3 samples on different days within a week. A detailed sampling plan including frequency of sampling and measurement for pathogens, CECs and specific organic contaminants will be determined during the detailed sampling plan development stage. Baseline characterization of WRF treated effluent will be conducted by weekly sampling during the period of system shakedown and startup (as in C.6) for determining the level of treatment needed for different regulated and unregulated chemical parameters. Additionally, physicochemical characterization parameters such as pH, alkalinity, temperature, conductivity, turbidity, BOD/COD, TOC/DOC, Nitrogen Species (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and total nitrogen/organic nitrogen) and Phosphorous species will be conducted for the WRF effluent (feed to the advanced treatment train). Deliverables: Quarterly progress reports documenting the performance of the individual units and overall treatment train based on the parameters monitored and measured. Task Period: 24 months C.8. Reporting a. UNR will attend monthly update meetings of the regional team and provide verbal updates to the team about the progress of the tasks. 9 b. UNR will provide a task report for each task of the demonstration project that UNR is responsible for development and operation. For tasks lasting longer than 3 months, a quarterly progress report will be produced. c. UNR will review comments provided by the regional team and modify reports with the comments addressed within 30 days after receiving the comments. d. A final draft report and a final report will be prepared at the end of the project by UNR. e. UNR will also prepare publications and presentations for conferences and journals, with the approval of regional team. Deliverables: Progress reports, task reports, final draft report, final report, and presentations and publications. Task Period: Continuous for the duration of the project C9. Workshops and Meetings a. UNR will conduct quarterly project meetings at UNR for the regional team to discuss the progress of the demonstration project. b. UNR will conduct twice a year workshops with the independent panel to discuss project progress and receive feedback. c. UNR will conduct once a year workshop with the regional team, other utilities conducting demonstration projects, selected and invited professional community from different agencies and organizations in Nevada and the rest of the country. Deliverables: Meeting minutes and workshop proceedings that will be documented in progress and other project reports. Task Period: Continuous for the duration of the demonstration project D. Project Team UNR project team will consist of the Principal Investigator, Dr. Krishna Pagilla, PE, two PhD students (likely Vijay Sundaram and Laura Haak), Staff Research Associate, and an undergraduate student assistant. Additional faculty and staff at UNR will be used for unique and supplementary tasks as needed with approval from the Regional Team. E. Project Schedule The project schedule for UNR tasks will extend over a period of 3‐1/2 years as per the schedule developed for the overall demonstration project shown in Table below. A detailed project schedule for UNR involvement outlining the exact duration of each task described above and the respective deliverables will be developed during the first quarter of the project after the scope has been refined by the Regional Team. Furthermore, the schedule will include some task period overlapping during the early stages of the project. 10 F. Other Provisions The following items are potential tasks during the demonstration period and are not included in the scope described above. a. Simultaneous operation of two advanced treatment trains (same or different) at one site or two different sites b. Monitoring and testing of samples collected from the injection and/or infiltration sites during SAT c. Procurement of equipment from different vendors (although UNR will assist in identifying and selecting the equipment) including obtaining quotes and receiving. d. Detailed design drawings of the demonstration system (civil site, process mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and others) e. Installation of the equipment (although UNR will assist during installation) at the demonstration site f. UNR will provide reasonable assistance to the regional team in other tasks with the overall demonstration project as needed during the overall project duration. g. UNR will provide assistance to the regional team as needed for regulatory review of the demonstration project by NDEP or other regulatory bodies during the project. h. Any additional tasks that need to be conducted will be undertaken only after approval from the regional team. 11 Table: Overall Demonstration Project Schedule (Source: Regional Team) 12 7. Budget and Description Budget. The total budget requested and specific categories are shown in the Budget Table below. No Item Year 1, $ Year 2, $ Year 3, $ Year 4, $ Total, $ A Senior Personnel 31677 32627 33606 23076 120987 B Other Personnel 52400 Student Assistants Classified Tech. Fringe Benefits 10931 60152 61957 31907 206417 13855 14270 7580 46636 D E Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 Travel Costs 4000 6000 6000 6000 22000 F Operating Costs 4400 24000 24000 3479 55879 G Tuition Costs 7308 7884 8436 4345 27973 H Indirect Costs 44983 59436 60827 31339 196584 Total 155,699 203,954 209,096 107,726 676,475 C Description. The University of Nevada, Reno is on an 8-month academic and 4-month summer calendar schedule. A. Senior Personnel - $120,987 Principal Investigator. $120,987. Funding is requested for 1.46 summer months salary per year for PI, Krishna Pagilla in years 1, 2, and 3 and 1.0 month in year 4. A 3% increase in salary is budgeted in years 2, 3, and 4. The proposed level of commitment for this proposal is appropriate for the scope of work and is required in order to fulfill the objectives of this project within the proposed timeframe. B. Other Personnel - $206,416 Graduate Research Assistants. $161,495. A total budget of $161,495 is being requested for two graduate students over the three and half years of project period. The graduate assistant salaries have a 3% salary increase in years 2, 3, and 4.The graduate assistants will support the PI of the project in data collection through pilot scale design, setup, and conducting experiments/operations and analytical work, conduct data analysis, assistance in modeling and simulation, and assistance in preparation of draft reports. 13 Classified Technician. $37,647. A salary of 1.0 month, 2.0 months, 2.0 months, and 1.0 month is provided for Classified Technical Support (Laboratory Manager, Dr. Veronica Edirveerasingam) in years 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the project. A 3% increase in salary is budgeted in years 2, 3, and 4. Undergraduate Student Assistant. $7,274. An undergraduate student assistant has been budgeted at 200 hours each year for years 1, 2, 3, and 100 hours for year 4 of the project at an hourly rate of $10/hour in year 1. The budget requested is $7,274 for total duration of the project. A salary increase of 3% is projected for years 2, 3, and 4. The undergraduate student assistant will assist the graduate assistants and senior personnel of the project in major task efforts during each summer of the project. C. Fringe Benefits - $46,636 A total of $46,636 is requested for fringe benefits of all senior personnel and students as per UNR rates for the three and half years of the project. Faculty salary fringe rate is at 4% (summer overload without retirement benefits), classified technical support fringe rate is at 42%, graduate research assistant fringe rate is 16%, and undergraduate student assistant fringe rate is at 2%. D. Equipment None. All field scale equipment will be acquired by the Regional Utilities participating in the project and necessary analytical for proposed tasks is currently available at UNR. E. Travel - $22,000 A total of $22,000 has been requested for domestic travel for project meetings and conference travel for faculty and students. The budget requested will be for an estimated two trips in Year 1 and three trips per year in Years 2-4 ($1500/per trip) for PIs and graduate assistants, plus costs associated with local travel for the PIs and/or graduate assistants. Year 1: ($1,500 x 2) + $1,000/local = $4,000; Years 2-4: ($1,500 x 3) + $1,500/local = $6,000/year. F. Operating Costs - $55,879 A total of $55,879 is requested for materials, chemicals, supplies, replacement parts and repair of equipment and instrumentation as needed, analytical costs (at common core facilities of UNR), and laboratory work consumables. The materials and supplies are needed for repair and maintenance of the pilot scale demonstration facilities that will be provided by the Regional Utilities participating in the project. G. Tuition Costs - $27,973 A total of $27,973 is requested to provide tuition benefits to the two graduate research assistants over the three and half years of the project. These funds support 9 credits per semester ($203 per credit hour in year 1) per student over three and half years. H. Indirect Costs (F&A Costs) - $196,584 Indirect costs are requested at the rate of 43.5% of the modified total direct costs. The modified direct costs are calculated as the net total of total direct costs minus equipment and graduate student tuition benefits. The MTDC base is $451,918. TOTAL PROJECT COSTS REQUESTED: $676,475 14 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 7 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (“NNWPC”) FROM: Lydia Peri – Environmental Engineer II, Washoe County Jim Smitherman – NNWPC Water Resources Program Manager SUBJECT: Report on the “Septic Nitrate Baseline Data and Risk Assessment Study, Phase II: InDepth Analysis of Prioritized Study Areas, Creation of Baseline Data Set, and Risk Assessment”, including nitrate analysis results for groundwater samples; discussion, possible recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission ("WRWC"), and possible direction to staff. SUMMARY At the December 6, 2006, Board of County Commissioners meeting, the Regional Water Planning Commission (“RWPC”) reviewed its list of priority projects and directed staff to identify the evaluation of septic tank effluent on local water quality as one of its top priorities. In response, staff developed a scope of work outline for review and comment by the RWPC and developed a strategy to utilize Washoe County experience and resources to develop the required data. Using input from the RWPC, staff compiled the following elements with the assumption that initial Phase I efforts should involve collection, review, and evaluation of existing data. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Determine effluent constituents of concern; Identify possible sources other than septics; Review nitrogen speciation; Identify effects on surface water and ground water quality; Identify areas currently served by septic systems and evaluate septic tank densities; Compile available water quality data; Develop a conceptual evaluation of effluent fate and transport; Identify sensitive receptors; Identify potential effects on human health; Identify potential for degradation of potable water supply; Identify potential effect on water quality standards for surface waters; Identify possible mitigation measures, such as: a. Sanitary Sewer connection feasibility; and b. Septic tank management/maintenance. On March 19, 2008, the Washoe County Community Services Department (formerly the Washoe County Department of Water Resources) provided a presentation and discussion on the initial report for the project titled Phase I: Prioritization of Study Areas & Assessment of Data Needs. Recommendations from the Phase I study suggested a more comprehensive monitoring and assessment program be implemented on the high priority areas to identify the fate and transport of the septic effluent. Following is the outline of the Phase I study recommendations: 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 7 • • • • • • • Collect additional water quality and water level data from domestic well owners in all Project Areas. Collect water quality samples from surface water bodies adjacent to and downstream of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems. Additional analysis of currently available data for High Priority Areas. Perform basic mass balance modeling of High Priority Areas. Perform basic vadose-zone modeling of High Priority Areas. Perform a GIS-based analysis similar to that completed by the USGS in Douglas County. Consider the potential for other sources of nitrate within High Priority Areas. Prior to beginning the second phase of the study, the WRWC approved and funded an interim study to identify and summarize various ways in which communities elsewhere in the United States have developed management or mitigation solutions to septic system pollution of groundwater. At present, the only solution employed locally to solve septic system groundwater contamination problems has been conversion of septic systems to sanitary sewer, which, while effective, is extremely costly. The report was completed in March, 2013 and identifies community based technical, financial and management alternatives for mitigating contamination from septic systems. In September 2013, Washoe County and the WRWC entered into an Interlocal Agreement for the Septic Nitrate Baseline Data and Risk Assessment Study, Phase II: In-depth Analysis of Prioritized Study Areas, Creation of Baseline Data Set and Risk Assessment (“Phase II study”). The Board of County Commissioners and the WRWC approved a First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement, effective July 1, 2015, for the continuation of the Phase II study through June 30, 2016. RESULTS The project tasks developed for the Phase II study prioritized nine study areas (Mt. Rose, Ambrose, Hidden Valley, Huffaker, Verdi, Geiger, Island 18, Mogul, and Pleasant Valley) that required a more indepth analysis to fill in data gaps originally documented in Phase I. During 2014 and 2015, groundwater samples were collected from 173 domestic wells throughout these nine study areas. Of these 173 samples, only 2 domestic wells recorded nitrate levels above the maximum contaminant level (“MCL”) of 10 mg/L (Mt. Rose and Verdi). Additional samples were collected from areas of known impact (Washoe Valley, Cold Springs and Heppner). Prior to this project, these areas were not sampled for 10 to 20 years; therefore, an update was necessary to determine long term trends of septic effluent impact to groundwater. 133 groundwater samples were collected from domestic wells in these three revisited study areas. Of the 83 samples taken from Washoe Valley, 22 were above the MCL, with the study area’s maximum nitrate level recorded at 50 mg/L. Of the 33 wells sampled in the Heppner subdivision, 5 were above the MCL, with a maximum nitrate level of 19 mg/L. Of the 17 wells sampled in Cold Springs, none exhibited nitrate above the MCL. Information collected from domestic well sampling has been compiled into a final report to develop a better understanding of impacts to water sources. Contour plots depict spatial water quality within each study area. Results of the study suggest that some areas have groundwater impacted by nitrate above the MCL; however, because water quality data was not uniformly collected throughout the areas, results may not be representative of uniform water quality. High nitrate concentrations found in domestic wells may or may not affect sensitive receptors such as municipal wells and surface water sources. These data points are simply an update to existing data sets and will be used to fill in gaps for future sampling. On July 20, 2016, the Washoe County Community Services Department distributed approximately 5,000 informational letters to domestic well owners within, or in the vicinity of, each of the 12 study areas. The Page 2 of 3 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 7 nitrate information letters act as a resource guide to educate homeowners on nitrate in groundwater while providing a summary of nitrate concentrations found within their study area. NEXT STEPS Substantial budget authority remains following Phase II activities (approximately $91,000); therefore, it is recommended that a contract extension or new interlocal agreement be implemented to allow for a public outreach component to the Program. Additional outreach for Phase II study areas would include interactive public sessions to give homeowners an opportunity to ask questions of Washoe County staff and in order to gain a better understanding of the effects of nitrate in groundwater. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC accept the report, recommend that the WRWC accept and approve the report, and direct staff to develop a proposed scope of work for the recommended public outreach. LP:cw Page 3 of 3 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 8 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission FROM: Jim Smitherman, Water Resources Program Manager SUBJECT: Presentation of the draft 2016 Washoe County Consensus Population Forecast; discussion and possible recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) to make a determination that the draft consensus population forecast for 2036 can be supported by the sustainable water resources set forth in the Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”); and possible direction to staff SUMMARY The Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency (“TMRPA”) has completed the draft Washoe County Consensus Forecast 2016-2036 and submitted it to staff for comparison with the estimated population that can be supported by the sustainable water resources as set forth in the RWMP. Jeremy Smith of TMRPA will present the draft Consensus Forecast, which projects that the total population in Washoe County will grow from 450,747 in 2016 to 548,159 in 2036, an increase of 97,412 persons. Two years ago, the WRWC found that the draft Consensus Forecast population for 2034 (563,779 persons) was less than the estimated population that can be supported by the sustainable water resources set forth in the RWMP, and directed staff to inform Reno, Sparks, Washoe County, and the TMRPA that the forecasted population can be supported by the sustainable water resources as set forth in the RWMP. A review of the draft 2016 Consensus Forecast shows that population growth projections are reduced as compared to the version completed in 2014. The 2014 Consensus Forecast estimated that the 2034 population would be 563,779 persons whereas the 2016 version forecasts a population of 539,687, a decrease of 24,092 persons, for the same year, a 4.3 percent decrease. The 2011 RWMP includes an estimate of potentially available, sustainable water resources of approximately 183,250 acre feet per year. In 2014 however, staff reviewed the RWMP Water Resources Baseline Table as part of the RWMP 5-year review. Nevada State Engineer records, updated since the initial Water Resources Baseline Table was compiled, provide for an estimate of potentially available, sustainable water resources of approximately 190,580 acre feet per year. This new estimate will be recommended for the RWMP 2016 update, but the estimate in the 2011 RWMP is used in this comparison. The Truckee Meadows Water Authority (“TMWA”) 2016-2035 Water Resource Plan (“WRP”) includes a new long-range water demand projection for its projected service area. Using 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 8 TMWA’s methodology, the water demand associated with the projected 2036 Washoe County population of 548,159 is approximately 116,000 acre feet. The same methodology shows that the estimated population that can be supported by the identified sustainable water resources (183,250 acre feet) is approximately 863,000 persons. In conclusion: • The current draft 2016 Washoe County Consensus Forecast projects a 2036 population of 548,159; • The 2011 RWMP includes an estimate of potentially available, sustainable water resources of approximately 183,250 acre feet per year; • The water demand estimate to serve a population of 548,159 is approximately 116,000 acre feet per year; and, • The estimated population that can be supported by the identified sustainable water resources of 183,250 acre feet is approximately 863,000 persons. By this comparison, the draft 2016 Washoe County Consensus Forecast population for 2036 is less than the estimated population that can be supported by the sustainable water resources identified in the RWMP. BACKGROUND In January 2010, the Regional Planning Governing Board (“RPGB”) adopted certain amendments to the Truckee Meadows Regional Plan (“Regional Plan”), and the RPGB Regulations on Procedure, identifying the Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission ("NNWPC") and the WRWC as the entities to perform a comparison of the draft Washoe County Consensus Forecast and the estimated population that can be supported by the sustainable water resources as set forth in the RWMP prior to the adoption of the Consensus Forecast. In April 2014, the TMRPA assumed the responsibility for preparing and publishing the Consensus Forecast. The RPGB Regulations on Procedure were amended at that time to reflect this change, and to make minor adjustments to the data sources and time frames for compilation and distribution of draft and final versions of the forecast. According to the amended RPGB Regulations on Procedure, the NNWPC, upon receiving the consensus forecast document, shall compare the draft population forecast with the estimated population that can be supported by the sustainable water resources as set forth in the RWMP and advance a recommendation for consideration to the WRWC. The WRWC will then make a determination based on the NNWPC’s recommendation concerning the comparison described above and inform Reno, Sparks, Washoe County, and the TMRPA as to its finding. In addition, the RPGB Regulations on Procedure state that if the WRWC determines the draft Consensus Forecast is less than or equal to the estimated population that can be supported by the sustainable water resources identified in the RWMP, the WRWC will submit the draft Consensus Forecast to Reno, Sparks, Washoe County, and the TMRPA with a finding that the forecasted population can be supported by the sustainable water resources as set forth in the RWMP. Page 2 of 3 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 8 RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC advance a recommendation to the WRWC to make a determination that the draft Consensus Forecast population for 2036 is less than the estimated population that can be supported by the sustainable water resources set forth in the RWMP. JS:df Attachment: Draft 2016 Washoe County Consensus Forecast Page 3 of 3 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 8 Attachment DRAFT - Washoe County Consensus Forecast 2016 - 2036 September 2016 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 8 Attachment Acknowledgments Regional Planning Governing Board Vaughn Hartung, Chair (Washoe County Commission) Charlene Bybee, Vice-Chair (Sparks City Council) Marsha Berkbigler (Washoe County Commission) Jenny Brekhus (Reno City Council) David Bobzien (Reno City Council) Naomi Duerr (Reno City Council) Paul McKenzie (Reno City Council) Ed Lawson (Sparks City Council) Geno Martini (Sparks City Council) Jeanne Herman (Washoe County Commission) Veronica Frenkel, Liaison (Washoe County School District Board of Trustees) Regional Planning Commission James Barnes, Chair (Washoe County) Art Sperber, Vice-Chair (Sparks) Sarah Chvilicek (Washoe County) Tom Lean (Sparks) Doug Voelz (Sparks) Charles Reno (Reno) Kevin Weiske (Reno) Larry Chesney (Washoe County) Jason Woosley (Reno) Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page ii Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Project Staff Kimberly H. Robinson, Executive Director Jeremy M. Smith, GIS Coordinator Damien Kerwin, GIS/Planning Analyst Lauren Barrera, Regional Planner Participating Agencies/Commissions Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency City of Reno City of Sparks Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County Truckee Meadows Water Authority Washoe County Washoe County School District Western Regional Water Commission Thanks To Chad Giesinger, AICP, Senior Planner, Washoe County Bill Thomas, Assistant City Manager, City of Reno Armando Ornelas, City Planner, City of Sparks Jim Rundle, Senior Planner, City of Sparks Jim Smitherman, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission Aric Jensen, AICP, Director of Community Development, City of Reno Bill Whitney, Division Director, Community Services Department, Washoe County Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page iii Contents Page Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................ ii Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 Population .................................................................................................................................... 4 Employment ................................................................................................................................. 10 Income ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Jurisdictional Splits ....................................................................................................................... 18 Appendix A - “Consensus Forecasts in Planning” ........................................................................ 21 Appendix B – Global Insight Forecast Methodology .................................................................... 27 Appendix C - Woods and Poole Forecast Methodology .............................................................. 43 Appendix D - Nevada State Demographer’s Forecast Methodology ........................................... 47 Appendix E - Truckee Meadows Water Authority Methodology ................................................. 49 Appendix F – Calibration of Global Insight Employment Forecast …………………………………………… 54 List of Tables 1. Washoe County Consensus Forecast Summary .................................................................... 1 2. The 2015 Nevada State Demographer’s Forecast of Washoe County Population ................ 2 3. Population by Forecast Source .............................................................................................. 4 4. Washoe County Population (Consensus Forecast), 2016 – 2036 .......................................... 5 5. Population and Percent Composition of Total Population by Generalized Age Groups ....... 7 6. Consensus Population Forecast by 5-year Age Cohort, 2016 – 2036 .................................... 8 7. Employment and Percent Composition of Total Establishment-Based Employment by Industry Group ....................................................................................................................... 10 8. Washoe County Establishment-Based Employment 2016 – 2036 ........................................ 12 9. Washoe County Total Personal Income, 2016 – 2036 ........................................................... 14 10. Washoe County Per Capita Personal Income, 2016 – 2036 .................................................. 16 11. 2015 Governor’s Certified Population Estimates .................................................................. 18 12. 2015 Jurisdictional Percent of Total Population .................................................................... 18 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page iv 13. Growth Increment Allocation ................................................................................................ 19 14. 2036 Jurisdictional Distribution of Population (of remaining growth increment) ................ 20 15. Year 2036 Jurisdiction Forecasts ........................................................................................... 20 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page v This page intentionally left blank. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page vi 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 8 Attachment Introduction The Consensus Forecast for Washoe County uses a number of leading forecasts, which has several advantages over using a single source for forecasting population. Not only does the consensus approach minimize the risk of large forecast errors, but consensus forecasts consistently outperform individual forecasts across a range of variables. The consensus approach is discussed in further detail in the article titled “Consensus Forecasts in Planning,” found in Appendix A. Four reputable sources of long-term forecasts for Washoe County were used: IHS Global Insight, a national forecasting firm in Massachusetts that prepares national, state and county forecasts; Woods and Poole, a national forecasting firm in Washington, DC, that forecasts for every county in the United States, as well as state and national forecasts; Truckee Meadows Water Authority’s Population and Employment Econometric Model; and the 2015 Nevada State Demographer’s Forecast. The Washoe County Consensus Forecast 2016-2036, uses these sources and outlines the projected population, employment and income for Washoe County through the year 2036. The forecasts in this document are for all of Washoe County including both the cities of Reno and Sparks and the unincorporated areas of Washoe County, including Incline Village. A summary of the consensus forecast for Washoe County is shown in Table 1. Table 1 Washoe County Consensus Forecast Summary Total Population Total Employment Total Personal Income (2009 $)* Per Capita Income (2009 $)* 2016 450,747 272,484 $20,301,242,000 $47,601 2021 479,393 298,024 $23,830,280,000 $54,497 2026 503,900 314,975 $26,985,326,000 $57,289 2031 526,723 330,961 $30,651,233,000 $61,525 2036 548,159 347,411 $34,666,063,500 $65,854 Year *Note: Total Personal Income is reported in 2009 dollars to control for inflation and allow comparison across the 20-year planning timeframe. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 1 The population forecasts prepared by Global Insight, Truckee Meadows Water Authority, Woods and Poole, and the 2015 Nevada State Demographer’s Forecast were compared for consistency and then averaged to arrive at a consensus number. When comparable numbers were not available from each of the four sources, only the numbers that were comparable were averaged. It is noted when less than four sources are used. Only Woods and Poole and Global Insight provided data for Total EstablishmentBased Employment, Total Personal Income, and Per Capita Income. Table 2 The 2015 Nevada State Demographer’s Forecast of Washoe County Population (2016 – 2036) Year Population 2016 446,281 2017 452,767 2018 459,054 2019 464,898 2020 470,557 2021 475,902 2022 480,933 2023 485,594 2024 489,902 2025 493,776 2026 497,314 2027 500,564 2028 503,598 2029 506,131 2030 508,510 2031 510,788 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 2 2032 513,019 2033 515,176 2034 517,274 2035* 519,343 2036* 521,420 Source: Nevada State Demographer. *Note: The Nevada State Demographer’s Forecast is only projected to the year 2034. Therefore, to match the forecast horizon of the other sources, the last two years of the forecast depicted above were extrapolated. The number of new persons added for each year from 2034 to 2036 was calculated using a growth rate of 0.4%. This rate is based on the growth reported in the last 4 years of the demographer’s forecast and was applied to this existing forecast in order to extend the population figures from 2034 through 2036. This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 3 Population Total population in Washoe County is projected to grow from 450,747 in 2016 to 548,159 in 2036. This represents an average annual growth rate of 1.06 percent. The highest forecasted population for 2036 was 568,151 from Woods and Poole, and the lowest forecasted population was 521,420 from the NV State Demographer. The 2016 and 2036 forecasted population by each source is shown in Table 3. The consensus population forecast for each year is shown in Table 4. Table 3 Population by Forecast Source Forecast Source 2016 Forecast Population 2036 Population IHS - Global Insight 456,845 554,878 Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) 450,488 548,187 Woods and Poole 449,373 568,151 2013 State Demographer’s Forecast 446,281 521,420* Consensus Forecast (Four Sources) 450,747 548,159 Source: Global Insight, Woods and Poole, 2015 State Demographer’s Forecast, and TMWA. *Note: The Nevada State Demographer Forecast is only projected to the year 2034. Therefore, to match the forecast horizon of the other sources, the last two years of this forecast were extrapolated. This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 4 Table 4 Washoe County Population (Consensus Forecast), 2016 – 2036 Year Population 2016 450,747 2017 456,844 2018 462,741 2019 468,354 2020 473,884 2021 479,393 2022 484,527 2023 489,586 2024 494,413 2025 499,261 2026 503,900 2027 508,613 2028 513,269 2029 517,789 2030 522,286 2031 526,726 2032 531,092 2033 535,412 2034 539,687 2035 543,931 2036 548,159 Source: Global Insight, Woods and Poole, TMWA, and 2013 State Demographer’s Forecast. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 5 The age distribution of the population is expected to shift over the next two decades, primarily in the working and retired age groups (Table 5). Changes of note include the continued aging of the baby boomer population, a decrease in the working group (ages 20-64) and a marked increase in the retired group (ages 65 and older). The percentage of population in the preschool (ages under 5) and school (ages 5-19) groups will remain relatively flat with only slight growth (.2%) or no change (0%), respectively. Population by cohort data is available from Global Insight and Woods and Poole. Population by 5-year Age Cohort for 2016 - 2036 is shown in Table 6 on pages 8-9. This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 6 Table 5 Population and Percent Composition of Total Population by Generalized Age Groups 2014 Generalized Age Group 2034 Population Percent of Total Population Percent of Total Preschool (Ages 0-4) 27,784 6.1% 35,691 6.4% School (Ages 5-19) 85,348 18.8% 105,493 18.8% Working (Ages 20-64) 268,681 59.3% 310,860 55.4% Retired (Ages 65 and older) 71,296 15.7% 109,472 19.5% Totals* 453,109 100% 561,515 100% Source: Global Insight, and Woods and Poole. This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 7 Table 6 Consensus Population Forecast by 5-year Age Cohort, 2016 – 2036 Age 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0-4 27,784 28,615 29,463 30,149 30,696 31,113 31,468 31,817 32,138 32,456 5-9 27,982 27,811 27,727 27,973 28,353 28,976 29,635 30,299 30,832 31,288 10-14 27,964 28,265 28,533 28,601 28,698 28,688 28,643 28,637 28,908 29,306 15-19 29,402 29,512 29,631 29,825 29,925 30,177 30,489 30,816 30,952 31,143 20-24 31,335 31,634 32,126 32,577 32,782 32,866 32,883 32,961 33,168 33,306 25-29 33,784 33,955 33,595 33,087 32,816 33,034 33,493 34,152 34,722 35,009 30-34 30,601 31,269 32,199 33,257 34,228 34,825 34,950 34,594 34,116 33,943 35-39 27,857 28,489 29,168 29,706 30,263 30,990 31,687 32,638 33,709 34,725 40-44 27,036 27,057 27,268 27,660 28,139 28,563 29,071 29,666 30,148 30,691 45-49 29,173 29,123 28,824 28,380 28,037 27,897 27,886 28,064 28,404 28,839 50-54 30,134 29,685 29,319 28,977 28,886 28,898 28,836 28,561 28,148 27,870 55-59 30,610 30,627 30,626 30,685 30,450 30,106 29,723 29,411 29,098 29,033 60-64 28,153 28,550 28,716 28,759 28,865 28,932 28,871 28,844 28,902 28,703 65-69 25,600 25,560 25,893 26,281 26,705 27,138 27,575 27,802 27,920 28,136 70-74 18,599 19,839 20,626 21,385 22,044 22,648 22,665 23,004 23,354 23,735 75-79 12,339 13,171 14,070 14,892 15,657 16,304 17,333 18,024 18,687 19,293 80-84 7,601 8,089 8,626 9,188 9,801 10,360 10,954 11,621 12,238 12,828 85+ 7,158 7,524 7,811 8,030 8,278 8,528 8,795 9,090 9,406 9,745 Total 453,109 458,768 464,217 469,410 474,620 480,037 484,953 489,997 494,847 500,046 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 8 Age 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 0-4 32,752 33,064 33,370 33,668 33,977 34,286 34,582 34,876 35,159 35,429 35,691 5-9 31,620 31,975 32,334 32,697 33,059 33,421 33,776 34,119 34,448 34,777 35,104 10-14 29,902 30,584 31,261 31,828 32,312 32,691 33,070 33,459 33,849 34,237 34,622 15-19 31,185 31,227 31,268 31,606 32,045 32,707 33,463 34,222 34,840 35,364 35,767 20-24 33,569 33,995 34,456 34,733 35,038 35,176 35,235 35,283 35,674 36,169 36,908 25-29 35,064 35,107 35,222 35,494 35,690 36,044 36,514 37,027 37,317 37,620 37,719 30-34 34,275 34,891 35,666 36,367 36,747 36,921 37,032 37,179 37,470 37,672 38,015 35-39 35,353 35,574 35,308 34,937 34,873 35,296 35,971 36,796 37,529 37,912 38,071 40-44 31,376 32,091 33,063 34,179 35,219 35,880 36,094 35,825 35,456 35,401 35,857 45-49 29,205 29,708 30,293 30,789 31,331 32,056 32,776 33,752 34,866 35,899 36,581 50-54 27,716 27,737 27,939 28,311 28,764 29,150 29,656 30,238 30,740 31,294 32,012 55-59 28,972 28,882 28,558 28,116 27,789 27,654 27,646 27,819 28,148 28,542 28,858 60-64 28,413 28,136 27,924 27,710 27,721 27,786 27,788 27,552 27,202 26,962 26,841 65-69 28,292 28,386 28,510 28,742 28,713 28,539 28,352 28,238 28,128 28,219 28,287 70-74 24,113 24,530 24,743 24,881 25,088 25,212 25,274 25,358 25,544 25,488 25,351 75-79 19,853 19,947 20,307 20,685 21,071 21,432 21,806 22,000 22,119 22,301 22,449 80-84 13,337 14,170 14,759 15,328 15,839 16,273 16,372 16,673 16,981 17,285 17,599 85+ 10,091 10,505 11,030 11,510 11,989 12,442 13,221 13,898 14,549 15,177 15,788 Total 505,084 510,505 516,007 521,575 527,260 532,963 538,625 544,310 550,014 555,746 561,514 Source: Global Insight and Woods and Poole. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 9 Employment According to the Woods and Poole forecast and the calibrated Global Insight forecast (see Appendix F for information about calibration), total employment for all of Washoe County is projected to grow from 272,484 in 2016 to 347,411 in 2036. This represents an average annual growth rate of 1.26 percent. The 2016 and 2036 forecasted employment and percent of total employment by industry group is shown below in Table 7. To allow for consistency within employment sectors, only employment data from the Woods and Poole forecast is used in this table as the methodologies of Woods and Poole and Global Insight use different employment assumptions to generate industry sectors data. Table 7 Employment and Percent Composition of Total Total Employment by Industry Group 2016 Employment by Industry Group Jobs 2036 Percent of Total Jobs Percent of Total Natural Resources 2,390 .91% 3,014 .89% Construction 14,032 5.34% 19,134 5.66% Manufacturing 12,975 4.94% 15,060 4.45% Transportation, Communication and Public Utilities 15,655 5.95% 20,070 5.93% Wholesale Trade 10,287 3.91% 13,621 4.03% Retail Trade 27,837 10.59% 37,394 11.06% Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate 30,551 11.62% 38,266 11.31% Services 119,179 45.33% 152,284 45.02% Government 30,008 11.41% 39,381 11.64% Totals 262,914 100% 338,224 100% Source: Woods and Poole – Non-farm employment. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 10 Note: The employment data include wage and salary workers, proprietors, private household employees, and miscellaneous workers of full and part-time jobs. Because part-time workers are included, a person holding two part-time jobs would be counted twice. Jobs are counted by place of work and not place of residence of the worker. Therefore, a job in the Reno Metropolitan Area is counted in Washoe County, regardless of where the worker resides. Due to rounding, the “Percent of Total” may not add up to 100%. Industry sectors remain remarkably stable from 2016 to 2036 with less than .5% change projected for all sectors. The largest growth (as a percentage of total employment) can be seen in the Retail Trade, and in Construction sectors with .47% and .32% growth, respectively. The largest declines are in the Manufacturing, as well as Finance, Insurance and Real estate and in Services which show -.48%, -.31% and -.31%, respectively. The Services sector represents by far the largest percentage of total employment in 2036 at 45.02% followed by the Government (11.64%), Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (11.31%), and Retail Trade (11.06%) industry sectors. The largest numeric increase is in the Services sector where 33,105 jobs are added. The industries that represent the smallest percentage of total employment in 2036 are Natural Resources (.89%), Wholesale Trade (4.03%), Manufacturing (4.45%), and Construction (5.66%). No overall job losses are reported for any industry category. The consensus total employment forecast by year is provided on the next page in Table 8. This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 11 Table 8 Washoe County Consensus Total Employment 2016 – 2036 Year Employment 2016 272,484 2017 278,565 2018 283,871 2019 288,867 2020 293,907 2021 298,024 2022 302,102 2023 305,693 2024 309,005 2025 311,935 2026 314,975 2027 318,225 2028 321,388 2029 324,590 2030 327,798 2031 330,961 2032 334,231 2033 337,537 2034 340,834 2035 344,119 2036 347,411 Source: Woods and Poole and Global Insight (calibrated). For more information see Appendices B, C and F. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 12 This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 13 Income Total personal income is expected to grow from $20,301,242,000 in 2016 to $34,666,063,500 in 2036. This represents the total personal income received by persons from wages and salaries, other labor income, and transfer payments less personal contributions for social insurance as adjusted for place of residence. All personal income data are presented in 2009 dollars. This is used to measure the “real” change in earnings and income when inflation is taken into account. The consensus forecast for total personal income for each year is shown in Table 9. Table 9 Washoe County Total Personal Income, 2016 –2036 Year Total Personal Income (2009 $) 2016 $20,301,242,000 2017 $21,027,628,000 2018 $21,748,873,500 2019 $22,443,965,000 2020 $23,140,864,500 2021 $23,830,280,000 2022 $24,477,268,000 2023 $25,097,928,500 2024 $25,703,971,500 2025 $26,326,553,500 2026 $26,985,326,000 2027 $27,678,188,000 2028 $28,421,347,500 2029 $29,179,529,500 2030 $29,897,616,500 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 14 2031 $30,651,233,000 2032 $31,419,871,000 2033 $32,187,514,000 2034 $32,987,309,500 2035 $33,814,315,500 2036 $34,666,063,500 Source: Global Insight and Woods and Poole. This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 15 The consensus forecast for per capita personal income for each year is listed below: Table 10 Washoe County Per Capita Personal Income, 2016 –2036 Year Per Capita Personal Income (2009 $) 2016 $47,601 2017 $49,937 2018 $51,258 2019 $52,825 2020 $53,450 2021 $54,497 2022 $55,110 2023 $55,839 2024 $56,131 2025 $56,706 2026 $57,298 2027 $57,819 2028 $58,870 2029 $59,770 2030 $59,853 2031 $61,525 2032 $62,608 2033 $63,608 2034 $64,525 2035 $65,299 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 16 2036 $65,854 Source: Global Insight and Woods and Poole. This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 17 Jurisdictional Splits Reno, Sparks and Washoe County use the Governor’s certified population estimates of 2013 as a starting point for determining jurisdictional forecast splits for the year 2034. Table 11 2015 Governor’s Certified Population Estimates* Washoe County Total 2015 441,946 Reno City Total 2015 238,615 Sparks City Total 2015 93,581 Unincorporated Washoe County Total 2015 109,750 *Note: Cooperatively, Washoe County and the Nevada State Demographer prepare annual population estimates for Washoe County for July 1 of each year. In 2015, each jurisdiction contained the following percent of total population: Table 12 2015 Jurisdictional Percent of Total Population Reno Percent of Total 53.99% Sparks Percent of Total 21.17% Unincorporated Washoe County Percent of Total 24.83% An analysis of historic census and estimated population figures since 1980 shows these jurisdictional percentages have remained relatively stable over time, with little apparent impact attributable to previous regional plans (prior to the 2012 Truckee Meadows Regional Plan Update) or conforming jurisdiction master plans. In this 2016 Consensus Forecast, there is a desire to reflect a potential impact of the 2012 Truckee Meadows Regional Plan, as amended, on jurisdictional shares of population through the year 2036. The influence of plan policies on growth and development patterns, and the possible impacts on future settlement patterns are the subject of significant debate and reflect a different approach to forecasting in a multi-jurisdictional environment than forecasts based on a mere reflection and continuation of historic trends. While all forecasts reflect inherent uncertainties, especially in regions with highly Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 18 variable decadal growth rates, forecasts associated with regional plan policies can provide a useful guide, over time, as to the effectiveness and need for amendment of such growth policies. The year 2036 Washoe County Consensus Forecast of 548,159 persons exceeds the 2015 Governor’s certified estimate of 441,946 by a growth increment of 106,213 persons. Reno, Sparks and Washoe County have decided to allocate the growth increment of 106,213 persons in the following manner: Table 13 Growth Increment Allocation 25% of Growth Increment (25,553 persons) at Allocate to Centers, TOD Corridors, Emerging Employment Centers in Reno and Sparks Year 2036 75% of Growth Increment (79,660 persons) at Allocate based on adjusted jurisdictional shares Year 2036 of population of 50% City of Reno, 24% City of Sparks and 26% Unincorporated Washoe County. The approach that allocates 25% of the growth increment to Centers, TOD Corridors and Emerging Employment Centers recognizes that the 2012 Regional Plan policies may have increasing impact over time. Thus, the growth increment attributed to these policies increases from 2016 to 2036 in a linear fashion. Interpolation of jurisdictional population forecasts from 2016 to 2036 is the responsibility of each jurisdiction and is addressed in local population master plan elements, if desired. This consensus forecast establishes only the beginning (2015 certified estimates) and end points (allocated 2036 consensus forecast by jurisdiction) of that forecast series for each jurisdiction through the year 2036. Analysis of the 25% population increment (25,553 persons) allocated to each jurisdiction’s Centers, TOD Corridors and Emerging Employment Centers (EECs) yielded the following assumptions based on corridor, center and emerging employment center land areas and density assumptions: • 21.3% (i.e. 85.2% of 25,553) of the increment will be allocated to the City of Reno (22,623 persons); • 3.7% (i.e. 14.8% of 25,553) of the increment will be allocated to the City of Sparks 3,930 persons). While the City of Sparks has major emerging employment centers in its jurisdiction, it is recognized that these EECs have lower densities than centers and corridors and that these EECs are located in or near to Sparks’ traditional growth areas. Spark’s EECs, however, are extremely important to jobs-housing balance and trip reduction policies. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 19 Recent changes, implemented during the 2012 Regional Plan update, allow for the creation and designation of Secondary Transit Oriented Development Corridors. Although these areas correspond with principal transportation routes, they are typically further from core areas such as downtown Reno and exhibit lower densities when compared to Primary Transit Corridors. Portions of the existing Transit Oriented Development Corridors within the City of Reno were downgraded to Secondary Transit Corridors following the adoption of the 2012 Regional Plan. In the future, Washoe County is expected to designate at least one Secondary Transit Corridor and to designate Infill Opportunity Areas under the policies of the 2012 Regional Plan. Under the forecast approach of the Consensus Forecast, Washoe County may analyze the impact of these designations and include any appropriate and related population shares in its Population Element to be submitted to the Regional Planning Agency. Allocation of the remaining (non-centers, corridors and EEC) growth increment (75% or 79,660 persons) to the jurisdictions is based upon a minor modification of the historic jurisdictional distribution of population, as follows: Table 14 2036 Jurisdictional Distribution of Population (of remaining growth increment) City of Reno Year 2036 Allocation 50% 39,380 persons City of Sparks Year 2036 Allocation 24% 19,118 persons Unincorporated Washoe County Year 2034 Allocation 26% 20,712 persons Table 15 Year 2036 Total Jurisdiction Forecasts Jurisdiction 2015 Certified Estimates Centers, Corridors and EEC Increment Remaining Increment 2036 Jurisdiction Forecast Reno 238,615 22,623 39,830 301,068 Sparks 93,581 3,930 19,118 116,629 Unincorporated Washoe County 109,750 N/A 20,712 130,462 Total County 441,946 26,553 79,660 548,159 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 20 Appendix A – Appendices not yet fully updated, TBD prior to final adoption by RPC Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 21 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 22 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 23 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 24 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 25 This page intentionally left blank. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 26 Appendix B January 2014 Long-Term Forecast Prepared by IHS ECONOMICS Washoe County, NV PREFACE This analysis accompanies a forecast prepared by IHS ECONOMICS for the Washoe County Office of the County Manager. The forecast pertains to Washoe County, which comprises the cities of Reno and Sparks, and the unincorporated remainder of the county. Some sections of this document will refer to the Reno-Sparks Metropolitan area, using it as an approximation of activity in Washoe County. These sections will be clearly marked using the notation Reno MSA. RECENT PERFORMANCE Growth is on the upswing here. In 2012, Washoe County registered a total employment gain of just 0.5% year-over-year (y/y), and while this was only slightly above zero, it was a welcome change from the series of declines experienced from 2007 through 2011. Growth accelerated in 2013, and while county employment history is not yet available, the Reno metropolitan area (MSA), which makes up the bulk of Washoe County, posted y/y job growth of 0.9% in November 2013, continuing a trend of moderately improving job gains that began in 2012. The unemployment rate in the metro area is receding from the painfully high rates during the recession that reached a peak of 14.6% in November 2010. By November of 2013, unemployment had edged down to 9.0%, an encouraging trend, although this rate is still more than double its 2007 pre-recession level. Looking more closely the local economy, we can see where the recession hit the hardest, and where future growth is likely to come from: • Personal Income: Personal income in Washoe County increased by 2.8% in 2011, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the latest data available. It is expected to have increased at a similarly modest pace in 2012 and 2013, according to IHS Economics analysis, as the local economy slowly emerged from the recession. Income gains will pick up along with employment growth from 2014 onward. • Trade, Transportation, and Utilities: This sector, which is the largest in the Washoe County economy, at 22% of total employment, saw payroll declines from 2008 through 2011. The sector managed to turn around and squeak out a 0.2% gain in 2012 and we expect that growth accelerated to 0.7% in 2013. Job growth in the sector will pick up over the next year and remain strong over the medium term. • Tourism and Gaming: Leisure and hospitality employment, which includes jobs in accommodation and eating and drinking establishments, is the second largest employment Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 27 sector in Washoe County and in the Reno MSA, accounting for 18% of total employment. This sector saw employment growth decline during the first recession of the decade, beginning in 2001 and reaching its lowest point in 2005. Thereafter, a strong national economy and expansion in the region’s gaming industry helped employment rebound through 2007, before the recent recession brought growth to a halt again in 2008. A subsequent decline in 2009 was a result of weak economic conditions and restrained consumer spending. Growth in leisure and hospitality then essentially remained flat from 2010-2012, as still-shaky consumer confidence sapped demand from Washoe County’s large gaming industry. Gaming revenues plunged from $1.05 billion in 2007 to $729.9 million in 2012 as consumers pulled back their spending. However, with the recession behind us, the leisure and hospitality sector took a sharp upward turn in the Reno MSA in 2013, and this past year employment surged. Indeed, payrolls were up 4.2% y/y in November 2013, though job levels remain well below pre-recession highs. Gaming revenues have also been slowing trending higher, as travel and spending begins to pick back up across the nation in tandem with a broader recovery in the national economy. • Services: At the other end of the recovery spectrum, the professional and business services sector was also hit hard by the weak economy, after having being an economic strong point for several years, but it has yet to mount a sustained rebound. The education and health services sector, accounting for 12% of total employment, was the only major sector that remained healthy during the recession, thanks to largely inelastic demand for its services. Its job growth advanced by another 1.8% y/y in November 2013. • Housing: The combined construction/mining employment sector in Washoe County grew by 2.5% y/y in 2012, gaining about 200 jobs in the process. While this is a much welcome turnaround from the painful declines during the recession, it still represents only a fraction of the jobs. Also, the construction sector is not totally out of the woods yet. Between November 2012 and November 2013, the Reno MSA construction sector contracted, with payrolls slipping 4% y/y, which suggests that Washoe will likely see a decline in total construction jobs when final data is tallied for 2013. While these declines will be much less severe than the 2007-2010 devastation to this sector, they are an indication that construction payrolls have yet to hit bottom. When that happens in 2014, the sector’s payrolls will be 64% below their 2006 peak. While strong growth in construction is on the horizon over the medium-term, it will take over a decade before construction employment levels even approach the pre-housing speculation levels. Manufacturing: This sector accounts for almost 6% of total employment in Washoe County, and had flat-to-positive job growth between 2003 and 2007 – indeed, the Reno MSA is one of the few metro areas in the nation that did not see significant declines in manufacturing through the early years of the decade. In 2008, however, the sector felt the impacts of the recession, leading to payroll losses that topped out in 2009, although declines continued in 2010 and 2011. Things have been bumpy since: the sector then saw moderate gains in 2012, which will likely be followed by modest losses in 2013 before manufacturing activity sees a sustained period of expansion over the medium term. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 28 DEMOGRAPHICS AND LABOR FORCE The Census Bureau and IHS Economics estimated Washoe County’s population to be 430,500 residents in 2012, up slightly from 426,000 persons in 2011. The annual population growth rate between 2011 and 2012 was 1.0%, ranking 8th out of the sixteen counties in the state. Comparatively, growth rates in the Las Vegas metro area, in Nevada, and in the United States over the same period were 1.5%, 1.3%, and 0.7%, respectively. Population data from the Census Bureau show that the city of Reno's population increased by 2,494 over the year, to reach a total of 231,027 as of July 1, 2012, a growth rate of 1.07%. This was consistent with Reno’s growth in 2010-11 as well. Looking back, from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009, the city of Reno experienced population growth of 20%, which placed it 49th out of the 276 areas with populations of more than 100,000. This robust growth can mostly be attributed to the rapid expansion in the housing market that took place during that decade. A similar expansion was happening in other parts of Nevada as well: from April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2009, North Las Vegas City saw an increase in population of 94% and Henderson City saw an increase of 46.1%, ranking them 3rd and 14th in the nation. Another way of looking at population data is at the total number of households, a primary driver of demand for housing units, infrastructure, and government services. In Washoe County, household numbers rose from 134,700 in 2000 to 164,700 in 2010, according to American Community Survey data. The average household size in Washoe County increased slightly from 2.55 persons in 2000 to 2.59 persons in 2010. The county is getting a little older as well – in 2000, 70.9% of the population were 21 years and older, while 10.5% were 65 years and older; by 2010, these proportions had risen to 71.8% and 12.2%, respectively. As Washoe County's population has grown so has its population density which increased from 54.1 persons per square mile in 2000 to 67.9 persons per square mile in 2012. This is much higher than the state average; Nevada’s population density in 2012 was only 25.1 persons per square mile. However, the county still trails the U.S. average by a wide margin with the national population density registering 88.8 persons per square mile. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 29 Both Reno's and Nevada's unemployment rates surged during the recession, but rates have come down markedly over the past couple years. In the Reno MSA, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down to 9.0% in November 2013; by comparison, the rates for Nevada and the United States were 9.2% and 7.1%, respectively, in November. Despite these declines, the stubbornly high jobless rate and tepid job growth has led to a decline in the Reno MSA’s total labor force over the past 35 months. The metro area labor force slipped to a total of 219,100 persons in November 2013, a decrease of 1.9% from November 2012. Looking at longer-trend patterns, however, labor force growth tends to be weak after a recession. Growth slowed with the recession in 2001, and then picked up during the recovery, reaching 2.7% in 2006. Growth decelerated in the years thereafter as the economy softened again; the labor force contracted by 0.8% in 2011, 1.3% in 2012, and is on pace for another year of decline in 2013. INCOME AND WAGES According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2012 per capita personal income in the Reno MSA was $43,300, the 56th highest in the United States, well above the Nevada figure of $38,200, and on par with the U.S. ($43,700). In terms of growth rates, the Reno MSA’s 2012 per capita personal income was up 2.0% over 2011, compared to increases of 2.4% in Nevada and 3.4% for the United States. According to the BLS, in the second quarter of 2013, the average weekly wage in Washoe County was $829, up 1.8% from the second quarter of 2012. The average weekly wage in Clark County (Las Vegas) was similar, at $822, while the figure for the United States was $921. The State of Nevada has released the following average weekly wage data for industries in Washoe County and Nevada for 2012: Average Weekly Wages, Annual 2012 Sector Natural Resources and Mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, Trans, & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Svcs Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Total, All Industries Washoe County Nevada $1,569 953 1,025 744 1,151 1,124 1,048 964 422 697 990 $1,483 1,002 1,019 736 1,123 1,025 1,053 950 593 629 1,006 838 840 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 30 ECONOMIC STRUCTURE Washoe County's 20 largest employers are listed below (as reported by the state of Nevada for the second quarter of 2013). • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Washoe County School District, elementary and secondary schools: 8,000 to 8,499 employees University of Nevada-Reno, colleges and universities: 4,000 to 4,499 employees Renown Regional Medical Center, general medical and surgical hospitals: 2,500 to 2,999 employees Washoe County Comptroller, executive and legislative combined: 2,500 to 2,999 employees Peppermill Hotel and Casino, casino hotels: 2,000 to 2,499 employees International Game and Technology, misc. manufacturing: 2,000 to 2,499 employees Silver Legacy Resort, casino hotels: 1,500 to 1,999 employees Atlantis Casino Resort, casino hotels: 1,500 to 1,999 employees City of Reno, executive and legislative combined: 1,000 to 1,499 employees Eldorado Hotel and Casino, casino hotels: 1,000 to 1,499 employees Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, casino hotels: 1,000 to 1,499 employees St. Mary’s Hospital, general medical and surgical hospitals: 1000 to 1499 employees Sierra Nevada Healthcare Systems, general medical and surgical hospitals: 1,000 to 1,499 employees Circus Circus Casinos - Reno, casino hotels: 1,000 to 1,499 employees Sparks Nugget, casino hotels: 1,000 to 1,499 employees Truckee Meadows Community College, Junior Colleges: 1,000 to 1,499 employees United Parcel Service, couriers: 900 to 999 employees Integrity Staffing Solutions, temporary health services: 900 to 999 employees West Business Solutions LLC, telemarketing bureaus: 800 to 899 employees Harrah's Reno, casino hotels: 600 to 699 employees Of the MSA's 20 largest employers, eight are casinos. Because of the dominant presence of the casino industry, Washoe County has a unique economic structure compared to the U.S. economy. As mentioned above, the leisure and hospitality sector, which includes accommodations and eating and drinking establishments, accounted for 18% of Washoe County’s total employment in 2012, almost double the U.S. economy’s 10%. The construction industry also used to be a major presence here, but because of the large layoffs during the recession, the construction and mining sector accounted for only 5.0% of Washoe County’s total employment in 2012, down more than 50% from 10.8% in 2006. This concentration is now near the U.S. average of 4.4%. It’s now about the same size as the metro’s relatively small manufacturing sector, which accounts for 5.9% of Washoe County’s 2012 employment, compared to 8.9% in the United States. The following table compares employment distribution by major sector for Washoe County, Nevada; the Mountain Census region (i.e., AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, and WY); and the United States. The table confirms the importance of the leisure and hospitality sector in both Washoe County and in Nevada, and shows clearly how much the structure of their economies varies from the rest of the Mountain region states and from the United States. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 31 Employment by Sector, Annual 2012 (NAICS) Sector Washoe Nevada Mountain County US Construction and Mining 4.9% 5.9% 6.5% 4.8% Manufacturing 5.9% 3.4% 6.0% 8.9% 21.7% 19.1% Information 1.1% 1.1% 2.0% 2.0% Financial Activities 4.8% 4.7% 5.8% 5.8% Professional and Business Services 13.6% 12.6% 13.4% 13.4% Educational and Health Services 11.6% 9.3% 13.1% 15.2% Leisure and Hospitality 18.1% 27.8% 13.1% 10.3% 3.2% 2.9% 15.2% 13.0% Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Other Services Government 18.8% 19.0% 3.5% 4.0% 17.7% 16.6% To gain even greater insight in to the local economy, IHS Economics conducted a shift-share analysis to identify the changes in Washoe County's economic structure during the last 22 years. This change, as measured by the distribution of private sector employment by three-digit NAICs code, was compared to the employment changes that occurred in the United States over the same period. The purpose of the analysis was to identify four crucial types of economic sectors, enumerated below. Type D: Competitive Advantage and Specialized. Competitive advantage means that an individual sector's employment growth rate in Washoe County over the last 22 years was higher than its employment growth rate at the U.S. level over the same period. Specialized means that the same sector's percent share of total Washoe County employment is higher than the sector's percent share of total U.S. employment (i.e., its location quotient is >1.0). Sectors in this category are major sources of growth in a regional economy, as they have both above-average shares of regional activity, and aboveaverage growth rates. Higher growth rates for these sectors presumably occur because of the competitive advantages (e.g., labor costs, agglomeration effects, skilled labor, proximity to market, lower cost of living, etc.) that attracted them into a region in the first place. Approximately 24.2% of Washoe County’s 2012 employment, or 37,228 workers, are in sectors classified as type D. The top-five sectors in this category, based on total employment, are: • • • • • Administrative and Support Services (NAICS 561) Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493) Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339) Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) Retail Trade – Apparel & Acc. (NAICS 448) Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 32 Type C: Competitive Advantage but not Specialized. This type consists of sectors whose employment growth rate in Washoe County over the past 22 years was higher than the sector's growth rate at the U.S. level, but also where the current shares of total county employment are less than their shares of total U.S. employment. Economic sectors classified as Type C present targets of opportunity, as Washoe County may have competitive advantages that enable these sectors to achieve above-average growth rates. Approximately 38.6% of Washoe County’s employed persons in 2012 are classified as Type C. The top-five private sectors in this category, based on total employment, are: • • • • • Food Services & Drinking Places (NAICS 722) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (NAICS 541) Hospitals (NAICS 622) Retail Trade – General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) Retail Trade – Food & Beverage (NAICS 445) Type B: Competitive Disadvantage but Specialized. This type is comprised of sectors whose employment growth rates in Washoe County over the last 22 years were below their employment growth rates at the U.S. level, but whose share of total Washoe County employment is higher than their shares of U.S. employment. Type B sectors often comprise major parts of a region's economy, but their boom years are in the past. Approximately 25.8% of Washoe County’s 2012 employment is classified as Type B. The top five private sectors in this category, based on total employment, are: • • • • • Accommodations (NAICS 721) Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238) Amusement, Gambling and Recreation (NAICS 713) Social Assistance (NAICS 624) Retail Trade – Motor Vehicle and Parts (NAICS 441) Type A: Competitive Disadvantage and not Specialized. This type is comprised of sectors whose employment growth rates in Washoe County over the last 22 years were below their employment growth rates at the U.S. level and whose share of total Washoe County employment is less than their shares of U.S. employment. Type A economic sectors make little contribution to new regional economic growth, and sectors in this class comprised only 11.5% of Washoe County’s total employment in 2012. The top five sectors in this class are: • • • • • Ambulatory Health Care Services (NAICS 621) Credit Intermediate and Related Activities (NAICS 522) Religious, Civic, and Professional Organizations (NAICS 813) Retail Trade – Gasoline Stations (NAICS 447) Securities and Other Financial Investments (NAICS 523) Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 33 Our IHS Economics analysis also estimated that the high-technology sector (by NAICS definition) would be classified as Type A, accounting for 4.7% of the Reno MSA's total non-agricultural employment in 2012, below the sector’s average share of 6.2% for the United States. Additionally, IHS Economics calculated the Hachman Index of structural diversity for the Reno MSA in 2012. The closer the index value is to 1.0, the more similar the structure of the MSA or state economy is to the structure of the U.S. economy. In general, larger economies such as in big states or MSAs tend to be more economically diverse and have higher index values than the economies of smaller states and MSAs that may specialize in certain industries based on their competitive advantages. Economic structure is measured by the distribution of an economic indicator, such as employment, income, output, or business establishments, by NAICS code. IHS Economics used private employment at the three-digit NAICS code level as obtained from our Business Markets Insight database. Given its unusual dependence on the tourism and gaming industry, one would expect that Washoe County's index of structural diversity would be low, making the structure of its economy significantly different than the structure of the U.S. economy. Indeed, in 2012, the index of structural diversity for Washoe County was 0.591. Similarly, the structure index value for the State of Nevada was 0.311 in 2012, the second lowest value among all the states. These results show that Washoe County's economy is far less diverse than the nation, although it is more diverse than the state economy. As a basis of comparison with its neighbors, the structural index value for the State of California was 0.890 in 2012, the 15th highest value among all the states; in Utah the index was 0.902, the 8th highest in the nation; and in Arizona the index was 0.909, the 5th highest. REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Washoe County is within the Mountain region, which continues the long, slow recovery from the recession that it began five years ago. As measured by payroll growth, the recovery decelerated considerably over the summer and early fall, in the region as well as nationally. The construction sector appears to have lost jobs in recent months, as the rate of housing starts has leveled off in some areas. Short-term measures of construction payrolls can be tricky, however, since the industry is so heavily influenced by the weather. The region still has outpaced much of the rest of the nation in job growth over the past year. The Mountain states continue to be an attractive destination for companies due to their relatively low costs of doing business and ample supplies of labor. All eight states in the region have seen job growth over the past year, with most of the states above the national average. Nevada and Arizona continue to dig out from the blizzard of delinquencies and foreclosures caused by the housing bust. The significant increases seen in housing prices over the past couple of years are helping many sectors of the states’ economies, especially those dependent on consumer spending. The region’s ample natural resources provide many outdoor recreation opportunities, drawing skiers, hikers, and other enthusiasts from a wide area. The national economic recovery has provided a huge boost the region’s tourism business, helping to spur hiring in the leisure and hospitality sector. The national parks system is a major presence in the region, which led some Mountain states to step in and provide funding to reopen several national parks during the federal government shutdown in October. The abundance of recreational opportunities is also cited as a factor in the region’s ability to attract Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 34 young workers, playing a prominent role in the development of the region’s high-tech hubs. On the downside, the region’s robust economic growth is directly tied to robust population growth, which also translates into increasing demands for water. Allocation of the region’s water resources is the subject of ongoing debate among policymakers in the western states who are concerned about future water issues, which will rapidly become present ones unless weather and usage patterns change. The Mountain region saw economic pain spread to nearly all sectors of its economy during the recession, and the recovery so far has been almost equally widespread. The professional and business services sector and the trade, transportation, and utility sector, which together account for more than one-third of the region’s total jobs, have grown consistently and have been a major source of payroll gains. The leisure and hospitality sector accounts for 13.3% of the regional economy, the largest share among the nine regions, and well above the national average of 10.5%. This sector has been top performing well, up 1.9% y/y in November despite a recent downswing in the hiring pace. Nevada, which accounts for just 12% of the Mountain region's employment, comprises a fourth of its leisure and hospitality payrolls. In 2009, during the height of the recession, Nevada's ever important gaming industry was hit hard by shaky consumer confidence, which kept people away from the tourist hotspots, in addition to people cutting back on such luxuries such as eating out and travel. However, this is working in the opposite direction now, with tourism ramping back up as consumer sentiment improves and pent-up demand for leisure activities is attracting people back to the Mountain region. Meanwhile, jobs in education and health services continue to expand heartily thanks to the region's fast growing share of residents over the age of 65. The Mountain region is made up of states that were at the forefront of the housing boom, and have thus were affected by the bust more so than other areas. From 2007 to 2010, the region purged 340,000 construction jobs, with more than half of those losses coming from Arizona and Nevada alone. While these deep cuts are painful, with bubbles come extremes at the top and bottom – meaning that when the housing market recovers over the next decade there will be more room for growth because it is starting at such a low base. The region is also home to states that are benefiting from the natural resource boom. Over the next five years, employment gains in the region will outpace the national average. We expect Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado to be among the leading states nationally though 2018 in terms of payroll employment growth rates. These employment gains will be accompanied by continuing robust population expansion. Between 2013 and 2018, the region will see 2.3% average annual job gains, compared with the national average of 1.6%. The housing recovery, combined with robust development in commercial real estate development and infrastructure, will boost average annual payroll growth in the construction sector by 7.8%, while professional and business services grow by 3.9% annually. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 35 Nevada Economy in 2014: As the recovery continues to take hold in Nevada, we expect that payroll growth will accelerate this year, increasing 2.2%. Having a long way to go to make up for losses during the recession and a rapidly expanding population, the state’s employment gains will outpace much of the nation in 2014, when Nevada will rank seventh in the country in total payroll growth. Service sector gains will dominate hiring this year. Professional/business services, education/health services, and leisure/hospitality services will add 3.0%, 2.0%, and 2.2%, respectively, to total payrolls. Retail will also continue to heat up, with payrolls climbing an additional 6.6%. Of the nearly 25,500 new jobs that the state labor market will create this year, almost 23,000 will come from these four sectors alone. Construction employment will pick up slightly, adding 1.9%. The uptick in payroll growth will help to propel the unemployment rate downward to 8.4% by the end of the year. Economy through the Next Five Years: Nevada took a huge hit during the Great Recession and the housing bust, but it will experience strong growth in the coming years as it climbs back out of that massive hole. Although the influx of new residents will not return to its pace prior to the collapse, the state will nevertheless rank fifth in the US in terms of population growth over the next five years, at 1.4%. These two factors will drive employment growth here, which will easily outpace the nation, increasing 2.6% on an average annual basis through 2018. This pace of payroll expansion will place Nevada first in the nation. With the exception of mining, all sectors of the state economy will undergo expansion in the next five years. The state’s prominent service sector will play a key role in its recovery. Professional and business services will come roaring back to life, adding 4.3% to payrolls, on average, each year. Strong population gains will fuel demand for education and health services, and this sector will add jobs at a 2.3% annual pace. The all-important leisure and hospitality services segment will expand by 2.3%. Construction gains, meanwhile, will be huge. It will add 8.1% to payrolls on average, although the current oversupply of existing homes, the pace of hiring will not really pick up until 2015. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 36 The state still has quite a long way to go before it recovers all of the jobs lost in the downturn – a deficit of over 134,000 from its peak in 2007. Despite rapid payroll growth, we do not expect Nevada to reach prerecession levels of employment until the end of 2017. The unemployment rate will continue to decline, but remain elevated relative to the nation. Housing: Thanks to the abysmal decline in home values during and after the mortgage crisis and housing bust, the residential real estate market in Nevada has been on a tear now that home prices have reversed course. After turning the corner in mid-2012, year-over-year (y/y) home values have been appreciating at double-digit rates. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s purchase-only home price index, home values here were up 25.3% y/y in the third quarter of 2013. This was the fifth straight quarter in which gains were in the double digits. This is welcome news for a state that leads the nation in the share of mortgages that are in negative equity. Rising values are lifting many homeowners out from underwater mortgages, and helping stem the tide of new foreclosure activity. Nevada was one of the hardest-hit states in the nation when it comes to foreclosures. Although the situation is on the mend, it still ranks near the top, seventh, in terms of the share of total loans in foreclosure. Builders broke ground on more homes in 2013 than in 2012, with starts reaching 11,400. That is still a far cry from the pace of construction set prior to the housing bust. We expect new construction to ramp up this year, with total starts hitting almost 19,000. Because so much excess homebuilding occurred during the years of the housing boom, we do not expect new construction to reach those levels again during the forecast period. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 37 Las Vegas Economy in 2014: On the heels of 2.3% job growth in 2013, we forecast a modest acceleration to 2.6% job growth in 2014. Strong gains in leisure and hospitality services (2.6% growth), education and health services (2.9%), and professional and business services (4.0%) will significantly boost the metro economy this year and represent the vast majority of gains. Professional and business services will show consistent, increasing payroll additions and will be one of the city's fastest-growing sectors in the near and mid-term. Education and health, which is typically a consistent source of new jobs, will continue to perform well over the medium term. Ultimately, however, the Las Vegas economy will only go as far as the leisure and hospitality sector can take it. Representing 33% of total employment, sustained growth in leisure and hospitality is essential to an employment recovery in Vegas. Fortunately, increasing consumer confidence is helping to bring tourists back to the metro and driving the strong payroll growth this year. However, the construction sector has yet to mount a sustained recovery. Construction employment will decline again in 2014 after meager growth in 2013, although over the medium term the sector’s prospects look much better. Economy through the Next Five Years: Good times are ahead. The metro will average 2.2% employment gains annually during 2014–18, a performance well above the country's average 1.6% growth. Although employment gains in the leisure and hospitality sector will decelerate over the coming years, the education/health services and professional/business services segments will generate a substantial number of new jobs, averaging 2.4% and 5.4% annual job gains, respectively, during 2014–18. The recently devastated construction sector, meanwhile, will come roaring back to life in 2015, averaging 9.3% annual employment growth during 2015–18. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 38 Housing: The real estate downturn was a major economic blow for many metros in this past recession, and Las Vegas was no exception. The metro's housing market has very slowly been recovering—from its prerecession peak of $295,000, the median home price plummeted 65% to less than $103,000 by the end of 2011. But signs of a bottom were finally seen in 2012, and by the third quarter of 2013 home prices were up 29.1% from a year earlier. This left them still 16.3% lower than five years earlier, but it is a good start. The housing boom left the metro area with an excess inventory of housing that will need to be burned off before the market can return to a consistently positive growth trend. The metro area was a hotspot for speculative activity, and as these investors pulled out of the market, inventory buildup occurred. Foreclosure activity, which soared in the state, has also left many homes on the market. As a result of the excess supply of homes, construction activity has slowed, with housing starts down substantially. There is something big happening in the heart of the city, however. Downtown Las Vegas, long overshadowed by the casinos of the Strip, is the focus of a bold development plan by Zappos.com founder Tony Hsieh. In 2010, Hsieh announced a $350-million investment in the city – with $200 million for real estate investments; $50 million for tech startups; $50 million for arts, healthcare, and education; and $50 million for small businesses. The plan, dubbed the Downtown Project, is intended to foster entrepreneurship and innovation, especially in technology, and create a family-friendly live/work community in a city generally known for seedier pursuits. Between 2010 and 2013, Hsieh wooed 60 tech startups to the city, and in mid-2013 Zappos moved its headquarters from the Vegas suburbs to the heart of downtown. To foster the growth of community, the project includes charter schools, new parks, music festivals, and a health clinic that operates on a flat fee. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 39 FORECAST SUMMARY Economy in 2014: Payroll growth in Reno remained relatively weak in 2013, following an equally soft performance the prior year. The metro area has struggled more than most in regaining jobs lost during the Great Recession. Key sectors including professional/business services, manufacturing, and construction/mining slipped again in 2013, after seeing some gains in 2012. Still, some other sectors of the local economy perked up last year. The metro’s sizable leisure and hospitality sector expanded by a promising 3.9%. Education and health services added 1.0%. Trade/transportation/utilities, Reno’s largest sector, tacked an additional 1.4% onto payrolls. A lackluster overall labor market performance, however, has kept unemployment particularly high, at 9.0% in November. Job gains have nonetheless been sufficient to reduce the jobless rate from 9.7% at the beginning of 2013. We expect that 2014 will be a better year for the Reno area’s labor market. Employment growth will perk up to 1.8%. Retail, professional/business services, and education/health services will lead the charge. Economy through the Next Five Years: Reno’s long-term economic growth will be led by its services sectors. Leisure and hospitality services has been a major employment generator in recent years and will continue to create jobs at a 2.5% pace over the forecast period. We expect professional and business services to lead gains, adding an average of 3.6% annually to payrolls from 2014 through 2018. The education and health services sector will see solid growth as it keeps up with a population that is progressively getting older, averaging 1.5% job gains annually during 2014–18. The manufacturing and the trade/transportation/utilities sectors will both produce average employment gains of 1.3% and 2.2% annually through 2018. We expect the construction sector to come roaring back to life in 2015, boosting payrolls by 7.4% annually, on average. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 40 Housing: After taking a severe beating during the housing crisis, home prices in Reno, like the rest of the state, are rebounding. Indeed, home values have been appreciating at double-digit year-on-year (y/y) rates since the middle of 2012. According to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency, prices climbed 25.4% y/y in the third quarter of 2013. Despite only anemic growth in the local labor market, dwindling supplies of for-sale existing homes and limited new construction are pushing values up rapidly. Housing starts picked up in 2013, when nearly 1,700 new homes were constructed, double the pace of 2012. This year, we expect demand to quicken the pace of new homebuilding again to more than 2,500. LONG-TERM OUTLOOK Table 1 shows that we forecast employment growth in Washoe County to expand by an average rate of 2.2% between 2013 and 2018, with employment growth decelerating to 0.9% annually after 2023 as the post recession boost tapers off. The highest long-term employment growth will be seen in the service sectors. The personal income growth rate will remain steady over the 25-year forecast horizon at about 5%, although it could rise if economic development policies are able to attract additional high-paying jobs to the region. Finally, we forecast that real gross county-level product will grow at an annual rate of 3.2% over the next five years. By comparison, the growth rate for Nevada's real GSP during that time will be faster at 3.6%. Table 2 presents a special population forecast prepared by IHS Economics for 2013 through 2038. Over the next five years, we forecast an annual population growth rate of 0.8%, which is a departure from the 2.3% annual growth rate recorded between 1990 and 2013. Over the longer term, we forecast that total population will also grow at an annual rate of 0.8% over the next 10 years, and by 1.0% over the 25-year period between 2013 and 2038. The fastest-growing age cohorts over the next 25 years will be the over 85 years old, 80 to 84 years old, 75 to 79 years old, and 70 to 74 years old cohorts. By contrast, annual population growth rates in the cohorts containing working age population between the ages of 25 and 55 will be much lower, with the highest growth rates in the 45 to 49 years old, and 50 to 54 years old cohorts. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 41 As shown in Table 2, over the 25-year forecast period, we forecast that Reno's annual household growth rate will be 1.1%, close to the population growth rate over the same period. However, between 2013 and 2018, the differential between the household and population growth rates will be greatest, with households growing at 1.4% during this period compared to annual population growth of 0.8%. This differential is due to the household size decreasing following the Great Recession. An improving housing market will spur pent up demand for new units and in turn drive household growth as young adults move out of their parent’s house, roommates disband to get their own residence, and homelessness eases. After 2023, we forecast an average annual household growth rate of 1.1%, with the largest growth rates occurring in the 65 years and older cohorts. This space intentionally blank Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 42 Appendix C Woods and Poole Background Data Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 43 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 44 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 45 The remainder of the Woods and Poole technical documentation is available upon request. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 46 Appendix D The Nevada State Demographer’s projections are developed using the Regional Economic Models, Incorporated (REMI) model through 2034. The REMI model is a comprehensive model that encompasses a wide range of demographic and economic activity. It relates a region or set of regions to each other and the nation as whole. It also comes with differing levels of industrial detail. The model is used by the Nevada Commission on Economic Development, the Nevada Department of Administration, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The model used in producing these projections is a 17 region model with a breakdown into 23 industrial sectors. Documentation about the model can be found at http://www.remi.com/support/documents.shtml. The overall linkages of the REMI model are shown in Figure 1. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 47 The REMI model comes with a baseline forecast, what has come to be referred to as an out of the box projection (see Appendix pages). The user can do things such as update employment for all sectors and by specific sectors through what are called policy variables. For the most part, those kinds of changes were made to the model in producing the projections. One area of concern in looking at the model was the performance of the Population and Labor Supply Block which is illustrated in Figure 2. Figure 2: LIMITATIONS TO THE PROJECTIONS REMI has a number of strengths. The model is under constant research and has been available for over 25 years. It has been examined and reviewed through peer-reviewed articles. The User Guide and other information is available to anyone with a computer, that is much of the detail of their methodology is publicly available. One of the major limitations with the model is that there is currently limited historic data from which it is built. This is because of the change from the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) to the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) in 2001. Limited history limits the amount of information that a model can be constructed from for portraying the area that is being modeled. Another limit is that Nevada has a number of small counties as well as areas with limited numbers of employees or employers in various economic sectors. This leads to missing information through data suppression which REMI and this office has to then estimate values to substitute for that missing information. Also, REMI is built on federal data including the annual estimates that are done by the Census Bureau. So any projections done within the model have to be re-based off of Nevada’s generated estimates. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 48 Appendix E – needs update from TMWA 2016 water resource plan – TBD prior to final adoption TMWA Forecast Memorandum – additional documentation should be requested from TMWA. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 49 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 50 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 51 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 52 Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 53 Appendix F July 28, 2016 Calibration of Global Insight Employment Forecast Jeremy M. Smith, GIS Coordinator - TMRPA Background: The Global Insight Forecast is a key input to the Consensus Forecast (CF) as it provides a second projection of job growth by sector when combined with data sourced from Woods and Poole. Local sources (e.g. NV State Demographer) have only recently begun to publish sector-level employment forecasts and these will likely be of great benefit in subsequent versions of the CF. Nevertheless, for this rendition of the CF we have opted to follow historic protocols.. Historically, these two outside sources of employment information have been more rd closely aligned, however in this delivery from Global Insight the disparities with Woods and Poole and other 3 party employment data sources (e.g. Infogroup business points) were quite wide (c. 60k jobs). After discussion with the NV State Demographer and staff from Global Insight it was determined that the base year (2016) value for number of employees was principally determined using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (BLS). Job counts done by BLS tally only covered employees (i.e. jobs where unemployment insurance is paid) which leads to underestimation of total employment by omitting many job types that are not required to pay into unemployment. Some notable examples include sole proprietorships and part-time positions. Since this CF will be used to inform traffic demand modeling and other regional planning efforts, it is imperative that we have an accounting of all jobs. Both Woods and Poole and the NV State Demographer retrieve base data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The BEA uses a more inclusive methodology, not limited to covered employment, for tallying jobs by sector and is therefore more indicative of total jobs in the region. Since the Consensus Forecast approach is basically an average of totals, we determined that averaging a subset of jobs (i.e. Global Insight based on BLS) with a forecast based on all potential jobs would provide a spurious output average. Thus, we concluded that a calibration process was required to factor up the base year estimation from Global Insight to account for the disparity. Methodology: In order to calibrate the Global Insight forecast we examined employee counts from both the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) and Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) by sector for 2014, the most recently available common year of reporting between the 2 sources (Table 1). Data listing employee counts by 2-digit (or groups of 2-digit) NAICS sectors were acquired from both sources and compared by first calculating an absolute difference and then by calculating the ratio of BLS jobs reported to those reported by BEA. The BEA counts were consistently higher and up to 12 times greater than employee counts reported by BLS (e.g. NAICS 21 – Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction). We then used two approaches to determine a reasonable calibration factor from the comparison of these two datasets. Our first approach factored the BLS data sector by sector using the included NAICS designations and factors listed in Table 1. This created a calibrated total employment value of 259,272 jobs in 2014. We then created a calibrated value of 259,747 for year 2014 by applying a factor of 1.36 to the total employment reported by Global Insight. The factor of 1.36 represents the ratio of total BEA employees to total BLS employees reported in 2014. Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 54 We opted to use the second approach because the ratio of total employment produced a calibrated value for Global Insight employment in 2016 that was closer in numeric space to the 2015 value from both the NV State Demographer and our Infogroup business data points. We applied the 1.36 factor to the annual projection values from Global Insight across the 20-year CF projection horizon. We then averaged the calibrated Global Insight employment values with the employment values reported by Woods and Poole for each year until 2036 to derive the yearly employment values to be reported in the 2016-2036 Consensus Forecast document. Since each year was factored by the same value we expect very little change to the employment growth rate forecasted by Global Insight and therefore maintain its validity in the consensus forecasting approach. Table 1. Comparison of employment counts by industry sector from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) and Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) for Washoe County, NV in 2014. Washoe County, NV - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 51 Information NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 54 Professional and technical services NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 56 Administrative and waste services NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 81 Other services, except public administration Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 BLS Employee 1 Count (2012) BEA Employee 2 Count (2012) Difference Factor 114 223 109 1.96 167 2,007 1,840 12.02 415 456 41 1.10 11,293 14,273 2,980 1.26 12,107 13,227 1,120 1.09 8,914 9,903 989 1.11 21,988 26,440 4,452 1.20 10,943 12,510 1,567 1.14 2,008 2,819 811 1.40 5,592 14,835 9,243 2.65 3,536 15,130 11,594 4.28 9,670 17,137 7,467 1.77 2,739 3,088 349 1.13 14,493 18,551 4,058 1.28 1,973 3,143 1,170 1.59 21,027 24,207 3,180 1.15 5,205 8,149 2,944 1.57 29,905 31,159 1,254 1.04 5,464 13,433 7,969 2.46 September 2014 Page 55 NAICS 92 Public administration Total 1 2 23,438 28,582 5,144 1.22 190,991 259,272 68,281 1.36 http://www.bls.gov/cew/ http://www.bea.gov/itable For more information please contact Jeremy M. Smith at Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency ([email protected], 775-321-8390) Truckee Meadows Regional Planning WASHOE COUNTY CONSENSUS FORECAST 2014-2034 September 2014 Page 56 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 9 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission FROM: Jim Smitherman, Water Resources Program Manager Jeremy Smith, Ph.D., Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency (“TMRPA”) SUBJECT: Presentation of regional water use and wastewater flow projections, a 20-year analysis using various spatial growth scenarios; and possible direction to staff SUMMARY The TMRPA has successfully implemented a scenario planning program that allows regional water and wastewater service providers to contemplate the effects of different spatiotemporal patterns of growth on existing and future provisioning of related services and infrastructure. Since 2011 and as part of an interlocal agreement with the Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”), TMRPA has been working to achieve this capacity through a suite of technical programs and study. These include, but are not limited to, the Industrial Land Needs Analysis, the Washoe County Consensus Forecast, the Population and Employment Model, and the soon to be completed Regional Housing Study. In each of these efforts TMRPA staff have built relevant technical capacity and validated parcel-level information about zoning and existing entitlements for use as the input to scenario modeling. Notably, the Regional Housing Study considers 4 distinct scenarios of future housing growth by evaluating both the spatial and temporal aspects of that potential growth in the Truckee Meadows. Acknowledging that the future is inherently uncertain and that the exact type and location of future housing units will never be fully known, two scenarios with distinct spatial patterns of development are evaluated: one based on a continuation of recent development trends, and another that explores a slightly more compact development pattern ( i.e. somewhat higher densities, some additional redevelopment, and a greater proportion of new units within McCarran Boulevard when compared to the recent trends). Future population has been allocated to these scenarios using the growth rate specified in the 2014 Washoe County Consensus Forecast. Each of these scenarios are currently being evaluated against two criteria: 1) future costs to provide water, wastewater, regional roads and school infrastructure, and 2) the type of housing that will be needed based on demographic and socioeconomic trends. Additionally, to explore potential impacts associated with successful economic development efforts bringing faster growth to the region, the timing of population growth associated with the scenarios has also been varied, assuming that population grows faster in the next five years consistent with the recently completed Northern Nevada Regional Growth Study commissioned by the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada ("EDAWN"), (i.e., the Economic Planning and Indicators Committee ("EPIC") study). The Consensus Forecast growth rate as well as an extrapolated growth curve based on the EPIC report 5-year projections are displayed out to the 20-year planning horizon in Figure 1 below. Both scenarios assume that population 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 9 will grow to 570,648 people by 2035, consistent with the 2014 Consensus Forecast. The scenarios proposed for use in the Housing Study as well as variations that contemplate faster growth are described below in Table 1 with further details characterized in the subsequent paragraphs. For each scenario detailed in Table 1 TMRPA has calculated both water demand and wastewater generation on a parcel by parcel basis. These projections have been aggregated into 5-year sums and can be further grouped by relevant geographies (e.g. a hydro basin or a treatment facility service territory). To calculate water demand TMRPA utilized the water demand factors by hydro basin published in the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (“TMWA”) 2016 to 2035 Water Resource Plan. Wastewater generation used a similar approach wherein TMWA water demand factors were constrained to winter water use amounts (i.e. without the irrigation component/provided by TMWA). Calculated flows have been validated against observed inflow averages at each wastewater treatment facility. Since these demand factors and wastewater generation calculations are spatially discrete to the parcel level, it is possible for local and regional staff to tie the development of future residential parcels to the construction of required infrastructure. Thus a planning-level cost estimate can be derived for each scenario by looking at the costs to construct and maintain the identified infrastructure needs. Figure 1: Population Projections TMRPA Housing Study - Two Population Growth Projections 600,000 Forecasted Population 580,000 570648 560,000 Consensus Forecast Projection 540,000 520,000 500,000 Enhanced Economic Development Projection (B2) 492120 Linear (Consensus Forecast Projection) 480,000 460,000 440,000 420,000 400,000 2010 Poly. (Enhanced Economic Development Projection (B2)) 442126 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 Page 2 of 3 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 9 Table 1: Scenarios Scenario 1: Recent Trend Development Pattern 1a: Recent trends + Consensus Forecast growth rate 1b: Recent trends + accelerated growth in next five years Scenario 2: More Compact Development Pattern 2a: More compact development + Consensus Forecast growth rate 2b: More compact development + accelerated growth in next five years Scenario 1a: Recent Trends + Consensus Forecast Growth Rate: This scenario projects forward the pattern of development observed from the past 15 years. This pattern is typified by detached single-family housing on relatively large lots located on the periphery of the region. While detached single-family housing accounts for 60% of housing units in this scenario, multifamily units are also modeled. Based on recent trends, these units are located in various areas throughout the region. This scenario also models population growth occurring at an average annual growth rate of 1.3%, as detailed in the adopted 2014 Washoe County Consensus Forecast. Scenario 1b: Recent Trends + Accelerated Growth Rate: This scenario is utilizes the same development pattern described in Scenario 1a. The timing of development is accelerated over the 2015-2020 timeframe based using the 2.3% average annual growth rate which is from Scenario B2, the highest growth rate contemplated in the EPIC Report.. After 2020, the average annual growth rate declines until it reaches the Consensus Forecast projection for the year 2035. Scenario 2a: More Compact Development + Consensus Forecast Growth Rate: This scenario departs from the development trends observed over the past 15 years and models a more compact form of development that has a greater proportion of units locating within the McCarran ring. While a majority of new units are modeled as detached single-family homes, this scenario also shows a shift towards denser housing including small lot single-family homes, duplexes, and multi-family units, as well as additional redevelopment above that seen in the recent trend scenario. This scenario further models population growth occurring at an average annual growth rate of 1.3%, as detailed in the adopted 2014 Washoe County Consensus Forecast. Scenario 2b: More Compact Development + Accelerated Growth Rate: This scenario is utilizes the same development pattern described in Scenario 2a. The timing of development is accelerated over the 2015-2020 timeframe based using the 2.3% average annual growth rate detailed in the EPIC Report. After 2020, the average annual growth rate declines until it reaches the Consensus Forecast projection for the year 2035. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC accept the report regional water use and wastewater flow projections, and provide appropriate direction to staff, if any. JS:df Page 3 of 3 08-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 10 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission FROM: Chris Wessel, Water Management Planner, Mickey Hazelwood, Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy ("TNC") SUBJECT: Report by The Nature Conservancy ("TNC") on its "Optimizing Investments in the Truckee [River] Watershed" project, and possible direction to staff – Mickey Hazelwood SUMMARY The Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (“NNWPC”), at its March 2, 2016 meeting, approved a request from TNC dated February 11, 2016, requesting revisions to the original project budget included in the contract with the Western Regional Water Commission ("WRWC"). At that time, the NNWPC requested TNC provide a status update of the project. Commissioner Mickey Hazelwood will provide a report on the project status. BACKGROUND TNC successfully applied through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for a $227,700 Desert Terminal Lakes Restoration Fund grant to fund a study entitled "Optimizing Restoration Investments in the Truckee [River] Watershed". TNC also received approval from the Truckee River Fund on August 7, 2014, for funds to cover 40 percent of an existing TNC Project Manager position over 2 years. Grants from the Truckee River Fund require matching funds, which TNC secured from the Regional Water Management Fund in the amount of $57,787, through a contract with the WRWC. CW:cw 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (“NNWPC”) FROM: Jim Smitherman, NNWPC Water Resources Program Manager Chris Wessel, Water Management Planner SUBJECT: Presentation of comments received on the “Wastewater and Watershed-Based Water Quality Planning” chapter for the 2016 Regional Water Management Plan ("RWMP") update; discussion and possible direction to staff. SUMMARY Since the last presentation of this chapter to the NNWPC at the July 6, 2016 meeting, staff has incorporated comments concerning Section 4.3, renamed “Regional Effluent Management Planning”, provided by technical staff from the City of Reno, the City of Sparks, Washoe County, and the Truckee Meadows Water Authority. Recommended revisions resulting from comments received are shown as redlined edits. Staff is requesting any additional comments for this section from the Commission. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC accept the report on comments received and proposed revisions to the “Wastewater and Watershed-Based Water Quality Planning” chapter for the 2016 RWMP update, and, if acceptable, approve the changes and provide direction to staff as appropriate. JS:df Attachment: Section 4.3 “Regional Effluent Management Planning” 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment Chapter 4 – Wastewater and Watershed-Based Water Quality Planning 4.3 Regional Effluent ManagementWastewater Facility Planning The reuse and disposal of reclaimed water from the various water reclamation facilities in the Planning Area may eventually be constrained by one or more a number of factors, which if they continue to be operated as independent systems. could include compliance with existing or future water quality standards, lack of future reclaimed water customers, insufficient winter storage and/or conveyance infrastructure. Regional water management challenges in the Planning Area include such complex, integrated issues as: • Ensuring that the existing wastewater treatment plants are prepared to meet existing nutrient limitations in the face of anticipated growth • Ensuring that the responsibility to meet any new water quality standards that affect receiving waters are shared by all entities contributing to the poor water quality • Ensuring sustainable water supplies and infrastructure to meet the needs of existing customers, as well asand future demands within and outside the TMSA (same as 1st bullet) • Providing appropriate water quality and treatment capacity at various wastewater treatment facilities • Providing for adequate reclaimed water demands, reclaimed water system capacity and effluent disposal capacity • Addressing competing needs for the limited water resources available in the Planning Area to meet commitments to water supply, water quality, instream flows and the environment In 2008, the NNWPC and WRWC initiated a collaborative effort among key staff from Reno, Sparks, Washoe County, SVGID and TMWA to develop recommendations to address effluent management issues in the Planning Area, using circumstances that existed in the North Valleys at that time: a high growth rate, high population growth projections, planned water importation and an abundance of undeveloped land uses and zoning. Staff concluded that, if the region is going to spend the same amount of money for water and wastewater infrastructure, regardless of effluent disposal or reuse methods, the region should make the investment that maximizes the benefits provided by the available water resources. Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Planning Study In 2013, following an upset at TMWRF resulting in a nitrogen discharge violation, the WRWC paid for the Enhanced Nitrogen Removal Planning Study conducted by Carollo Engineers. The final Technical Memorandum prepared for the City of Reno identified three treatment technologies, one of which may be selected to supplement existing nitrogen treatment at TMWRF: enhanced coagulation; advanced oxidation; and reverse osmosis (“RO”). Additional evaluations of enhanced nitrogen removal technologies are ongoing. Although TMWRF operations have been smooth with no upsets since the 2013 violation, discharge limitations for nitrogen may present significant compliance challenges as wastewater flows and/or strength increase over time. Of the three enhanced nitrogen removal treatment 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment technologies studied by Carollo, RO has the advantage of removing not only nitrogen, but phosphorus, total dissolved solids and other compounds that may be of concern in the future. Disadvantages include a concentrate (brine) stream generated by RO treatment consisting of approximately 10-15 percent of the feed flow. Water reclamation facilities in coastal locations typically use ocean discharge for concentrate disposal, but inland facilities must develop alternative management strategies. Options for the management and disposal of reject concentrate from the RO treatment process have not been investigated. This topic was not within the scope of the Carollo study, which assumed deep-well injection for concentrate disposal. Enhanced coagulation and advanced oxidation have a greater viability in this region because there is no brine stream requiring disposal. Both technologies are relatively expensive however, requiring significant energy and/or chemical addition. With regional coordination and cooperation, the possible uses for reclaimed water could be expanded to include uses such as residential landscape irrigation, groundwater recharge or indirect potable reuse. NDEP does not permit the use of reclaimed water on residential homes and is not currently considering a change in this position. However, the use of high quality reclaimed water for these purposes, or others, would provide additional means of beneficially utilizing the reclaimed water, while at the same time extending the region’s limited water supplies. In December 2014, the NNWPC directed staff to summarize wastewater master planning in the Planning Area and outline a scope of work for a wastewater and effluent management master plan update. Technical staff from the City of Reno, the City of Sparks, Washoe County and the Truckee Meadows Water Authority had been meeting to discuss regional effluent management issues since April 2014, and welcomed NNWPC participation. This informal group is generally referred to as the "Regional Effluent Management Team" (the "Team”). The Team is working toward regionally-based solutions to several near-term effluent management issues; acknowledging that the strategies developed may form the framework for an up-to-date regional effluent management master plan that will cover all of the Planning Area’s publicly-owned water reclamation facilities and service areas. The near-term effluent management issues focus on reducing the nitrogen load to the Truckee River by maximizing the use of Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (“TMWRF”) reclaimed water at locations away from the river in allowable quantities and during appropriate times of the year, while maintaining a balance with Truckee River flows consistent with State water law and TROA. A variety of alternatives and scenarios are being evaluated using population and employment growth projections to estimate wastewater flow increases over time. The Team is taking steps to ensure a thorough understanding of the complex implications for effluent management scenarios before making any recommendations. Scenarios being evaluated include: • Developing a year-round reclaimed water demand, possibly Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (“TRI Center”) and/or infiltration to groundwater • Constructing an intertie pipeline, between TMWRF and Huffaker Reservoir, located at STMWRF, allowing for seasonal storage of TMWRF effluent and greater flexibility for reclaimed water use • Demonstrating advanced water treatment technology consistent with proposed revisions to State regulations concerning “exceptional quality” recycled water standards 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment Water balance scenario evaluation using linear optimization programming: Desert Research Institute (“DRI”) is using a linear optimization model to compare strategies for distributing effluent between TMWRF and STMWRF to meet customer demands while minimizing the nitrogen load to the Truckee River. DRI’s scope of work includes an evaluation of strategies and constraints including: • a proposed intertie pipeline to connect TMWRF and STMWRF/Huffaker Reservoir using the Southeast Connector Roadway Project right of way; • existing customer effluent demands; • future effluent demands including potential large volume customers such as TRI Center; • Rapid Infiltration Basin(s) (“RIB”); and • water rights constraints Initial findings from the evaluation include the following: • Annualized use of effluent is beneficial for reducing nitrogen loading to river. • Huffaker Reservoir provides a cushion in the event of a plant upset at TMWRF and offseason storage of TMWRF effluent.. • TRI Center demands were used in the model as a surrogate for other potential year round demands such as RIBs, other large industrial uses, and/or groundwater replenishment. • Intertie pipeline and TRI Center could provide a firm a demand for future TMWRF and STMWRF effluent. • STMWRF effluent provides water with no additional return flow water rights requirement. Ongoing DRI modeling simulations continue to refine the evaluation of the intertie pipeline, in addition to the feasibility of various TRI Center deliveries for current and future scenarios through 2034. The model has been updated to reflect new information, including STMWRF effluent demand projections, seasonal TRI Center demands and the addition of a 1,400 AF effluent storage reservoir at TRI Center. One of the key considerations of the current evaluation involves the effluent return flow requirement for the Truckee River. The model tracks TMWA’s groundwater and surface water production during both drought and normal years to estimate the seasonal groundwater component of the effluent. Taking the results from the DRI model, the Team will consider the groundwater component, Water Quality Settlement Agreement (“WQSA”) water rights, and other surface water resource options to ensure that the effluent return flow component is satisfied under varying demand and hydrologic conditions, consistent with TROA operations. The model results will provide decision makers with the technical information to consider whether the intertie pipeline and/or a year round effluent demand to a use such as TRI Center and/or groundwater replenishment is a sound long-term strategy for TMWRF to reduce nitrogen loading to the Truckee River. Exceptional Quality Reclaimed Water Feasibility Study The Team is jointly developing a feasibility study to evaluate whether the State of Nevada’s proposed “exceptional quality” standard for reclaimed water offers regional long-range water supply resiliency benefits. Criteria for exceptional quality reclaimed water, achieved through a series of advanced water treatment and natural processes, are included in proposed draft State regulations to permit the use of reclaimed water for groundwater augmentation. The Team envisions a 5-year feasibility study that consists of multiple elements including social, 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment environmental and financial analyses, regulatory compliance, public engagement, advanced treatment pilot testing, geotechnical investigations, and field scale treatment demonstration projects. A growing number of national and international communities have developed advancedtreatment reclaimed water projects as an efficient use of water resources. Projects defer expenditures on future water importation projects, provide a local drought proof water supply, and provide for a more resilient total water management strategy. Within the water sector, projects using advanced treatment for reclaimed water are typically referred to as potable reuse projects. While the Team seeks to develop a more comprehensive assessment through a demonstration-scale groundwater replenishment project, there is no current plan to augment local potable water supplies at full scale. A panel of international water reuse experts is guiding the Team’s feasibility phase activities. The advanced water treatment investigations would be conducted over the next 3 to 4 years, led by researchers at University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). UNR will develop the technological justification for selecting the advanced water treatment systems; establish the field scale demonstration project design basis and testing plan; assist acquiring the necessary water treatment equipment; assist during the installation of the demonstration project; conduct startup of the treatment facility, optimizing the treatment unit processes; perform monitoring and testing of the operating strategies, process control, and performance parameters during steady state operations; analyze data, and prepare a final report. Technological options considered for advanced treatment of reclaimed water to meet drinking water standards include a reverse-osmosis (RO) based treatment train and a biological filtration based treatment train. The former has the distinct disadvantage of side-stream RO brine disposal, which is a challenge for inland regions. Therefore, to meet the study goals, the reclaimed water will be further treated through a series of advanced water treatment and natural processes, likely including biological activated carbon (“BAC”) filtration, advanced oxidation, UV disinfection, and soil aquifer treatment (“SAT”). A further review of the applicability of this treatment compared with other alternatives will be explored during the initial stages of this project. Advanced water treatment technology has been studied locally in the recent past. From 20082010 the City of Reno supported WateReuse Research Foundation Project 08-04 to investigate Ozone – Biological Activated Carbon (O3-BAC) as an advanced water treatment alternative to reverse osmosis. The results demonstrated O3-BAC as a viable method for potable reuse. Presently, the regional agencies are supporting WateReuse Research Foundation Project 1510, which is intended to look more closely at optimal O3-BAC operating conditions. Following an approximately 6 month project scoping and review phase that began in January 2016, it is envisioned that pilot operation will occur over a 9-12 month period. WRRF 15-10 project is being jointly funded by WRRF, American Water, and Stantec Consulting. The pilot unit will be located at the South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility. Expert Panel A panel of international water reuse experts (the “Panel”), managed by the National Water Research Institute (“NWRI”) with general guidance from the Team is helping to develop feasibility phase goals and a work plan, providing critical review concerning work progress and making regular recommendations. Jeff Mosher, NWRI Executive Director, an established 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment potable water expert, is the primary point of contact. The Panel is comprised of members with expertise in all aspects of potable reuse project implementation, including regulatory, public heath, public engagement, advanced water treatment technologies, and groundwater hydrogeology. Panel members are also helping to craft an opportunity statement unique to the Truckee Meadows to help align the feasibility phase activities and more clearly articulate the project purpose to policy makers and the community. The Panel will be supported by an advisory committee comprised of state and local public health, planning, regulatory, and water utility agencies. The following organizations have been identified as likely advisory committee participants: • Nevada Division of Environmental Protection • Nevada State Health Division • Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission • City of Reno • City of Sparks • Truckee Meadows Water Authority • Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility • University of Nevada Reno • Washoe County Community Services Department • Washoe County Health District • Desert Research Institute Geotechnical Investigations A main component of the demonstration project is to physically analyze aquifer recharge potential through either an infiltration basin and/or injection wells. Potential sites under consideration include Stead/Lemmon Valley, Cold Springs and Bedell Flat. Classifying hydrogeologic characteristics through groundwater modeling and borehole investigations will assist with sizing the demonstration project advanced treatment units as well as determining the suitability of aquifer recharge at each potential site. High-level plans for wastewater infrastructure improvements envisioned to provide for the needs of the Planning Area’s service providers to the year 2030 are included in two documents completed in late 2007 and early 2008: the City of Reno and Washoe County TMSA/FSA Water, Wastewater and Flood Management Facility Plan (ECO:LOGIC, 2007) and the City of Sparks Conceptual Facility Master Plan (Stantec, 2008). Together these facility plans comprise the most current comprehensive, regional planning-level compilation available and serve as important sources of information for this chapter. Although not specifically incorporated in this Plan, the utility providers each have facility repair and replacement programs in place to upgrade the existing systems and maintain the integrity of the region’s existing water and wastewater infrastructure. 4.3.1 North Valleys Planning In 2008, the Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission and the Western Regional Water Commission initiated a collaborative effort among key staff from Reno, Sparks, WCDWR, SVGID and the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (“TMWA”) to develop recommended 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment solutions to certain water issues in the Planning Area using current water management circumstances in the North Valleys. It is important to recognize that the circumstances in the North Valleys that led to this planning effort included a relatively high growth rate, planned water importation and an abundance of undeveloped land uses and zoning. The 2004-2025 Regional Water Plan anticipated significant growth in the Lemmon Valley area, as a result of approved population growth forecasts and Regional Plan designations of a Transportation Oriented Development Corridor and a Regional Center for the Stead area. At that time, a federal environmental impact statement (“EIS”) was in review for two proposed projects to import approximately 11,500 af of potable water to the North Valleys from groundwater sources further north in Washoe County. Water purveyors in Lemmon Valley include TMWA and WCDWR with SVGID immediately to the east. Water importation facilities were planned to terminate closest to WCDWR infrastructure. Reno and Washoe County were evaluating build-out wastewater collection, treatment and disposal facilities from the perspective of an integrated system within the Lemmon Valley and Stead area. Reno, planning to provide wastewater services for new growth, was engaged in final design for RSWRF improvements to increase treatment and disposal capacity to 2.0 MGD, with specific improvements sized to accommodate flows up to 4.0 MGD. Constraints on wastewater effluent discharge to Swan Lake and effluent reuse led to the conclusion that any new potable water source brought into the Stead-Lemmon Valley area that increased wastewater flow to the RSWRF above 2.0 MGD would require additional effluent management techniques, such as exportation from the hydrographic basin or irrigation reuse with significant off-season storage. One of the lower cost alternatives appeared to be exportation of effluent from the basin, however this option brought up issues regarding efficient use of water resources and possibly missing an opportunity to expand the total available resources in the basin. These water, wastewater and reclaimed water issues in the North Valleys were selected as a representative example of significant multi-jurisdictional concerns to be addressed through a collaborative process, referred to as the North Valleys Initiative (“NVI”). The recommended solutions and lessons learned from this process can be applied to other similar regional water management issues within the Planning Area. ECO:LOGIC (2007) estimated that future wastewater flows from Stead and Lemmon Valley could eventually reach as much as 8,000 af per year (“afa”), based on the long-term development potential. The Swan Lake wetlands and playa can benefit from more water, and an agreement has been reached with the Swan Lake Advisory Committee and NDEP to allow as much as 2,240 afa to be released to the playa in the future. This is the maximum amount of water that the wetlands and playa can accommodate. More water could disrupt the natural wetland and playa processes and increase potential 100-year flood hazards for surrounding properties. Other means to reuse or dispose of the reclaimed water will be needed. Cold Springs is in a similar situation. Currently, the reclaimed water from CSWRF percolates into the groundwater through a series of infiltration basins. The amount of water the basins can infiltrate is limited; therefore, the disposal capacity will not be sufficient for the projected future 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment flows. Because of their proximity and similarities concerning water supply and wastewater disposal, NVI considered Stead, Lemmon Valley and Cold Springs as one planning area. A number of alternatives for reusing and/or disposing of treated wastewater effluent have been evaluated in the past. For instance, plans have been developed to expand the reclaimed water distribution system in the Stead area to include existing and future commercial irrigation demands. Future irrigation demands could require hundreds of additional af of reclaimed water per year. Some additional reuse and disposal alternatives allowed under current NDEP regulations and policies include: • • • • Create beneficial year-round wetlands at the White Lake playa, similar to what has been developed as a park and wildlife viewing area at Swan Lake Export to Long Valley Creek in California, which could provide an outlet during the nonirrigation season or other periods when not all of the reclaimed water generated in the area can be placed to beneficial use Export to other areas such as Bedell Flat or Warm Springs Considering these alternatives, the NVI team developed other options that would make better use of the reclaimed water resource. In general, potential water resource benefits could include water supply reliability for both municipal and domestic wells, a new source of water to help meet water rights and water quality obligations, and more water available for the environment. Research of reclaimed water uses throughout the United States showed that numerous states, including California, Arizona, Washington and Idaho, allow reclaimed water use for residential landscape irrigation. Most notably, the award-winning community of Serrano, in El Dorado Hills, California, has been successfully using reclaimed water to irrigate both front and back yard landscaping throughout the development for ten years. Citizens locally are already familiar with the reclaimed water irrigation systems in widespread use today in the South Truckee Meadows and Sparks. These systems are used to supply irrigation water to schools, parks and landscape medians. In Nevada however, NDEP does not permit the use of reclaimed water for residential homes and is not officially considering a change in this position. One reason is that Nevada’s current reclaimed water regulations do not provide for the same level of treatment and reliability as required in states that allow residential landscape irrigation. To allow reclaimed water use for residential irrigation, changes to the regulations would be necessary, as would improvements at the wastewater reclamation facilities to provide the necessary high quality water. Another use of reclaimed water in other states is groundwater recharge. California, Arizona, Texas and Florida are leading the way in advancing technologies and regulations to expand this practice. Groundwater recharge is being performed for a number of reasons, such as to form a water quality or sea water intrusion barrier, to bolster declining groundwater levels due to overpumping, and to augment potable water supplies, referred to as indirect potable reuse (“IPR”). The Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System in California is the best example of a large-scale reclaimed water groundwater recharge project implemented in the United States. The following excerpt is taken from the Overview section of the Groundwater Replenishment System website (www.gwrsystem.com): 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment The Groundwater Replenishment System has evolved and changed over time as new goals, data, regulations and facts have been identified. However, the needs and benefits of the project have remained constant: • Orange County needs more reliable, high-quality water in the future to replenish the groundwater basin, to protect the groundwater basin from seawater intrusion, and for industrial uses. • The Groundwater Replenishment System decreases Orange County's reliance on imported water from northern California and the Colorado River. • The Groundwater Replenishment System's locally-controlled water helps drought-proof Orange County. • The Groundwater Replenishment System helps reduce mineral build up in Orange County's groundwater by providing a new source of ultra-pure water to blend with other sources, including imported water. Many of these benefits, and others, could be realized locally with additional uses of reclaimed water. Residential landscape irrigation could play a significant role in meeting future water supply requirements. Highly treated reclaimed water could be used as an economic development incentive to attract specialized water intensive industries to commercial and industrial properties. Reclaimed water could be used to enhance existing wetlands, develop new ones, and help maintain important wildlife habitat. Groundwater replenishment could also be implemented with purified reclaimed water in a technically and environmentally sound manner that would enhance the sustainability of the region’s water supplies. These new uses of reclaimed water would require regional coordination and cooperation among local governments, water and wastewater service providers, regulatory entities and other stakeholders. With appropriate treatment, regulatory oversight and public engagement in the decision-making process, reclaimed water resources could be used to help provide watershed sustainability. Reno’s Advanced Treatment Pilot Test: In addition to the NVI process, an ongoing advanced treatment pilot study at RSWRF has been undertaken by Reno and ECO:LOGIC Engineering. Consideration of groundwater replenishment and IPR using highly treated municipal wastewater effluent must include demonstration of safe, reliable water quality, practicality, affordability and public acceptance. Coastal communities such as Orange County, California utilize reverse osmosis (“RO”), high-energy ultraviolet (“UV”) and peroxide treatment because RO brine disposal to the ocean is available. This approach may be neither affordable nor appropriate for many inland areas such as the Truckee Meadows. To address the feasibility of IPR without RO, Reno developed an alternative treatment demonstration project for public review and regulatory evaluation using either sand filtration or membrane filtration (“MF”), ozonation (“O3”), and biologically activated carbon (“BAC”). Reno’s pilot project successfully demonstrated the ability to produce a water quality that meets or exceeds all drinking water regulations, and reduces many non-regulated compounds to very low or non-detect concentrations without increasing the corrosivity of the water (ECO:LOGIC, 2009). Compared to RO-high energy UV systems, Reno’s MF-O3-BAC process has the benefits of multi-barrier treatment for all major categories of contaminants of concern, which provides 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment additional reliability; lower capital costs; lower operation and maintenance (“O/M") costs and simpler O/M tasks; lower energy use because of the high energy demand of RO; and eliminates treatment and disposal of process reject water. Regulatory Collaboration: A number of specific activities and workshops were conducted for the benefit of NDEP and WCDHD. CH2MHill was hired to meet independently with regulators from NDEP and WCDHD to obtain feedback regarding the implementation of expanded reclaimed water uses. Possible changes to the existing Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) and/or Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”), proposed public education and input programs, and additional studies relative to health impacts and reuse options were the primary take-home messages from these interviews. NDEP also initiated discussions with the WCDHD concerning the potential use of reclaimed water for residential use. Issues being discussed will be addressed through NDEP’s permitting process of wastewater treatment facilities and include appropriate effluent limitations, treatment reliability standards, as well as compliance points and assurances. Additionally, NDEP would need to seek a change to NAC 445A to include higher water quality standards and treatment requirements. Assuming regulatory changes were completed, a service provider would need to request a modification of its permit. NDEP does not regulate, nor does it have the authority to regulate, a residential reclaimed water program; therefore, the County or other local government would have to be the primary regulatory agency. All of these issues will need to be resolved prior to any future decision on residential reuse. Cost of Service Evaluation: A planning level evaluation of the various costs of three disposal or reuse scenarios was also conducted. The evaluation considered the cost implications of both water supply and wastewater disposal for three scenarios. Each scenario considered RSWRF’s next 2-MGD expansion for wastewater treatment and disposal. Scenario 1 is representative of the current water management approach; import water to the North Valleys, use it once, treat it and dispose of it. Discharge of the treated wastewater to Long Valley Creek was selected as a representative disposal alternative to evaluate this scenario. Scenario 2 represents expansion of existing reclaimed water uses by incorporating front and back yard residential irrigation for new construction. Factors such as added costs for wastewater treatment, dual water systems, reduced water rights, differences in potable water distribution piping and connection fees were taken into consideration. In coordination with the NVI team, Sparks contracted for an outside evaluation by Optimatics, Inc. to evaluate the differences between a conventional water distribution system, and a dual water system where residential irrigation demands were provided by reclaimed water. The evaluation generally concluded that a dual water system costs about twice as much as a conventional system. This result is due to the reclaimed water system requirement for a 10-hour, night-time irrigation period, rather than spreading the demand out more evenly over a 24-hour period. The local fire department’s requirement to provide fire flows from the potable system also prevents downsizing the potable system. Scenario 3 represents one potential IPR scenario, whereby treated wastewater is purified through an advanced treatment process, and recharged to replenish the local aquifer. For cost estimating purposes, Reno’s MF-O3-BAC pilot treatment process was utilized, and it was assumed that the water would be recharged on Washoe County property north of the Stead Airport, which is an area generally isolated from municipal and domestic wells. 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment Conclusions: The NVI team presented the findings from this work to management and director level staff of Reno, Sparks, Washoe County, TMWA and SVGID. Interestingly, based on the available information, the estimated capital costs for water and wastewater service for each of the three scenarios, including water rights, is approximately equal. After reaching this conclusion, the general consensus from the NVI team was, if the region is going to spend the same amount of money for water and wastewater infrastructure, regardless of which disposal or reuse scenario is implemented, the region should make the investment that maximizes the benefits provided by the available water resources. An additional conclusion was that the feasibility and public perception issues associated with implementing a groundwater recharge option using reclaimed water, impacts the implementation of other forms of reuse. In many cases, groundwater recharge provides the most efficient and productive use of reclaimed water resources. It can also result in higher overall water quality for the region. Past experience in other states, however, has shown that proposals to replenish potable water supplies using reclaimed water can meet resistance despite the compelling benefits that groundwater recharge could provide. Groundwater recharge does not diminish the benefits of other forms of reuse, such as the current practice of non-potable irrigation reuse in specific areas and applications. As stated above, decisionmaking will require regional coordination and cooperation among local governments, water and wastewater service providers, regulatory entities, other stakeholders and the public. Much has been learned regarding the use of reclaimed water for residential irrigation and groundwater recharge, and what will be necessary to move forward with implementation of one or both alternatives. Many issues would need to be addressed, depending on what direction the region wants to take in using reclaimed water to help develop and implement sustainable solutions, such as: • • • • • • • • Updating existing or establishing new reuse ordinances Addressing public health protection responsibilities Recommending and implementing new water rights policies (many potential issues, such as reduced water rights dedication could be an outcome) Obtaining local and state regulatory buy-in for expanded use of reclaimed water (residential irrigation/storage options/aquifer storage and recovery (“ASR”)/IPR) Recommending and implementing more consistent reclaimed water rate structures (connection and O/M fees) Addressing technical challenges (storage options, effluent management plans, crossconnection control, inspection, etc.) Recommending administrative roles (i.e., does each utility manage their own system or does one entity oversee the entire reclaimed system?) Developing a community outreach program The NVI process also resulted in a broad realization that reclaimed water is not limited to one product or one type of use. Reclaimed water is a resource that can satisfy multiple purposes where the water quality is tailored to the specific use. Reclaimed water can provide high quality water for people, a healthy economy, and a healthy environment. 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment 4.3.2 Interconnection of Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility to Spanish Springs Valley Connecting the RSWRF to the reclaimed water system in Spanish Springs with an intertie pipeline may provide substantial benefits to the community. Sparks has an extensive reclaimed water system, with existing demands approaching 2,000 afa. The City is also looking at serving additional customers, such as the West Pyramid area, which have estimated year-round demands of 750 af. If reclaimed water from RSWRF could be used to meet a portion of these existing and future demands, the displaced water from TMWRF would be available to satisfy additional beneficial uses. For example, the reclaimed water could be recharged in Spanish Springs to help replenish the local aquifer as part of a longterm groundwater management strategy. The RWPC previously determined that the available water rights are out of balance with available groundwater resources in Spanish Springs, and recommended that stakeholders in this basin work together to ensure a comprehensive sustainable management plan for the basin is implemented. The displaced water could also be used to provide additional irrigation demands in the Truckee Meadows, such as extension of the reclaimed water system to other areas within Sparks and Reno. The displaced water could also provide increased flows in the Truckee River, as long as the TMWRF discharge permit conditions and wasteload allocations (“WLAs”) are satisfied. Alternatively, an intertie pipeline could be used to convey reclaimed water from Sparks to Stead. Operation of the pipeline in this manner could be beneficial to help TMWRF meet discharge permit limitations, or it could provide additional reclaimed water for aquifer storage and recovery in Lemmon Valley or other groundwater basins. 4.3.3 Interconnection of Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility to South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility A reclaimed water intertie pipeline, which would interconnect TMWRF and STMWRF via Huffaker Reservoir, is another alternative that has the potential to provide regional benefits. The TMWRF supply would provide additional seasonal irrigation water to the South Truckee Meadows that would facilitate the earlier conversion of tributary creek water currently used for irrigation to potable supplies. The interconnection could also provide a potential short-term solution to help TMWRF meet discharge limitations to the Truckee River. For instance, as the TMWRF service area continues to develop, reclaimed water in excess of the permit limit could be sent to Huffaker Reservoir. In this case, the excess flow could be used for irrigation in the summer months and stored in the winter months. The winter storage volume could either be used for the next year’s irrigation season or returned to TMWRF and discharged to the Truckee River during low effluent flow periods. An integrated water balance of existing and future TMWRF and STMWRF flows, discharges, reclaimed water demands and storage is needed to determine the feasibility of this alternative. 4.3.4 Decommissioning of the Gold Ranch Wastewater Treatment Facility The Gold Ranch Wastewater Treatment Facility is a small privately-owned extended aeration activated sludge treatment facility utilizing ON/OFF aeration. It has a rated capacity of 25,000 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 11 Attachment gallons per day (“GPD”) and currently processes 10,000 GPD serving the Gold Ranch tourist commercial property near the California – Nevada border. Effluent disposal is via a leach field system. Reno and Washoe County have taken a proactive approach in developing plans to identify possible pollutant loading to the Truckee River within the Verdi area. A general consensus has been to plan for facilities that will remove the major wastewater contributions from this area and sewer to TMWRF. In 2001, Washoe County received federal grant funds and moved forward with the extension of the Lawton/Verdi Interceptor. The Boomtown and Verdi Meadows areas were connected to the interceptor, and their respective wastewater treatment facilities have been decommissioned. The interceptor will also allow for removal of numerous septic systems, and the future decommissioning of the Gold Ranch Wastewater Treatment Plant. This facility’s discharge permit contains a condition requiring it to be abandoned when the Lawton/Verdi Interceptor is available. 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 12 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (“NNWPC”) FROM: Jim Smitherman – Program Manager Chris Wessel, Water Management Planner SUBJECT: Presentation of draft “Water Purveyors” chapter for the 2016 Regional Water Management Plan ("RWMP") update; discussion and possible direction to staff. SUMMARY Staff's initial presentation of Chapter 3 to the NNWPC for comment identified several sections of the chapter for updating based on the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (“TMWA”) 2035 Water Resource Plan (“WRP”), which was still in development at that time. Since then, staff has reviewed the completed TMWA WRP and incorporated appropriate changes into the chapter. Due to the significant number of changes, the entire chapter is attached for review. Changes to the chapter appear in redline-strikeout format. Elements highlighted in gray or yellow are still in the process of being updated. A major change to the chapter resulted from the consolidation of the Washoe County Department of Water Resources and South Truckee Meadows General Improvement District with TMWA. The portions of the chapter which required the most significant updating are identified below: 3.1.1 Truckee Meadows Water Authority. This section was modified to reflect post-consolidation makeup of TMWA's resources and facilities. 3.3.4 Other PUC Regulated Water Systems. While not shown in Redline and Strikeout Table 3-5 Public Water Systems in Washoe County has been updated to be consistent with State and Washoe County Health District records of public water systems in Washoe County that are privately-owned and operated. 3.5 Reclaimed Water Purveyors (Reno, Sparks and Washoe County) Various discussion elements and reclaimed water balance tables have been, or are in the process of being, updated. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the NNWPC accept the report on review comments and proposed revisions to the “Water Purveyors” chapter for the 2016 RWMP update, approve the changes, and provide direction to staff as appropriate. CW:df Attachment: Chapter 3 showing redline-strikeout revisions 08-04-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 12 Attachment Table of Contents Chapter 3 – Water Purveyors and Other Water Providers ................................................... 3-3 3.1 Public Water Purveyors...................................................................................................... 3-5 3.1.1 Truckee Meadows Water Authority ............................................................................ 3-7 3.1.2 Washoe County Department of Water Resources ..... 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.1.3 Sun Valley General Improvement District ................................................................ 3-14 3.1.4 South Truckee Meadows General Improvement District .......... 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.2 Public Water Purveyor Consolidation Analysis .................. 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.2.1 TMWA - WCDWR Consolidation Analysis ................. 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.2.2 STMGID Alternatives Analysis ................................... 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.3 Other Non-Public Water Purveyors .............................................................................. 3-14 3.3.1 Utilities Inc. of Nevada.............................................................................................. 3-14 3.3.2 Sky Ranch Water Service Corp................................................................................ 3-15 3.3.3 Steamboat Springs Water Works, Inc. ....................... 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.3.4 Other PUC Regulated Water Systems ..................................................................... 3-16 3.4 Domestic Wells ................................................................................................................ 3-19 3.5 Reclaimed Water Purveyors (Reno, Sparks and Washoe County) .................................. 3-19 3.5.1 TMWRF Reclaimed Water ....................................................................................... 3-20 3.5.2 Sparks Reclaimed Water Facilities ..................................................... 3-22 3.5.2 Sparks Reclaimed Water Facilities........................................................................... 3-23 3.5.3 Reno Reclaimed Water Facilities ............................................................................. 3-23 3.5.4 Washoe County Reclaimed Water Facilities ............................................................ 3-24 3.5.4 Washoe County Reclaimed Water Facilities ............................................................ 3-25 3.6 Water Rights Requirements ............................................................................................. 3-27 3.6.1 Water Rights Dedication Requirements for Municipal Service ................................. 3-27 3.6.2 Reclaimed Water Rights Requirements ................................................................... 3-29 List of Tables Table 3-1 2009 Public Purveyor Capacities .............................................................................. 3-5 Table 3-2 2009 TMWA Truckee River Water Distribution (af) .. 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 3-3 2009 WCDWR Water System Capacities ................. 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 3-4 2009 Private Purveyor Capacities .......................................................................... 3-15 Table 3-5 Public Water Systems in Washoe County ................ 3-Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 3-6 2009 Reclaimed Water Usage ................................................................................ 3-20 Table 3-7 2009 TMWRF Reclaimed Water Balance ............................................................... 3-20 Table 3-8 2009 RSWRF Water Balance ................................................................................. 3-23 Table 3-9 2009 STMWRF Reclaimed Water Balance ............................................................ 3-25 Table 3-10 2009 CSWRF Water Balance ............................................................................... 3-27 Table 3-11 2009 LVWRF Water Balance ................................................................................ 3-27 List of Figures Figure 3-1 Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 Figure 3-5 Figure 3-6 Water Systems and Service Areas .......................................................................... 3-6 Domestic Wells ...................................................................................................... 3-18 Effluent Reuse System TMWRF – City of Sparks ................................................. 3-20 Effluent Reuse System TMWRF – City of Reno .................................................... 3-22 Effluent Reuse System RSWRF ............................................................................ 3-24 Effluent Reuse System STMWRF – Washoe County ............................................ 3-26 Chapter 3 – Water Purveyors and Other Water Providers Purpose and Scope This chapter describes the various water purveyors in the Planning Area, including public purveyors, and other providers of water. In addition, a section describing reclaimed water purveyors is included. Subjects covered in this chapter include service areas; major facilities to treat, convey and store water; conjunctive use; aquifer recharge; aquifer storage and recovery; water deliveries; average and peak demands; peaking capacity; and water resource dedication policies. Summary and Findings The major findings of this chapter include: There are currently two major public water purveyors within the Planning Area; the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (“TMWA”) the Washoe County Department of Water Resources (“WCDWR”), and the Sun Valley General Improvement District (“SVGID”), and the South Truckee Meadows General Improvement District (“STMGID”). These four two purveyors provide 95 percent of the municipal water service within the Planning Area. As of December 31, 2014, TWMA and WCDWR have entered into an agreement to move forward with consolidation of the Washoe CountyDWR water utilitiyes and the South Truckee Meadows General Improvement District (“STMGID”), which relied on Washoe County for utility operation and maintenance, wereas consolidated into the with TMWA. STMGID, which relieds on WCDWR for utility operation and maintenance, is evaluating alternatives for future operations which range from consolidation with TMWA to a standalone utility.also consolidated with TMWA. A small number of privately owned public utilities exist in the Planning Area, which are regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“PUCN”). Numerous other small private water systems exist which are solely regulated by the Washoe County District Health Department (“WCDHD”). These systems are typically associated with commercial businesses which do not have municipal water service available. A significant number of residential parcels within the Planning Area rely on individual wells for domestic water supply. The use of domestic wells is allowed for parcels where municipal service is not available. A concern regarding domestic wells has been development in certain areas where withdrawal of groundwater has resulted in the lowering of the water table. A variety of steps have been taken to address the issue including restrictions on development of parcels in certain hydrographic basins, which require retirement of water rights and restrictions on subdividing existing parcels without the dedication of water rights. There are three reclaimed water purveyors within the Planning Area; the City of Reno (“Reno”), the City of Sparks (“Sparks”) and WCDWRWashoe County Utilities (“WCU”). Reno and Sparks co-own the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (“TMWRF”), which supplies approximately 4,000 acre feet (“af”) of reclaimed water per year to the two purveyors’RenoSparks reclaimed water distribution systems. In addition, the Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility (“RSWRF”) supplies approximately 500 af of reclaimed water per year to Reno’s Stead reclaimed water system. Washoe County owns and operates the South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (“STMWRF”), which supplies 100 percent of its effluent, approximately 2,300 af of reclaimed water per year, to the WCDWR WCU reclaimed water system in the South Truckee Meadows. Introduction The Western Regional Water Commission (“WRWC”) Act defineds four public purveyors: TMWA, WCDWR, SVGID, and STMGID, however following consolidation of public purveyors on December 31, 2014, only TMWA and SVGID remain active. Various smaller private water companies in the Planning Area serve trailer parks (approximately 1,600 units) or small subdivisions in addition to a number of small systems that serve establishments such as parks, motels or restaurants. Three reclaimed water utilities owned and operated by Reno, Sparks and WCDWR WCU provide water for non-potable uses including irrigation and industrial purposes. 3.1 Public Water Purveyors The four two public purveyors, TMWA, WCDWR, SVGID and SVGID STMGID, provide 95 percent of the municipal water in the Planning Area. Table 3-1 shows the approximate number of services for each public purveyor, water sources, approximate 2009 water deliveries, water demands and facility capacities where available. Figure 3-1 shows public purveyor water service areas and the locations of some smaller water systems described in the following sections. (Update figure with WCDWR and STMGID Service areas merged with TMWA) Water Purveyor Year-End Active Connection* TMWA 89,400111,73 0 Table 3-1 2009 Public Purveyor Capacities Average Peak 2009 Daily Day Water Source Deliveries Demand Demand* * (afa) * (MGD) (MGD) 74,00086, Truckee River 6677.8 171205.5 650 32 81 municipal wells 45 municipal 10,000 wells TMWA 9.2 27.5 wholesale Number of Tanks/ Reservoirs Total Storage Capacity (MG) 4488 130.8 36 30.8 WCDWR 18,430 STMGID 3,900 9 wells 2,650 2.6 7.0 8 6.3 SVGID 6,000 TMWA wholesale 1,840 1.6 6.6 9 9.4 * Indicates values are approximate; afa – Acre feet annually; MG – Million Gallons; MGD – Million Gallons per Day Figure 3-1 Water Systems and Service Areas (need to Revise Figure) 3.1.1 Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA Review and Update) TMWA is the largest water purveyor in the Truckee Meadows. It currently serves more than 111,730 active services primarily located in Reno and Sparks. Water sources for this system include the Truckee River) and 81 wells which supply approximately 86,650 afa.. TMWA also provides wholesale water to SVGID. Due to the expansion of TMWA’s service area following consolidation of WCDWR and STMGID, TMWA’s evaluation of water resources and facilities expanded to include all of Lemmon Valley, all of Spanish Springs, all of Truckee Meadows, Pleasant Valley (hydrographic basin 88), and in those areas in Washoe Valley (hydrographic basin 89) and the Tracy Segment (hydrographic basin 83) where small, satellite systems are located. The distribution systems located in hydrographic basins 83, 85, 86, 87, 88 (west portion), 91 and 92 are grouped in the TRA category since the integration of systems between these basins affords customers/development access to Truckee River resources (mainstem and tributary water rights) and the benefits of TROA’s drought reserves. Table 1-1 highlights resources, customers and demands in the various planning basins included under the TRA designation. Table 1-1. Summary of TMWA’s Customers, Resources and Usage in TRA and non-TRA Planning Basins |---------------------- TRA ----------------------| Description -------------------a--------------------A. Service Connections 1. Residential-single family 2. Residential-multi-family 3. Commercial/Industrial 4. Irrigation 5. Wholesale 6. Total Connections B. Rights (acre feet) 1. Ground water-in basin 2 2. Ground water-importation 3 3. Surface water-converted ag rights 3 4 4. Surface water-decree , creek 5. Surface water-storage 6. Total Resources C. Sources (acre feet) 1. Ground water-in basin extraction 2. Ground water-importation 3. Surface water-retail 4. Surface water-POSW 5. Total Sources CYE2014 TOTALS ----b---- |-----------------non-TRA ------------------| Spanish Springs Truckee Meadow 1 s Pleasant ValleyWest Lemmon Valley Tracy Segment Pleasant ValleyEast Washoe Valley Honey Lake 85 87 88 92A & 92B 83 88 89 97 ----c---- ----d---- ----e---- ----f---- ----g---- ----h--- ----i---- ----j--- 103,295 5,013 6,793 3,178 1 ------118,280 15,758 108 280 182 1,221 ------16,328 77,613 4,714 6,194 2,750 1 ------91,272 43 12 60 8,479 191 291 174 54 ------1,293 ------9,135 ------58 ------54 ------140 41,620 8,000 69,717 44,843 22,250 ------186,430 5,900 28,237 3,457 2,678 315 432 601 ------5,900 69,717 44,843 22,250 ------165,046 ------3,457 ------2,678 ------315 ------432 ------671 21,233 276 57,640 4,900 ------- 1,438 16,869 1,708 988 45 34 151 ------- 57,640 4,900 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 84,049 1,438 79,409 1,708 988 45 34 151 276 10 5 127 6 7 ------0 8,000 ------8,000 276 Source: TMWA 2016 WRP 1 Includes Basin 86 -Sun Valley and Basin 91 - Truckee Canyon (Verdi). Honey Lake water rights/resources are available to the North Valleys via the Vidler Pipeline. 3 Converted ag and decree rights are used throughout the TRA. 4 Converted creek ag rights are available for use in Basins 87 (southwest) and 88 (west portion). 5 Includes Basin 86-Sun Valley and Basin 91-Truckee Canyon (Verdi) as TMWA does not have facilities nor groundwater resources in those areas. 6 Honey Lake is unique in that there are no customers and related distribution facilities in the basin, just well production and transmission facilities, and is grouped in the non-TRA for convenience. 2 The remote, i.e., satellite, systems TMWA now manages as a result of the merger are found in basins: 83 (Truckee Segment), 88-East (the area east of I-580 in Pleasant Valley), 89 (Washoe Valley) and 97 (Honey Lake)1. These systems are grouped in the non-Truckee Resource Area (“non-TRA”) category because the systems were developed as standalone subdivisions, which upon recordation of a final map required sufficient resources to meet the full build-out requirements of the development. At this time, the resources to serve these developments are fully committed and cannot be expanded beyond the defined development area without additional investment in facilities and viable resources. For purposes of this plan, it is assumed that each of the satellite systems has sufficient resources and facilities dedicated to meet the build-out of the development over the planning horizon, and it is not foreseen that Truckee River resources are, or will be, available to these systems in the near-term. A brief summary of these systems and the basin in which they are located is presented in Table 1-2. Table 1-2. Summary of Satellite Systems Resources and Customers Description Start year Lots & customer type Dedicated water rights (acre feet) 2014 Production (acre feet) ---b--- ----c---- ----d---- ----e---- 10-commercial 2-irrigation 2-commercial 43- residential 200 18 115 27 1978 54-residential 432 34 2-commercial 2-irrigation 62-residential 4-commercial 5-irrigation 65-residential 443 98 158 53 na na na 1 -------------------a--------------------Basin 83: Truckee Segment 2 Truckee Canyon Water System 2000 3 Stampmill Estates 1994 4 Basin 88: Pleasant Valley-Easta 5 Sunrise Estates 6 Basin 89: Washoe Valley 7 Lightning W Estates 1997 8 Old Washoe Estates 1978 9 Basin 97: Honey Lake 2007 Source: TMWA 2016 WRP The TRA includes the growth prone areas of Lemmon Valley, Pleasant Valley (west portion), Spanish Springs, and Truckee Meadows. Water Production and Facilities Numerous facilities are used to produce water for TMWA’s customers. Approximately 70 to 90 percent of water production is from Chalk Bluff and Glendale surface-water treatment plants. Groundwater supply by wells typically accounts for 10 to 15 percent of total water production during non-drought situations, but can be expanded, during drought situations, to between 20 and 30 percent of total water production. Chalk Bluff Water Treatment Plant (CTP) CTP is TMWA’s largest surface water treatment plant, capable of producing approximately 90 MGD of finished treated water. CTP was constructed in phases: Phase I completed in 1994, Phase II completed in 1996, and Phase III completed in 2004. The CTP treats raw water via a conventional water treatment process through settling of heavy solids, screening, flocculation and sedimentation, filtration, and chlorination. The plant is designed for modular expansions to an ultimate treatment capacity of 120 MGD. The next expansion of 15 MGD (nominal treatment capacity) will be accomplished primarily through the addition of mechanical equipment, such as four additional filters and two flocculation bays, to existing structures. The plant sits on Chalk Bluff overlooking the Truckee River on the west side of Reno. Untreated (raw) water is delivered to the plant by gravity via the Highland Canal or by pumps with approximately 70 MGD capacity via the Orr Ditch Pump Station (“ODPS”). ODPS is located south of the plant on the river and was built in conjunction with the construction of CTP and currently has a capacity of 70 MGD in 2008. The ODPS has been used to supplement supply to the Chalk Bluff plant at times of the year when the Highland Ditch cannot provide 100 percent of the raw water required to keep the plant at full load (typically June-September), or when the canal is taken out of service for scheduled maintenance or repairs. Due to ice formation for a brief period of time in the winter months, the ditch is also sometimes taken out of service in favor of the ODPS. The Highland Canal has a nominal capacity of 95 MGD, and is approximately 7.3 miles in length from the diversion dam to CTP. The ditch conveys raw water via gravity to the CTP through a series of concrete-lined open channel sections, flumes, and siphons. Glendale Water Treatment Plant (GTP) GTP is the smaller of TMWA’s surface water treatment plants and is located in Sparks just east of the Grand Sierra Resort. The plant borders the north side of the Truckee River and diverts raw water from the river about 500 feet upstream of the plant. The plant was originally built in 1976 and upgraded in 1996 (filtration and flocculation improvements). It employs the same treatment processes as CTP and also is authorized to filter at the same filtration rate as CTP. TMWA operates the plant under a District Health variance granted in 1997 that brings the net surface treatment capacity of the plant to 33.0 MGD. Groundwater from six wells can be pumped to GTP and treated for arsenic and blended with surface water for distribution into the system. With the groundwater the combined output of GTP is 45 MGD. The current capacities of the two surface water treatments plants are summarized here. Design Capacity Chalk Bluff Glendale 95.0 MGD 37.5 MGD Net Production Capacity 90.0 MGD 33.0 MGD Planned Capacity 120.0 MGD 45.0 MGD Production Wells A summary of TMWA’s production wells including the location by hydrographic basin, the rated production capacity, the year of installation, whether a TRA or non-TRA well, whether a TROA or non-TROA related well, rehabilitation information and the last 5-years of production is provided in Table 3-2 . TMWA has 81 active production wells, 68 available to meet the demand of its customers in the TRA and 13 available for service in the non-TRA systems. Another 14 wells are completed but require pumps to be added at a future date, 3 are used for backup purposes, 8 are offline due to water quality issues or low water yield, and 3 are used for construction water purposes due to low water quality. Of the 68 wells in the TRA, 25 wells were part of TMWA’s pre-merger inventory. All or a portion of the water rights and all their future production is to be included as contributing toward the water demands to be calculated under TROA operations, whereas the water rights and water production from all other active production wells is over and above the total demand provided under TROA operations. Forty-four (44) of the active production wells are in Truckee Meadows Basin 87, 8 active production wells are in West and East Lemmon Valley Basins 92A and 92B, 8 active production well are located in Spanish Springs Basin 85, 9 active production wells are in Pleasant Valley Basin 88, 4 active production wells are in Washoe Valley Basin 89, 3 active production wells are located in Tracy Segment Basin 83, and 5 active production wells are in Honey Lake Valley Basin 97. The majority of wells pump water directly into the distribution systems after chlorination. However, water from 5 wells (Morrill, Kietzke, High, Mill and Corbett) undergoes air-stripping treatment for Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) removal, and water from 6 wells (Mill, Corbett, Greg, Terminal, Pezzi and Poplar #1) is pumped to GTP for arsenic removal. TMWA’s TRA production wells have an overall rated capacity of approximately 147 MGD. TMWA seeks to maximize use of surface water throughout the TRA and uses its TRA wells for summer peaking and when needed during drought situation years, with the exception of wells in Basin 88-west and Basin 87-southwest which are necessary to meet some winter months demands. All non-TRA systems are groundwater dependent therefore the wells operate daily year-round. Table 3-2. Production Well Statistics WellName ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐a‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ SpanishSprings(Basin85) 1 DesertSprings1 2 DesertSprings2 3 DesertSprings3 4 Hawkings 5 SpringCreek2 6 SpringCreek5 7 SpringCreek6 8 SpringCreek7 TruckeeMeadows(Basin87) 1 21stSt 2 ArrowCreek1 3 ArrowCreek2 4 ArrowCreek3 5 CorbettElementary 6 DelucchiLn 7 DoubleDiamond1 8 ElRanchoBlvd 9 FourthSt 10 GallettiWay 11 GlenHareWCSD 12 GregSt 13 HiddenValley3 14 HiddenValley4 15 HiddenValley5 16 HighSt 17 HolcombLn 18 HunterLakeDr 19 KietzkeLn 20 LakesideDr 21 LongleyLn 22 LongleyTreatmentPlant 23 MillSt 24 MorrillAve 25 Patriot(Huffaker)Blvd 26 Pezzi 27 Poplar#1 28 Poplar#2 29 RenoHigh 30 SierraPlaza 31 SouthVirginiaSt 32 Sparks(Nugget)Ave 33 STMGID1 34 STMGID11 35 STMGID12 36 STMGID2 37 STMGID3 38 STMGID4 39 STMGID5 40 STMGID6 41 SwopeMiddleSchool 42 TerminalWay 43 ThomasCreek 44 ViewSt A Clean/checkwell B Lossofproduction C Replacepump In‐Service Year ‐‐‐‐‐b‐‐‐‐‐ Rated Capacity [MGD] ‐‐‐‐‐c‐‐‐‐‐ CumRated Date No.of Rehab TRA TROA Capacity Last Rehabs Reaso Rehab n [MGD] ‐‐‐‐‐d‐‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐e‐‐‐ ‐‐‐f‐‐‐ ‐‐‐g‐‐‐ ‐‐‐h‐‐‐ ‐‐‐i‐‐‐ 1990 1963 1979 2008 1988 2000 1997 2000 0.6 0.6 1.1 4.3 0.7 1.4 2.5 2.9 0.6 1.2 2.3 6.6 7.3 8.7 11.2 14.1 1991 1995 1995 1998 1993 1972 1981 1992 1971 2000 1999 1967 1984 1985 1992 1961 1988 1995 1972 1985 2000 2005 1960 1963 1990 1974 1963 1967 1991 2002 1969 1967 1984 2000 2011 1984 1984 1981 1988 1988 1993 1961 1978 1969 2.0 0.5 1.1 0.7 2.1 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.2 2.3 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.4 0.6 2.2 1.0 3.3 3.3 0.9 2.2 3.6 2.6 2.0 1.8 1.3 2.3 2.2 3.3 2.0 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.1 0.9 1.7 0.6 2.4 2.0 2.5 3.6 4.3 6.4 7.2 8.0 9.2 11.4 13.7 15.4 17.4 18.8 20.2 20.8 23.0 24.0 27.3 30.6 31.5 33.7 37.3 39.9 41.9 43.7 45.0 47.3 49.5 52.8 54.8 56.3 57.2 58.3 59.0 60.0 60.4 61.1 61.4 62.4 64.5 65.4 67.1 67.7 70.1 2012 1 A 2012 1 A 2015 1 A 2013 1 A 2005 2013 1 1 C A 2010 2010 3 1 A A 2010 2014 1 2 A A 2008 2010 1 2 A A 2012 1 A 2015 1 A 2013 2008 2012 2 1 1 B A A 2009 2013 1 2 A A 2012 2013 1 2 A B 2011 2013 1 1 B A 2014 2 B Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 [AF] ‐‐‐j‐‐‐ [AF] ‐‐‐k‐‐‐ [AF] ‐‐‐l‐‐‐ [AF] ‐‐‐m‐‐‐ [AF] ‐‐‐n‐‐‐ 198 193 0 193 29 267 505 567 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1,953 175 166 ‐ 807 82 192 469 400 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 2,292 106 209 218 1,112 107 353 228 384 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 2,717 250 195 59 8 147 252 209 349 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1,469 223 246 114 2 142 256 0 454 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1,438 31 61 206 244 879 ‐ 146 102 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,608 ‐ 177 751 ‐ ‐ 1,075 107 123 415 668 715 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 24 ‐ ‐ 510 364 ‐ 118 276 79 340 881 ‐ ‐ 149 1,003 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 11,053 165 124 262 245 470 ‐ 151 ‐ 64 162 ‐ 38 1,546 ‐ 229 950 526 ‐ 1,473 149 ‐ 409 554 907 ‐ 20 48 0 105 128 676 ‐ 424 391 ‐ 184 298 71 350 747 ‐ 25 227 163 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 12,282 360 99 293 222 470 51 258 109 400 305 31 91 949 709 286 1,052 ‐ 61 1,457 165 632 453 578 943 172 ‐ ‐ 250 130 ‐ ‐ 57 600 520 365 213 258 78 359 765 15 ‐ 191 273 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 14,222 14 89 236 199 866 ‐ 268 28 24 82 6 19 767 928 257 1,049 31 ‐ 1,377 38 191 411 1,357 895 18 52 33 ‐ 8 18 31 27 529 477 576 193 248 68 345 659 1 38 173 75 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 12,699 184 72 259 304 459 84 199 235 352 418 260 219 1,000 639 ‐ 1,029 132 571 1,487 215 394 583 799 900 111 363 283 277 694 217 207 80 483 332 439 188 279 50 315 807 127 232 190 400 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 16,869 TRA:productionfromthesewellcanservicetheTruckeeResourceArea TROA:alloraportionofwaterrightsonthewellareTROAcomponents Table 3-2. Production Well Statistics (cont) WellName ‐‐‐‐‐b‐‐‐‐‐ Rated Capacity [MGD] ‐‐‐‐‐c‐‐‐‐‐ 1968 2006 2005 1.6 1.7 3.2 1.6 3.3 6.5 EastLemmonValley(Basin92B) 1 LemmonValley5 2 LemmonValley6 3 LemmonValley7 4 LemmonValley8 5 LemmonValley9 1970 1998 1970 1974 1997 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.5 2.1 3.0 3.8 Y Y Y Y Y 338 82 151 43 ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 614 257 96 145 69 ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 567 288 89 161 96 ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 634 193 129 141 110 ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 573 197 48 130 132 ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 507 WestPleasantValley(Basin88) 1 MtRose3 2 MtRose5 3 MtRose6 4 StJames1 5 StJames2 6 STMGID7 7 Tessa1(East) 8 Tessa2(West) 1990 1990 2000 1995 1995 1983 2000 1999 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.2 0.9 0.4 1.4 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.5 4.7 5.6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 102 390 289 122 151 27 350 270 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1,701 107 360 329 108 137 62 210 142 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1,455 124 374 395 74 84 36 297 354 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1,738 159 424 363 64 84 50 377 284 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1,805 86 440 372 94 68 27 506 141 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1,735 TracySegment(Basin83) 1 Stampmill1 2 Stampmill2 3 TruckeeCanyon1 1979 1979 1997 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.0 9 9 18 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 36 14 14 11 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 39 11 12 18 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 41 13 14 17 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 45 14 13 18 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 45 EastPleasantValley(Basin88) 1 SunriseEstates1 1983 0.4 0.4 42 39 161 66 34 WashoeValley(Basin89) 1 LightningW1 2 LightningW2 3 LightningW3 4 OldWashoeEstates3 1994 1963 2008 1994 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.8 29 43 67 47 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 187 24 0 71 45 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 140 32 68 66 54 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 220 32 ‐ 68 48 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 149 35 ‐ 63 53 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 151 HoneyLakeValley(Basin97) 1 FishSpringRanchWell1(A) 2 FishSpringRanchWell2(B) 3 FishSpringRanchWell3(C) 4 FishSpringRanchWell4(D) 5 FishSpringRanchWell5(E) 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 4.3 2.9 2.2 2.2 3.2 4.3 7.2 9.4 11.5 14.8 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 8 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 15,939 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 16,964 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 20,054 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 16,855 35 8 66 0 167 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 276 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 21,507 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐a‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ WestLemmonValley(Basin92A) 1 AirGuard 2 SilverKnolls 3 SilverLake 81 <‐TotalWells 68 <‐TRA 13 <‐non‐TRA A Clean/checkwell B Lossofproduction C Replacepump Source: TMWA 2016 WRP In‐Service Year TotalCapacity(MGD): TRACapacity(MGD): non‐TRACapacity(MGD): CumRated Date No.of Rehab TRA TROA Capacity Last Rehabs Need [MGD] Rehab ‐‐‐‐‐d‐‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐e‐‐‐ ‐‐‐f‐‐‐ ‐‐‐g‐‐‐ ‐‐‐h‐‐‐ ‐‐‐i‐‐‐ 117.1 100.1 17.0 2009 2010 3 3 B A 2014 2014 1 1 B B 2015 1 B 25.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 [AF] ‐‐‐j‐‐‐ [AF] ‐‐‐k‐‐‐ [AF] ‐‐‐l‐‐‐ [AF] ‐‐‐m‐‐‐ [AF] ‐‐‐n‐‐‐ Y Y Y 192 116 39 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 346 ‐ ‐ 149 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 149 255 65 ‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 320 18 0 32 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 50 13 0 440 ‐‐‐‐‐‐ 454 TRA:productionfromthesewellcanservicetheTruckeeResourceArea TROA:alloraportionofwaterrightsonthewellareTROAcomponents 3.1.3 Sun Valley General Improvement District SVGID was formed in 1967 to provide water and wastewater services for the growing community of Sun Valley, north of Reno. SVGID provides retail service for approximately 6,000 connections. The fully metered system is supplied with TMWA wholesale water. A January 16, 2008 amendment to the TMWA-SVGID Wholesale Agreement expanded the SVGID retail service territory in the northwest portion of the Sun Valley hydrographic basin. 3.3 Other Non-Public Water Purveyors Numerous privately owned and operated water utilities exist within the Planning Area. While the majority of these small water systems are owned and operated by individuals or businesses, and are regulated solely through the WCDHD, several fall under the oversight of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“PUC”). Public Utilities Commission of Nevada PUC operates under portions of enabling legislation of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”), Chapter 704 and is intended to provide a means of impartial regulation for both the utility and the customer. PUC regulates 27 water and wastewater utilities throughout the state, serving approximately 24,000 customers in Nevada and is responsible for ensuring that water utilities deliver clean, safe, and reliable water to their customers at reasonable rates. The PUC‘s role is: 1) To provide for fair and impartial regulation of public utilities; 2) To provide for the safe, economic, efficient, prudent and reliable operation and service of public utilities; and 3) To balance the interests of customers and shareholders of public utilities by providing customers with just and reasonable rates. Regulation under PUC is required for all non-municipal utilities having systems which serve more than 25 customers and have sales in excess $25,000 within any preceding 12-month period. The three largest PUC regulated systems within the Planning Area are listed in Table 34. The table shows the approximate number of services for each private purveyor, water sources, approximate 2014 calendar year water deliveries, water demands and facility capacities where available. The PUC regulates two different types of water/wastewater companies, approximately 11 nonprofit and 16 for profit companies. The non-profit companies have limited regulation. The PUC is involved with issuing the company’s Certificate of Public Necessity and Convenience (“CPC”), any changes to their service territory, and the Utility Environmental Act Permits (“UEPA”). The for-profit companies are subjected to full regulation which includes all of the previous mentioned items as well as rate regulation, rules of service (tariffs), and monitoring their standards of service. Some of the larger for-profit companies are required to file for Commission approval mandatory three year rate cases as well as mandatory three year resource planning 3.3.1 Utilities Inc. of Nevada Utilities Inc. of Nevada operates the water system in the Cold Springs area of Reno and is a forprofit company. The system consists of five wells and four storage reservoirs having a total capacity of 2,260,000 gallons. 3.3.2 Sky Ranch Water Service Corp. Utilities Inc.. operates the Sky Ranch water system in Spanish Springs Valley. The system is a for-profit company and consists of two wells and three storage tanks having a storage capacity of approximately 830,000 gallons. 3.3.3 Steamboat Springs Water Works, Inc. Steamboat Springs Water Works, Inc. operates the water system in the Steamboat Hot Springs area south of Reno and is a for-profit company. The utility has potable water wells in close proximity to geothermal wells used to generate electrical energy and to supply a spa. The utility provides water to approximately 265 services with the potential to add 40 acres of undeveloped land to its service area. Table 3-4 2014 Private Purveyor Capacities 2014 Deliveries * (afa) Averag e Daily Deman d* (MGD) Peak Day Demand* (MGD) Numb er of Tanks/ Reserv oirs Total Stora ge Capa city (MG) Year-End Active Connection* Water Source Utilities Inc. of Nevada 3,316 5 wells 2,414.86 1,400 1.25 2.69 4 Tanks 2.26 Sky Ranch Water Service Corp. 576 2 wells 718.61 608 0.5 1.5 3 Tanks 0.8 Steamboat Springs Water Works, Inc 265 3 wells 235.23 171 0.15 0.24 2 Tanks 0.42 Water Purveyor * Water Rights* (afa) Indicates values are approximate; afa – Acre feet per Annum (year); MG – Million Gallons; MGD – Million Gallons per Day 3.3.4 Other PUC Regulated Water Systems 3-5 Verdi Meadows Utility Company, Inc. (“VMUC”) owns three wells, but only operates two wells and serves 175 customers in the Verdi area. VMUC currently has approximately 80 afa of water rights and is a for-profit utility. Silver Knolls Mutual Water Company (“SKMUC”) operates two wells and serves 64 customers in Lemmon Valley. SKMUC currently holds 71.667 afa of water rights and is a non-profit company. Rosemount Water Company (“Rosemount”) provides spring water to 26 active connections in the Mount Rose area. Rosemount currently holds 84.31 afa of water rights and is a for-profit company. Verdi Mutual Water Company (“VMWC”) provides spring water to 8 active connections in the Verdi area. VMWC currently holds 480 afa of water rights and is a non-profit company. Reno Technology Park (“RTP”) operates two wells and serves one large industrial customer east of Reno near Lockwood, NV. RTP currently holds approximately 11,125.6 afa of water rights and is a non-profit company. Public Water Systems List In addition to those described above, numerous small, privately-owned and operated, public water systems exist in Washoe County. These systems typically provide service to schools, parks, multi-residential properties (such as apartment complexes and mobile home parks), commercial businesses and special government facilities, for which municipal services were not available at the time of development. These systems fall under the oversight of the WCDHD. A current list of water systems that are in operation within the Planning Area appears in Table 3-5. Table 3-5 Public Water Systems in Washoe County 4th Street Bistro Mel’s Diner Ace Apartments Merry Wink Motel Air Base Inn Mount Rose Bowl HOA Air Sailing Gliderport Arrowhead Mobile Home Park Bar M Bar Mount Rose Water Company Mount Rose Ski Area NDOT Wadsworth Rest Stop Biglieri Water System Boomtown Hotel and Casino Bowers Mansion County Park Bristlecone Family Resources Chuck’s Circle C Market Conestoga Mobile Home Park Crosby’s Lodge New Washoe City County Park North Valley Business Facility Old Forty West Motel Old Washoe Station Pleasant Valley School Reno Sahara Trailer Park River Bend Mobile Home Park Crystal Peak County Park Crystal Trailer Park Davis Creek County Park Dutch Wife Motel Empire Water Foothill Trailer Park Franktown Meadows Gerlach GID Gold Ranch Casino Golden Valley County Park Grand View Terrace Water District Hawk’s Nest Bar Granite Construction J and K Hoffman Johnny’s Little Italy Restaurant Ke Ta Mobile Home Park Lemmon Valley Horseman’s Park Magic Carpet Golf Riverbelle Properties-Cedars Riverbelle Properties MHP Rosemount Water Company Silver Knolls Mutual Water Co. Silver Spur Motel Sky Tavern (City of Reno) Slide Mountain Ski Area Sutcliffe Mobile Home Park The Lodge at Galena Verdi Mutual Water Company Verdi Meadows Utility Company Inc. Verdi School Wadsworth Mobile Home Park Washoe Lake State Park Washoe Lake State Park, boat ramp Washoe Regional Shooting Range Washoe Valley Meetinghouse Facility Webb Mobile Home Park Westerner Motel Figure 3-2 Domestic Wells 3.4 Domestic Wells Washoe County Assessor’s files indicate that there are approximately 9,170 domestic wells in the County as of April 2010. Figure 3-2 illustrates the distribution of domestic wells within the southern portion of the Planning Area. In a sense, domestic wells represent a special type of private water system for which permission is granted by the State Engineer according to state water law to owners of residential properties who do not have access to municipal service at the time of development. The state’s definition of what constitutes domestic use is as follows: Domestic use or domestic purposes extends to culinary and household purposes directly related to a single-family dwelling and an accessory dwelling unit for a single-family dwelling if provided for in an applicable local ordinance, including, without limitation, the watering of a family garden and lawn and the watering of livestock and any other domestic animals or household pets, if the amount of water drawn does not exceed 2 af per year. (NRS 534.013 and NRS 534.180) In addition to the State Engineer’s permitting requirements, the WCDHD further regulates the construction of domestic wells within the Planning Area. The permit process requires that a property owner with a domestic well in need of deepening or replacement located within the service territory of a municipal service provider evaluate hook up to the municipal system. In addition, the WCDHD requires a domestic well construction permit, which not only outlines construction standards, but also regulates restrictions on proximity to water bodies, utility easements, irrigation ditches, flood-irrigated fields, flood plains, septic tanks and sewers. In the 1970s and early 1980s over-development of parcels served by domestic wells in the West Lemmon Valley hydrographic basin became a major concern. The problem revolved around the subdivision of large parcels without a water rights dedication requirement for domestic wells. Eventually, this practice led to the over-allocation of groundwater. The situation prompted passage of Washoe County Ordinance 586 (subsequently revised by Ordinance 482) in 1984, requiring the dedication of 2.0 af of water rights for each newly subdivided parcel of land to be served by a domestic well in Washoe County. This dedication of water rights however, does not apply to existing parcels in the Planning Area. In addition, because of water rights overallocation in the Warm Springs Planning Area, the dedication of 2.5 af of water rights is required for newly subdivided parcels to be served by domestic wells. Water rights dedicated from the Warm Springs hydrographic basin will remain irrevocably tied to the hydrographic basin. 3.5 Reclaimed Water Purveyors (Reno, Sparks and Washoe County) Reclaimed water provides both local and regional benefits. As the region grows according to its land use plans, reclaimed water use is one means to allow the growth to be accommodated while remaining within the treatment facility discharge permit limits. Reno, Sparks and Washoe County are working to improve the Truckee River ecosystem. The benefits are intended to improve the nutrient assimilative capacity of the river, which in turn may allow more flexibility in meeting the TMWRF discharge permit requirements. Using reclaimed water provides a more predictable way to ensure pollutant removal when compared with river discharge, but likewise competes with water needs for in-stream flows. Truckee River water that is transferred out of the basin for potable uses (and subsequently does not return to TMWRF as wastewater, such as in the Stead and South Truckee Meadows areas) generally requires that 50 percent of additional water rights be dedicated to provide for that return flow depletion. Reclaimed water use provides a sound method of disposal and beneficial use through irrigation and other uses. The main local benefit in the use of reclaimed water is that it conserves potable water and provides a reliable, drought-resistant water source, even in times of restriction and conservation. Table 3-6 summarizes the 2015 reclaimed water usage from each of the region’s water reclamation facilities. Table 3-6 2009 Reclaimed Water Usage MGD Average* 3.56 MGD Max Month 8.4 STMWRF Reclaimed Water 3.0 8.0 2,800 RSWRF Reclaimed Water Total Reclaimed Water Usage 1.4 6.0 1.0 14.1 440 6,690 Facility TMWRF Reclaimed Water Average AFA* 3,987 * Data collected from different meters; variation of meter values are within industry accepted tolerances 3.5.1 TMWRF Reclaimed Water TMWRF currently supplies reclaimed water to numerous sites in Sparks, including Spanish Springs Valley, and to Reno, including the University of Nevada, Reno (“UNR”) Farms property, Rosewood Lakes Golf Course and Mira Loma Park. Hidden Valley Golf Course is connected to the Reno system, but does not currently use reclaimed water. Reclaimed water is treated to very high standards that meet both the discharge limits to the Truckee River and the standards required for reclaimed water usage. The locations of these sites are depicted on Figures 3-3 and 3-4. The reclaimed water delivery system consists of one main pump station and one auxiliary pump station located at TMWRF and one transmission line with two branches. The south branch of the pipeline serves UNR Farms property, Rosewood Lakes Golf Course and Mira Loma Park. The north branch of the pipeline serves the users in the City of Sparks and further north in Spanish Springs Valley. The 2015 reclaimed water balance for TMWRF is shown in Table 3-7. Table 3-7 2015 TMWRF Reclaimed Water Balance 2015 Total Wastewater Flow Reclaimed Water Usage Reno / UNR Farms Reclaimed Water Usage Sparks Reclaimed Water Usage MGD Average* 27.1 MGD Max Month 27.7 2.30 1.26 4.74 2.86 Total Reclaimed Water Usage Water Returned to the Truckee River Average AFA* 30,310 2580 1,400 3,980 23.5 * Data collected from different meters; variation of meter values are within industry accepted tolerances 26,320 Figure 3-3 Effluent Reuse System TMWRF – City of Sparks Figure 3-4 Effluent Reuse System TMWRF – City of Reno 3.5.2 Sparks Reclaimed Water Facilities Sparks provides reclaimed water service to more than 34 sites within the City and further north in unincorporated Spanish Springs Valley for irrigation and industrial uses. Specific uses include irrigation at Wildcreek golf courses, Reed High School, Shadow Mountain Sports Complex and numerous other parks and streetscapes. Industrial uses include Martin Marietta Materials and various truck fill facilities. In addition to the TMWRF pump station and transmission line, Sparks’ reclaimed water facilities include a second pump station, a 3.25 MG storage tank near the Golden Eagle Regional Park and various distribution pipelines. 3.5.3 Reno Reclaimed Water Facilities (COR to update numbers) RSWRF Reclaimed Water RSWRF has an annual average flow of 1.40 MGD. During the winter and when reclaimed water flows are in excess of irrigation demands, the reclaimed water is discharged into a natural drainage channel that flows to the nearby Swan Lake playa. This is the primary disposal site for RSWRF, which is permitted to discharge an average of 2.35 MGD (2,630 afa) to the playa. A minimum of 159 million gallons per year (490 afa) is sent to the Swan Lake playa per an agreement to sustain the existing wetlands. Under present operation, the RSWRF reuses an average of 0.45 MGD, or about 32 percent of its total flow for irrigation primarily from March through October. Essentially all of the reclaimed water is discharged to the Swan Lake playa from November to February. Figure 3-5 depicts the existing reclaimed water infrastructure and reuse sites in the Stead area. The current RSWRF reclaimed water demands are approximately 500 afa. Uses include the Sierra Sage Golf Course, the North Valleys Sports Complex, Mayors Park and a truck fill at the treatment plant, which is utilized heavily for construction water and dust control. The RSWRF reclaimed water balance for 2009 is shown in Table 3-8. Table 3-8 2009 RSWRF Water Balance MGD Average 1.40 MGD Max Month 1.5 Reclaimed Water Usage Stead Reclaimed Water Usage Total Reclaimed Water Usage 0.45 0.45 1.1 1.1 500 Water Released to Swan Lake Wetlands 1.00 1.5 1,080 2015 Total Wastewater Flow AFA 1,570 Figure 3-5 Effluent Reuse System RSWRF 3.5.4 Washoe County Reclaimed Water Facilities STMWRF Reclaimed Water (WC to update) Existing Reclaimed Water Uses STMWRF is one of the few water reclamation facilities in the United States that operates a zero discharge system with 100 percent reuse. STMWRF reclaimed water meets or exceed the State of Nevada’’s Class A designation, which permits unrestricted use of reclaimed water. Reclaimed water is used for irrigating parks, schools, golf courses, commercial landscapes, and thoroughfare median landscapes. Specific reuse areas include the South Meadows Industrial Park, Double Diamond and Damonte Ranch residential areas, the Arrow Creek and Wolf Run Golf Courses, the South Valley Regional Park, and Manogue High School, among others. Irrigation with reclaimed water for all of these areas conserves potable water that would otherwise be used for irrigation. Figure 3-6 depicts the existing reclaimed water infrastructure and reuse sites in the South Truckee Meadows area. Under current operation, surface water from Whites Creek and Thomas Creek is combined with reclaimed water and pumped to Huffaker Reservoir to supplement the reclaimed water supply. Seepage losses from Huffaker Reservoir have placed additional demand on STMWRF reclaimed water supplies in past years, but will diminish in the future. Huffaker Reservoir was constructed in 1988 and has a storage capacity of approximately 4,000 af. This reservoir was initially constructed with a compacted soil liner but has been losing significant quantities of stored water to seepage. In order to conserve water and to mitigate concerns from reservoir seepage, a partial membrane liner was completed, which lined the lower portion of the reservoir to an elevation of 4,482 ft. A second membrane lining project is planned for 2012 to line the remainder of the reservoir up to an elevation of 4,552 ft. Following completion of these projects, the need for supplemental water to compensate for seepage losses will diminish. The 2015 STMWRF reclaimed water balance is shown in Table 3-9. The STMWRF reclaimed water, creek diversions, and reclaimed water use volumes are all metered values, while the reservoir seepage and net evaporation loss is estimated from the reservoir mass balance. Since the reservoir net evaporation loss is estimated to be in the range of 50 afa at current reservoir operating levels, the majority of the 530 afa loss is attributed to reservoir seepage. Table 3-9 2009 STMWRF Reclaimed Water Balance 2015 Total Wastewater Flow Reclaimed Water Usage STM Reclaimed Water System Usage Huffaker Reservoir Seepage and Net Evaporation Total Reclaimed Water Usage Supplemental Creek Diversions * Estimated MGD Average 3.0 MGD Max Month 3.5 3.0 8.0 0.47 8.00 Aveage AFA 3,360 2,800 530* 2,800 6,360 Figure 3-6 Effluent Reuse System STMWRF – Washoe County CSWRF Reclaimed Water Existing Reclaimed Water Uses The Cold Springs Water Reclamation Facility (“CSWRF”) currently disposes all treated reclaimed water to rapid infiltration basins (“RIBs”), and does not reclaim water for irrigation purposes. However, facility improvements can be added in the future as the demand for additional reclaimed water warrants. The 2015 reclaimed water balance for Cold Springs is presented in Table 3-10. Table 3-10 2009 CSWRF Water Balance MGD Average 0.28 2015 Total Wastewater Flow Reclaimed Water Usage None at this time 0 Water disposed to RIBs 0.28 MGD Max Month 0.30 AFA 319 0 0.30 319 LVWRF Reclaimed Water Existing Reclaimed Water Uses In addition to the reclaimed water generated from RSWRF, Washoe County owns and operates the Lemmon Valley Water Reclamation Facility (“LVWRF”). Presently, the water from this treatment plant is evaporated from on-site ponds, but with additional treatment, it could be available to help meet future reclaimed water demands. Periodically, a small portion of the water is released to Swan Lake to help manage water levels in the ponds. The 2009 reclaimed water balance for Lemmon Valley is presented in Table 3-11. Table 3-11 2009 LVWRF Water Balance 2015 Total Wastewater Flow Reclaimed Water Usage None at this time Water disposed to Evaporation Ponds 3.6 MGD Average 0.20 MGD Max Month 0.30 0 0.20 AFA 219 0 0.30 219 Water Rights Requirements (TMWA To Review) 3.6.1 Water Rights Dedication Requirements for Municipal Service For those purveyors (e.g., TMWA and, SVGID, and portions of WCDWR’s Spanish Springs or Double Diamond retail areas) using Truckee River water rights for will-serve commitments, typically TMWA’s Rule 7 is the basis of water rights required. TMWA Rule 7 requires that applicants for any new water service dedicate sufficient water rights to meet the demand of their development. Applicants for new service can buy water rights on the open market and dedicate sufficient, acceptable water rights to TMWA, or the applicant can pay for a will-serve commitment based on TMWA’s costs incurred to acquire and process the necessary water rights. Before accepting a water right for a will-serve commitment, TMWA considers a water right’s source, priority, quantity, dry-year supply, yield, permitability, unencumbered ownership, and the long-term ability to provide water. In this manner, TMWA ensures that future resources can be sustained in perpetuity. In addition, an applicant requiring irrigation service must furnish a local government determination as to whether it can provide reclaimed water service for some or all of the irrigation demand. TMWA Rule 7 requires a water demand calculation using factors for the type of unit (such as single family dwellings and lot size, mobile home parks, multi-family complexes, commercial) and irrigation. Depending on the source of water, a multiplier is applied to compute the number of acre-feet required for new service. TMWA Rule 7 is included as Appendix G. In the case of Truckee River water that will be supplied for M&I service by TMWA, there are existing agreements and facilities that provide storage capacity upstream of the Truckee Meadows. These facilities store water when it is available, and release it as needed to satisfy demands. The reservoirs provide a reserve for both seasonal fluctuations in demand and annual variations between wet and dry years. TMWA uses the reservoirs in conjunction with its groundwater resources to make up the entirety of its water supply. In the future, TROA operation Operation of Truckee River reservoirs since the implementation of TROA will be has been expanded, thereby which has increaseding dry year reserves. In exchange for greater flexibility in reservoir operation, TMWA is required to dedicate 0.11 af of water rights for each af of new demand. This dedication must be made from Truckee River water rights. (Refer to TMWA’s 2035 Water Resource Plan for complete description of TMWA water resources, agreements, and drought planning, see Appendix B). The water resources for the proposed South Truckee Meadows water treatment plants differ from TMWA surface water resources in that there is no upstream surface water storage planned to equalize the fluctuations in seasonal tributary flow and variations in annual flow that result from wet and dry years. This affects the amount of water that can be derived from a particular water right (the “yield”). Another factor that affects the yield of a water right is its priority with respect to other water rights on the same system. Without storage, additional water rights must be dedicated for service above the normal amount that will actually be consumed to ensure that a minimum supply can be maintained under drought conditions. During drought conditions, the highest priority rights will receive water and lower priority rights may not be fulfilled. During non-drought conditions, however, the additional water that is available under these rights can be used to satisfy other needs such as aquifer recharge, enhancement of Truckee River water quality, satisfaction of effluent return flow requirements, etc. Because the use of tributary water rights for municipal water supply purposes in the Truckee Meadows is a new practice, the specifics of how these rights will be managed is an opportunity for efficient, integrated water rights use. For non-Truckee River water rights dependent purveyors, each has water resource dedication policies that utilize groundwater resources subject to State Engineer permits issued for those water resources. 3.6.2 Reclaimed Water Rights Requirements Reclaimed water rights are exchanged for will-serve commitments in a manner that differs significantly from potable water rights dedication requirements. Reclaimed water is appropriated by the entities that own and operate the water reclamation facilities, i.e. Reno, Sparks and Washoe County. Parties interested in obtaining reclaimed water service from WCDWR WCU submit an application for service in accordance with Washoe County Ordinance 1299. The County will approve or deny the application for service based on its ability to provide service and how the reclaimed water is to be used. Similarly, Sparks enters into reclaimed water service agreements as per Title 13.85 of the Sparks Municipal Code. Reno enters into individual contract agreements for reclaimed water service. Reclaimed water service customers must obtain, and operate in accordance with, a permit from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. Permits require the development and approval of an effluent management plan. Service can be discontinued if reclaimed water use is not consistent with the permit or the effluent management plan conditions. References Cited Truckee Meadows Water Authority, 2009, 2010 - 2030 Water Resource Plan. 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 13 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 28, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission (“NNWPC”) FROM: Jim Smitherman, NNWPC Water Resources Program Manager SUBJECT: Discussion and possible direction to staff regarding any chapters of the Regional Water Management Plan (“RWMP”) previously reviewed by the NNWPC in relation to the 2016 RWMP update. SUMMARY This agenda item is intended to be one in a series of standing items, ending upon the NNWPC’s final recommendation to the Western Regional Water Commission concerning the 2016 RWMP update. Under this item, NNWPC members may discuss, and the NNWPC may direct staff on the subjects of any of the RWMP chapters reviewed, since the December 2014 meeting, in relation to the 2016 update. JS:js 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 14 Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission STAFF REPORT DATE: July 25, 2016 TO: Chairman and Members, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission FROM: Jim Smitherman, Water Resources Program Manager SUBJECT: Program Manager’s Report Attached are updated reports for items (a) and (b) for your review. a) Report on the status of Projects and Work Plan supported by the RWMF; and b) Financial Report on the RWMF. 8-03-16 NNWPC Agenda Item 14a Status Report of Projects and Work Plan Supported by the Regional Water Management Fund 1 Project Name Financial Audit Fiscal Year 2016 Contractor / Provider Schettler Macy LLC Target Balance Percent Completion Amount Remaining Complete Date Notes 8,700 8,700 0% 10/1/16 Work will commence at end of Fiscal Year 2016 Nevada Landscape Association (NLA) 25,000 12,500 50% 6/30/16 Work is in progress 2 Certified Landscape Technician Program 2014-2016 FY (DRI) Desert Research Institute 75,000 26,810 64% 6/30/17 Work is in progress 3 Cloud Seeding Additional Precip Monitoring Equipment Original ILA $25,000; Amendment $50,000 Cloud Seeding Program for Water Year 2016 (DRI) Desert Research Institute 100,000 29,151 71% 12/31/16 Work is in progress Stantec 25,000 1,414 94% 12/31/16 Work is in progress 5 Effluent Management Strategy First Amendment to extend time Stantec 25,000 25,000 0% 12/31/16 6 Effluent Management Strategy Second Amendment adding scope & funding Second Amendment executed. Work is in progress 62,792 3,192 95% 6/30/16 Work is in progress 7 Effluent Management (DRI) Desert Linear Programming Research Institute Original Contract $40,292; Addendum to Joinder $22,500 8 Envision Videographers of Envision WRWC meetings 2,000 1,320 34% 9/30/16 Work is in progress City of Reno 250,000 250,000 0% 9 Highland Canal Improvements Optimizing Investments in The Nature Conservancy 10 the Truckee River Watershed 57,787 8,122 86% 12/31/16 Work is in progress 262,500 101,474 61% 6/30/16 Work is in progress 4 Regional Storm Water Quality Management 11 Program (Fourth Amendment) 07/26/2016 City of Reno 1 yr from Awaiting signatures Effective Date from Reno on Interlocal 8-03-16 NNWPC Agenda Item 14a Status Report of Projects and Work Plan Supported by the Regional Water Management Fund Project Name Regional Storm Water Quality Management 12 Program (Fifth Amendment) RWMP 2016 Update 13 Water Balance Update Contractor / Provider City of Reno 25,000 20,113 20% 6/30/17 Work is in progress 150,000 91,792 39% 6/30/16 Work is in progress 3,000 2,023 33% 6/30/16 Work is in progress. FY 17 contract done City of Reno (LimnoTech) 75,000 27,572 63% 6/30/16 Work is in progress TRIG Website Support FY City of Reno 17 2015-2016 7,500 2,334 69% 6/30/16 Work is in progress 2,700,000 132,246 Septic - Phase II 14 Stantec Target Balance Percent Completion Amount Remaining Complete Date Notes 262,500 262,500 0% 6/30/17 Awaiting signatures from Reno on Interlocal Washoe County CSD Sosu TV Videographers of Sosu TV 15 NNWPC meetings FY 2015-2016 TMDL Phase 1 16 Sixth Amendment TROA - 6,700 AF water 18 rights purchase TMWA Washoe ET Project Maintenance; 19 Original ILA $10,000; Amendment $10,000 DRI (Desert Research Institute) 20,000 5 34% 6/30/16 Work is in progress Washoe ET weather 20 station upgrades (DRI) Desert Research Institute 29,050 5,663 81% 6/30/16 Work is in progress Water Usage Review 21 Program 2015-16 First Amendment TMWA 100,000 0 100% 6/30/16 Project complete Regional Precipitation 22 "can" Monitoring (DRI) Desert Research Institute 37,989 37,989 0% 6/30/17 ILA being prepared Water Usage Review 23 Program 2016-17 TMWA 100,000 100,000 0% 6/30/17 Work is in progress RPGB 20,000 13,880 31% 06/30/17 Work is in progress 24 Minutes Recorder 07/26/2016 95% Open Ended Work is in progress 8-03-16: NNWPC Agenda Item 14b 07/25/2016 Fund 766 Financial Report on the Regional Water Management Fund Report 400/ZF15 Fiscal Year 2017; Period 1 Accounts State Grants * INTERGOVERNMENTAL Interest-Pooled Inv. Plan Budget Actual (Revenue & Expenses) PO Commit (Remaining PO Balance) Actual + PO Available (Budget Minus Actual + PO) Avail% PreCommit (PO's Requested) Available (Budget Minus PO Requisitions) Avail% 40,000.00- 40,000.00- 100- 40,000.00- 100- 40,000.00- 40,000.00- 100- 40,000.00- 100- 27,985.00- 27,985.00- 100- 27,985.00- 100- 1,416,677.00- 4,542.40- 4,542.40- 1,412,134.60- 100- 1,412,134.60- 100- * MISCELLANEOUS 1,444,662.00- 4,542.40- 4,542.40- 1,440,119.60- 100- 1,440,119.60- 100- ** REVENUE 1,484,662.00- 4,542.40- 4,542.40- 1,480,119.60- 100- 1,480,119.60- 100- 58 1,010,322.52 58 Water Surcharge 1.5% Professional Services 1,754,976.00 27,972.41 716,681.07 744,653.48 1,010,322.52 16,880.63- 129,600.00 112,719.37 399,280.63 WRWC Staff & Legal 512,000.00 104.41- 399,280.63 104.41- Fin Consult Services 10,000.00 8,700.00 8,700.00 1,300.00 13 1,300.00 13 Pmts to O Agencies 175,000.00 132,585.53 132,585.53 42,414.47 24 42,414.47 24 Seminars and Meetings 1,000.00 1,000.00 100 1,000.00 100 Advertising 1,000.00 1,000.00 100 1,000.00 100 20,000.00 20,000.00 100 20,000.00 100 400.00 400.00 100 400.00 100 1,000.00 1,000.00 100 1,000.00 100 129,600.00 129,600.00 500.00 129,600.00 500.00 Undesignated Budget Combined Utilities Travel Overhead ** EXPENDITURES *** Total 2,604,976.00 11,091.78 987,566.60 998,658.38 1,606,317.62 62 1,606,317.62 62 1,120,314.00 6,549.38 987,566.60 994,115.98 126,198.02 11 126,198.02 11