2009 - Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District

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EIGHTIETH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIONERS
OF
THE MADISON METROPOLITAN
SEWERAGE DISTRICT
FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2009
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 3 ORGANIZATION .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Time and Place of Meetings.............................................................................................................. 4 Commissioners and Executive Staff ................................................................................................. 4 Present and former Commissioners .................................................................................................. 4 OPERATION OF WASTEWATER FACILITIES ......................................................................................... 6 Sources of Wastewater ...................................................................................................................... 6 Interceptor Service ............................................................................................................................ 6 Quantity of Wastewater .................................................................................................................... 7 AVERAGE DAILY QUANTITIES OF WASTEWATER ............................................................................. 7 Wastewater Treatment ...................................................................................................................... 9 METROGRO OPERATION ......................................................................................................................... 12 ACCOUNTING AND CLERICAL ACTIVITIES........................................................................................ 13 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACTIVITY .................................................................................................... 14 RESEARCH .................................................................................................................................................. 15 INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM .......................................................................................... 19 ACCEPTANCE OF SEPTAGE AND ATYPICAL WASTES ..................................................................... 20 LAGOON SITE SUPERFUND PROJECT................................................................................................... 21 WATERSHED PROJECTS .......................................................................................................................... 21 Yahara River Watershed Monitoring Program ............................................................................... 21 Sugar River and Badger Mill Creek Monitoring Program .............................................................. 24 Upper Yahara River Watershed Monitoring Program..................................................................... 26 Grass Lake Monitoring Program ..................................................................................................... 27 Phosphorus-Related Initiatives........................................................................................................ 27 MONITORING STREAM FLOWS.............................................................................................................. 28 LABORATORY ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................... 28 MAINTENANCE OF DISTRICT FACILITIES........................................................................................... 29 Building and Grounds Section ........................................................................................................ 29 Mechanical Maintenance Section ................................................................................................... 31 Electrical Maintenance Section ....................................................................................................... 31 Inventory Control/Purchasing ......................................................................................................... 32 INTERCEPTOR TELEVISING AND CLEANING ..................................................................................... 33 USER-CHARGE MONITORING AND BILLING ...................................................................................... 33 SEWERAGE SERVICE CHARGES ............................................................................................................ 33 TRAINING ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................................. 35 PUBLIC EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................ 36 PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION DURING 2009 ................................................................................. 37 LITIGATION ................................................................................................................................................ 39 50-YEAR MASTER PLAN .......................................................................................................................... 40 STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVES ................................................................................................... 40 ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION IN 2009 .................................................................................... 43 Solids Handling Facilities Plan ....................................................................................................... 43 Collection System Facilities Plan.................................................................................................... 44 Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor-Phase 2 ............................................................................... 45 Pump Stations 13 and 14 Firm Capacity Improvements ................................................................. 45 West Interceptor Campus Relief-Phase 3........................................................................................ 45 NS10D-Improvements to the 10th Addition .................................................................................... 46 NS10E-Digester Gas Treatment System ......................................................................................... 46 Pump Stations 6 and 8 Rehabilitation ............................................................................................. 46 South Interceptor-Baird Street Extension Liner .............................................................................. 47 Pump Station No. 7 Back-up Power ............................................................................................... 47 Northeast Interceptor-PS10 to Lien Road Relief/Replacement ....................................................... 48 Aeration Tanks 10/11 and 14/15 – Air Header Pipe Repairs .......................................................... 48 Far East Interceptor-Cottage Grove Extension Liner ...................................................................... 48 Badfish Creek Farm Bridge Replacements ..................................................................................... 49 CLEAN WATER FUND LOANS ................................................................................................................ 49 Tenth Addition to Nine Springs ...................................................................................................... 49 West Interceptor Extension Replacement ....................................................................................... 49 Pump Stations No. 6 and 8 Rehabilitation ...................................................................................... 50 NINE SPRINGS ENERGY USE PROFILE ................................................................................................. 50 ANNEXATIONS TO THE DISTRICT ........................................................................................................ 53 FINANCES ................................................................................................................................................... 69 SALARIES AND WAGES ........................................................................................................................... 69 RETIREMENT OF DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ............................................................................................ 69 EIGHTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT
FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2009
INTRODUCTION
The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District completed another successful year of operation in
2009, delivering exceptional service in a cost effective manner. The District again received the
Gold Award from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) signifying 100
percent compliance with its WPDES operating permit. A survey of 173 of the larger
municipalities in the US showed that the typical 2009 residential service charge in the District
was only 61 percent of the national average.
The year began with a major challenge when the Pump Station 6 force main was accidently
damaged in the coldest part of January. District crews, assisted by City of Madison employees
and a private contractor responded, successfully repairing the break with minimal service
interruptions and environmental impacts.
The District continued to replace and upgrade its aging conveyance system infrastructure. Work
to increase capacity and refurbish the structural, mechanical and electrical systems took place at
two major pump stations; an older interceptor sewer was relined and construction started on a
major relief/replacement project for another interceptor. Although the state received stimulus
money from the federal government to fund these types of projects, the District did not receive
any of these funds, and all of the 2009 project costs were funded using reserve funds and bond
proceeds.
The District continued to pursue its goal of developing a biosolids digestion process capable of
consistently producing a Class A biosolids product in a cost-effective manner. Several technical
issues were successfully addressed, and plans are nearing completion to move this project
forward.
Work on development of a 50-year master plan that will guide long-range decisions neared
completion at the end of the year. The plan will recommend specific short-range projects and
alternative strategies to address longer term water resource issues. These may involve the reuse
and/or relocation of effluent discharges from the Nine Springs plant and/or new satellite plants.
Succession planning and employee development efforts continue to be a focus. Three long-term
employees retired in 2009, indicative of a trend expected to continue over the next decade. The
District also experienced a change in the make-up of the commission for the first time since 1998.
Emeritus Professor Paul (Mac) Berthouex, who served since 1995, was replaced on the
commission by Ezra Meyer.
Additional details related to these and other District activities may be found in the remainder of
this report. As you read further, it will be apparent that District employees take great pride in the
role they play in protecting public health and the environment.
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ORGANIZATION
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (the District) is a body corporate with the powers of a
municipal corporation for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Sections 200.01 to 200.15
of the State of Wisconsin statutes. It was created by judgment of the county court for Dane
County, entered on the 8th day of February 1930. Its existence was validated and confirmed by
Chapter 132 of the Laws of 1969, effective August 2, 1969. The constitutionality of that Law
was sustained by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District vs.
Stein, 47 Wis. 2nd 349, 177 N.W. 2nd 131 (1969).
Time and Place of Meetings
The Commissioners of the District meet once or twice each month, at the office of the
Commission at 1610 Moorland Road, Madison, Wisconsin. Special meetings are held upon call
of any member of the Commission.
Commissioners and Executive Staff
The District is governed by five Commissioners, each appointed by the Dane County Executive
and approved by the County Board for five-year terms.
Thomas D. Hovel (term ending June 30, 2010)
John Hendrick (term ending June 30, 2011)
Edward V. Schten (term ending June 30, 2012)
Caryl E. Terrell (term ending June 30, 2013)
Ezra Meyer (term ending June 30, 2014)
The Chief Engineer and Director is Jon W. Schellpfeffer. Dave Gawenda, the Treasurer of the
City of Madison, also serves as treasurer of the District. Griffin Dorschel of Axley Brynelson is
attorney for the District.
Present and former Commissioners
Ernest N. Warner
Frank C. Blied
Charles V. Seastone
John C. White
Lewis H. Kessler
Henry J. Hunt
James G. Woodburn
William B. Sarles
William J. Polk
George A. Nelson
Henry E. Reynolds
Lawrence B. Polkowski
Robert K. Hamm
J.W. Bill Clark
H. Gladys Swope
David E. Mergen
Harold Lautz
February 15, 1930 – July 9, 1930
February 15, 1930 – February 1, 1951
February 15, 1930 – September 26, 1940
February 6, 1931 – February 15, 1946
October 11, 1940 – February 15, 1945
April 29, 1942 – January 15, 1945
February 15, 1945 – August 17, 1972
May 25, 1946 – February 15, 1949
May 19, 1949 – February 15, 1970
February 9, 1951 – May 17, 1971
February 23, 1970 – March 31, 1979
May 17, 1971 – May 24, 1995
August 17, 1972 – January 18, 1979
August 17, 1972 – February 1, 1982
August 17, 1972 – August 30, 1982
January 18, 1979 – December 31, 1980
April 1, 1979 – October 7, 1993
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John G. Schutz
Elizabeth E. Salmon
Edward V. Schten
Gordon C. Johnson
Eugene O. Gehl
Stephen Hiniker
Thomas D. Hovel
Caryl E. Terrell
Paul M. Berthouex
Scott McCormick
John Hendrick
Ezra J. Meyer
January 1, 1981 – April 19, 1983
February 1, 1982 – July 17, 1986
August 30, 1982 – Now Serving
May 2, 1983 – November 15, 1990
July 17, 1986 – January 23, 1997
November 15, 1990 – September 18, 1991
September 18, 1991 – Now Serving
October 7, 1993 – Now Serving
July 13, 1995 – June 30, 2009
January 23, 1997 – May 21, 1998
May 21, 1998 – Now Serving
October 1, 2009 – Now Serving
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OPERATION OF WASTEWATER FACILITIES
Sources of Wastewater
The District receives and treats wastewater from the Cities of Fitchburg, Madison, Middleton,
Monona and Verona; the Villages of Cottage Grove, Dane, DeForest, Maple Bluff, McFarland,
Shorewood Hills and Waunakee; and from sanitary and utility Districts and other areas in the
Towns of Blooming Grove, Burke, Dunn, Madison, Middleton, Pleasant Springs, Verona,
Vienna, Westport and Windsor. The District also accepts septic tank wastes and similar wastes
from unsewered areas located primarily in rural Dane County. The total area of the District is
179.41 square miles.
Interceptor Service
Interceptor sewer service is provided within the District through the District’s main and
intercepting sewers. The District operated and maintained 95.01 miles of gravity sewers and
29.28 miles of force main at the end of 2009. Wastewater collecting systems are owned and
operated by the cities, villages and town sanitary and utility districts and are connected to the
metropolitan interceptor system.
All wastewater generated in the District is treated at the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment
Plant located at 1610 Moorland Road, Madison, Wisconsin, located approximately one mile south
of Lake Monona. The easterly part of the District is served by the East Interceptor, the Southeast
Interceptor, the Northeast Interceptor and the Far East Interceptor. The westerly part of the
District is served by the Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor, the West Interceptor, the
Southwest Interceptor, the South Interceptor, and the Nine Springs Valley Interceptor.
The transmission of wastewater from the metropolitan area to the Nine Springs Wastewater
Treatment Plant requires the operation of 129 pumping stations, not including 414 small grinder
pump installations. The following two tables list the number of pumping station operated and
maintained by individual communities and the District.
PUMPING STATIONS OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY COMMUNITIES
Owner
City of Middleton
City of Monona
City of Verona
Village of Cottage Grove
Village of Dane
Village of DeForest
Village of McFarland
Village of Shorewood Hills
Village of Waunakee
Town of Blooming Grove Waunona S. D. No. 2
Town of Dunn Kegonsa Sanitary District
Town of Pleasant Springs Sanitary District No. 1
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Number of
Pumping Stations
8
7
1
4
1
1
4
1
2
1
5
9
Number of
Grinder Stations
1
354
55
Owner
Town of Vienna Utility District No. 1
Town of Vienna Utility District No. 2
Town of Westport Utility District No. 1
Town of Windsor Sanitary District No. 1
Town of Windsor Morrisonville S. D. No. 1
State of Wisconsin:
University of Wisconsin Campus
University of Wisconsin Arboretum
Dane County - Rodefeld Landfill
Dane County - Vilas Zoo
Total
Number of
Pumping Stations
1
1
10
3
1
Number of
Grinder Stations
6
1
1
1
69
4
1
415
PUMPING STATIONS OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DISTRICT
Owner
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
City of Madison
City of Verona
Village of Maple Bluff
Town of Dunn Sanitary District No. 1
Town of Dunn Sanitary District No. 3
Town of Madison
Dane County Lake Farm Park
Total
Number of Pumping Stations
17
29
1
3
4
3
3
1
61
Quantity of Wastewater
The District received 15,887,355,000 gallons of wastewater at the Nine Springs Wastewater
Treatment Plant in 2009. This was an 8.1% decrease from 2008. The average daily quantities
received from each municipality and through infiltration into the District’s intercepting sewers in
2009 were as follows:
AVERAGE DAILY QUANTITIES OF WASTEWATER
Municipality
City of Fitchburg
City of Madison
City of Middleton
City of Monona
City of Verona
Village of Cottage Grove
Village of Dane
Village of DeForest
2009(GPD)
1,969,000
28,864,000
1,853,000
1,109,000
869,000
704,000
56,000
713,000
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% of Total
4.52
66.31
4.26
2.55
2.00
1.62
0.13
1.64
Municipality
Village of Maple Bluff
Village of McFarland
Village of Shorewood Hills
Village of Waunakee
Town of Blooming Grove
Town of Blooming Grove San. Dist. No. 2
Town of Blooming Grove San. Dist. No. 10
Town of Burke Util. Dist. No. 2
Town of Burke Util. Dist. No. 6
Town of Burke – Token Creek San. Dist.
Town of Dunn San. Dist. No. 1
Town of Dunn Kegonsa San. Dist.
Town of Madison
Town of Middleton San. Dist. No. 5
Town of Pleasant Springs San. Dist. No. 1
Town of Verona
Town of Verona Util. Dist. No. 1
Town of Vienna Util. Dist. No. 1
Town of Vienna Util. Dist. No. 2
Town of Westport Util. Dist. No. 1
Town of Westport - Cherokee Golf and Tennis
Town of Windsor San. Dist. No. 1
Town of Windsor San. Dist. No. 3
Town of Windsor - Illinois Foundation Seed
Town of Windsor - Hidden Springs San. Dist.
Town of Windsor - Lake Windsor San. Dist.
Town of Windsor - Morrisonville San. Dist.
Town of Windsor - Oak Springs San. Dist.
Total Wastewater
Infiltration into District Interceptors
2009(GPD)
221,000
628,000
178,000
1,652,000
6,600
204,000
21,000
4,900
1,000
86,000
230,000
74,000
16,000
169,000
854,000
23,000
59,000
700
22,000
84,000
38,000
146,000
370,000
14,000
15,000
5,400
335,000
500
100
4,400
44,000
68,000
36,000
41,747,000
1,780,000
43,527,000
Total Received at the Treatment Plant
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% of Total
0.51
1.44
0.41
3.79
0.02
0.47
0.05
0.01
< 0.01
0.20
0.53
0.17
0.04
0.39
1.96
0.05
0.14
< 0.01
0.05
0.19
0.09
0.34
0.85
0.03
0.03
0.01
0.77
< 0.01
< 0.01
0.01
0.10
0.16
0.08
95.91
4.09
100.00
Wastewater Treatment
The Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant is located in the Town of Blooming Grove at the
intersection of South Towne Drive and Moorland Road.
Preliminary treatment includes influent wastewater fine screening and grit removal. Fine
screening is accomplished with three rotating band screens with 6 mm openings and a vortex grit
system for grit removal. Variable speed drives for the band screens are used to control the
influent well level and to maintain a minimum level above the influent flow meters. Grit is
removed continuously from three vortex grit chambers. The dewatered grit and screenings are
conveyed to dumpsters and hauled by a contractor to landfill three to five times per week.
All material removed by the fine screens is conveyed to a screenings processing well. Two to
four times a day the grit must be removed from the well with the operators present to oversee the
pumping operation. The grit and accompanying rags are pumped to a separate settling basin
(termed a “Snail”) which had previously been used by the District in a primary sludge degritting
process. The material settled in the snail is conveyed to the larger dumpsters with grit and
screenings.
Following preliminary treatment, nineteen primary settling tanks are used to remove floatable and
settleable material from the wastewater. The wastewater from primary settling is then
biologically treated in the activated sludge system. The activated sludge system consists of tanks
with anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic zones configured for biological phosphorus removal,
ammonia removal and decomposition of organic material. The secondary clarifiers are a
combination of center feed/peripheral draw off and peripheral feed/peripheral draw off
configurations and efficiently remove the suspended bacterial solids to meet advanced secondary
standards. Most of the solids, which contain the microbial culture, are pumped back to the
aeration tanks. A certain percentage is wasted every day to maintain a desired bacterial growth
rate. An eight-to ten-day solids retention time (SRT) is normally maintained in the process.
During 2009, the secondary portion of the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant was
operated as four separate plants. Effluent from the individual plants was monitored to ensure
adequate process control and to provide information on differing operating modes.
The treated water is disinfected by ultraviolet irradiation from April 15th through October 15th and
pumped to Badfish Creek and Badger Mill Creek. In 2009, approximately 41.31 mgd on average
were pumped to Badfish Creek and 3.26 mgd were pumped to Badger Mill Creek.
The open-channel ultraviolet disinfection system has met the effluent fecal coliform
concentration standard since start-up in 1997. All lamp banks are cleaned with phosphoric acid in
the winter months when disinfection is not required. Lamp and ballast replacement is also
accomplished during this period.
The primary sludge is removed from the 19 primary settling tanks on a continuous basis and
pumped to two gravity-thickener tanks. The solids concentration from the gravity thickeners
averaged 4.9% in 2009. The waste-activated sludge is thickened in two dissolved-air-flotation
(DAF) units. The solids concentration from these units averaged 4.5% in 2009. When a new
gravity belt thickener was added in 2006 for thickening anaerobically digested sludge, the
existing gravity belt was modified so it could either thicken waste-activated sludge or
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anaerobically digested sludge. In December, 2009, a portion of the waste-activated sludge was
thickened on the GBT to relieve the loadings to the DAF thickeners.
The anaerobic digestion process was operated as a single-stage mesophilic digestion system
throughout 2009. All digesters were fed and heated to a temperature of approximately 100
degrees Farenheit. Digester foaming problems plagued the digestion system from January, 2009,
until June, 2009. This has been a winter problem since the late 1990’s, and a recent upgrade to
phased thermophilic/mesophilic digestion, preceded by an acid-phase digester, was designed to
remedy the problem, but due to several operational problems, the new configuration was
abandoned. Facility planning for further upgrades to the digestion system to the year 2030 was
completed in 2009, but interim operation as a single-stage mesophilic digestion system will
continue until upgrades are made to the system.
In an attempt to mitigate the digester foaming problem to some degree, piping additions were
completed in November, 2009, which allowed a different feeding method for the digesters. 100%
of the primary sludge and less than 50% of the waste-activated sludge were fed to the east
digesters which have gas mixing systems. The remainder of the waste activated sludge was fed to
the west digesters along with some of the effluent sludge from the east digesters. The west
digesters have less capacity, but have mechanically mixed systems less susceptible to foaming.
The purpose of this feeding method was to reduce the foaming problem in the east, gas mixed
digesters.
The digested biosolids concentration averaged 2.4% in 2009. The digested biosolids were
thickened from 2.4% to an average concentration of 5.4% by the addition of polymer on gravity
belt thickener # 2. An average of 27 tons/day of digested biosolids were thickened in 2009. The
polymer used for thickening was a liquid emulsion polymer.
As a by-product of the anaerobic digestion process, gas is produced that is approximately 60%
methane. The District supplements digester gas production with natural gas purchased from
Madison Gas and Electric. Digester gas usage averaged 625,000 cubic feet per day in 2009. Part
of the digester gas was used to fuel boilers for plant heating and a 650 horsepower blower engine,
which provides air to aeration tanks. The remainder of the gas is used in two generator engines in
Sludge Control Building #2, but these were out of service for a portion of 2009 for repair. The
engines had been damaged by moisture and siloxanes prior to installation and startup of a gas
treatment system in May, 2008. The gas treatment system removes moisture, H2S, and siloxanes
from the gas. An average of 10,440 kW-hrs of electricity were generated each day in 2007; and
the engine blower saved the purchase of approximately 8,909 kW-hrs per day.
The District takes advantage of the heat recovered from the engines to heat anaerobic digesters
and most plant buildings. Jacket water heat and engine exhaust heat are recovered from all three
engines when available. Lube oil heat is recovered from the generator engines, but not from the
blower engine.
The thickened and digested biosolids are either pumped directly to loading facilities or to the
Metrogro storage tanks. During the winter, all biosolids are stored in the Metrogro storage tanks.
The tanks have a storage capacity of 19.5 million gallons. All biosolids are hauled and applied to
cropland as a soil conditioner and fertilizer. The digested biosolids are marketed by the District
under the name of “Metrogro.”
The 2009 wastewater treatment data are reported in accordance with the District’s WPDES
Permit and a summary of this information is shown in the table “Yearly Log-Plant Operations.”
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Monitoring data for effluent metals are reported in the table “Influent and Effluent Metal
Concentrations.”
Influent and Effluent Metal Concentrations
For 2009
Date of
Effluent
Sample
MGD
Cadmium (T)
Chromium (T)
Copper (T)
Lead (T)
Mercury (T)
Nickel (T)
(PPB)
(PPB)
(PPB)
(PPB)
(PPT)
(PPB)
Inf
Eff
Inf
Eff
Inf
Eff
Inf
Eff
Inf
Eff
Zinc (T)
(PPB)
Inf
Eff
Inf
Eff
1/13/09
41.14
q 0.16
q 0.07
q 2.08
< 1.1
79.3
q 8.57
3.47
< 0.6
461
1.48
q 2.30
< 1.3
158
56.2
2/3/09
41.42
< 0.09
< 0.09
3.66
< 1.1
74.2
q 6.00
q 3.54
< 1.1
157
2.94
2.73
q 1.10
163
69.6
3/3/09
45.14
q 0.09
< 0.09
q 3.45
< 1.1
69.6
q 7.37
4.31
< 1.1
137
2.01
3.73
q 1.38
143
55.5
4/7/09
49.32
q 0.10
< 0.09
3.43
q 0.79
65.8
q 7.56
q 3.11
< 1.1
187
1.39
3.45
q 1.02
129
57.0
5/5/09
49.29
q 0.19
< 0.09
2.28
< 0.6
62.4
q 7.06
q 3.61
< 1.1
141
1.73
2.93
< 0.8
118
50.1
6/2/09
45.38
q 0.17
< 0.09
3.78
< 0.6
73.8
q 4.58
8.26
< 1.1
195
1.06
3.19
q 0.98
150
37.8
7/7/09
43.01
q 0.19
< 0.09
3.77
q 0.79
83.4
q 6.09
q 3.46
< 1.1
103
0.994
2.57
q 1.01
131
38.8
8/4/09
41.76
q 0.15
< 0.09
2.30
q 0.91
79.8
q 8.44
3.80
< 1.1
91.2
1.29
3.47
q 1.72
154
48.2
9/1/09
42.71
q 0.13
< 0.09
3.67
< 1.2
77.0
q 8.20
5.05
q1.17
129
1.90
3.26
q 0.86
164
63.3
10/6/09
43.66
q 0.19
< 0.09
4.27
< 0.6
76.5
q 8.62
3.91
< 1.1
107
1.58
2.88
q 0.91
142
39.5
11/3/09
43.40
q 0.20
< 0.09
3.14
< 0.6
71.1
q 4.62
6.06
< 1.1
83.3
2.27
3.02
< 0.8
135
39.8
12/1/09
42.64
q 0.22
< 0.09
3.53
< 0.6
79.2
q 5.20
5.09
< 1.1
356
1.47
3.61
q 1.40
139
41.5
"<" validation code indicates that sample concentration is less than the method detection limit
"q" validation code indicates that sample concentration is less than the limit of quantitation and above the method detection limit
Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant
YEARLY LOG -- PLANT OPERATIONS
2009
Influent
Month
BFC
BMC
Effluent
Effluent
BOD
RAW
TSS
Effluent
RAW
Nitrogen
Effluent
RAW
Effluent
Phosphorus
RAW
Effluent
Min Hr
Effluent
FCOLI
Effluent
Flow
Flow
Flow
BOD
BOD
TSS
TSS
TKN
Ammonia
TP
TP
MPN/100
D.O.
(MGD)
(MGD)
(MGD)
(MG/L)
(MG/L)
(MG/L)
(MG/L)
(MG/L)
(MG/L)
(MG/L)
(MG/L)
Mean(1)
(MG/L)
Jan - 09
40.34
38.37
3.28
256
4.7
231
4.0
39.6
0.06
6.3
0.22
7.76
Feb - 09
43.27
40.78
3.29
247
4.7
214
3.8
37.7
0.17
6.0
0.21
7.30
Mar - 09
49.60
48.44
3.19
217
4.7
209
3.9
34.4
0.07
5.4
0.20
Apr - 09
48.22
47.31
3.29
233
4.6
213
4.5
35.8
0.06
5.6
0.23
57
8.75
May - 09
47.94
46.58
3.29
216
3.3
202
3.3
33.8
0.06
5.4
0.23
38
8.20
Jun - 09
45.58
43.13
3.14
222
2.9
213
2.7
35.1
0.06
5.6
0.30
47
5.98
Jul - 09
42.89
39.43
3.25
228
3.1
229
3.6
37.1
0.10
5.8
0.38
106
5.98
Aug - 09
41.71
38.60
3.28
221
3.2
222
3.4
37.7
0.07
5.9
0.40
76
7.01
Sep - 09
40.86
37.97
3.29
219
3.8
210
5.3
39.3
0.13
5.9
0.47
160
5.77
Oct - 09
41.36
39.38
3.29
228
4.0
229
4.9
39.7
0.09
6.2
0.35
263
5.37
Nov - 09
40.15
37.83
3.29
222
4.0
213
3.9
39.6
0.09
5.8
0.28
5.31
Dec - 09
40.41
37.92
3.29
232
4.1
230
4.3
40.2
0.10
5.9
0.26
5.89
Average
43.53
41.31
3.26
228
3.9
218
4.0
37.5
0.09
5.8
0.29
BFC is to Badfish Creek Outfall
BMC is to Badger Mill Creek Outfall
(1) Geometric mean
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5.33
106
6.55
METROGRO OPERATION
The District recycles biosolids to agricultural land through its Metrogro Program. Summary
hauling and cost information for each of the past five years is given in the following table.
Increased fuel prices have had a significant impact on program costs in each of the last three
years.
Year
Gallons Recycled
(MG)
Dry Tons Recycled
Acres Applied
Program Cost ($000)
$/1000 Gallons
$/Capita
$/Dry Ton
2003
40.0
2004
38.4
2005
34.0
2006
35.9
2007
38.2
2008
38.1
2009
41.5
8,827
5,285
$1,359
$33.91
$4.34
$154
8,397
4,923
$1,440
$37.48
$4.55
$171
7,086
4,376
$1,238
$36.39
$3.86
$175
7,185
4,431
$1,301
$36.23
$3.94
$181
7,380
4,758
$1,335
$35.13
$4.05
$181
7,720
4,566
$1,453
$38.16
$4.31
$188
8,219
5,129
$1511
$36.41
$4.45
$184
The District continues to produce a high quality biosolids product. Metal concentrations in 2009
were below the concentrations used by EPA to define an exceptional quality biosolid.
(Note: WDNR uses the term “high quality" in NR 204).
Metrogro Biosolids Quality-2009 Average Values
Parameter
Concentration
EPA EQ Limit*
EPA Ceiling Limit
Total Solids
TKN
NH3-N
Total-K
Total-P
Arsenic
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury
Molybdenum
Nickel
Selenium
Zinc
PCB
4.8
7.8
3.5
0.7
4.5
<4.7
1.4
44.6
572
41.5
1.2
16.7
23.2
<5.6
675
<0.013
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
41
39
NA
1,500
300
17
NA
420
100
2,800
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
75
85
NA
4,300
840
57
75
420
100
7,500
NA
*
Units
(Dry Weight)
%
%
%
%
%
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
mg/kg
EQ means “exceptional quality”
NA means not applicable
< data qualifier is used if one or more of the monthly values used to calculate the yearly average is reported as below the analytical
limit of detection.
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Environmental monitoring to support the Metrogro program continued in 2009. Approximately
600 water samples were collected from private wells, with samples being analyzed for a number
of parameters, including nitrate nitrogen and coliform bacteria. Soil samples were also collected,
with the soil test recommendations being used to determine Metrogro application rates.
The District intended to begin charging farmers a $10/acre fee for participating in the Metrogro
Program as a means of generating revenue and offsetting costs. The fee would have been
applicable to acres covered between July 1st and December 31st of each year. A decision was
made to delay implementing this fee structure because of general economic conditions. A change
was made to the spring yield guarantee program in 2009 in an effort to control costs. A standard
payment structure was instituted based on the date application to a given field is completed. This
change was made in an effort to control costs. Payments in 2009 were 23% less than payments in
2008.
MetroMix Program
The District’s goal is to diversify its overall biosolids management program by developing a soillike product(s) called MetroMix. MetroMix will be produced by combining dewatered biosolids
with materials such as sand and sawdust to provide bulk and texture. The District is currently in
the research and development phase of the MetroMix Program. Wide scale production and
distribution of MetroMix will not occur until operational changes are made at the District’s Nine
Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant that are necessary to support MetroMix production.
A two year field research project to support MetroMix development and marketing efforts
conducted by the Department of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was
completed in 2008. The research demonstrated that MetroMix supplies valuable nutrients
necessary for turf grass, vegetable and flower production. When applied at high rates, MetroMix
improves the physical condition of the soil, making it an effective soil amendment. Site selection
could be an important consideration to minimize the potential for phosphorus losses due to soil
erosion if MetroMix is applied at high rates over a large area.
ACCOUNTING AND CLERICAL ACTIVITIES
The District’s Accounting/Clerical work group provides clerical support and accounting functions
for all District departments. Routine tasks include receptionist duties; telephone answering;
typing of commission meeting minutes, agenda and resolutions; managing the septage receiving
database; records management including scanning incoming and outgoing general office
correspondence for electronic storage; and accounting functions including administering accounts
receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, payroll, investments and employee benefits.
Notable activities in 2009 include the following:
1. Corrie Sieling was added to the Accounting Department staff in February, 2009.
This enabled Stephanie Calkins to get involved in higher level accounting duties and
Janelle Werner to dedicate additional time to OnBase support. Stephanie and Janelle
were also involved in more of the business planning for the department and helped to
establish training plans for their additional responsibilities. Debi Iglesias assisted in
implementing new workflows for OnBase scanning and created outlines and flow
charts for the structure in OnBase. Debi also reformatted the District’s Annual
Report which improved the appearance of the document.
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2. The OnBase document management system continued to be a focus area in 2009.
Scanning of employee-reviewable human resource records into OnBase was
completed and employees were provided access to this information. This allows
employees to view information such as personal development plans and records,
performance review documents, pay and tax information, and current benefits. Work
was completed with the Engineering department to document their workflows for
OnBase and improve the workflow for pay requests and consultant invoices.
3. The District adopted GASB 45, Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers
for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions, in 2008. The first actuarial
valuation showing the cost (liability) for offering these benefits was completed in
August, 2009 using an alternative method available for employers with less than 100
participants. The valuation also provided an estimate of the annual required
contribution to pay for these expenses. The liability for these benefits and the annual
required contribution to fund them is included for the first time in our financial
statements covering the 2009 fiscal year.
4. The District held two pre-retirement sessions to assist employees in preparing for
retirement. Discussions included long term care, estate planning, wills, financial
planning and investments.
5. The District implemented a Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHSP) which covers
employees who retire or apply for disability. Under the RHSP, unpaid vacation and
sick leave are converted to a cash value based on the employee’s current rate of pay,
and this amount is contributed to the employee’s account. Monies in this account can
be used by the employee on a tax-free basis to pay for qualified medical expenses
(including health insurance premiums) for the employee, their spouse, and
dependents.
6. The District’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) was
upgraded to a more current release in November, 2009. The OnBase document
management software was upgraded to a more current release in May, 2009. The
accounting software (Sage ACCPAC) was moved to a network database in October,
2009 so that more than one person could access accounting functions concurrently.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACTIVITY
The District’s Information Systems (IS) Department provides infrastructure and software support
for the following existing applications:
Administration:
Budgeting, Document and Records Management, Email, Microsoft Office Desktop,
Pretreatment, Pump Station Billing, Rate Setting, Security, User Change Billing, and
Web Site Management.
Engineering:
Change Order Management, Construction Plan Holders, Geographical Information
System (GIS), and Hydrology Modeling.
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Operations & Maintenance:
Metrogro Hauling and Land Application, Operations (Regulatory) Reporting, Process
Control Data Transfer and Analysis, Oracle Work and Asset Management.
The District IS Staff were also involved in the following activities in 2009:
•
PC Maintenance increased in 2009 due to Virus and Spy-ware issues. The anti-virus
software now includes anti-spyware filters. Even with this improvement, spy-ware
becomes an issue periodically.
•
An upgrade to the Oracle Work and Asset Management (Work Order, Purchasing and
Timekeeping) system was completed. A successful test of this application was completed
at the Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery site.
•
Software applications at the Business Continuity site are refreshed with current data
periodically throughout the year.
•
Implementation of an automated Windows Update system to apply software patches to
end-user devices more efficiently
•
The IS staff continue to make software improvements to the in-house Lab Information
Management System (LIMS) application.
•
Normal budgeted replacement of servers, PCs and laptops
RESEARCH
UW Soils Department/State Laboratory of Hygiene Research
A long term objective of the District is to produce a biosolid that meets the USEPA and
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources definition of a Class A biosolid with respect to
pathogens. Class A production requires the use of a treatment process that consistently reduces
pathogens to below detectable levels. Current state and federal regulations require the production
of a Class A biosolid for end uses anticipated in the MetroMix Program.
Regulatory agencies have identified six different methods that can be used to demonstrate
compliance with the Class A pathogen reduction requirements. One method is to demonstrate on
a site-specific basis that operating conditions result in pathogen reduction levels equivalent to
defined processes known to reduce pathogen levels to below detectable levels, which are
commonly referred to as processes to further reduce pathogens (PFRPs). A site-specific
equivalency determination requires the development of a robust dataset. In late 2007, the District
began funding a research project designed to develop the required dataset. The research was led
by Professor Sharon Long, who has a joint appointment with the UW-Madison Department of
Soil Science and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. The research continued in 2008
and a final project report was received by the District in 2009.
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Some of the key findings from this research include:
1. Male-specific coliphages appear to be a reasonable surrogate for enteric viruses for
determining compliance with Class A requirements for virus reduction. Use of a
surrogate allows data to be generated in significantly shorter time frames. However,
additional research is necessary to quantitatively model the relationship between malespecific coliphages and enteric viruses in the District's solids processes.
2. Aerobic Bacillus spores, and anerobic Clostridium perfringens spores are present in
significant levels to demonstrate at least 3 log10 reductions, but do not appear to be an
appropriate surrogate for determining compliance with Class A requirements for helminth
ova reduction.
3. Additional research is needed to design an appropriate monitoring scheme for helminth
ova and/or a surrogate to provide results in a shorter time frame.
Dr. Long’s research group was awarded a HATCH grant to continue work in this area during
2009/2010. The District has agreed to participate in this project since the data generated as part
of this project may prove useful in future District efforts to obtain a site specific pathogen
equivalency determination.
UW Engineering Department/Struvite Control
In 2009, a research project under the direction of Professor Dan Noguera of the UW Civil and
Environmental Engineering Department and student Megan Corrado was carried out investigating
the release of phosphorus from waste-activated sludge (WAS). The idea was to release and
remove the phosphorus prior to anaerobic digestion and thus reduce the potential for struvite
formation in anaerobic digesters and downstream heat exchangers, pumps and piping. Several
different methods of effecting phosphorus release were investigated. The waste bacteria require
volatile fatty acids in order to release a substantial percentage of the phosphorus they store in a
reasonable period of time. It was thought that up to 50% of the phosphorus could be released
within a 3 hour period if the process were optimized. The WAS was combined with primary
sludge, thickened primary sludge, and with acid sludge as would be produced in an acid phase
digester to determine the optimal release conditions. pH adjustments were also tried to check for
the effect on phosphorus release. The different combinations had mixed results, and further
studies are being conducted.
In parallel with the lab studies, a model was developed to help predict the resulting phosphorus
levels in the digesters and in the biosolids to be land applied. The model incorporated results
from lab testing and results from pilot plant testing in 2009, which demonstrated precipitation
processes which could remove struvite from the system in a controlled manner with the released
phosphorus. The results of this research will be considered for struvite mitigation measures in the
11th Addition design.
UW Engineering Department/Digester Foaming
A study under the direction of Sharon Long of the UW College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
was initiated in 2009, to investigate causes and cures for anaerobic digester foaming experienced
at the Nine Springs Wastewater treatment plant. Foaming in the digesters has been a serious
operational problem since the late 1990’s. The foam has the potential to cause extensive damage
to the digester gas handling equipment.
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Various test methods were developed for measuring the foaming potential in the digesters and in
the feed sludge, and biological tests were under development for identifying filamentous bacteria
normally associated with foaming. In November and December, 2009, bench scale mesophilic
digesters were started up with a control digester and digesters seeded with filaments. The initial
digester study will be followed by further bench scale studies including acid phase digestion and
thermophilic digesters to study the impact of these alternative digestion modes on the foaming
potential of the digestion system.
Struvite Harvesting from Sludge Thickening Side Streams
The biological phosphorus removal process removes phosphorus from the wastewater by the
process of bacteria releasing the phosphorus in an anaerobic zone and taking up the phosphorus in
excess quantities in an aerobic zone. The focus of the UW research led by Dr. Noguera has been
to use the anaerobic release mechanism to release the phosphorus taken up by the bacteria prior to
anaerobic digestion. In anaerobic digestion the phosphorus remaining in the bacterial cells is
released, resulting in high soluble phosphorus concentrations in the digesters, which combined
with high ammonia and magnesium concentrations results in struvite precipitation. The struvite
subsequently causes plant problems with plugged pipes and pumps.
Recently there have been commercially developed suspended bed reactors for precipitating
struvite and harvesting it from wastewater side streams in a controlled manner. The processes
produce round beads of magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) which can be used as a
fertilizer product. In February/March of 2009, Ostara, Inc., was brought in by the District to
operate a pilot plant for four weeks to demonstrate the viability of the process. The unit was
located inside the Gravity Belt Thickener Building (GBT) and tested on both GBT filtrate and
GBT filtrate combined with a stream from the DAF subnatant spiked with phosphorus to simulate
release of the phosphorus from the WAS prior to anaerobic digestion. The unit demonstrated that
the process could remove about 85% of the side-stream phosphorus and create struvite in a pellet
form which could be beneficially recycled. In July/August, 2009, a similar unit from Procorp
Enterprises, LLC, was set up just outside the GBT building and demonstrated that their unit was
capable of similar performance and removal of approximately 85% of the side-stream influent
phosphorus. The process is being considered for inclusion in the 11th Addition.
MMSD/Steam Heating Research with Hydro-Thermal Corporation
Steam heating of raw sludge is a potential digester heating method considered for the 11th Addition
solids handling upgrade at the Nine Springs plant. The WAS could be heated to between 140 and
210°F and provide all the heat required for combined mesophilic digestion of primary and secondary
sludge. Heating to this temperature, and the shear associated with the release of steam pressure and
the pressure drop through the steam heating device, could affect the bacterial cells and thus the gas
producing ability and foaming potential of the waste-activated sludge (WAS). This would be similar
to other processes which have been developed to lyse bacterial cells and increase the digestibility of
waste activated sludge. Pilot testing of a steam heating process was carried out on June 2, 4, 19, and
23, 2009 in the GBT building with Hydro-Thermal Corp., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Steam heating of the WAS resulted in significant release of ammonia nitrogen, organic nitrogen,
phosphorus and organic material into solution. Some degree of cell lysis occurred during the
process. Released protein was likely hydrolyzed to ammonia in the process.
Heating to
temperatures between 140°F and 210 °F seemed to destroy the flocculent nature of the sludge and
lower the sludge viscosity. Heating to 210°F and above had the opposite effect; the sludge
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became cakey and viscous. Subsequent digestion tests with the steam heated sludge did not
determine whether the steam heating would mitigate the digester foaming problem or result in
additional gas production in the digesters, even though the changes in sludge properties seemed to
be potentially beneficial for the anaerobic digestion process.
MMSD Golf Course Demonstration Project
Working in cooperation with the City of Fitchburg and the Nine Springs Golf Course, effluent is
being used to irrigate a 5,200 square foot area on the 7th hole of the golf course, which includes
the former green and portions of the adjacent fairway. This demonstration project began in 2004
as part of the District’s on-going effort to evaluate opportunities to promote the beneficial reuse
of effluent. This project has taken on added significance as the District discusses various effluent
reuse opportunities as part of public information/education activities associated with the District’s
50-Year Master Planning effort. The following table shows various application statistics.
.
Golf Course Irrigation Summary Information
General information
Demonstration area (ft2)
Irrigation period
Days irrigated
Total volume (gallons)
Total gallons/acre
Total gallons/acre/day*
Precipitation equivalent
(in)
Commercial fertilizer
additions
Total Nitrogen (lbs/acre)
Total Phosphorus
(lbs/acre)
Total Potassium
(lbs/acre)
Effluent additions
Total Nitrogen (lbs/acre)
Total Phosphorus
(lbs/acre)
Total Potassium
(lbs/acre)
2005
5,200
18 May12 Oct
112
97,650
818,000
7,304
30.3
2006
5,200
16 Jun-26
Sept
53
50,610
424,000
8,000
15.7
2007
5,200
7 May-6
Oct
71
56,460
473,000
6,662
17.5
2008
5,200
16 May27 Sept
79
69,750
584,000
7,400
21.6
2009
5,200
26 June24 Sept
45
39,240
327,000
7,267
12.1
0
0
15.6
0
33
0
11
0
174
0
0
5.4
8
5
87
118
2.7
60
1.6
66
1.8
77
1.6
48
1.1
96
48
54
67
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Soil samples were collected following completion of the irrigation season at two depths (0-2
inches and 2-4 inches) and analyzed for specific parameters, including nutrients, metals, minerals
and salts. The concentration found in several analyses increased with depth, including chlorides,
potassium, and sodium. There was no evidence of salt damage or nutrient deficiencies in the turf
grass based on visual observations made throughout the growing season.
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Use of Biosolids in Turf Production
The District is participating in a four-year field research project conducted jointly by the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The study is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. The key objective of this
study is to determine whether biosolids use in sod production operations can lead to increased
profitability by reducing supplemental fertilizer and pesticide use and minimizing soil export
during sod harvesting operations. The Wisconsin field research is being conducted on plots
located at a sod farm in Marshall, Wisconsin. Both Metrogro (dewatered cake) and MetroMix are
being used as biosolids sources at the Marshall, Wisconsin site. Initial biosolids and commercial
fertilizer applications were made in the fall of 2009. Following application, all treatments were
seeded to turf grass. A review of preliminary post germination data indicates that the medium
application rate of dewatered cake often had superior density and color compared to other
treatments. Turf assessments expected to be conducted in 2010 include: disease and insect
resistance; yield; turf strength; and weed pressure.
Groundwater Recharge
MMSD recently completed a 50-year master plan. Two recommendations from that plan have
significant regional implications from both an effluent management and a water resources
management standpoint:
•
Watershed balancing should be an important planning objective for future projects.
Multiple planning alternatives could be implemented to mitigate inter-basin water
transfers.
•
Effluent reuse options should be evaluated during future facilities planning efforts, but
will require partnerships to implement. Partnerships could potentially include other
municipalities, water utilities, or public/private partnerships.
One potential approach to accomplish both watershed balancing and effluent reuse is to use
highly treated effluent for groundwater recharge. The City of Fitchburg is a customer of MMSD
and has had an on-going interest in exploring opportunities for groundwater recharge. A number
of engineering, water quality, regulatory, and social issues would need to be considered before a
potential groundwater recharge project could move forward. The District and the City of
Fitchburg have met with the Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Water Resources
Management Program regarding the possibility of investigating many of the above issues as part
of the Water Resource Management 2010/2011 practicum. Additional discussions are necessary
to better define the project scope, but it is likely that the 2010/2011 practicum will focus on
groundwater recharge.
INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM
In 2009, the Industrial Pretreatment Program continued to implement state and federal
requirements regarding permitting activities with industrial users. Additionally, pollution
prevention and source control measures matured and expanded.
The industrial wastewater discharge permit held by Industrial Custom Finishing was rescinded in
April. The permit was rescinded because Custom Finishing changed their unit process and
therefore no longer required a permit. All industrial permittees were routinely inspected, and
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sampling of regulated wastewater discharges occurred in both semi-annual periods. No third
party or regulatory audits of the pretreatment program were conducted in 2009. Latitude and
MaxPower both were reissued industrial permits.
District staff continued to perform waste-acceptance reviews and to respond to non-permitted
industrial and commercial requests. Septage permits were reissued to more than 30 hauling
companies, and seven non-typical (NTO) permits were reissued. Pollution prevention efforts
continued to focus on mercury with some outreach provided to food service establishments
regarding fats, oils, and grease (FOG) control.
Activities in the third year of the Mercury Pollutant Minimization Plan remained centered on the
dental sector. Over 100 dental clinics, where dental amalgam is placed or removed, operated
amalgam separation equipment. The third annual reporting period for dental clinics resulted in
improved response rates. With follow-up calls by District staff, all but two of the clinics
submitted annual reports of best management practices. Additional dental sector activities
included performing site visits at 20 dental clinics. District staff held meetings with hospitals and
universities in regard to their mercury minimization efforts.
ACCEPTANCE OF SEPTAGE AND ATYPICAL WASTES
During 2009, the District accepted waste from 27 permitted septage haulers and 9 non-typical
haulers (organizations or consultants) via special discharge permits. Improvements were made to
the database including the addition of a feature that compiles, calculates, and tracks billing of
unique waste from outside the District’s service area.
The District has accepted septage at the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant since 1986.
The septage receiving facility handled nearly 8,475 loads of septage in 2009. The septage haulers
are charged a specific rate for each category of septage that reflects the District’s cost of treating
the wastes.
The following table lists the five septage types, the number of gallons of septage received during
2009, and the percent increase or decrease in volume from 2008 to 2009.
Septic Tank
5,416,000
49% increase
Septage Types Received Summary Information
Holding Tank Grease Trap
Settling Basin
12,601,000
5% decrease
456,000
<1% increase
247,000
3% decrease
Portable Toilet
232,000
22% increase
The septage receiving facility was also the discharge point for other wastes not characterized by
the five septage types. During 2009, these other wastes included:
Other Wastes
Groundwater from Remediation Projects
Refuse Hideaway Landfill Leachate
Middleton Landfill Leachate
Verona Landfill Leachate
Rodefeld Landfill Leachate
Turf Care Wastewater from TruGreen
Ice Cream from Schoep’s
Annatto Oil Residue from Danisco USA
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Volume (Gallons)
43,900
289,200
18,000
110,000
300
500
151,300
2,700
Other Wastes
Drywall solids from Sherwin Williams
Tissue Digester Residue from WVDL
Adhesive Wastewater from NaStar
HVAC Glycol from General Heating & AC
Off-Spec Molasses
Volume (Gallons)
200
30,000
4,700
400
3,000
The District continued cooperative efforts with regional wastewater treatment plants by providing
transportation and treatment services for biosolids. The District accepted 63 loads of biosolids
from the Village of Brooklyn totaling 315,000 gallons and 125 loads of biosolids from the Village
of Belleville totaling 625,000 gallons. Other waste generated outside of the District service area
and transported by permitted septage haulers included: 110,000 gallons of onion press waste
from McCain Foods of Fort Atkinson, 104,000 gallons of pet food manufacturing waste from
NFP of rural Lake Mills, and 699,950 gallons of meat packing wastewater from Dairyland Beef
of rural Cottage Grove and Country Meat Cutters of rural Reeseville. Acceptance of waste
generated outside of the District is in accordance with District policy, and waste generators are
assessed surcharges that escalate quarterly.
LAGOON SITE SUPERFUND PROJECT
Routine O&M activities continued in 2009 and included routine inspections of containment dike
and cap integrity, dike stability monitoring, water management and vegetation control. Semiannual reports were submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June and
December. The cap continues to perform as intended, and routine O&M activities and periodic
inspections of dike integrity are expected to continue in 2010.
WATERSHED PROJECTS
Yahara River Watershed Monitoring Program
Monitoring to determine the impact of the District’s treated discharge upon the main receiving
stream, Badfish Creek, continued in 2009. During 2009, water-quality sampling of Badfish
Creek, its tributaries and the Yahara and Rock Rivers continued semi-annually at established
sampling points.
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on the Oregon Branch of Badfish Creek twice during 2009 (April and October). Three samples
were taken at each site, producing a total of 24 samples. Biological indices continue to suggest
that the District’s effluent water quality is not inhibiting organisms from living in Badfish Creek.
Preliminary data show fair to good water quality classification for all sites.
Fish were collected at three sites along Badfish Creek in July using the District’s walk-along,
stream-shocking boat. Each site sampled had four 100-yard sections shocked for data analysis.
Results continue to show a diverse population of fish inhabiting Badfish Creek. A total of 45
different species of fish has been collected since fish shocking was started in 1983, with 21
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species being collected in 2009. At Site 1, a 22-inch, 2lb 6oz northern pike was collected. This
species has been collected 4 of the last 5 surveys at this uppermost site on Badfish Creek. For the
first time since the inception of fish shocking in May 1983, a golden shiner was collected at Site 2
and a bigmouth shiner and black crappie were collected at Site 3. The northern hog sucker is
commonly found at all sites on Badfish Creek. Northern hog suckers are considered intolerant
species to organic pollution and by their increased presence continue to show improvements in
water quality throughout the Creek. Our data suggest that this intolerant species is a regular
inhabitant of Badfish Creek.
The green sunfish was the dominant fish collected at Site 1. At Sites 2 and 3, the white sucker
was dominant. These are similar to the results from last year. The information collected
continues to suggest that water quality is not a limiting factor in the viability of fish living
throughout Badfish Creek. The lack of fish habitat and the addition of non-point pollution
sources along the 20 miles of Creek, may continue to cause fewer game fish and other fish
species to be collected during future surveys. The aquatic plant, Eurasian water milfoil, was seen
for the fifth year at all fish shocking sites. There is a concern that this species of aquatic plant
will form dense mats on the surface of the water, affecting dissolved oxygen values which are
critical for the survival of fish. This highly invasive exotic plant will be closely monitored during
future surveys.
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and chemically analyzed.
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Badger Mill Creek in April and October. Aquatic macroinvertebrates were collected similarly to
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the ones in Badfish Creek with three kick samples taken at each site, producing 30 samples.
Preliminary data for 2009 show a fair-to-good macroinvertebrate community at all of the sites,
which is similar to 2008.
A fish survey completed in July used the District’s walk-along stream-shocking boat on four 100yard sections at two sites on Badger Mill Creek and two sites on the Sugar River. This survey
produced 23 different species of fish. Since 1994, there have been 39 species of fish found in the
Sugar River Watershed; 29 species in Badger Mill Creek and 36 species in the Sugar River. For
the first time the bigmouth shiner was collected in the Sugar River Watershed (SR7). The brown
trout had the greatest number of individuals collected at all sites (439), more than any other
survey that has been completed since the inception of fish shocking in 10/94. The northern hog
sucker was again collected in the Sugar River Watershed at SR5. This was the first time that this
species was collected in the Sugar River since 7/06. Water chemistry has not changed; however,
stream habitat (substrate) appears to be changing from a more coarse gravel to a finer-grained
mud.
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In July 2002, monthly water sampling was initiated in the Upper Yahara River Watershed on
Token Creek, Six Mile Creek, Spring Creek and the Yahara River. For each water body, water
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samples were taken at sites near their headwaters and at sites closest to their entrance to Lake
Mendota. Samples were taken to characterize water quality conditions in the Upper Yahara River
Watershed. In July 2003, after a year of monthly testing, sampling was reduced to quarterly. The
number of sample sites was also reduced, with remaining sampling taking place closest to each
stream entry to Lake Mendota. During 2009, four samples were taken at these sites. Results
continue to show similar values for the twenty-three chemical parameters monitored. Sites have
also been chosen for fish and aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling, although no collections were
made in 2009.
Grass Lake Monitoring Program
Numerous times during the year, relief operators and the District Biologist went to the Grass Lake
dike to monitor its integrity and gather water level information from the lake and the Badfish
Creek effluent channel. Although water sampling was discontinued in 1995, the District still
monitors lake levels and maintains the dike as required by the NR 30.12 permit issued by the
Department of Natural Resources in 1988.
Phosphorus-Related Initiatives
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is working on two phosphorus-related
initiatives having the potential to impact District operations by requiring that effluent phosphorus
concentrations be significantly reduced. These initiatives could result in the District needing to
make costly improvements to plant processes and/or offset phosphorus loads by funding nonpoint phosphorus reduction practices.
The first initiative is an effort to develop statewide phosphorus water quality criteria. DNR
anticipates promulgating phosphorus criteria in 2010. District staff has provided input to DNR
through participation on an advisory committee. Input has focused both on the criteria
development process and on the development of associated implementation language. A number
of significant technical, implementation and policy issues must still be addressed as this effort
moves forward. Following development and promulgation of phosphorus water quality criteria in
the Wisconsin Administrative Code, water-quality-based effluent limits will be calculated and
placed in WPDES permits.
The second initiative is an effort to develop a phosphorus total maximum daily load (TMDL) for
the Rock River Basin. A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a
water body can receive and still meet water quality standards. The TMDL will allocate the
pollutant load between point sources and nonpoint sources. The technical, implementation and
policy issues associated with the phosphorus TMDL are similar to those associated with the
development of phosphorus water quality criteria. The current timeline calls for the TMDL
report to be completed by early/mid 2010.
Decisions made as part of the TMDL process could have significant financial and operational
impacts on the District. The most important of these will be the allocation of pollutant loads
among the point and nonpoint sources. If the District’s allocations are more than the District’s
current effluent loadings, the financial impact could be positive. It might allow the District to sell
pollution removal credits to a downstream entity. If the District’s allocations are lower than the
District’s current effluent loadings, District costs would increase, either due to construction of
additional facilities to improve effluent quality, or purchase of removal credits from another
entity. A more robust trading framework would need to be developed before removal credits
could be sold or purchased. DNR will begin developing a TMDL implementation plan in 2010.
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District staff has been asked to participate in workgroups formed by DNR to assist with
development of the implementation plan.
MONITORING STREAM FLOWS
An agreement signed in June 1977, with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for
monitoring stream flows in Badfish Creek near Cooksville and the Yahara River near Fulton, was
renewed for another year. In September 1996, an agreement was also signed with the USGS to
monitor stream flows, stage, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen and water temperatures in
Badger Mill Creek near Bruce Street in Verona. This agreement was also renewed for another
year. In April 2009, a new monitoring site was added to the Sugar River at HY 69 near Verona.
This site monitors stream flows, stage, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, water
temperatures and pH.
LABORATORY ACTIVITIES
During 2009 the District Laboratory performed a total of 54,187 analyses on 12,274 samples.
These analyses included:
PARAMETERS
Nutrients (TKN, TP, NH3-N, NO2-N, PO4-P, WEP)
Solids (Suspended and Total)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Anions (C1, NO3-N, SO4)
Field Measurements (pH, TEMP, COND, DO)
Metals
Bacteria (FCOLI, TCOLI, ECOLI, Salmonella)
Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA)
Misc. Testing (Alkalinity,Density,Oil and Grease, CN, WET)
QUANTITY
15,955
15,706
5,276
3,867
4,302
5,515
1,189
1,403
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The District laboratory was also involved in the following activities:
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Continuing its relationship with the UW and providing analytical support on two UW
research projects. One project was designed to assess the release and uptake of
phosphorus under varying conditions. The second study was designed to assess the issue
of foaming in the digesters. Both of these studies will continue throughout 2010.
Analyzing numerous samples to help determine the efficiency of two struvite
precipitation pilot plants. One pilot plant was operated by Ostara, the other was operated
by ProCorp.
The City of Middleton continued sending the District samples for TKN, NH3-N and TSS
analysis. During wet weather conditions, the city pumps water out of a retention pond
and must have the discharged water analyzed for reporting to the DNR. During the year
the District analyzed seventeen samples of this type.
The City of Madison Engineering Department continued to bring the lab samples from
their monitoring program. The City collects samples from various points throughout the
collection system to use for billing purposes. The District analyzed 117 samples for
TKN, TP, CBOD5, TSS, and pH. This partnership will continue in 2010.
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Other noteworthy activities in the laboratory during 2009 were the following:
• In December 2009, the microbiology lab successfully underwent an audit performed by
the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
• All laboratory staff members met the criteria for successful participation in the District
safety incentive program.
MAINTENANCE OF DISTRICT FACILITIES
The maintenance workgroups of the Operations and Maintenance Department are responsible for
the maintenance of the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant, the District pumping stations,
and the non-District pumping stations covered by maintenance agreements. This work is
performed by the Mechanical Maintenance Section, the Electrical Maintenance Section, the
Building and Grounds Section, and the Purchasing/Inventory Section.
Training of craftsmen continued to be an important function in 2009. Maintenance Department
personnel serve on the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) which oversees the
activities of the apprenticeship programs for electricians and mechanics. Additional training
courses attended by Maintenance Department supervisors and craftsmen included: MMSD
Supervisory Training Program, Arc Flash training, Transition to Trainer, Renewable Energy
Summit, Understanding and Managing Energy-Efficient Motors and Drives, Crane Engineering
Expo, Rockwell Factory Talk training, UW Pumping Equipment and Systems seminar,
Rosemount transmitter and Hart communicator training, and Emerson Wireless Technology
course.
Following are more detailed listings of the activities performed by each of the maintenance
sections.
Building and Grounds Section
The section spent the majority of the year maintaining the District and non-District pumping
stations and the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant buildings and grounds, odor control
equipment, roads, and small equipment. Routine work includes landscaping projects, cutting
grass, plowing snow, cleaning plant buildings and galleries, maintaining lagoon and dike roads,
and painting and carpentry projects. This section performs preventive maintenance work on the
District’s electrical manholes, process tanks, roofs, floors, and HVAC units.
There were significant personnel changes within the Building and Grounds Section in 2009.
Brian Suchomel completed the Building and Grounds Progression Program and was promoted to
a Senior Building and Grounds Maintenance Worker position. Harry Denson resigned from his
position of Utility II Worker and left District employment at midyear. Mike MacLeod was
transferred to the Building Grounds Section and James Barkenhagen left the Building and
Grounds Section to replace Mike McLeod on the Monitoring Services/Sewer Maintenance crew.
At the end of the year, Building and Grounds crew member Art Errthum was selected to fill an
Apprentice Electrician position and Steve Klein, also of Building and Grounds crew, was selected
to fill an Apprentice Mechanic position. Their movement to the new positions will occur in early
2010.
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In 2009, the Building and Grounds Crew assisted the Operations workgroup and the Engineering
Department with the following projects:
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Cleaned heat exchanges.
Cleared trees from the Grass Lake Dike.
Insulated piping on the gas purification system.
Continued working with the City of Madison on a non-intrusive well cleaning
procedure. The procedure minimizes entry into confined spaces and allows the
grease that is removed to be taken directly to the landfill.
Removed concrete slabs to allow replacement of rusted air piping sections on the
east aeration tanks. Replacement grating was added.
Assisted with the set-up and tear-down of two pilot plants to remove phosphorus
from biosolids and one pilot unit to test steam heating of biosolids.
Major projects accomplished in 2009 were:
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Painted the City of Madison’s Mayflower Pump Station and performed minor
painting at several other stations.
Performed preventive maintenance on Primary Tanks 11, 12 and 21.
Performed preventive maintenance on Aeration Tanks 10 through18.
Performed preventive maintenance on Final Clarifiers 5 through 8.
Replaced the grating in the wet well at Pump Station 15 with fiberglass grating.
Painted and landscaped at the treatment plant.
Poured footings for the protective structures around the digester gas treatment
system.
Changed the media in the digester gas treatment system. The media in the
hydrogen sulfide removal vessel and in one of the siloxane removal vessels were
changed.
Contracted for the following services:
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Installation of protective structures for the condensing unit and the skid
equipment for the digester gas treatment system.
Media blasting and recoating of the metal components for Final Clarifier 3 with
Sherglass to extend the life of the components.
Removal of the vinyl tile floor in the laboratory and installation of new porcelain
tile. This project will not be completed until early 2010.
Purchased the following vehicles and equipment:
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A replacement pool sedan.
A replacement van for the Monitoring Services Crew.
A new van for the Electrical Maintenance Section.
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Mechanical Maintenance Section
The goals of the Mechanical Maintenance Section are to: 1) verify proper operation and
effectively maintain the pumping stations of the District and its contract customers; 2) ensure that
all collected wastewater is conveyed to the treatment plant; 3) effectively maintain and support
operation of the treatment plant equipment and facilities while working with operations personnel
to meet the District’s goal of meeting or exceeding the WPDES permit; and 4) develop section
staff members to their best professional and personal ability through the District’s apprenticeship
program, other training programs, and wellness opportunities.
Mark Ripp and Zenon Kochan were enrolled in the Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship
Program. They continue to gain valuable work experience by working with the District’s
journeymen. Three mechanics are also participating in the District’s Supervisory Training
Program.
In addition to many planned and scheduled maintenance activities, major accomplishments
completed in 2009 included:
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Rebuilt Pump B at Pump Station 7.
Replaced the impeller on Pump D at Pump Station 7.
Assisted the Engineering Department with the rehabilitation of Pump Stations 6 and 8.
Rebuilt several Maci pumps at the Headworks Building.
Rebuilt Pump B at Pump Station 11 with a new impeller.
Rebuilt Netzsch thickener pump 1.
Rebuilt several sludge recirculation pumps in Sludge Control Building 2.
Ordered new pumps for the City of Madison’s Cherokee 1 and Atlas pump stations.
Rebuilt both pumps at the Town of Madison’s Badger Pump Station.
Rebuilt both pumps at the Town of Dunn Sanitary District #1 Pump Station 3.
Rebuilt Pump C at Pump Station 17.
Electrical Maintenance Section
The Electrical Maintenance Section devoted a majority of the year to providing the support
necessary to assure a high level of electrical reliability to District facilities and the facilities
owned by others and maintained by the District. This was accomplished with a mix of preventive
maintenance, normal day-to-day support, staff training, and planned improvement and
construction projects. Examples of preventive maintenance tasks developed by the section
include: calibration of electrical and instrumentation equipment, thermographic testing of
switches and motors, repair and testing of fixed and portable gas detectors, and operational
inspections and cleaning of electrical and electronic equipment. The section continued to make
progress in identifying problems by tracking data with the use of the Computerized Maintenance
Management System (CMMS). The CMMS has continued to aid with maintenance scheduling
and daily work orders.
Steve Hering and Carl Wright continued in the Industrial Electrician Apprenticeship Program.
Jeff Kroning and Jeff Fuller were enrolled in the apprenticeship program in 2009. Jim Meyer, a
journeyman electrician, moved from this section to the Purchasing and Inventory Manager
position near the end of the year.
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In addition to normal maintenance tasks connected with the operation of the District’s wastewater
collection and treatment facilities, the following planned improvements or projects were
completed or continued in 2009.
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Completed the installation of a new electrical service at the City of Madison Hoboken
Pump Station.
Completed installation of new pump controls at Pump Station 16. This included the
installation of individual pump PLCs, a station control center, and a new level control
system. The project was completed by an Electrical Maintenance Section journeyman
and apprentices with assistance from the Electrical Engineering Section.
Replaced the lighting in the East Primary Gallery with an energy efficient fluorescent
lighting system.
Assisted with the installation of a new condenser unit for the laboratory walk-in
incubator.
Prepared the pump station control panels for summer and winter operation.
Continued with the upgrading and documentation of electrical drawings for District and
non-District facilities.
Provided electrical cross-training to the District’s mechanics.
Continued with modifications for the motor connections for the macerator pumps at the
plant headworks.
Continued with the in-house training of the apprentice electricians on electrical and
instrumentation theory and hardware.
Continued updating of the documentation for the District’s phone system.
Upgraded motor starters, interface devices, and the station electrical distribution at the
City of Verona’s Epic Pump Station.
Continued to modify the Johnson control software to accommodate the Operations
Building HVAC system.
Operated District generators to provide power to various pump stations during planned
and unplanned power outages.
Assisted the Engineering Department with submittal review for pump station and
treatment plant rehabilitation and upgrade projects.
Continued the replacement of power quality monitors at the treatment plant and various
District pump stations.
Completed electrical repairs and upgrades to the Town of Dunn Sanitary District #1,
Pump Station 3.
Upgraded controls for the plant boilers to allow for remote control of the boilers.
Upgraded the station control PLC at the City of Madison Vieth Pump Station.
Upgraded the bearing temperature monitoring system for the engine generators.
Modified the control system at the City of Madison’s Arbor Hills Pump Station to allow
the station to operate when the PLC failed.
Upgraded the switchgear PLC controller at Pump Station 7.
Inventory Control/Purchasing
The primary goal of the Inventory Control/Purchasing Section is to centralize purchasing and
inventory control functions for the District to reduce costs. One major component is the
scheduling and completing of physical inventories. Three partial inventories were conducted in
April, July, and October based on usage. In December, a full physical inventory was conducted to
reconcile all inventory quantities.
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The Purchasing/Inventory Manager is the administrator of the District’s Computerized
Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Along with the Senior Maintenance Supervisor he
monitors upgrades to the system proposed by the vendor, tests the upgrades, and recommends
movement to the upgrades as necessary. Joe Walsh had been the Purchasing/Inventory Manager
since 1995 and had served on the board of directors of the national CMMS users group. Joe
retired from the District at mid-year after thirty-six years of employment with the District. Jim
Meyer was selected to fill the position during the last quarter of the year. The CMMS is
providing recordkeeping and information storage for the District. This allows record sharing for
all personnel resulting in all sections working closer together, especially purchasing and
accounting.
Grouping orders together and taking advantage of price breaks at price and quantity levels have
helped to reduce purchasing costs. Internet purchasing is being used to take advantage of the
latest technology. Expanding the vendor base and finding alternative sources and products for
District purchases have resulted in shorter ordering times and a reduction in District inventory.
INTERCEPTOR TELEVISING AND CLEANING
MMSD's collection system includes 93 miles of MMSD-owned gravity interceptors and
approximately 1,200 manholes. MMSD’s interceptor inspection program includes annual
physical inspection of one-third of the system and cleaning and televising of approximately 10%
of this system each year. This program is intended to keep MMSD current on the physical
condition and hydraulic adequacy of its interceptors and to allow for well-informed decisions
regarding the need for significant underground repair or replacement projects. This year 39.6
miles (42.5%) of the interceptors and force mains were inspected.
USER-CHARGE MONITORING AND BILLING
User-charge billing of the District’s thirty-eight municipal customers is performed quarterly using
data collected at Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant and within the collection system. The
monitoring services/sewer maintenance (MS/SM) crew supports quarterly billing by providing
sampling and flow measurement at key points in the collection system. In 2009, the MS/SM crew
collected data and samples at 94 field sampling points each quarter, thereby generating 2769
samples throughout the year. The analysis of the user-charge field samples and Nine Springs
influent samples by the District lab generated 12,780 sample results used in the user-charge
billing process. A new monitoring point was constructed on the District interceptor sewer at
Windsor Road that will eliminate the use of three monitoring sites in DeForest.
SEWERAGE SERVICE CHARGES
Prior to the beginning of each calendar year, the District furnishes a written estimate of the cost of
sewerage service for the ensuing year to each municipality in the District. This estimate is based
on the previous year’s wastewater contributions, any anticipated changes that may alter the
municipality’s prevailing water use trends, and the service charge rates for the ensuing year.
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The District’s 2009 service charge rates, shown in the following table, were adopted on October
27, 2008.
Service Charge Rate Summary Information
Parameter
Volume
CBOD
Suspended Solids
TKN-Nitrogen
Total Phosphorus
Actual Customers
Equivalent Meters
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$407.41
$0.11805
$0.18096
$0.33124
$1.98328
$18.73
$9.12
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The 2009 rates included a 0.94% surcharge to recover the DNR NR101 effluent fees.
Wastewater volumes, CBOD loadings, suspended solids loadings, total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN)
loadings and total phosphorus loadings are determined each quarter for each community. These
determinations are based on a minimum of seven consecutive days of monitoring data for the
current quarter and previous quarter’s discharge data for each community.
Meter equivalencies are based on the capacities of the different sizes of water meters used
throughout the District. A 5/8-inch water meter has a capacity of twenty gallons per minute and
is defined as one equivalent meter. The capacities of larger water meters are divided by the
twenty-gallon per minute capacity of a 5/8-inch water meter to determine their meter
equivalencies. An actual customer is defined as one water meter without regard to size. The
numbers of equivalent meters and actual customers in each municipality are set by counting the
number of each size of water meter in service in each municipality where water meters are used.
In municipalities where water meters are not used, the number of each size water meter that
would be required is estimated.
A survey of 173 of the nation’s largest municipalities indicated that residential service charges in
the District in 2009 were 61% of the national average. In 2009 the average annual residential
service charge in the District was about $213. This amount includes $126 for services provided
by the District and $87 for services provided by the municipality (e.g. the City of Madison).
Operating costs per million gallons of treated wastewater for the years 2005 through 2009 were as
shown in the table below. Several accounting policy changes in 2008 affect comparisons with
prior years. First, benefit costs that had previously all been charged as an administration or
treatment expense were charged to all cost centers. The effect of this change is to reduce
administration costs and increase collection labor costs. Second, some planning costs are no
longer charged to the collection, and treatment cost centers but are included under administration
costs. The effect of this change is to increase administration costs and reduce collection and
treatment costs. The combined effect of the accounting policy changes is to show an overall
decrease in the 2007 operating costs of 0.7%. To enable a “same basis” comparison, column
2007(2) shows 2007 costs using the same accounting policies as were used for 2008. These
changes would increase the 2007 administration costs by 3%, and decrease the collection costs by
9%, and treatment costs by 1%.
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In comparison with the 2008 costs, 2009 overall operating costs increased 3.7% with
administration costs increased 12.9%, collection costs increased 0.3%, treatment costs increased
1.9%, and debt service costs increased 3.4%. The large percent increase in administration costs
was associated with recognizing liability for other post-employment benefits (OPEB); this is the
first year that these costs are reflected in operating expenses. The cost per million gallons
increased by 12.9% compared to the 2008 because of the moderate increase in costs combined
with a large volume decrease of 8.1%.
Costs per Million Gallons of Wastewater Treated
District Function
Administration
Collection
Treatment
Debt Service
TOTAL
2005
$162
107
523
451
$1,243
2006
$170
104
545
450
$1,269
2007
$202
115
569
436
$1,322
2007(2)
$209
105
564
436
$1,314
2008
$165
118
544
408
$1,235
2009
$203
129
603
459
$1,394
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
During 2009, District employees completed over 5,921 hours of training. As a whole District
employees averaged over 70 hours of training during the year.
Notable accomplishments for 2009 include:
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Vendor training was provided to the Operations and Maintenance department for Pump
Stations 13 & 14 Rehabilitation and stored as movies on the District servers for future
use.
District employees averaged over 14 hours of safety training each during 2009. Safety
training is held biweekly throughout the year.
The District completed Phase One of the Manager Supervisor Training Program for the
current Mangers and Supervisor. The second phase of the program continued during
2009. The second phase of the training was offered to District employees who are not
supervisors now. A total of 25 people signed up for the second phase of the training
which started early in 2008. Training sessions for the program are a mix between courses
instructed by District staff and courses instructed by Madison Area Technical College
staff. The program has been very well received and is a model training program that other
agencies have requested information on.
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Training Hours per Employee
2009 Average Training Hours by Workgroup
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140
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Workgroups
PUBLIC EDUCATION
MMSD 2009 Tour Summary
In 2009, 34 tours took place with 1,008 total participants, compared to 2008, where 50 tours took
place with 1,425 total participants. Helping with our public education efforts by serving as tour
guides were: Paul Nehm, Roy Swanke, Steve Reusser, Jim Post, Jon Schellpfeffer, Ralph
Erickson, Ryszard Zolnik, Dave Taylor, Mike Northouse, Matt Allen and Jeff Brochtrup. Terry
Gent and others in the Building and Grounds crew assisted tour efforts by setting up the
Multipurpose Room for tours and by keeping the facility “Park Like and Parlor Clean.” Monty
Baker and other lab staff helped by setting up the Lab display and exhibits.
The tour area in the Effluent Building that displays the many species of fish found in streams
receiving effluent was manned for nearly every tour by Jeff Steven. To highlight the quality of
the effluent produced at the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant, the 50-gallon, flowthrough aquarium was maintained in the Effluent Building public education room. In addition to
the fish tank, this display area includes maps, drawings and pictures from all water, aquatic
macroinvertebrate and fish surveys. The tank that houses fish contains species that are commonly
collected along Badfish Creek, Badger Mill Creek, and the Sugar River. Effluent flows through
the aquarium prior to being pumped to Badfish Creek and Badger Mill Creek. Survival, growth
rates, and activity of the fish, which are living in 100% effluent, continued to be normal. The
display area is a favorite attraction of the many tour groups that routinely visit the Nine Springs
Plant. It also provides us a “canary in a mine shaft” scenario to see if the effluent is acutely toxic
to some of the biological inhabitants prior to the effluent’s discharge to the receiving streams.
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Tour participants also receive a pencil as a reminder that we need everyone’s help in doing the
right thing when using water. Tour groups are asked to keep inorganic wastes, chemicals,
mercury, and unused medicines out of the wastewater stream to help protect the environment.
This reinforces the concept that “a toilet is not a waste basket.” Time is spent during each tour
encouraging people to consider higher education and apprenticeships working towards careers in
environmental fields.
Interceptor and Fact Sheet News Letters.
In 2009, three Interceptor newsletters and seven Fact Sheets were produced. The Interceptor is a
newsletter that is distributed to District employees and sent to our customer communities,
regulators, consultants, vendors, retirees, sister agencies and colleagues. The Interceptor keeps
everyone updated about activities here at the District. The Fact Sheet newsletter is an internal
publication that helps keep the District’s employees up to date on issues that affect them. Many
people help produce these newsletters, Roy Swanke is the main editor and producer of the Fact
Sheet. Jon Schellpfeffer, Roy Swanke, and Matt Allen are the main editors of the Interceptor
newsletter. The Interceptor layout is done by a 3rd party graphic artist. Many District employees
contribute articles to the newsletters.
MMSD Launches a Radio Advertising Campaign for Public Education in 2009.
During spring time 2009 as part of a five-initiative action plan to help reduce inflow (clean water)
getting into the MMSD collection system, the District, for the first time, produced and aired
public education radio commercials. The commercials targeted homeowners, encouraging them to
check their gutter and downspout systems to make sure the systems would direct water away
from their foundations, keeping the rainwater from getting into their basements, and provided
information about proper basement sump pump connections. Complementing the advertising, the
District also developed a separate webpage with inflow reduction resources to help prevent
rainwater from getting into the sanitary sewer system. To view the webpage and listen to the
commercials log on to: http://madsewer.org/RainGuttersDownspoutsBasements.htm
PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION DURING 2009
The Commissioners of the District support and encourage participation by District employees in
activities that promote the knowledge and enhance the image of the water quality field. District
employees were very active in professional societies as officers, committee members, presenters,
and attendees at various meetings. Some of these activities are:
Mark Anderson – Member Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).
Attended SETAC Annual Meeting, November 17-21, 2008. Represents Madison Metropolitan
Sewerage District at EnAct Board meetings.
Monty Baker – Provided training of laboratory techniques to Central States Operator Challenge
Teams in preparation for competition at WEFTEC. Attended Midwest Water Analysts seminar.
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Jeffrey A. Brochtrup – Member Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA).
Served as chairman of the CSWEA Ad Hoc Committee on Anaerobic Digester Foaming. Served
as a judge for the CSWEA student design team competition. Attended the CSWEA Annual
Conference in May and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) 2009
Winter and Summer Conferences.
Stephanie Calkins – Attended the WICPA (Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
Governmental and Non-Profit Annual Update Seminar. Attended IOMA Webinar “Form 1099:
What Is Reportable?”
Kris Farrar – Attended Pittcon, The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and
Applied Spectroscopy, held in Chicago, Illinois, March, 2009.
Shirley Fox – Attended Oracle Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting in Denver, CO – Head
of Water/Wastewater Special Interest Group. Participated in the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities annual meeting for clerks, treasurers and finance officers.
Dan McAdams – Completed studies for District Supervisor and Managers Training Program.
Served as Chair for the District’s Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC). Served on
the District’s Safety Committee.
Carol Mielke – Attended 19th Annual EPA Quality Assurance Conference, October 19-23, 2009.
Attended Pittcon, The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy,
held in Chicago, Illinois, March, 2009.
Paul Nehm – . Member of the Wisconsin Section of CSWEA 2009 Management Seminar
Planning Committee. Presented “Engineering Effects on Operations and Maintenance” to UW
Civil and Environmental Engineering class, with Glenn Smeaton co-presented “How do you
know your plant is well run?” at the 43rd Annual WWOA Conference.
Rhonda Riedner – Member of the Association of Laboratory Managers (ALMA). Attended 19th
Annual EPA Quality Assurance Conference, October 19-23, 2009. Attended Pittcon, The
Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, held in Chicago,
Illinois, March, 2009.
Steve Reusser – Participated on the Central States Water Environment Association Technical
Program Committee for the meeting held in May, 2009. Participated as an instructor for the
University of Wisconsin, College of Engineering Department of Engineering and Professional
Development course, “Wastewater Treatment Plants: Process, Design and Operation”, held from
September 11-13, 2009. Participated as an instructor for the University of Wisconsin, College of
Engineering Department of Engineering and Professional Development course, “Understanding
Water Chemistry for Practical Application”, held in June, 2009. In May, 2009, presented the
paper, “Caution --- Advanced Digestion Processes”, at the annual Central States Water
Environment Association meeting. In October, 2009, presented the paper, “Proceed With
Caution in Advanced Anaerobic Digestion System Design”, at the annual WEFTEC conference
in Orlando, Florida.
Jon Schellpfeffer – Chair of the Utility Management Committee of the National Association of
Clean Water Agencies. Member of the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission Technical
Advisory Committee.
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Corrie Sieling - Attended ADP training for Payroll Professionals, Attended IOMA training
seminar “Form 1099 What is Reportable” and began working on PLP Development of obtaining
her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting at Upper Iowa University.
Mike Simon – Member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Technical
Book Coordinating Committee’s (TBCC) Maintenance, Operations, and Safety Working Group
and project chair for the operations and management sub-group – formerly the working group
responsible for the IEEE Yellow Book, “Guide for Maintenance, Operation and Safety of
Industrial and Commercial Power Systems.” Member of the TBCC’s Reliability, Grounding, and
First Principles Working Groups. A member of the Industrial Application Society (IAS) of the
IEEE and the Madison Branch-IEEE. Attended the Industrial and Commercial Power System
(I&CPS) conference in Calgary, AB in May and the IAS Annual Meeting in Houston, TX in
October. Member of WEF and WWOA. Member of CSWEA Management Seminar planning
committee. Authored “Wastewater Facility – Electrical Design Considerations” for UW Civil
Engineering students – CEE 426.
Jeff Steven – Taught biology, collection and identification techniques of fish and aquatic
macroinvertebrates and basic water chemistry to grade school, high school and numerous college
students and adult groups. Presentations and participation during MMSD tours and at the
Cambridge Science Fair and the North American Benthological Society Annual Meeting;
Member Wisconsin Association of Environmental Educators (WAEE), Member NACWA Water
Quality Committee Biocriteria Workgroup, Member WERF Watershed Management and Water
Quality Committee, Member WDNR Technical Advisory Committees on Thermal
Standards (Committee Chair) and Water Body Use Designation (WBUD). In 2009 an article was
published in the Treatment Plant Operator Magazine on biomonitoring activities at Madison
Metropolitan Sewerage District conducted by the Research Biologist (2009/03).
Dave Taylor - Member and co-chair of the NACWA Biosolids Committee; member and co-chair
of the National Biosolids Partnership Advisory Committee; member of the National Biosolids
Partnership Steering Committee; member of board of directors for the Wisconsin State
Laboratory of Hygiene-reappointed to a new three-year term in 2009; member of the Wisconsin
Section Government Affairs Committee; Member of the Spring Biosolids Symposium Planning
Committee; member of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Phosphorus Technical
Advisory Committee; Presented “Biosolids and Watershed Management Activities” to UW Civil
Engineering students (CEE 426).
Janelle Werner – Attended OnBase System Administrator training, Naviant conference for
OnBase, and continued PLP development by taking MBA classes at Concordia College.
LITIGATION
The District filed a suit in Dane County Circuit Court against Giles Engineering Associates, Inc.
and GLS Utility, LLC and their respective insurance companies on September 17, 2009, to
recover costs associated with the repair of the Pump Station 6 force main that was damaged by
Giles. Giles has filed a counterclaim against the District related to this incident. The parties are
currently in the discovery stage of this legal action. As of the end of the year, the court has not
yet developed a schedule for this case.
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50-YEAR MASTER PLAN
At year-end, work was substantially complete on the District’s 50-year master plan that addresses
the following major issues:
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Continued reliance on a one-plant model for providing regional sewerage service
Continued diversion of effluent to Badfish Creek
Effluent reuse options
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The centralized treatment option is the preferred model for providing treatment services
for the next 50 years. There are no viable regional alternatives involving the Village of
Oregon or the cities of Stoughton and Sun Prairie, three near-by communities that
provide wastewater treatment services to their citizens.
There are significant barriers that will need to be addressed before large-scale
implementation of the reuse of effluent in the Yahara River watershed will be an accepted
water resource management alternative.
The liquid treatment processes at the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant have
adequate capacity under current regulations to treat projected flows through 2030.
However, future regulations related to phosphorus and total nitrogen are expected to
result in the need for additional treatment processes before that time.
The District needs to continue to manage its conveyance system assets to assure system
reliability and adequate capacity. Specific assets are identified for upgrades or
replacements over the next 50 years.
The plan did not identify the best alternative for providing future service in the Sugar
River watershed, and additional planning is recommended.
The commission and District staff are currently reviewing the plan, and it is expected to be
adopted early in 2010.
STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVES
The District conducts a thorough review of its strategic plan and planning process as part of a
five-year strategic planning cycle. The latest of these reviews occurred in 2007. As necessary,
minor plan and process adjustments may be adopted on an annual basis in between the formal
review cycles. For each year, focus area action plans are developed and implemented based upon
the key challenges and objectives identified within the strategic plan, and the organizational
priorities for the present year.
The directors and the organization adopted nine focus areas during 2009, the second year in the
implementation phase of the District’s five-year strategic planning cycle. The focus areas were
selected based upon the District’s four key challenges and their supporting objectives identified
during the 2007 strategic planning review. The District’s four key challenges are providing great
customer service, providing exceptional performance, maintaining a strong financial position, and
developing a sustainable workforce. (Further details of the key challenges and their supporting
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objectives may be found in the third edition of the District’s Vision, Goals, and Strategies
document.) Each of the nine focus areas helps address an objective or objectives related to one or
more of the District’s key challenges. Highlighted below are the nine focus areas for 2009 along
with each area’s year-end status:
1. Solids Handling Facilities Plan.
The Solids Handling Facilities Plan neared completion at the end of 2009 while the
District was negotiating a design services contract with Applied Technologies to design
the plan’s recommended facilities. The facilities plan will be completed early in 2010
with design occurring through 2010 and into 2011 followed by construction.
2. Master Planning and Follow-up.
The District and its consultants completed the District’s 50-year Master Plan in 2009.
District staff made numerous presentations to the District customers and other
stakeholders during the planning process. Further details on the results of the Master
Plan are included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
3. Phosphorous Management.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has undertaken two initiatives
that could significantly impact the District. The District may be required to make
improvements that reduce the level of phosphorous in its effluent and/or assist in funding
non-point source practices that provide a similar benefit (trading). District staff has been
and will remain involved in both initiatives; the first includes development of statewide
phosphorous water quality criteria and the second includes development of a
phosphorous-based total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Rock River Basin. A
more detailed discussion of these phosphorous related issues can be found in the
“Watershed Projects” section of this annual report.
4. Follow-up to June 2008 High Flow Events.
The District laid out a plan to address high flow events such as the one that occurred
during the June 2008 storms. The District took the following actions as a part of that
plan:
a. Review design standards for sizing interceptors and pumping stations.
The District sizes its interceptors and pumping stations based upon a peaking factor
which when multiplied by the average daily flow provides the design capacity for the
facility. As part of the District’s Collection System Facilities Planning effort, the
District is investigating an increase to its peaking factor for facilities in some of the
lower lying areas, e.g., near the lakes, and any resulting improvements and associated
costs.
b. Review design standards for interceptor and manhole materials.
The District reviewed its design standards and specifications and will now include
materials, seals, and gaskets intended to reduce the potential for inflow and
infiltration for all of its interceptors and manholes. In the past, these materials were
primarily specified in areas susceptible to flooding, but they will now be specified for
all areas. When the opportunity to replace existing materials presents itself, e.g., a
road replacement project, the District’s Sewer Maintenance Crew will install the
newer materials using methods to minimize inflow and infiltration and bring the
system up to the newer standards.
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c. Review flow data and inspection of existing interceptors.
During and after the June 2008 storms, the District’s Sewer Maintenance Crew
inspected higher flow areas to identify leaks and damages that they subsequently
repaired following the storm. The Crew raised manholes that were underwater
during the storms and, when necessary, sealed the manholes with better materials,
e.g., gaskets, mastic, etc. The Sewer Maintenance Crew conducts ongoing routine
inspections to identify sewer system damage and areas of excessive inflow and
infiltration. Small repairs are typically taken care of immediately while larger nonurgent projects are included in the District’s capital budget plans.
d. Review of communities’ flow data.
A District memo informed all of its municipal customers of its intended actions in
response to high flows and encouraged communities to inspect and repair their local
sewers. A subsequent letter to fifteen District customers requested they conduct
inflow and infiltration studies for their collection systems.
e. Provide greater efforts at public education.
In April 2009, the District ran a series of four radio spots about efforts homeowners
could take to prevent rainwater from entering their basements (and then likely the
sanitary sewer system). Based on the amount of feedback and increased hits on the
District’s website, the radio spots appear successful at reaching a relatively large
audience. The District is contemplating follow-up efforts.
5. Improve O&M and Engineering Coordination and Communication.
This focus area consisted of numerous scheduled meetings between Engineering and
O&M staff members. The intended purpose was to improve communication and
coordination between the departments. These meetings will continue into 2010 with the
intent to integrate them into the routine operation of both departments.
6. Performance Review Implementation Process.
In 2009, the District successfully implemented a new process for employee performance
reviews. The process went well and will be improved for 2010 based upon feedback
received from the 2009 process. After a few iterations, the new process should be fully
integrated into the District’s annual business cycle.
7. Asset Management.
At the end of 2009, work to complete a Plant Asset Management Plan had not begun due
to competing projects. District staff continued work on the Collection System Facilities
Planning effort as a follow-up to the Collection System Evaluation provided by the
Capital Area Regional Planning Commission. The Collection System Facilities Plan, the
asset management plan for the District’s collection system, is scheduled for completion in
the first half of 2010. The Plant Asset Management Plan is again proposed as a focus
area for 2010, but does not yet have a schedule.
8. Workforce/Succession Planning.
Work on this focus area continued from related work that began in 2008. The first phase
of the process was completed and reported to the Commissioners in June 2009. This
phase included a functional assessment of the positions of key individuals, beginning
with those eligible to retire within the next five years. Workforce and succession
planning is an ongoing process and has been a standard part of the Directors’ annual
planning process. The additional procedures and findings that resulted from this focus
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area will be integrated into the District’s routine planning processes. The essential
functions worksheets developed during this process will be updated annually.
9. Develop Organizational Performance Measures.
The Directors proposed this focus area with the intent to develop organizational
benchmarks or measures that are more formal. The priority of this focus area was
considered subordinate to other focus areas and therefore, it did not receive much
attention in 2009. It has been again proposed as a focus area for 2010.
The year 2010 will be the third year of the District’s most recent strategic planning cycle’s
implementation phase. At the end of 2009, the directors had a tentative list of focus areas for
2010 that included the following (note that the list is not in any particular order or priority):
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Master Planning Implementation.
Workforce/Succession Planning.
Performance Measures.
Eleventh Addition Design.
(Design of the facilities recommended in the Solids Handling Facilities Plan)
Asset Management.
a. Plant Asset Management.
b. Collection System Facilities Planning.
Phosphorous Management.
Leadership Forum.
Once the focus area list is finalized, action plans will be completed and implemented.
ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION IN 2009
Solids Handling Facilities Plan
Prior to and following completion of the 10th Addition, a series of operational difficulties were
encountered with the digestion facilities. These included foaming in the thermophilic digesters
(especially during winter months) and heat exchange problems (due to grease and rag build-up
within the sludge heat exchangers).
The District also experienced mechanical and materials handling problems associated with a new
acid-phase digestion process that was attempted in 2006 and 2007. Problems included:
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Vivianite formation in the second stage heat exchangers.
Struvite formation in pumps, heat exchangers, and piping downstream of the thermophilic
digesters.
Rag accumulation in the heat exchangers.
High moisture, hydrogen sulfide, and siloxane concentrations in the digester gas.
To alleviate these problems, the District embarked on a Solids Handling Facilities Plan in 2008.
The primary objectives of the Solids Handling Facilities Plan were to review available solids
handling processes alternatives and provide a detailed recommendation of facilities necessary to
assure a reliable, sustainable process for producing Class A biosolids.
The team of Applied Technologies and Carollo Engineers were retained to complete the Solids
Handling Facilities Planning work. At the end of 2009, the work was essentially complete, with
only final documentation and approvals required.
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Detailed design of the Solids Handling Facilities Plan recommendations will begin in 2010.
Since the scope of the work may be extensive, it was decided to name the project the 11th
Addition. Design will continue throughout 2010 and into 2011, with construction anticipated to
last from 2011 to 2013.
Collection System Facilities Plan
The 2002 Collection System Facilities Plan continued to guide MMSD’s implementation of
significant collection system improvements during 2009. The 2002 Collection System Facilities
Plan provides an assessment of the condition and hydraulic capacity of MMSD’s collection
system facilities, including 95 miles of gravity interceptors, 43.8 miles of wastewater and effluent
forcemains, and 17 regional pump stations.
The 2002 Facilities Plan provided a timetable for recommended collection system projects
through 2020. The estimated total cost for the recommended projects through 2020 was
approximately $84 million. As of year-end 2009, the following projects discussed in the
Facilities Plan were either in progress or completed:
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Pump Stations 1, 2 & 10 Rehab – completed.
Collection System Dynamic Model – completed.
Replacement of Pump Station 2 Forcemain – completed.
Replacement of SW Interceptor / Shore Drive – completed.
Crosstown Forcemain Replacement – completed.
PS1 North Basin Interceptor – completed.
Fortune Drive Relief Interceptor – completed.
West Int. Campus Relief Phases I, II, III, IV – completed.
Northeast Interceptor Pflaum Road Replacement – completed.
PS9 Electrical Upgrades – completed.
Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor Design – completed.
Northeast Interceptor Airport Relocation – completed.
Pump Stations 13 &14 Firm Capacity Improvements – completed.
Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor : Phase 1 Construction – completed.
Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor : Phase 2 Construction – completed.
West Interceptor Extension Replacement – completed.
Southwest Interceptor North & South Legs Liner –
Completed.
Pump Stations 6 & 8 Rehab – in progress.
Northeast Interceptor Truax Area Liner – completed.
West Int. Campus Relief Phases V+ - postponed.
Far East Interceptor Gaston Road Extension – completed.
Northeast Interceptor PS10 to Lien Road Relief – in progress.
South Interceptor Baird Street Extension Liner – completed.
Far East Interceptor Cottage Grove Extension Liner– in progress.
The original five-year planning period detailed in the 2002 Collection System Facilities Plan was
reached in 2007 and an effort to update the plan was started in 2008. The Capital Area Regional
Planning Commission (CARPC) was retained to complete population and flow projections
through 2030 and 2060. This work was completed in early 2009. Throughout 2009, MMSD staff
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incorporated the CARPC capacity evaluation with collection system risk and condition
assessments, with a goal to update the Collection System Facilities Plan. This is anticipated to be
complete in 2010 and will be used to guide the District’s capital improvement program in future
years.
Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor-Phase 2
The second phase of construction for the Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor included a total of
approximately 5,100 lineal feet of new interceptor ranging in size from 24-inch to 36-inch. The
project began at Edward Street in the City of Verona (where Phase 1 ended) and ended near
Northern Lights Trail.
Preliminary design of this segment of interceptor was completed during overall design of the
Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor (34,000+ lineal feet) in 2005. Final contract documents,
permitting, and easement acquisition were completed by MMSD staff in 2008.
The project was bid on March 6, 2008. The Commissioners awarded the contract to Capitol
Underground, Inc., on March 17, 2008, at their low bid price of $699,113.00. Construction was
substantially complete in 2008, and final paperwork and contract close-out were completed in
early 2009. The Commissioners accepted the work on January 12, 2009, at the final contract
amount of $753,765.00.
Pump Stations 13 and 14 Firm Capacity Improvements
This project addressed the firm pumping capacity at Stations 13 and 14. Firm capacity is defined
as the overall station pumping capacity with the largest pumping unit out-of-service. Growth in
the areas upstream of Stations 13 and 14 required modifications to increase the firm pumping
capacity at both stations.
Planning was completed in late 2006 and detailed design was completed in early 2007.
Improvements included replacement of the smallest pumping unit at each station with a unit
comparable to the second largest pump. These units serve as back-ups to each other and pump in
parallel to produce a flow equal to the largest pump. Also included in the project were re-builds
(including new impellers) of three pumps (pumps 13B, 14B and 14C).
The project was bid on March 22, 2007. The Commissioners awarded the contract to Midwest
Pipeline, Inc., on March 26, 2007, at their low bid price of $424,601.00. Construction was
completed in early 2009, and the Commissioners accepted the work on February 16, 2009. The
final contract amount, including all change orders, was $437,488.00.
West Interceptor Campus Relief-Phase 3
In 2000, the University of Wisconsin-Madison completed relocation of the MMSD West
Interceptor near Babcock Hall. Sometime in the past, Babcock Hall had been built over the
interceptor, which was originally installed in the early 1900’s. This posed a long-term risk and
complicated routine maintenance of the interceptor.
The University project re-routed the interceptor around Babcock Hall. MMSD agreed to pay to
upsize the interceptor to accommodate higher future flows, and the interceptor became part of the
West Interceptor Campus Relief system.
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During design of the project, the cost to upsize the interceptor was agreed to be $50,261.00, and
the University would transfer ownership of the interceptor to MMSD following completion of
easements and as-built drawings. These were never completed by the University. Subsequently,
MMSD completed these in 2009 at a cost of $2,300.00. This was subtracted from the total due to
University, and final payment of $47,961.00 was made in March, 2009.
NS10D-Improvements to the 10th Addition
This project included installation of a new screw conveyor in the Headworks Facility, demolition
and installation of HVAC equipment in the Boiler Building, installation of three new variable
frequency progressing cavity pumps in Sludge Control Building No. 2, installation of a new
sludge grinder in Sludge Control Building No. 2, modifications to boiler exhaust stacks in Sludge
Control Building No. 2, and ductile iron piping modifications in Tunnel No. 2. The three variable
frequency progressing cavity pumps were purchased directly by MMSD to expedite delivery and
installation.
The project was bid on August 23, 2007. The Commissioners awarded the contract to H&H
Industries on August 27, 2007, at their low price of $432,640.00. The project was completed in
early 2009, and the Commissioners accepted the work on April 16, 2009. The final contract
amount, including all change orders, was $447,924.00.
NS10E-Digester Gas Treatment System
During start-up of the thermophilic digestion process in 2006, one of the gas engines in Sludge
Control Building No. 2 suffered a major mechanical failure. Subsequent investigation determined
that high levels of siloxanes in the digester gas led to significant sand-like deposits within the
engine, causing the engine failure. Tests also revealed high levels of hydrogen sulfide and
moisture (due to high thermophilic digestion temperatures) in the digester gas.
A review of processes available to address these issues revealed that a gas treatment system
available from Applied Filter Technologies (AFT) produced the most reliable results on a
continuous basis. Since the AFT system was proprietary and AFT was the only potential supplier
of this technology, the system was supplied through a sole-source, turn-key proposal.
Subsequently, AFT was unable to secure the required bonding for the project. The electrical
contractor for the project, Faith Technologies, dba as Town & Country Electric, agreed to supply
the necessary bonding for the project and assume the lead Contractor role. The Commissioners
accepted the proposal from Town & Country Electric on October 15, 2007, for a price of
$1,778,804.00. The project was substantially completed in 2008, and the Commissioners
accepted the work on February 16, 2009, at the final price of $1,778,804.00.
Pump Stations 6 and 8 Rehabilitation
The 2002 Collection Systems Facilities Plan identified Pump Stations 6 & 8 as needing
improvements to upgrade the overall reliability of the stations and to increase pumping capacity.
The rehabilitation of Pump Stations 6 and 8 includes improvements to pumping equipment,
electrical systems and structural components. The project also includes additions to both
buildings, new HVAC equipment, and improvements to the exterior of the stations.
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Design work was completed in 2008 and bids for construction were opened on June 27, 2008.
Contracts were awarded on June 30, 2008, to the respective low bidders for the three prime
contracts as follows:
General Construction
Joe Daniels Construction Co., Inc.
$1,058,602.00
Mechanical Construction
J.F. Ahern Company, Inc.
$2,661,000.00
Electrical Construction
Forward Electric, Inc.
$1,956,241.00
Construction of the project started in the fall of 2008. As of December 31, 2009, the General
Construction contract with Joe Daniels Construction was 91.4% complete, the Mechanical
Construction contract with J.F. Ahern was 69.1% complete, and the Electrical Construction
contract with Forward Electric was 77.9% complete. Work is expected to continue throughout
2010.
South Interceptor-Baird Street Extension Liner
Routine televising and cleaning of the South Interceptor – Baird Street Extension revealed
numerous sections of cracked pipe. The interceptor had also been plagued with root problems in
the past. The interceptor is located on Baird Street and serves areas in the City of Madison and
Town of Madison
The project included rehabilitation of approximately 1,420 lineal feet of 15-inch vitrified clay
pipe, which was originally installed in 1928. Approximately seventy lateral connections were
also re-instated and grouted as part of the project.
Planning and design were completed by MMSD staff in early 2009 and the project was bid on
April 30, 2009. The Commissioners awarded the contract to Terra Engineering & Construction
Corporation on May 11, 2009. Construction was completed in the summer of 2009 and the
contract with Terra Engineering & Construction Corporation was accepted by the Commissioners
on July 13, 2009. The final contract amount, including all change orders, was $91,160.98.
Pump Station No. 7 Back-up Power
In late June of 2008, an automobile accident on Bridge Road caused both electrical feeds to Pump
Station No. 7 to be disrupted. The resulting power outage caused a sanitary sewer overflow into
the Yahara River.
After reviewing the power distribution system in the Pump Station No. 7 area, it became apparent
that both MG&E feeds were located on the same pole line for a significant distance. To make the
feeds more independent and to provide additional redundancy, it was decided to install a third
feed to the station. The third feed was installed by MG&E in 2009. The final cost for the work
was $86,098.47.
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Northeast Interceptor-PS10 to Lien Road Relief/Replacement
The 2002 Collection System Facilities Plan identified the existing 48-inch Northeast Interceptor
from Pump Station No. 10 to Lien Road as lacking adequate capacity for peak flows. The
interceptor also has infiltration in several areas and has suffered concrete deterioration above the
normal waterline.
To address these issues, the District began preparations to relieve or replace the interceptor.
Planning for this work began in 2008 and continued into 2009. Detailed design was completed in
June 2009, and included approximately 9,200 lineal feet of new interceptor pipe. Of that amount
of new pipe, approximately 5,200 feet, from Nakoosa Trail to Pump Station No. 10, will be relief
sewer and 4,000 feet, from Lien Road to Nakoosa Trail, will be replacement sewer. Where
replaced, the existing reinforced concrete interceptor will be abandoned and a new 63-inch
corrosion resistant fiberglass pipe will be installed. Where relieved, the existing reinforced
concrete interceptor will remain in service and a parallel 54-inch pipe will be installed.
Bids for construction were opened on August 27, 2009. The Commissioners awarded the contract
to Morgan Contracting, Inc., on August 31, 2009, at their low bid price of $7,493,000.00.
Construction began in October of 2009, and as of the end of 2009, was approximately 30%
complete. Work will continue throughout 2010.
Aeration Tanks 10/11 and 14/15 – Air Header Pipe Repairs
Several pipes that distribute air to the East Aeration Basins were found to be leaking air in 2009.
Rusting of the steel pipes had caused numerous leaks in several tees located between aeration
tanks 10 and 11 and 14 and 15.
Bid documents were prepared for the replacement piping. Bids were received in late October and
the work was awarded to the low bidder, Staab Construction, in November. In late 2009, the
work was completed at their low bid price of $14,890.00.
Far East Interceptor-Cottage Grove Extension Liner
Routine televising of the Far East Interceptor-Cottage Grove Extension revealed deterioration in
the top half of the pipe. This interceptor, which was originally installed in 1982, includes
approximately 5,500 feet of 18-inch pipe, with portions installed on pilings. Since replacement of
the sewer would be very difficult and expensive, it was decided to line the sewer to prevent any
further deterioration of the pipeline.
Planning and design were completed by MMSD staff in 2009, and the project was bid on August
26, 2009. The Commissioners awarded the contract to Insituform Technologies USA, Inc., on
August 31, 2009, at their low bid price of $304,703.00. As of the end of 2009, construction had
not started due to delays in the completion of the Village of Cottage Grove’s new pumping station
and forcemain. These facilities, which were completed in December of 2009, will allow flow to
be diverted from the Cottage Grove Extension to the Door Creek Extension. This will allow the
Cottage Grove Extension to be lined without bypass pumping. Construction is expected to begin
in January 2010 and be complete by March.
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Badfish Creek Farm Bridge Replacements
During 2009, inspection of four farm bridges that cross Badfish Creek revealed significant
deterioration of the structures that support the bridges. Per the original easements for the Badfish
Creek Effluent Diversion, MMSD is responsible for maintenance of the bridges in perpetuity.
Many of the wooden piers that support the bridges were found to be rotted, and erosion around
the abutments was observed. Also, current farming practices are much different than when the
bridges were constructed in 1958, and the bridges may be overloaded with today’s larger modern
agricultural equipment. The center bridge pier also catches debris, which obstructs flow and
contributes to bank erosion.
A consultant, MSA Professional Services, was hired to inspect and evaluate the bridges and
provide recommendations for improvements. This work was completed in 2009 with a
recommendation of replacing all four bridges. In the interim, temporary structural repairs were
made to the existing bridges by Osmose Railroad Services to allow limited use of the bridges.
These repairs were completed in September of 2009 at a cost of approximately $43,000.
Design of the replacement bridges will be completed during the first quarter of 2010, and
construction of the replacements bridges is expected to be complete by the end of 2010.
CLEAN WATER FUND LOANS
In 1989 the State of Wisconsin replaced the Wisconsin Fund Grant Program with the Clean Water
Fund Loan Program. The Clean Water Fund is a state revolving loan fund that was capitalized
initially with grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and by bonds issued by the
State of Wisconsin. The District has issued general obligation bonds and notes to the State of
Wisconsin for 14 loans under this program. The total amount financed through these Clean
Water Fund loans is $103.4 million.
The District had three Clean Water Funds loans in 2009 for which the final disbursement had not
been received by the end of 2008. The status of those loans is as follows:
Tenth Addition to Nine Springs
The District issued General Obligation Sewerage System Promissory Notes, Series 2003B, on
August 27, 2003, to the State of Wisconsin Clean Water Fund (CWF Project 4010-16). These
bonds are for an aggregate amount not to exceed $35,427,273 and are to be repaid at an
annualized interest rate of 2.796%. The first interest payment on the loan was made on
November 3, 2003. The first principal payment was made on May 1, 2006. The final bond
payment will be made on May 1, 2023.
The final disbursement for this loan was made on June 10, 2009 bringing the total amount
borrowed through this loan to $35,427,273.
West Interceptor Extension Replacement
The District issued General Obligation Sewerage System Promissory Notes, Series 2007A, on
December 12, 2007, to the State of Wisconsin Clean Water Fund (CWF Project 4010-23). These
bonds are for an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,826,309 and are to be repaid at an annualized
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interest rate of 2.555%. The first interest payment on the loan was made on May 1, 2008. The
first principal payment was made on May 1, 2009. The final bond payment will be made on May
1, 2027.
As of December 31, 2009 the District had received $2,581,052.76 from the Clean Water Fund for
this project.
Pump Stations No. 6 and 8 Rehabilitation
The District issued General Obligation Sewerage System Promissory Notes, Series 2008A, on
November 12, 2008, to the State of Wisconsin Clean Water Fund (CWF Project 4010-26). These
bonds are for an aggregate amount not to exceed $9,143,490 and are to be repaid at an annualized
interest rate of 2.368 percent. The first interest payment on the loan was made on May 1, 2009.
The first principal payment will be made on May 1, 2011. The final bond payment will be made
on May 1, 2028.
As of December 31, 2009 the District had received $6,553,025.45 from the Clean Water Fund for
this project.
NINE SPRINGS ENERGY USE PROFILE
This table shows an estimate of the total amount of electric and thermal energy used at the Nine
Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant and the division between purchased and renewable
(primarily self-produced) power. The significant decrease in generated electrical power from
2006 to 2007 was due to problems caused by additional moisture and siloxanes in the digester gas
and a subsequent problem with one of the generator engines. The other generator was removed
from service as a precaution. To correct the problem, the District installed a gas drying system
that additionally removes hydrogen sulfide and siloxanes. The new system went online in the
summer of 2008. The generators have since been placed back into service; however, one
generator is still experiencing problems and corrective actions are underway. The additional
increase in total power consumption for 2008 and 2009 over 2007 levels may be attributable to
several factors, although the main factor was the higher wastewater flows resulting from the June
2008 storm events and flooding. The storms caused significantly higher groundwater levels and
therefore, higher average flows within the District’s system for the remainder of 2008 and much
of 2009. Higher wastewater flows require more energy to pump and treat.
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Annual Energy Use Summary
2005
Electric Energy
2006
kWhrs/ % of kWhrs/
day
Total
day
2007
%
kWhrs/ % of kWhrs/
of
Tot
day Total day
al
Commercial
Service
60,213
73.0%
60,266 69.6%
77,083
Purchased from
MG&E
Wind Power
15
0.0%
15
0.0%
15
Purchased from
MG&E
Generated from
14,488
17.6%
17,121 19.8%
3,260
Digester Gas
Avoided Purchase
7,745
9.4%
9,147
10.6%
9,378
Due to Blower
Gas Engine
Total Used &
82,461
86,548
89,736
Avoided
Average cost of
$ 0.0674
$ 0.0674
purchased power $ 0.0599
(dollars/kWhr)
....................................................................................................•............................................•.
.
Estimated total
$177,559
$183,879
monthly value of $150,335
energy used
Estimated monthly
$40,560 27.0% $53,921 30.4% $25,927
value of
renewable energy
Thermal Energy
2008
2009
% of
kWhrs/ % of
Total
day
Total
85.9%
78,032
83.1%
70,804
77.6%
0.0%
37
0.0%
39
0.0%
3.6%
6,509
6.9%
10,468
11.5%
10.5%
9,350
10.0%
9,892
10.8%
93,929
91,202
$ 0.0735
$ 0.0739
----$210,452
$205,123
----_
14.1%
$35,617
16.9%
.
$45,879
22.4%
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
therms
therms %
% of
therms/ % of therms/ % of therms/ % of
/
/
of
Tot
day Total day
day Total day
Total
day Total
al
Generated from
298
Natural Gas
Generated from
370
Digester Gas
Recovered from
896
Gas Engines
Total hot water
1,563
energy used
Average cost of
$ 0.7548
purchased gas
(dollars/therm)
Estimated total
monthly value of $47,853
gas used
Estimated monthly
$38,732
value of
renewable energy
19.1%
277
13.4%
389
17.6%
637*
28.8%**
283
15.0%
552
29.2%
---_
23.7%
409
19.8%
1,280
58.1%
813
36.8%**
.
.
----_
57.3%
80.9%
1,384
66.8%
534
24.2%
760
34.4%**
1,055
2,071
2,203
2,209**
1,890
$ 0.9427
$ 0.9344
$ 0.9432*
$ 0.8273
$79,161
$83,484
$84,505**
$63,409
$68,553
86.6%
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$68,750
82.4%
$60,151**
73.5%**
$53,918
55.8%
85.0%
2005
Total Energy Use
Total Estimated
Value of Energy
Used
Estimated Value
of Renewable
Energy Used
2007
2008
%
$ per % of $ per
$ per % of $ per
% of
of
Tot
month Total month
month Total month Total
al
$198,188
$79,292
40.0%
2006
$256,720
$267,363
$122,474 47.7%
$94,677
$294,957**
35.4%
$95,768**
2009
$ per
month Total
$268,533
32.5%**
$99,797
* Value corrected since last annual report.
** Value changed mathematically due to corrected values.
Note – due to rounding, numbers may not add exactly.
Climate Change
The District formed a Climate Change Committee in May 2008, to study how the District’s
operations contribute to the problem of greenhouse gas emissions and to assess what regulations
may apply. A final report presenting the Committee’s findings was completed at the end of 2009.
The majority of the Committee’s work was spent in developing a “carbon footprint” for District
operations. This includes all activities in the collection system and at the treatment plant that
generate emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to the atmosphere.
A summary of the major emission sources that were identified in District operations is as follows:
Direct Emissions - produced by sources owned or controlled by the District
• Stationary combustion of natural and digester gas in boilers and engines
• Fuel combustion in District vehicles
• Release of gases from secondary treatment
• Release of gases in final effluent
Indirect Emissions - produced by sources not owned or controlled by the District but
associated with operations
• Generation of electrical energy
• Employee commuting
• Fuel combustion from hauling operations (waste to landfill and chemical deliveries)
Annual emissions from these sources averaged 59,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
per year during the period from 2006 to 2008. The chart below shows the average percentage of
emissions from each source during this period. The use of electricity accounts for nearly 50% of
the District’s annual emissions of greenhouse gases. While not a direct emission source,
electrical use in District operations is significant. The Committee recommended that any efforts
to reduce the District’s carbon footprint should include an investigation into energy conservation
and efficiency measures.
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% of
37.2%
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by All Sources (2006‐08)
Chemical Deliveries
0%
Employee Commuting
1%
Waste Transport
0%
Natural Gas Combustion
2%
Final Effluent
8%
Digester Gas Combustion
12%
Secondary Treatment
27%
Electricity Use
49%
District Vehicles
1%
Currently there are no state or federal regulations governing District operations with regard to
greenhouse gas emissions. Rules restricting emissions from stationary combustion sources have
been proposed by the EPA but not yet adopted. The District will update its carbon footprint on a
regular basis to reflect process modifications, to incorporate current pollutant loadings and energy
usage, and to keep abreast of pending regulations governing greenhouse gas emissions.
ANNEXATIONS TO THE DISTRICT
Annexations to the District added 831.4 acres, increasing the area of the District to 179.41 square
miles. The annexations occurred in the Town of Westport, Town of Middleton, Village of
Waunakee, Village of Cottage Grove, City of Middleton, City of Madison and Town of Burke.
Descriptions of the areas annexed are as follows:
TOWN OF WESTPORT
CARRIAGE RIDGE 1st ADDITION
(MMSD ANNEXATION 09-01)
Part of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) Section 16, also part of the Northeast Quarter (1/4) Section
20, also part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) Section 21, T8N, R9E, Town of Westport, Dane
County, Wisconsin more fully described as follows:
The Southwest Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 16, Town Eight (8) North,
Range Nine (9) East. This said parcel contains 40.5 acres.
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Together with, a parcel of land which includes the Northeast Quarter (1/4) of the Northeast
Quarter (1/4) of said Section 20 and a part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest
Quarter (1/4) Section 21, known as Lot 1 CSM 9089, more fully described as follows:
Commencing at a brass cap concrete monument at the NE corner of said Section 20 and the point
of beginning; thence N89°29’54”W, along the North line of the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of said
Section 20, 1335.28 feet to the NW corner of the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of said Section 20; thence
S00°55’32”W, 1324.77 feet to the SW corner of the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of said Section 20;
thence S89°25’57”E, 1327.58 feet to the SE corner of the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of said Section 20;
thence S01°15’27”W, along the East line of said Section 20, 8.47 feet; thence S89°37’16”E,
along a Westerly extension of the South line of the plat of Carriage Ridge, 8.43 feet; thence
continuing S89°37’16”E, along the South line of the plat of Carriage Ridge 189.97 feet; thence
N43°51’31”W, 13 feet, more or less, to the South line of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4, Section 21;
thence Easterly, 85 feet, more or less, along said South ¼ - ¼ line to a point on the District
boundary described in the 1993 Carriage Ridge Annexation description, located 2400 feet
Westerly of the SE corner of the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 said Section 21; thence Northwesterly,
along the 1993 Carriage Ridge Annexation description boundary, 375 feet, more or less, to the
Westerly line of said Section 21; thence Northerly, along the 1993 Carriage Ridge Annexation
description boundary , 790 feet, more or less; thence Easterly, along the 1993 Carriage Ridge
Annexation description boundary, 85 feet; thence Northeasterly, along the 1993 Carriage Ridge
Annexation description boundary, 315 feet, more or less, to the North line of said Section 21,
located 2450 feet Westerly of the North ¼ corner of said Section 21; thence Westerly, along the
North line of said Section 21 to a point that is 124.91 feet East of the NE corner of Section 20;
thence N89°15’46”W, 124.91 feet to the NE corner of said Section 20 and the point of beginning.
This parcel contains 42.4472 acres.
Said annexation added 82.9472 acres to MMSD.
VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE
PULVERMACHER AND O’CONNOR LANDS
Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4,
part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4,
part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4,
part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 and part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4,
all in Section 6, T8N, R9E, Village of Waunakee, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Section 6; thence N87°06'48"E along the North line of
the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 6 to the Easterly right of way line of the C&NW Railroad;
thence S49°51'13"E along the Easterly right of way line of said C&NW Railroad to the Southerly
right of way line of Kopp Road; thence S87°22'34"W along the Southerly right of way line of
Kopps Road to the East line of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4; thence continuing along
the Southerly right of way line of Kopps Road, S87°08'49"W, 73 feet, more or less; thence
S00°04'45"W, 27.36 feet; thence S28°49'13"W, 509.85 feet; thence S01°05'23"W, 558.54 feet;
thence S02°11'37"E, 261.67 feet; thence S00°57'21"W, 1327.11 feet to the South line of the
Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4; thence N89°28'34"W, 2283.44 feet along said South line and
the South line of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 to the West line of said Northwest 1/4 of
the Southwest 1/4; thence N00°09'00"E, 1327.06 feet along said West line to the West 1/4 Corner
of said Section 6; thence N00°09'55"E, 1292.51 feet along the West line of said Southwest 1/4 of
the Northwest 1/4 to the said Southerly right of way line of Kopp Road; thence continuing
N00°09'55"E, 33 feet, more or less, to the Northwest corner of said Southwest 1/4 of the
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Northwest 1/4; thence N3°07’13”W, 1328.10 feet along the West line of said Northwest 1/4 of
the Northwest 1/4 to the Northwest corner of Section 6 and the point of beginning; This parcel
contains 205 acres.
Said annexation added 205 acres to MMSD.
CITY OF MIDDLETON
“BBCC” LANDS
The following described lands were automatically added to MMSD by the City of Middleton
under Wisconsin Statutes, Section 200.15(1) on June 16, 2009 by City Ordinance. The District
was informed of the addition of these lands on July 1, 2009. The District has updated its records
accordingly to show that the following described land is in the District.
Located in part of the SE 1/4 and SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 29, and also part of the SW
1/4 and SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 30, and also part of the NE 1/4, NW 1/4, SW 1/4, and SE
1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 31, and also part of the NE 1/4, NW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of
Section 31, and also part of the NE 1/4, NW 1/4, SW 1/4 and SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 32,
all in Township 8 North, Range 9 East, in the Town of Westport, Dane County, Wisconsin,
described as follows:
Commencing at the south quarter corner of said Section 31; thence N 00°22'14" W, 1263.57 feet
along the north-south quarter line of said Section 31 to the intersection with the westerly
extension of a southerly line of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map Number 5690 and the point of
beginning; thence N 89°54'30" W, 81.02 feet along the said westerly extension of a southerly line
of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map Number 5690; thence N 00°24'43" W, 1053.21 feet along the
east line of the plat of the First Addition to Northlake and the west right-of-way of County Trunk
Highway "Q"; thence N 00°00'57" W, 334.16 feet along the said east line of the plat of the First
Addition to Northlake and the west right-of-way of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence S
89°55'00" E, 160.00 feet along the east-west quarter line of said Section 31; thence N 00°16'00"
E, 10.65 feet along the east right-of-way of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence S 89°57'36" E,
591.85 feet along the south line of Lot 1, Dane County Certified Survey Map Number 2833;
thence N 00°21'32" W, 776.84 feet along the east line of said Lot 1, Dane County Certified
Survey Map Number 2833; thence S 80°12'45" W, 612.77 feet along the northerly line of said Lot
1, Dane County Certified Survey Map Number 2833; thence N 00°16'00" E, 653.04 feet along
said east right-of-way of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence S 89°35'42" E, 10.00 feet along said
east right-of-way of County Trunk Highway "Q" and north line of the said SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4
of said Section 31;
thence N 00°16'00" E, 220.43 feet along said east right-of-way of County Trunk Highway "Q";
thence N 89°39'19" E, 166.24, feet along the south line of lands described in Document No.
4372173; thence N 00°20'41" W, 171.59 feet along the east line of said lands described in
Document No. 4372173; thence S 89°39'19" W, 174.41 feet along the north line of said lands
described in Document No. 4372173; thence N 00°16'00" E, 36.60 feet along said east right-ofway of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence S 89°44'00" E, 10.00 feet along said east right-ofway of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence N 00°16'00" E, 700.35 feet along said east right-ofway of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence N 89°44'00" W, 5.00 feet along said east right-ofway of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence N 00°16'00" E, 208.16 feet along said east right-ofway of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence N 00°07'45" W, 1322.70 feet along said east right-ofway of County Trunk Highway "Q"; thence S 89°32'59" E, 2571.11 feet along the north lines of
the said SW 1/4 and the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of said Section 30; thence S 00°12'27" E, 1336.33
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feet along the east line of the said SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 30 to the southeast corner of
said Section 30; thence N 89°56'30" E, 661.11 feet along the south line of the said SW 1/4 of the
SW 1/4 of Section 29; thence N 00°15'06" W, 1334.46 feet along the west line of the East 1/2 of
the said SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of said Section 29 and the east line of Dane County Certified
Survey Map Number 8167; thence S 89°53'45" E, 1974.47 feet along the north lines of the said
SW 1/4 and SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 29; thence S 00°38'05" E, 1225.00 feet along the
east line of the said SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 29 to a point lying N 00°38'05" W, 103.92
feet from the south quarter corner of said Section 29; thence S 49°20'47" W, 768.00 feet; thence S
70°38'46" W, 462.00 feet; thence S 31°59'41" E, 455.00 feet; thence S 64°44'36" E, 365.00 feet;
thence S 00°00'00” E, 335.00 feet to the intersection with lands described in Document No.
3859418, hereinafter referred to as "BBCC Lands"; thence N 64°12'22" W, 275.00 feet along said
"BBCC Lands"; thence S 64°29'35" W, 483.59 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence N
46°31'08" W, 236.24 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence N 35°11'59" W, 594.00 feet along
said ''BBCC Lands"; thence S 44°31'43" W. 486.55 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S
44°38'37" E, 47.00 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S 45°32'36" W. 50.15 feet along said
"BBCC Lands"; thence S 27°09'40” W, 78.89 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S 02°46'56"
E, 563.98 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S 23°26'36" E, 201.56 feet along said "BBCC
Lands"; thence S 04°34'56" E, 118.41 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S 27°39'47" E,
198.62 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S 85°18'23" W, 612.24 feet along said "BBCC
Lands"; thence S 71°41'22" W, 58.31 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S 58°04'21" W,
Lands"; thence S 73°28'21" W, 382.80 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S 71°45'04" W,
Lands"; thence S 47°18'59" W, 209.01 feet along said "BBCC Lands"; thence S 00°23'42" E,
701.69 feet along said "BBCC Lands" to the intersection with the north line of said Dane County
Certified Survey Map Number 5690; thence S 89°54'30" E, 13.39 feet along the said north line of
Dane County Certified Survey Map Number 5690; thence S 00°25'46" E, 629.65 feet along the
east line of said Dane County Certified Survey Map Number 5690; thence N 89°53'57" W,
583.11 feet along the south line of Said Dane County Certified Survey Map Number 5690; thence
N 00°24'01" W, 277.53 feet along the west line of Lot 2 of said Certified Survey Map Number
5690; thence S 89°39'51" W, 328.90 feet along the south line of Lot 1 of said Certified Survey
Map Number 5690; thence N 00°22'53" W, 288.48 feet along a westerly side of said Lot 1 of said
Certified Survey Map Number 5690; thence N 89°54'30" W, 245.70 feet along the said southerly
side of said Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map Number 5690 and its westerly extension to the point of
beginning. This parcel contains 419.49 acres.
CITY OF MADISON
SUGAR MAPLE-BOURNE LANDS
The following described lands were automatically added to MMSD by the City of Madison under
Wisconsin Statutes, Section 200.15(1) on September 15, 2009 by City of Madison Ordinance No.
09-00145.
Being all of Lot 1 Certified Survey Map Number 1364, Volume 6, Pages 4 and 5, and all of Lots
1 and 2 Certified Survey Map Number 2351, Volume 9, Pages 220 and 221, as recorded in the
Dane County Register of Deeds, all lying in the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 33, T07N, R08E,
Town of Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin more fully described as follows:
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Commencing at the Northwest Corner of said Section 33; thence N89º51'00"E, 1299.14 feet
along the North line of the NW ¼ of said Section 33 and the Centerline of Valley View Road to
the West line of the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of said Section 33; thence S01º50'47"W, 1325.19 feet
along said West line to the South line of said NE ¼ of the NW ¼; thence N89º49'14"E, 35.72 feet
along said South line to the East right-of-way of Sugar Maple Lane and the Southwest corner of
Lot 2 Certified Survey Map Number 2351 and the point of beginning of this description; thence
continuing along said South line Nº89º49'14" E, 1109.42 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot
2; thence N01º36'00"E, 738.02 feet along the East line of Lots 1 and 2 Certified Survey Map
Number 2351 to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence S88º29'10"W, 550.85 feet along the
North line of said Lot 1 to the Southeast corner of Lot 1 Certified Survey Map Number 1364;
thence N00º09'50"E, 566.26 feet along the East line of said Lot 1 to the Northeast corner of said
Lot 1 and the South right-of-way of Valley View Road; thence S89º51'00"W, 527.73 feet along
said south right-of-way; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 15.00 feet and a chord
that bears S45º57'50"W, 20.80 feet to the East right-of-way of Sugar Maple Lane; thence
S02º04'40"W, 551.85 feet along said East right-of-way; thence continuing along said East rightof-way S01º26'40"W, 725.82 feet to the point of beginning of this description. These parcels
contain 25.73 acres or 0.039 square miles.
CITY MADISON AND TOWN MIDDLETON COOPERATIVE PLAN
ANNEXATION AREA NO. 1
MMSD ANNEXATION NO.09-05
Wisconsin Statutes, Section 200.15(1) on September 29, 2003 by City of Madison and Town of
Middleton Cooperative Plan, Exhibit 6. The District was informed of the addition of these lands
on September 18, 2009. The District has updated its records accordingly to show that the
following described land is in the District.
The public road right of way of Mineral Point Road (a.k.a. County Trunk Highway S) lying
adjacent to the City of Madison corporate limits located in part of the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of
Section 21 and part of the NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 28, T7N, R8E, in the Town of
Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Section 21; thence N 00°44’55” E, 60 feet, more or
less, to the intersection with the Northerly right-of-way line of Mineral Point Road; thence N
89°24’23” E, 648.24 feet on said Northerly right-of-way line and City of Madison Corporate
limits; thence S 00°35’37” E, 110 feet along said corporate limits to the intersection with the
Southerly right-of-way line of Mineral Point Road; thence S 89°24’23” W, 650 feet, more or less,
along said Southerly right-of-way to a point on the West line of the NW ¼ of said Section 28;
thence N 00°10’58” W, 50 feet, more or less, along the said West line of the NW ¼ of Section 28
to the point of beginning. This parcel contains approximately 1.6 acres.
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CITY OF MADISON AND TOWN MIDDLETON COOPERATIVE PLAN
The public road right of way of Mineral Point Road (a.k.a. County Trunk Highway S) and South
Point Road lying adjacent to the City of Madison corporate limits located in part of the SE ¼ of
the SW ¼ and part of the SW ¼ and SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 21; also part of the NE ¼ of
the NW ¼ and part of the NW ¼ and NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 28, T7N, R8E, in the Town of
Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Section 28; thence Southerly, 55 feet, more or less,
along the East line of said Section 28 and the City of Madison Corporate limits to a point on the
South right-of-way line of Mineral Point Road; thence Westerly, 902 feet, more or less, along
said South right-of way and corporate limits; thence Northerly, 5 feet, along said South right-ofway and corporate limits; thence Westerly 409.6 feet, more or less along said south right-of-way
and corporate limits to a point on the West line of the East ½ of the NE ¼ of said Section 28;
thence N 00°09’22” E, along said West line and corporate limits, 50 feet, more or less, to the
North line of the NE ¼ of said Section 28; thence Westerly, along said North line and corporate
limits, 720 feet, more or less, to a point which is 598.80 feet East from the North Quarter corner
of said Section 28; thence S 00°41’00” W, 50 feet, more or less, along said corporate limits to the
intersection with the said South right-of-way; thence Westerly, 130 feet along said South right-ofway; thence N 00°41’00” E, 50 feet, more or less, along said corporate limits to a point on the
North line of the NE ¼ of said Section 28; thence Westerly, along said North line and corporate
limits, 468.8 feet to the North ¼ corner of said Section 28; thence continuing Westerly, along the
North line of the NW ¼ of said Section 28 and said corporate limits, 33 feet; thence S 00° 12’46”
W, 310.63 feet along said corporate limits; thence N 89°47’14” W, 16.5 feet along said corporate
limits; thence N 00°12’46” E, 125 feet along the Westerly right-of-way line of South Point Road;
thence continuing N 00°12’46” E, 68.39 feet on said Westerly right-of-way line and corporate
boundary to the Southerly right-of-way line of Mineral Point Road; thence N 44°59’46” W,
(28.86 feet) on said Southerly right-of-way line and corporate limits; thence S 88°24’23” W,
309.35 feet on the said Southerly right-of-way line and corporate limits; thence N 00°35’37” W,
115 feet, more or less along said corporate limits to the intersection with the North right-of-way
of Mineral Point Road; thence Easterly, 408 feet, more or less, along the said North right-of-way
of Mineral Point Road to the intersection with the West line of the SE ¼ of said Section 21;
thence East, 139 feet along the said North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road, thence N 01°23’
E, 10 feet, along the said North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road; thence East, 516 feet; thence
S 01°23’ W, 10 feet along the said North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road; thence West, 129
feet along the said North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road; thence N 01°23’ W, 10 feet along
the said North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road; thence Easterly, 526 feet, more or less, along
the said North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road to the intersection with the West line of the SE
¼ of the SE ¼ of said Section 21; thence Southerly, 10 feet along said West line of the SE ¼ of
the SE ¼ and the said North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road; thence East, 495 feet along the
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said North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road; thence N 89°31’ E, 363.55 feet along the said
North right-of-way of Mineral Point Road; thence N 00°50’53” E, (10) feet, along the said North
right-of-way of Mineral Point Road; thence N 89°31’ E, 172 feet along the said North right-ofway of Mineral Point Road to the point of intersection with the southerly extension of the west
line of North Point Road near the Southeast corner of Lot 9, Brassington Plat; thence N
83°14’44” E, 91.55 feet to the southeast point of curvature at the Southwest corner of Lot 4, said
Brassington Plat; thence N 89°31’ E, 186.93 feet along said North right-of-way of Mineral Point
Road to the intersection with the East line of the said SE ¼ of Section 21; thence S 00°28’13” W,
(recorded as S 00°33’53”, Brassington Plat) along the said East line of the SE ¼ of Section 21
and corporate limits, 60 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. This parcel contains
approximately 5.7 acres.
Said annexation added approximately 5.7 acres to MMSD.
The public road right of way of South Point Road, Valley View Road and Sugar Maple Lane
adjacent to the City of Madison corporate limits located in part of the SW ¼ of the NE ¼ and part
of the NW ¼, SW ¼ and SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 28; and also part of the NE ¼ and NW ¼
of the NE ¼ and part of the NW ¼ of Section 33, all in T7N, R8E, in the Town of Middleton,
Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Beginning at the South Quarter Corner of said Section 28; thence N 00°11’40” E, 2643.37 feet
along the West line of the said SE ¼ of Section 28 and the City of Madison corporate limits to the
Northwest corner of said SE ¼ and the southwest Corner of Certified Survey Map No. 4523;
thence N 00°12’46” E, 180 feet along the West line of the NE ¼ of said Section 28 and said
corporate limits to the Northwest corner of said Certified Survey Map No. 4523; thence N
89°23’23” E, 16.5 feet along the North line of said Certified Survey Map No. 4523 and corporate
limits to the intersection with the East right-of-way of South Point Road; thence S 00°12’46” W,
180.00 feet along the said Easterly right-of-way of South Point Road to the intersection with the
south line of said Certified Survey Map No. 4523; thence Southerly, 2295 feet, more or less,
along the said Easterly right-of-way of South Point Road, also being parallel with and 16.5 feet
east of, as measured at right angles to, the said West line of the SE ¼ of Section 28 to a point of
curvature at the southwest corner of Lot 1, Certified Survey Map No. 1338; thence Southeasterly,
23.78 feet along the arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 15 feet to the point of tangency
thereof; thence Easterly, 1291 feet, along the Northerly right-of-way of Valley View Road and
the South lines of Lots 1 through 4, said Certified Survey Map No. 1338 to the intersection with
the Northerly extension of the East line of Certified Survey Map No. 5225; thence S 01°22’09” E,
along said Northerly extension and East line of said Certified Survey Map No. 5225 and said
corporate limits, 66 feet, more or less, to the intersection with the Southerly right-of-way of said
Valley View Road and the Northeast corner of Lot 1 of said Certified Survey Map No. 5225;
thence Westerly, 2575 feet, more or less, along the said Southerly right-of-way of Valley View
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Road, being 33 feet south of and parallel with the North lines of the said NW ¼ and NE ¼ of said
Section 33 to a point of curvature at the Northwest Corner of Lot 1, Certified Survey Map No.
1364; thence Southwesterly, 22.98 feet along the arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 15
feet at the Northwesterly corner of said Lot 1; thence Southerly, 551.83 feet along the Easterly
right-of-way of Sugar Maple Lane, also being the West line of Lot 1, said Certified Survey Map
No. 1364 to the Southwest Corner of said Lot 1; thence continuing Southerly, 726.69 feet, along
the said Easterly right-of-way of Sugar Maple Lane as dedicated by Certified Survey Map
Number 2351 to the Southwest Corner of said Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 2351; thence S
05°42’30” W, 180.95 feet along the said Easterly right-of-way of said Sugar Maple Lane and the
West line of said Lot 1, Certified Survey Map No. 377 to the Southwest Corner of said Lot 1;
thence Westerly, 66.17 feet, more or less along the south lines of Certified Survey Map No.’s
377 and 934 to the intersection with the Westerly right-of-way of said Sugar Maple Lane; thence
N 05°42’30” E, 180.95 feet, along the said Westerly right-of-way of Sugar Maple Lane and the
East line of Lot 1 of said Certified Survey Map No. 934 to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1;
thence Northerly, 1259.75 feet along the said Westerly right-of-way of Sugar Maple Lane and the
East lines of Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 5835 to the Northeast corner of Lot 2 at a point of
curvature thereof; thence continuing Northerly along the Northerly extension of the said East line
of said Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 5835 and the Westerly right-of-way of said Sugar Maple
lane, 65 feet, more or less to the intersection with the said North line of the NW ¼ of Section 33;
thence N 89°15’09” E, 1332 feet, more or less along the said North line of the NW ¼ of Section
33 and the said corporate limits, to the point of beginning. This parcel contains approximately
6.2 acres.
Said annexation added approximately 6.2 acres to MMSD.
The public road right of way of Valley View Road adjacent to the City of Madison corporate
limits located in part of the NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 34, part of the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of
Section 33, part of the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 27 and part of the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of
Section 28, T7N, R8E, in the Town of Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 34; thence N 88°48’19” E, along the North
line of the NW ¼ of said Section 34, 149.84 feet to the point of beginning; thence N 02°33’19”
along the Northerly extension of the Westerly right-of-way of Lone Oak Lane and the City of
Madison Corporate Limits, 33.07 feet to the Northerly right-of-way line of Valley View Road;
thence Westerly, 151 feet, more or less along the said Northerly right-of-way of Valley View
Road and parallel with and 33 feet north of the South line of the said SW ¼ of said Section 27 to
the intersection with the West line of the said SW ¼; Westerly, 31 feet, more or less along said
Northerly right-of-way and parallel with and 33 feet North of the South line of the said SE ¼ of
Section 28 to the intersection with the Northerly extension of the West line of said Certified
Survey Map No. 7972; thence S 00°48’19”, along said Northerly extension of the West line of
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said Certified Survey Map No. 7972 and said corporate limits, 66 feet to the intersection with the
Southerly right-of-way of said Valley View Road; thence Easterly, 33.94 feet along the said
Southerly right-of-way of Valley View Road and the North line of Lot 2 to a bend in the said
right-of-way, Certified Survey Map No. 7972; thence Easterly, 148.05 feet along the said
Southerly right-of-way of Valley View Road and the North line of said Lot 2 to the intersection
with the said Westerly right-of-way of Lone Oak Lane; thence N 02°33’19” E, 33.07 feet along
the said Northerly extension of the Westerly right-of-way line of Lone Oak Lane and the said
corporate limits to the point of beginning. This parcel contains approximately 0.3 acres.
Said annexation added 0.3 acres to MMSD..
The public road right of ways of Valley View Road and County Trunk Highway M along with
Cemetery lands adjacent to the City of Madison corporate limits located in part of the SW ¼ and
SE ¼ of the SW ¼ and part of the NW ¼, SW ¼ and NE ¼ of the SE ¼ and part of the NE ¼, SE
¼, SW ¼ and NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 27; also part of the SW ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section
22; also part of the NW ¼, NE ¼ and SE ¼ of the NW ¼ and part of the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ and
part of the NW ¼ of the SE ¼ and part of the SW ¼ and NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 34; all in
T7N, R8E, in the Town of Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 34; thence N 88°48’19” E, along the North
line of the NW ¼ of said Section 34, 149.84 feet; thence N 02°33’19” E, along the Northerly
extension of the Westerly right-of-way line of Lone Oak Lane, 33.07 feet to the Northerly rightof-way line of Valley View Road; thence N 88°48’19” E, along said Northerly right-of-way line,
848.05 feet to the Northerly extension of the West line of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No.
4630, Dane County Registry and the point of beginning; thence continuing N 88°48’19” E, 496
feet, more or less, along the said Northerly right-of-way to the intersection with the East line of
lands described in Volume 80 of Records, page 350; thence S 00°40’44” W, 33 feet along City of
Madison corporate limits to the intersection with the South line of the SW ¼ of said Section 27
and the centerline of Valley View Road; thence continuing N 88°48’23” E, along the south line of
said Section 27, the center line of Valley View Road and the said corporate limits, 767.12 feet;
thence N 01°11’37” W, 50 feet along said corporate limits; thence N 88°48’23” E, 285.88 feet
along said corporate limits; thence N 58°35’52” E, 160.94 feet along said corporate limits to a
point on a curve and the westerly right-of-way of CTH M; thence northeasterly along said
westerly right-of-way and corporate limits on a curve to the right which has a radius of 500.00
feet and a chord which bears N 28°08’27” E, 24.82 feet; thence N 34°09’15” E, continuing along
said westerly right-of-way of CTH M and said corporate limits, 300.96 feet; thence N 35°44’10”
E, continuing along said westerly right-of-way of CTH M and corporate limits, 502.18 feet;
thence N 27°50’45” E, continuing along said westerly right of way of CTH M and corporate
limits, 365.94 feet; thence N 24°38’32” E, continuing along said westerly right-of-way of CTH M
and corporate limits, 426.92 feet; thence N 23°56’31” E, continuing along said westerly right-of-
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way of CTH M and corporate limits, 400.06 feet; thence N 25°40’36” E, continuing along said
westerly right-of-way of CTH M and corporate limits, 272.21 feet to a point of curve; thence
northeasterly, continuing along said westerly right-of-way of CTH M and corporate limits, on a
curve to the left which has a radius of 1865.00 feet and a chord which bears N 22°31’05” E,
27.44 feet; thence N 67°54’13” W, continuing along said westerly right-of-way of CTH M and
corporate limits, 5.00 feet to a point on a curve; thence northeasterly, continuing along said
westerly right-of-way of CTH M and corporate limits, on a curve to the left which has a radius of
1860.00 feet and a chord which bears N 11°12’05” E, 703.13 feet; thence N 00°18’22” E,
continuing along said westerly right-of-way of CTH M and corporate limits, 1308.02 feet; thence
S 89°16’20” E, 15 feet along the said westerly right-of-way of CTH M; thence Northerly, 832.05
feet, more or less, along the said westerly right-of-way of CTH M; thence Westerly 5 feet, along
the said westerly right-of-way of CTH M; thence Northerly, 21 feet along the said westerly rightof-way of CTH M to the northeast corner of lands described in Vol. 674 of Deeds, page 25;
thence N 00°18’22” E, along said westerly right-of-way of CTH M and corporate limits, 146.69
feet; thence N 45°26’42” W, 153.47 feet to the along said corporate limits to the southerly rightof-way of Mineral Point Road; thence S 88°48’13” W, along said southerly right-of-way of
Mineral Point Road and corporate limits (being 50 feet south of and parallel with the North line
of the said NE ¼ of Section 27) 187.67 feet; thence continuing westerly along the said southerly
right-of-way of Mineral Point Road and corporate limit, 437.95 feet; thence Northerly, 50 feet,
more or less, along said corporate limits to a point on the south line of said Section 22 which is
512.05 feet, more or less, East of the South Quarter Corner of said Section 22; thence N
00°42’58” E, 507.80 feet along said corporate limits to the Northwest corner of the property
described in Volume 14571 of Records on Pages 9 and 10, Dane County Registry; thence N
89°29’46” E, 135.95 feet, more or less, on the North line of said property and corporate limits to
the West line of property described in Volume 838 of Deeds, page 533, Dane County Registry;
thence East on the South line of said property and corporate limits to a point on a line that is
parallel to and 210.78 feet west of the center line of Junction Road, said line also being the
Northerly prolongation of the West line of property described in Volume 11424 of Records, page
14, Dane County Registry; thence S 00°20’38” W, 468.26 feet on said parallel line and corporate
limits to the North line of Mineral Point Road; thence N 88°47’31” E, 128.06 feet along said
corporate limits; thence S 01°12’29” E, 143.00 feet along said corporate limits; thence S
88°47’31” E, 170.8 feet, more or less, along said corporate limits to a point on the existing
County Trunk Highway M and Mineral Point Road vision corner right of way line being 110 feet
south of as measured at right angles to the North line of the NE ¼ of said Section 27; thence S
45°43’48” W, along said vision corner right-of-way-line and corporate limits, 71.5 feet, more or
less, to a point on the East right-of-way line of County Trunk Highway M; thence S 01°29’07”
W, 500.66 feet on the former East right-of-way line of said County Trunk Highway M and said
corporate limits line prior to road dedications by Menard Commercial Park; thence S 89°56’16”
W, 40.2 feet, more or less, along said corporate limits to the center line of County Trunk
Highway M; thence S 00°16’47” W, along said centerline and corporate limits, 757.87 feet;
thence N 89°55’05” E, 55.29 feet, more or less, along said corporate limits to a point on the East
right-of-way line of County Trunk Highway M prior to the road dedications of the plat of
Commerce Square; thence S 01°29’07” W, 1058.06 feet on said East right-of-way line of County
Trunk Highway M and said corporate limits to a point of curve; thence along said corporate limits
on a curve to the right , convex to the Southeast, having a radius of 1965.00 feet and a long chord
that bears S 04°11’30” W, 185.55 feet to the South line of said NE ¼ of said Section 27; thence N
89°32’56” W, along said South line and corporate limits, 60 feet, more or less, to the reference
line of said County Trunk Highway M (Dane County Project 1204); thence Southerly, 353 feet,
more or less, along said reference line and corporate limits; thence Southeasterly, 70 feet, more or
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less, measured at right angles to the reference line of said County Trunk Highway M and along
said corporate limits to the southeast right-of-way of said County Trunk Highway M; thence
Southwesterly 398 feet, more or less, along the said southeast right-of-way of County Trunk
Highway M to a point lying 70 feet southeast of as measured at right angles to the said reference
line of said right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M; thence Southeasterly, 30 feet, measured at
right angles to the reference line of said County Trunk Highway M, along the said southeasterly
right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M; thence Southwesterly, 650 feet, more or less, along
the said Southeasterly right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M, being 100 feet southeasterly of
and parallel with the said reference line of County Trunk Highway M to the intersection with the
North line of the plat of Applewood Hill; thence S 87°55’01” W, 45 feet, more or less, along the
said southeasterly right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M and the North line of said
Applewood Hill to the Northwest corner of said Applewood Hill; thence Southwesterly along the
said southeasterly right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M and the Northwest line of said plat
of Applewood Hill, 489.02 feet along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 11,400
feet, a central angle of 2°27’28” and a long chord bearing S 26°18’01” W, to the Southwest
corner of said plat of Applewood Hill; thence Southwesterly, 1015.1 feet along the said
southeasterly right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M, being parallel with and 60 feet
southeasterly of said reference line to the intersection with the North line of the NE ¼ of said
Section 34; thence S 85°09’W, 191.1 feet, more or less, along the said North line of the NE ¼ of
Section 34 and the said corporate limits to the North Quarter Corner of said Section 34; thence S
01°02’06” E, 810.00 feet along the Westerly line of the NE ¼ of said Section 34 and corporate
limits; thence N 89°13’26” E, 50 feet, more or less, to the intersection with the easterly right-ofway of said County Trunk Highway M, being 60 feet easterly of and parallel with the said
reference line of County Trunk Highway M; thence Southerly, 894 feet, more or less along the
said easterly right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M being 60 feet east of and parallel with the
reference line of County Trunk Highway M; thence Easterly, 25 feet, measured at right angles to
the said reference line of County Trunk Highway M along the said easterly right-of-way of
County Trunk Highway M ; thence Southerly, 940 feet, more or less, along the said Easterly
right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M being 85 feet Easterly of and parallel with the said
reference line of County Trunk Highway M, to the intersection with the North line of the said SE
¼ of Section 34; thence Westerly along said North line of the SE ¼ of Section 34 and the said
easterly right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M, 15 feet; thence S 01°03’03” W, 164.92 feet
along the said easterly right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M being 70 feet East of and
parallel with the said reference line of County Trunk Highway M; thence S 88°47’14” W, 130
feet along a line that is 164.79 feet south of and parallel with the East-West ¼ line of said
Section 34 and also the said corporate limits to the intersection with the westerly right-of-way of
said County Trunk Highway M; thence Northerly 795 feet, more or less, along the said Westerly
right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M, being 60 feet west of and parallel with the said
reference line of County Trunk Highway M; thence Westerly, 15 feet along the said westerly
right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M as measured at right angles to the said reference line
of County Trunk Highway M; thence Northerly, 335 feet, more or less, along the said westerly
right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M being 75 feet westerly of and parallel with the said
reference line of County Trunk Highway M; thence Easterly, 20 feet, along the said westerly
right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M as measured at right angles to the said reference line
of County Trunk Highway M; thence Northerly, 1524 feet, more or less, along the said westerly
right-of-way of County Trunk Highway M to a bend in the right-of-way at the intersection with
said Valley View Road; thence Northwesterly, 134 feet, more or less, along the said westerly
right of way of said County Trunk Highway M to the intersection with the southerly right-of-way
of said Valley View Road, being 40 feet south of, as measured at right angles to the north line of
the NW ¼ of said Section 34; thence Westerly 228 feet, more or less, along the said southerly
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right-of-way of Valley View Road parallel with and 40 feet south of the said north line of the NW
¼ of Section 34; thence Northerly, 7 feet, along the said southerly right-of-way of Valley View
Road as measured at right angles to the said North line of the NW ¼ of Section 34; thence
Westerly, 1264 feet, more or less, along the said southerly right-of-way of Valley View Road to
the intersection with the West line of Certified Survey Map No. 4630; thence N 00°53’41”, 66
feet along the west line and Northerly extension of the West line of Lot 1, Certified Survey Map
No. 4630 and the said corporate limits to the point of beginning. This parcel contains
The public road right of way of South Gammon Road adjacent to the City of Madison corporate
limits located in part of the SW ¼ and SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35, T7N, R8E, in the Town
of Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest Corner of said Section 35; thence N 88°30’53” E, 450.43 feet
along the South line of the said SW ¼ of Section 35 to the point of beginning; thence N
01°00’15” E, 60.06 feet along the City of Madison Corporate limits to the intersection with the
northerly right-of-way of Midtown Road as dedicated by Certified Survey Map No. 9527; thence
N 88°30’53” E, 699.18 feet along the said northerly right-of-way of Midtown Road to the
Southwest corner of Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 682; thence continuing along said northerly
right-of-way of Midtown Road and along the south line of Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 682,
N 88°30’53” E, 101.01 feet; thence Northeasterly 38.17 feet along the arc of a curve to the left at
the Southeast corner of said Lot 2, said curve having a radius of 25 feet, and a long chord bearing
N 44°46’30” E, 34.53 feet to the point of tangency thereof; thence N 01°02’18”E , 179.99 feet
along the westerly right-of-way of South High Point Road and the East lines of Lots 1 and 2, said
Certified Survey Map No. 682 to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence S 88°30’53” W, 9.34
feet, more or less, along the said Westerly right-of-way of South High Point Road to the
intersection with the East line of said Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 9527; thence N 00°54’04”
E, 504.01 feet along the said Westerly right-of-way of South High Point Road, also being the
easterly line of said Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 9527; thence N 88°30’53” E, 19 feet, more
or less, along said Westerly right-of-way of South High Point Road; thence N 00°54’04” E, 504
feet, more or less, along the said westerly right-of-way of South High Point Road being 33 feet
west of and parallel with the East line of the said SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35; thence S
88°31’52” W, 7 feet, more or less, along the said westerly right-of-way of South High Point Road
to the intersection with the East line of said Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 9527; thence N
00°54’26” E, 14.99 feet along said westerly right-of-way line of South High Point Road and the
Easterly line of said Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 9527; thence N 02° 54’47” W, 51.05 feet
along the said westerly right-of-way of South High Point Road and the said Easterly line of said
Lot 2, Certified Survey Map No. 9527 to the intersection with the North line of the said SW1/4 of
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the SW 1/4 of said Section 35; thence N 88°31’52” E, 43.42 feet along the said North line of the
SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35 and the said corporate limits, to the Northwest corner of the
said SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35; thence N 88°39’21” E, 33 feet along the said North line of
the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35 and the said corporate limits to the intersection with the
easterly right-of-way of said South High Point Road; thence S 01°02’18” E, 455.44 feet along
the said easterly right-of-way of South High Point Road and the westerly line of Lots 1 and 2,
Certified Survey Map No. 5020; thence N 88°30’53” E, 7 feet, more or less along the said
easterly right-of-way of said South High Point Road to the Northwest Corner of Lot 2, Certified
Survey Map No. 7007; thence S 00°53’22” W, 352.11 feet along the said easterly right-of-way of
South High Point Road and the west line of Lots 1 and 2 of said Certified Survey Map No. 7007;
thence S 88°30’53” W , 7 feet along the said easterly right-of-way of South High Point Road and
Southerly line of said Certified Survey Map No. 7007; thence Southerly, 490.46 feet, more or
less, along the said easterly right-of-way of South High Point Road, being 33 feet east of and
parallel with the West line of the said SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35 to the intersection with the
northerly right-of-way of said Midtown Road; thence Easterly, along the said northerly right-ofway line of Midtown Road being 33 feet north of and parallel with the South line of the said SE
¼ of Section 35, 165 feet to the intersection with a line that is 198 feet East of and parallel with
the said West line of the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35; thence Southerly, 33 feet, parallel with
the said West line of the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35 and along said corporate limits to the
intersection with the said South line of the said SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 35; thence
Westerly, 1066 feet, more or less, along the south line of the said SW ¼ of Section 35 to the point
of beginning. This parcel contains approximately 3.6 acres.
The public road right of way of Midtown Road adjacent to the City of Madison corporate limits
located in part of the SW ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 34, T7N, R8E, in the Town of Middleton,
Commencing at the South Quarter Corner of said Section 34; thence N 88°54’09” E, 118.21 feet,
more or less, along the South line of the said SE ¼ of Section 34 to the intersection with the
existing City of Madison corporate limits and the point of beginning; thence N 01°05’51” W, 33
feet along said corporate limits to the northerly right-of-way of Midtown Road; thence Easterly,
984 feet, more or less, along the said northerly right-of-way of Midtown Road being 33 feet north
of and parallel with the said South line of the SE ¼ of Section 34 to the intersection with the
Westerly line of Certified Survey Map No. 2086; thence S 01°01’28” W, 33 feet along the said
Westerly line of Certified Survey Map No. 2086 and the said corporate limits to the intersection
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with the said South line of the SE ¼ of Section 34; thence Westerly, 984 feet, more or less, along
the said South line of the SE ¼ of Section 34 to the point of beginning. This parcel contains
Said annexation added 0.7 acres to MMSD
The public road right of way of South High Point Road adjacent to the City of Madison corporate
limits located in part of the NW ¼ of Section 35, T7N, R8E, in the Town of Middleton, Dane
County, Wisconsin, described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 35; thence N 88°37’32” E, 1351.47 feet
along the North line of the said NW ¼ of Section 35 to the intersection with the East right-of-way
of South High Point Road; thence S 00°51’03” W, 426.11 feet along the said East right-of-way
line of South High Point Road; thence S 88°37’32” W, 7 feet parallel with the said North line of
the NW ¼ of Section 35 and along the City of Madison corporate limits to the point of
beginning; thence S 00°51’08” W, 508.11 feet, more or less along a line that is 33 feet east of and
parallel with the centerline of South High Point Road (previously described as the easterly edge
of South High Point Road right-of-way) to the Northwest corner of Lot 1, Certified Survey Map
No. 1949; thence S 00°51’08” W, 499.16 feet along the easterly right-of-way of said South High
Point Road and the west line of said Lot 1, to the Southwest corner of said Lot 1; thence S
88°34’59” W, along the south line of said Lot 1 extended Westerly and said corporate limits, to
the centerline of South High Point Road; thence S 00°52’19” W, along the centerline of said
South High Point Road and said corporate limits, 1212.78 feet to the South line of the NW ¼ of
said Section 35; thence S 88°32’52” W, along said South line and corporate limits, 33 feet;
thence Northerly, 2220 feet, more or less along the westerly right-of-way of said South High
Point Road to the intersection with a line that is 425.79 feet south of and parallel with the North
line of the said NW ¼ of Section 35; thence N 88°37’32” E, 66 feet, parallel with the said North
line of the NW ¼ of Section 35 and said corporate limits to the point of beginning. This parcel
contains approximately 2.5 acres.
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CITY OF MADISON ANNEXATION
910 HIGH POINT ROAD WELL SITE - ORDINANCE NO. 8562
MMSD ANNEXATION 09-13
Wisconsin Statutes, Section 66.26(1) on April 9, 1985 by City of Madison Ordinance No. 8562
for the 910 High Point Road-Well Site. The District was informed of the addition of these lands
Lot one of Certified Survey Map No. 2202, located in the Northwest ¼ of Section 35, Town 7
North, Range 8 East, Town of Middleton.
Which is Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 7 North, Range
8 East, Town of Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, ·more fully described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 35; thence N88°37'32"E, 978.44 feet to the
point of beginning of this description; thence N88°37'32”E, 333.00 feet; thence S00°51'08"W,
290.00 feet; thence S88°37' 32"W, 333.00 feet; thence N00°51'08"E, 290.00 feet to the point of
beginning of this description; less a 40 foot right-of-way dedicated to the public. This pacel
contains 1.95 acres.
VILLAGE OF COTTAGE GROVE
FIREMAN’S PARK
That part of the following described real estate lying South of the north Right-of-way of the
Union Pacific Railroad; The West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 16, Township 7 north,
Range 11 East, in the Town of Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin. Except there from the
following 2 parcels:
(1) That part lying southwest of the Centerline of Vilas Road.
(2) A parcel of land beginning at the intersection of the West line of the 3 Rod Street (Grove
Street) lying on the West Side of Flynn's Second Addition to the Village of Cottage Grove and
the Southerly line of the public highway being along the Southerly side of the Chicago and
Northwestern Transportation Company right-of-way; thence SOUTH, along West line of said 3
Rod Street, 2.50 chains; thence WEST, at right angles with said street, 1.70 Chains to an iron
stake; thence NORTH, parallel to said 3 Rod Street, 2.23 Chains to an iron stake in the Southerly
line of said public highway, 1.72 Chains to the point of beginning of this exception. This parcel
contains approximately 43.2 acres.
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TOWN OF BURKE-DEFOREST UTILITY DISTRICT
MADCITY POWER SPORTS
Part of the SE ¼, Section 5, and NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 8, T.8 N., R.l0 E., Town of Burke,
Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 8; thence North 87 degrees 58 minutes 34
seconds West along the North line of the NE ¼ of said Section 8, a distance of 665.24 feet to the
West line of the Northeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of said Section 8, and the
Point of Beginning; thence South 00 degrees 47 minutes 56 seconds West along the said West
line, 686.32 feet to the South line of the North ½ of the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of said Section 8;
thence North 87 degrees 31 minutes 19 seconds West along the said South line, 663.61 feet to the
West line of the said NE ¼ of the NE ¼ and the West right-of-way line of Daentl Road; thence
North 00 degrees 39 minutes 03 seconds East along the said West right-of-way line of Daentl
Road, 681.10 feet to the North line of the NE ¼ of said Section 8; thence continuing northerly
along the said West right-of-way line of Daentl Road to a point of intersection with the northerly
meander line of Token Creek; thence N74°21’E, 46.54 feet to the centerline of Daentl Road;
thence N00°52’W, 229.70 feet along the centerline of Daentl Road and it’s extension; thence
northeasterly along the District boundary, 234 feet, more or less, to the centerline of Interstate
Highways 90&94; thence southeasterly along centerline Interstate Highways 90&94 to the west
line of the SE ¼, SE ¼, SE ¼, said Section 5; thence south along the west line of the SE ¼, SE ¼,
SE ¼, to the south line of said Section 5 and the point of beginning
Except a parcel in the SE ¼, SE ¼, Section 5 described in District Annexation 86-01 as follows:
Commencing at the SE corner of said Section 5; thence West along the South line of said Section
5, 700 feet to the West line of the Token Creek Sanitary District to the point of beginning; thence
West parallel to the South line of said Section 5, 600 feet +/- to the West right-of-way line of
Daentl Road; thence North along said right-of-way line, 250 feet; thence East parallel to the
South line of said Section 5, 600 feet +/- to the West line of said District; thence South along said
West line, 250 feet to the point of beginning. This parcel contains approximately 19.48 acres.
CITY OF MADISON ANNEXATION
3497 COTTAGE GROVE ROAD - ORDINANCE NO. 09-00146
Wisconsin Statutes, Section 66.26(1) on October 6, 2009 by City of Madison Ordinance No. 0900146 for a 0.34 acre parcel located at 3497 Cottage Grove Road. The District was informed of
the addition of these lands on October 7, 2009. The District has updated its records accordingly to
show that the following described land is in the District.
A parcel of land located in the NE1/4 of the SE ¼ of Section 11, T7N, Range 10E, in the Town of
Blooming Grove, Dane County Wisconsin to wit:
Commencing at the East quarter corner of said Section 11; thence S88º36’14’W, 1,235.40 feet to
the point of beginning; thence S00º44’12”E, 58.51 feet to the southerly right of way of C.T.H.
BB, the City of Madison city limits and the point of beginning. Thence continue S00º44’12”E
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along the westerly boundary of Rambling Acres, 150.21 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 81 of
said Rambling Acres; thence S87º14’36”W along the northerly line of said Rambling Acres,
99.28 feet to the easterly boundary of Richmond Hill and the city limits line; thence
N00º40’24”W along said easterly boundary, 149.28 feet to the southerly right of way of C.T.H.
BB and the city limits line; thence N86º41’52”E along said right of way, 99.16 feet to the point of
beginning. This parcel contains approximately 0.34 acres.
FINANCES
A general District property tax was not placed on the tax rolls in 2009.
All financial transactions of the District were audited by Clifton Gunderson, LLP. The audit
report for the year ended December 31, 2009 is appended as part of this report.
SALARIES AND WAGES
On January 20, 2009, a three-year contract was executed between Madison Employees Local 60,
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, American Federation of LaborCongress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the District. The contract expires on
December 31, 2011. The District management staff and represented employees have continued
to use a consensus-based bargaining process. The Commission established the 2009 wages for
non-represented employees on December 12, 2008.
RETIREMENT OF DISTRICT EMPLOYEES
Joe Walsh
Joe retired from MMSD as the Purchasing and Inventory Control Specialist in 2009 after thirtysix years of service. Joe began his employment with the District as member of the labor Crew in
1973. He quickly moved to more senior positions on that crew. In 1979 Joe transferred to the
mechanics crew and served there seven years before becoming a member of the electrical
maintenance crew. Following a four-year return to the mechanics crew, Joe became the District’s
Purchaser and Inventory Control Specialist in 1995. In this position Joe was instrumental in the
start-up of the District’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). This system
significantly increased the efficiency of many District activities. As a member of the Oracle User
Group, Joe was able to help to direct many of the improvements that were made to the CMMS.
Don Lythjohan
Don began his employment with the District in 1967 and was quickly drafted into the military.
Upon returning to District employment two years later, Don rose to senior positions on the labor
crew. When the District’s User Charge program was created, Don became the first employee on
that crew. Over the years Don trained a number of employees who worked on that crew. Don
eventually became the District’s Field Superintendent and was responsible for all collection
system maintenance. In 1991 Don was asked to assume the duties of the District’s Safety
Director. In addition to learning these duties, Don became a Red Cross certified instructor for
First Aid and CPR. Don retired from MMSD in 2009 after forty-one years of service.
Throughout his career Don was active in many activities including the Wisconsin Wastewater
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Operators Association, the Dane County Emergency Management Task Force, and the Madison
Safety Council. Don also trained 32 County and Local Police and Fire Departments in mass
decontamination.
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MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWRAGE DISTRICT
AUDIT REPORT
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
MADISON METROPOLITAN
SEWERAGE DISTRICT
Madison, Wisconsin
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 and 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
1
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALySiS
2
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statements of Net Assets
Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets
Statements of Cash Flows
11
13
14
Notes to Financial Statements
16
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Schedule of Funding Progress
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~Clifta
~Gund~LLP
Certified Public Accountants & Consultants
Independent Auditor's Report
Board of Commissioners
Madison, Wisconsin
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets of the Madison Metropolitan
Sewerage District as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statements of
revenues, expenses, and changes in net assets, and cash flows for the years then ended.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the District's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects
the respective financial position of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years
then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
The management's discussion and analysis on pages 2 through 10, is not a required part of
the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have applied certain limited
procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods of
measurement and presentation of the required supplementary information. However, we did
not audit the information and express no opinion on it.
Middleton, Wisconsin
March 3, 2010
Membor of
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Offices in 17 states and Washington, DC
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Management's Discussion and Analysis for 2009 and 2008
The management of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (the District) offers this narrative overview
and analysis of the District's financial performance for calendar years 2009 and 2008. It should be read in
conjunction with the District's financial statements which follow this section. The 2009 and 2008 financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Financial Highlights
•
Net assets increased by $1.6 million (1.6 percent) from $102.5 million to $104.1 million in 2009.
This compares to a $1.0 million (1.0 percent) increase in 2008.
•
Operating revenues increased by $0.7 million (3.3 percent) from $21.5 million to $22.2 million in
2009. This compares to a $1.6 million (8.2 percent) increase in 2008.
•
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation, increased by $0.5 million (3.7 percent) from $14.7
million to $15.2 million in 2009. This compares to an increase of $0.5 million (3.4 percent) in 2008.
Overview of Basic Financial Statements
The financial statements of the District report information of the District using accounting methods similar to
those used by private sector companies. These statements offer short-term and long-term financial
information about its activities.
The Statement of Net Assets includes all of the District's assets and liabilities and provides information
about the nature and amounts of investments in resources (assets) and the obligations to District creditors
(liabilities). It also provides the basis for evaluating the capital structure of the District and assessing the
liquidity and financial fleXibility of the District.
All of the District's revenues and expenses are accounted for in the Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and
Changes in Net Assets. This statement measures the success of the District's operations over the past year
and can be used to determine whether the District has successfully recovered all its costs through its user
fees and other charges, profitability, and credit worthiness.
The Statement of Cash Flows reports cash receipts, cash payments, and net changes in cash resulting from
operations, investing and financing activities and provides answers to such questions as where did cash
come from, what was cash used for, and what was the change in the cash balance during the reporting
period.
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Net Assets
A summary of the District's Statement of Net Assets is presented in Table A-1.
TableA·1
Condensed Statement of Net Assets
(OOO's)
2009
$
Current Assets
Noncurrent Assets
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation
Other assets
Total assets
Current Liabilities
Noncurrent Liabilities
Total liabilities
Net Assets
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt
Restricted
Unrestricted
24,997
$ 26,003
141,679
7,368
174,044
138,549
10,164
171,560
137,158
9,528
172,689
8,634
61,285
69,919
7,792
61,242
69,034
7,548
63,668
71,216
75,440
14,384
12,703
72,030
13,764
15,679
$ 102,527
$101,473
$ 104,124
$
2007
22,847
78,657
14,987
10,480
Total net assets
2008
As of December 31, 2009, the District had total assets, less accumulated depreciation, of $174.0 million and
total liabilities of $69.9 million, resulting in $104.1 million of net assets. Net assets increased by $1.6 million
(1.6 percent) in 2009. This compares to a net asset increase of $1.0 million (1.0 percent) in 2008. The
2009 increase was due to connection charge revenues of $0.5 million, contributions in aid of construction of
$0.4 million and operating income of $0.7 million. Funds represented by the 2008 increase will be used to
finance future interceptor construction and to offset a portion of future operating costs. Capital assets (land,
structures, equipment, vehicles, etc) comprise $141.7 million, or 81.4 percent of total assets at the end of
2009. At the end of 2008, capital assets had a value of $138.5 million and represented 80.8 percent of total
assets. Capital assets increased $3.1 million in 2009 compared to a $1.4 million increase in 2008.
Future principal payments on debt total $62.9 million at the end of 2009 and represent 90 percent of the
District's liabilities. At the end of 2008, future principal payments on debt totaled $63.1 million and
represented 91 percent of the District's liabilities. Future principal payments were $0.2 million less than at
the end of 2008 due to a slight reduction in borrowing for capital projects in 2009. Future principal payments
at the end of 2008 were $2.0 million less than at the end of 2007. There was an increase in construction
activity funded with debt funds in 2009 compared to 2008. The District expects to receive a Clean Water
Fund loan for construction of the Northeast Interceptor - Pump Station 10 to Lien Road Relief/Replacement
project in 2010. The portion of this project constructed in 2009 was funded from reserves since the State of
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Wisconsin was delayed in processing a Clean Water Fund loan for this project in 2009.
The District's restricted assets consist of reserves for the payment of debt service and for unexpected
expenses for the repair and replacement of equipment. Restricted assets increased by $0.6 million in 2009
to satisfy debt ordinance requirements related to the use of service charge revenues for payment of debt
service expenses. This compares to an identical $0.6 million increase in 2008. Unrestricted assets at the
end of 2009 were $2.2 million less than at the end of 2008. Unrestricted assets had decreased by $3.0
million in 2008. The 2009 reduction was due primarily to the use of reserve funds to finance the Northeast
Interceptor- Pump Station 10 to Lien Road Relief/Replacement project.
Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets
The District's revenues, expenses, and changes in net assets are summarized in Table A-2.
TableA·2
Condensed Statement of Revenues,
Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets
(OOO's)
2009
$ 19,828
1,506
21,334
5,142
15,235
1,754
22,131
5,174
14,692
1,813
21,679
5,559
14,211
2,015
21,785
Income (Loss) Before Capital Contributions
695
556
Capital Contributions
904
497
1,660
1,599
1,053
1,209
102,526
101,473
100,264
$ 104,125
$ 102,526
$101,473
$
Depreciation Expense
Other Operating Expense
Nonoperating Expense
Total expense
Increase in net assets
Beginning Net Assets
Ending Net Assets
$
2007
21,453
782
22,235
Operating Re\enues
Nonoperating Re\enues
Total revenues
22,170
656
22,826
2008
(451 )
Operating revenue for 2009 increased by $0.7 million, or 3.3 percent, from $21.5 million to $22.2 million.
This compares to the 2008 operating revenue increase of $1.6 million, or 8.2 percent. The 2009 increase
was due to higher service charge rates. Wastewater volumes were 7.9 percent lower in 2009 compared to
2008. The area experienced extremely wet weather in 2008 that resulted in unusually high wastewater
volumes that year.
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Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
Non-operating revenues for 2009 were $0.13 million (16 percent) lower than in 2008, reflecting decreases in
interest earned on investments compared to 2008. Non-operating revenues for 2008 were 48 percent lower
than in 2007, which was also the result of lower interest earnings.
Depreciation expense in 2009 of $5.1 million was 0.6 percent less than the 2008 depreciation expenses.
The 2008 depreciation expense of $5.2 million was 6.9 percent less than the 2007 depreciation expenses.
Other operating expenses for 2009 of $15.2 million were $0.5 million (3.7 percent) higher than 2008
expenses of $14.7 million. Other operating expenses for 2008 were 3.4 percent higher than 2007 expenses
of $14.2 million. The higher level of other operating expenses in 2009 was due to increases in facilities
operation and maintenance expenses for labor and benefits, contracted services, replacement parts and
chemicals. Higher costs in these areas were offset by lower costs for power, natural gas and vehicle fuels.
A portion of the increase in 2009 was associated with recognizing $0.34 million of liability for other postemployment benefits (OPEB) in accordance with GASB 45.
Non-operating expenses for 2009 of $1.8 million, which are comprised of interest on the District's
outstanding debt and disposal of equipment, were the same as the 2008 non-operating expenses. Nonoperating expenses in 2008 were $0.2 million less than in 2007.
Capital contributions include contributed capital assets and interceptor and treatment plant connection
charge revenues. The one-time connection charges are assessed against each property in the District at
the time sewerage service is made available. The charges are made on an area basis.
An interceptor connection charge rate has been established for each major District interceptor sewer. The
interceptor connection charge rates are adjusted annually to account for changes in construction costs. The
Engineering News Record's Construction Cost Index is used for this purpose. Interceptor connection
charge rates for 2009 were increased by 4.2 percent. This compares to the 2008 increase of 3.1 percent.
The treatment plant connection charge rate is adjusted annually to account for the change in "excess
capacity" debt service paid by current users for facilities at the treatment plant that will be utilized by new
users. The treatment plant connection charge rate is further adjusted by the typical bank passbook savings
rate, or 4 percent, whichever is higher. The treatment plant connection charge rate for 2009 increased by
6.1 percent. The 2008 increase was 7.8 percent. Increases in 2009 and 2008 reflect the additions to
accumulated excess capacity debt service costs associated with the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh
Addition projects and the Effluent Equalization project.
Capital contributions in 2009 of $0.9 million included $0.5 million of connection charge revenue and $0.4
million of contributions in aid of construction associated with the West Interceptor Relief on the UW Campus.
This was an increase of $0.4 million (82 percent) from the $0.5 million contributed in 2008. Interceptor
connection charge revenue was unchanged from 2008, reflecting the continued downturn in the housing
market. Capital contributions in 2008 had decreased 70 percent from the 2007 amount, from $1.7 million to
$0.5 million.
Comparison of Actual Financial Results to Budget
Each year the District adopts an annual operating budget and a 1O-year capital improvement bUdget
following a public hearing. A comparison of the 2009 bUdgeted and actual amounts of operating revenues
and expenses is shown in Table A-3.
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TableA·3
Comparison of Operating Budget to Actual Resu Its for 2009
(OOO's)
Budget
Re\enues
From operations
Nonoperating
Total revenues
Operating Expenses
Depreciation expense
Other operating expenses:
Salaries with benefits
Administrati\e
Legal and accounting
Insurance
Power
Natural gas
Chemicals
Motor and LP fuel
Water and sewer services
Contracted services
Engineering Consulting
Communication services
Replacement parts and services
Supplies
Miscellaneous
Total other operating expenses
Total operating expenses
$
21,685
916
22,601
Actual
$
Total expenses
Income before capital contributions
$
6
$
485
(260)
225
5,142
5,142
29
802
236
159
14,842
7,608
370
88
66
2,773
160
596
97
71
1,651
9
25
1,212
256
253
15,235
111
(40)
6
(43)
(180)
(42)
146
(70)
(3)
(21)
9
(4)
410
20
94
393
14,842
20,377
5,535
1,901
1,754
(147)
16,743
22,131
5,388
695
$ (5,163)
7,497
410
82
109
2,953
202
450
167
74
1,672
Nonoperating Expenses
Disposal of Equipment
Interest expense
22,170
656
22,826
Variance
5,858
$
Comparison of Actual Financial Results to Budget (Continued)
The District does not include depreciation as an operating expense in its annual budget, rather, it budgets
sufficient income to cover the subsequent year's debt principal payments.
For calendar year 2009, operating revenues of $22.2 million were $0.5 million more than budgeted due to
slightly higher than anticipated wastewater loadings. Non-operating revenues of $0.6 million for interest
income, rent, and other miscellaneous items were $0.3 million (28 percent) less than budgeted, due
primarily to lower than budgeted interest earned on investments.
Operating expenses for 2009, excluding depreciation, were $0.4 million more than budgeted. The combined
expenses for salaries and benefits, electric power and vehicle fuels were $0.2 million less than budgeted,
while the combined expenses for chemicals and equipment repair and replacement were $0.6 million more
than budgeted.
Non-operating expenses, which include the net value of retired equipment and the interest costs on the
District's outstanding debt, were $0.1 million less than budgeted. This difference was due to interest costs
that were $0.1 million less than budgeted. No expenses were budgeted for retiring equipment, and no
expenses were incurred for retiring equipment in 2009.
Budgeted income for 2009 of $5.9 million includes $5.6 million for future principal payments on the District's
outstanding debt and $0.3 million to fund a portion of the current year's capital improvements. It is the
District's policy to finance capital improvements for new users through borrowing. Sewerage system
improvements typically have useful lives of more than twenty years, and the District typically issues twentyyear debt. The system's users pay for the costs of the facilities they require for the conveyance and
treatment of their wastewater over the life of the debt. For this reason, the District does not bUdget to
recover depreciation costs in addition to the debt service expenses, since this would in effect result in
double-billing current users for these facilities. Charges to recover debt service expenses reflect the cost of
the facilities currently in use. Charges to recover depreciation expenses would reflect the cost of replacing
these same facilities at the end of their useful lives.
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Capital Assets
At the end of 2009, the District had $142 million invested in capital assets comprised of the Nine Springs
Wastewater Treatment Plant, seventeen major pumping stations, over one hundred miles of interceptor
sewers and force mains, and associated facilities. Table A-4 summarizes these assets.
TableA·4
Capital Assets
(OOO's)
2009
2008
2007
Assets
$
Land
Structures and impro\,€ments
Mechanical equipment
Office furniture and equipment
Vehicles
Construction In progress
Total
Less accumulated depreciation
Net property and equipment
$
7,401 $
133,774
80,810
3,998
2,204
9,571
7,401 $
132,995
77,723
4,085
2,249
5,430
7,310
127,250
77,978
4,079
2,224
4,911
237,758
229,883
223,752
96,078
91,335
86,594
141,680 $
138,548 $
137,158
The District's 10-year capital improvement plan includes $27 million of treatment plant upgrades and
expansions and $100 million of collection system improvements. Treatment plant projects and larger
collection system projects are expected to be financed with Clean Water Fund loans administered by the
State of Wisconsin. Smaller collection system projects will be financed with reserve funds. Reserve fund
balances vary depending on construction scheduling, collection of connection charges, and interest earned
on investments. A minimum reserve balance of $3 million is maintained to finance any unplanned capital
improvement that might be necessary on an emergency basis.
Two treatment plant projects and two conveyance system projects were completed in 2009. In addition,
there was acontribution in aid of construction for another conveyance system project. The total cost of
these projects increased the value of the District's assets by $3.8 million. The projects were the
Modifications to the Tenth Addition ($0.7 million), the Digester Gas Treatment System ($1.9 million), Pump
Stations 13 and 14 Firm Capacity Improvements ($0.6 million), the South Interceptor - Baird Street
Extension Liner ($0.1 million), and the contribution to Phase 3 of the West Interceptor Campus Relief Sewer
($0.5 million).
The $7.8 million increase in total assets to $238 million reflects the cost of improvements at the Nine
Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant ($0.5 million) and in the conveyance system ($7.3 million).
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Debt Administration
The District maintains cash and investments in a sinking fund in an amount no less than what is required to
meet the balance of the current year's debt service requirements plus the subsequent year's first principal
and interest payments in order to abate levying an ad valorem tax for the general obligation debt service.
Since the services of the District are not directly related to the value of property, and since a substantial
amount of property within the District is exempt from paying property taxes, a tax levy would result in an
inequitable cost recovery system.
District debt service costs are allocated to used capacity and excess capacity in the facilities constructed
with proceeds from the debt being retired. Excess capacity is defined as the difference between the design
capacity and the used capacity of each project and is determined annually. Used capacity debt service is
recovered based on the volume and pollutant loadings of the users. Excess capacity debt service is
allocated in equal amounts to all users through an "actual customer" rate. This rate in turn is used as one
component of the connection charge rate that is applied to newly served areas at the time they are served
by extensions to the sewer system.
General obligation debt outstanding as of the end of 2009 was $62.9 million which represents the remaining
balance on the Clean Water Fund loans from the State of Wisconsin. This compares to a 2008 year-end
balance of $63.1 million and a 2007 year-end balance of $65.1 million. Interest on these loans is payable
semi-annually at rates of 2.4 to 3.9 percent. Detailed information on the District's Clean Water Fund loans is
included in the notes to the financial statements.
The District's outstanding debt is expected to increase by $60 million over the next ten years due to ongoing replacement projects in the conveyance system and at the treatment plant. After 2019 this figure
could increase by as much as $100 million due to future borrowing for the next major treatment plant
addition that would address advanced treatment for additional phosphorus removal. The District's longrange financial plan has taken this future borrowing into consideration. The annual amount of revenue
collected to pay future debt service obligations will increase 4.8 percent per year over the next ten years.
This will produce adequate revenue while maintaining stable annual service charge increases over this time.
Afuture $100 million treatment plant expansion would require a 25 percent rate increase. Once the
requirements for such an expansion are better defined, the District's financial plan will be modified to spread
this increase over a number of years to lessen the impact on the ratepayers.
By statute, the District can borrow up to 5 percent of the equalized value of the taxable property within the
District. At the end of 2009 and 2008 that borrowing limit was $1.83 billion. At the end of 2007 the limit was
$1.74 billion. The total amount of debt is expected to be no more than 7 percent of this limit over the next
ten years. At the end of 2009 the District's debt of $62.8 million was at 3.4 percent of this limit. At the end
of 2008 the District's debt of $63.1 million was also at 3.4 percent of this limit. During the last two years the
District did not experience any negative changes in debt credit rating or debt limitation.
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Economic Factors
Growth in the District's service area had been relatively constant over the past decade at a rate of 1.5 to 2
percent per year. Growth has slowed in the last four years. The future growth trend is projected to return to
the 1.5 to 2 percent level during the next decade. Due to increasing costs for infrastructure replacement
and increased capacity, which will be somewhat offset due to economies of scale in most of the District's
operations, the District's charges to a typical residential user are expected to increase at a rate about 1to 2
percent greater than the rate of inflation over the next ten years. This annual increase is somewhat higher
than the trend of the past thirty years, which matched the rate of inflation.
The District's customer base consists of residential users and similar types of commercial and industrial
users that, for the most part, do not utilize large quantities of water. This customer base characteristic
results in a very stable revenue base since the loss of anyone user will not significantly impact the District's
service charge revenues. The University of Wisconsin is the largest user of District services and provided
6.1 percent of service charge revenues in 2009 and 5.3 percent in 2008. Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation is
the largest industrial user and provided 2.8 percent of the service charge revenues in 2009 and 2.5 percent
in 2008.
Contacting the District
This discussion and analysis is intended to provide information for our customers and creditors concerning
the District's financial performance and to demonstrate the District's accountability for the money it receives.
If you have questions about this information, or need additional information, contact the Madison
Metropolitan Sewerage District, 1610 Moorland Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53713-3398.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31,2009 and 2008
ASSETS
2009
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible amounts:
Transmission and treatment of sewage
and septage disposal
Servicing pumping stations
Interceptor connection charges, current portion
Other
Prepaid insurance
Inventories
Restricted assets - cash and cash equivalents
Total current assets
Noncurrent assets:
Investments
Interceptor connection charges, less current portion
Restricted assets - investments
Capital assets:
Capital assets not being depreciated
Capital assets being depreciated
Less: accumulated depreciation
Total noncurrent assets
$
8,607,283
2008
$
8,729,357
5,198,533
112,813
512,276
106,605
333
1,098,552
9,360,294
24,996,689
4,967,370
137,665
460,767
19,962
333
1,106,282
7,425,304
22,847,040
633,738
806,098
2,130,378
766,150
5,928,371
7,267,881
16,972,155
220,785,458
237,757,613
96,078,177
141,679,436
149,047,643
12,830,791
217,053,596
229,884,387
91,335,535
138,548,852
148,713,261
$ 174,044,332 $ 171,560,301
Total assets
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Vouchers payable
$
Accrued salaries
Payroll withholdings payable
Deferred interceptor connection charges, current portion
Deferred rent
Compensated absences, current portion
Total current liabilities
1,704,009
120,988
73,643
512,276
1,622
558,508
2,971,046
Liabilities payable from restricted assets:
Bonds payable, current portion
Accrued interest payable
Total current liabilities payable from restricted assets
5,361,544
301,614
5,663,158
5,151,720
309,202
5,460,922
Noncurrent liabilities, less current portion:
Deferred interceptor connection charges
Compensated absences
Other post employment benefits liability
Capital lease payable
Bonds payable
Total noncurrent liabilities
806,098
2,478,485
340,137
168,250
57,492,434
61,285,404
766,150
2,518,531
57,957,489
61,242,170
Total liabilities
69,919,608
69,033,791
78,657,208
75,439,643
11,987,051
3,000,000
10,480,465
104,124,724
11,383,983
3,000,000
12,702,884
102,526,510
$ 174,044,332
$ 171,560,301
$
1,176,731
114,693
67,540
460,767
1,560
509,408
2,330,699
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt
Restricted for:
Debt service
Equipment replacement
Unrestricted
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets
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STATEMENTS OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
OPERATING REVENUES
Charges for services:
Transmission and treatment of sewage
Septage disposal
Pretreatment monitoring
Total operating revenues
OPERATING EXPENSES
Administration
Treatment
Collection
Depreciation
Facilities planning
Total operating expenses
Operating income
NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
Investment income
Rent
Other
Disposal of property and equipment
Interest expense
Total nonoperating revenues (expenses)
2009
2008
$ 21,375,342
389,879
382,526
22,435
22,170,182
$ 20,776,193
393,313
262,903
20,378
21,452,787
2,815,474
9,575,109
2,433,409
5,141,969
410,895
20,376,856
2,322,430
9,401,294
2,431,166
5,174,448
536,511
19,865,849
1,793,326
1,586,938
540,282
60,761
54,972
(736)
(1,754,141)
663,046
59,336
60,007
(15,551 )
(1,796,950)
(1,098,862)
(1,030,112)
694,464
556,826
903,750
496,515
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
1,598,214
1,053,341
NET ASSETS
BEGINNING OF YEAR
102,526,510
101,473,169
$104,124,724
$102,526,510
Income before capital contributions
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
END OF YEAR
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December 31,2009 and 2008
2009
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers and users
Payments to suppliers
Payments to employees
$
Net cash provided by operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Rent receipts
Other receipts
Net cash provided by noncapital
financing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED
Interest paid on long-term debt
Principal paid on long-term debt
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
Acquisition of capital assets
Capital contributions received
Net cash used in capital and related
financing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investment income
Purchase of investments
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments
21,877,227 $
(7,460,728)
(7,246,998)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
BEGINNING OF YEAR
$
7,169,501
5,918,371
60,761
54,972
59,396
60,007
115,733
119,403
(1,761,729)
(5,153,659)
4,898,426
(7,328,765)
496,974
(1,804,255)
(4,888,534)
2,869,354
(6,378,631)
496,515
(8,848,753)
(9,705,551 )
122,146
441,658
(523,353)
3,376,435
(81,695)
1,812,916
(3,749,472)
16,154,661
19,904,133
17,967,577
$
14
21,230,329
(8,186,845)
(7,125,113)
3,254,289
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities
END OF YEAR
2008
16,154,661
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
2009
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO NET
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Operating income
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
Increase (decrease) from changes in:
Receivables:
Transmission and treatment of sewage and
septage disposal
Other
Inventories
Vouchers payable
Other liabilities
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
RECONCILIATION OF CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS TO THE STATEMENTS OF
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
Restricted
TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
NONCASH CAPITAL AND RELATED
Interceptor connection charges billed
Capital contributions
$
1,793,326
2008
$
5,141,969
1,586,938
5,174,448
(231,163)
24,852
(86,643)
7,730
157,841
361,589
(214,571)
(32,215)
24,330
(49,754)
(387,863)
(182,942)
$
7,169,501
$
5,918,371
$
8,607,283
9,360,294
$
8,729,357
7,425,304
$ 17,967,577
$ 16,154,661
$
$
$
$
588,431
406,776
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709,245
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - NATURE OF ACTIVITIES, REPORTING ENTITY, AND SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Activities and Reporting Entity: The District is a corporate body with the powers of a
municipal corporation for the purpose of carrying out the collection, transmission and treatment
of wastewater. It was created by judgment of the County Court for Dane County entered on
February 8, 1930. The District, which serves the City of Madison and surrounding cities, villages
and towns in the Greater Madison Metropolitan Area, covering approximately 170 square miles,
is a special-purpose government that is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners.
The District is accountable to the County of Dane, Wisconsin. However, accountability extends
only to the appointment of the District's Commissioners, who are appointed by the County
Executive of the County of Dane, Wisconsin. Because the County Executive appoints the
commissioners, the District and the County of Dane are considered related organizations. The
District is legally separate and fiscally independent of the County of Dane as well as any other
state or local governments. It has unlimited taxing powers and has the right to set rates or
charges for services provided without the approval of another government. Also, there are no
other agencies or entities which are financially accountable to the Commissioners of the District,
or whose relationship with the District would require their financial statements to be included
within the financial statements of the District.
A summary of significant accounting policies follows:
Basis of Accounting: The accounting policies of the District conform to generally accepted
accounting principles as applicable to local government enterprise funds. The accounts of the
District are maintained, and the accompanying financial statements have been prepared, on the
accrual basis of accounting. Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized
when earned, expenses are recognized when incurred, depreciation of assets is recognized,
and all assets and liabilities associated with the operation of the District are included in the
Statements of Net Assets.
The principal operating revenues of the District are charges for service. Operating expenses for
the District include costs directly related to administration, collection and treatment of
wastewater, and depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting this
definition are reported as nonoperating revenues and expenses.
The District's policy is to follow all pronouncements issued by the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB). Prior to November 30, 1989, the District applied all pronouncements
of the GASB and all business type accounting and financial reporting for state and local
governmental entities defined by pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board,
Accounting Principles Board Opinions, and Accounting Research Bulletins of the Committee on
Accounting Procedures. Subsequent to November 30, 1989, as provided in GASB Statement
No. 20, the District has elected to follow only the GASB pronouncements.
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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Benefit Allocation: Effective in 2008 and for future years, the District changed its method of
allocated leave benefits for vacation, sick leave and holidays. In prior years, the District
recorded all expenses for leave benefits in the administration function. As of January 1, 2008,
the District began allocating these leave costs as part of its fringe benefit allocation to the
functions where the employees' actual time is recorded. This allocates the appropriate portion of
overhead to the cost center where each employee works.
Cash Equivalents: For purposes of the statement of cash flows, highly liquid investments with a
maturity of three months or less when acquired are considered to be cash equivalents.
Deposits and Investments: Investments are reported at fair value based on quoted market
prices. No amounts are reported at amortized cost. Adjustments necessary to record
investments at fair value are recorded in the statements of revenues, expenses and changes in
net assets as increases or decreases in investment income. Investments in the Local
Government Investment Pool and the Wisconsin Investment Services Cooperative are reported
at fair value based on the unit prices quoted by the funds, representing the fair value of the
underlying investments.
The District has adopted a formal investment policy and invests in accordance with Wisconsin
State Statutes. Under state statute, investments are limited to:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Time deposits in any credit union, bank, savings bank, trust company, or savings and
loan association which is authorized to transact business in the state if the time deposits
mature in not more than 3 years;
Bonds or securities of any county, city, drainage district, vocational education district,
village, town or school district of the state;
Bonds or securities issued or guaranteed by the Federal government;
Any security which matures within not more than 7 years, if that security has a rating
which is the highest or 2 nd highest rating category assigned by Standard & Poor's
corporation, Moody's investors service, or similar rating agency;
Securities of an open-end management investment company or investment trust, if the
company or trust does not charge a sales load, is registered under the investment
company act of 1940, and if the portfolio is limited to bonds and securities issued by the
federal government, bonds that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the federal
government;
Repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by bonds or securities of the federal
government;
The state local government investment pool.
Inventories: Inventories of supplies are valued at cost under the specific identification method.
The consumption method is used to account for inventories. Under the consumption method,
inventories are recorded as expenses at the time they are consumed.
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Receivables: Receivables are reported at their gross values and are considered to be fully
collectible as they are primarily due from other municipalities, except for pretreatment.
Receivables related to pretreatment have been reduced by an allowance for the estimated
uncollectible amounts of $9,619 as of December 31,2009 and $10,239 as of December 31,
2008, and is included in other receivables.
Interceptor Connection Charges: Receivables from interceptor connection charges are
recognized when assessed and the revenue is deferred until the property owner connects with
the intercepting sewer. No value has been placed on the future assessments against lands
which are not currently served by intercepting sewers that were built with capacity to serve
those lands.
Restricted Cash and Investments: Cash and investments are restricted for the purpose of
unexpected repair and replacement and repayment of debt obligations.
Capital Assets: Capital assets are defined as assets with an initial cost of $5,000 or greater with
an estimated useful life greater than one year. Capital assets are stated at cost. The costs of
normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend
the life of the asset are not capitalized.
Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed.
Interest incurred during the construction phase of capital assets is included as part of the
capitalized value of the assets constructed.
Depreciation of structures, improvements, mechanical equipment, office furniture and
equipment, and vehicles is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated
useful lives of the assets:
Structures and improvements
Heavy mechanical equipment
Light mechanical equipment
Vehicles
50-75 years
21-30 years
10-20 years
5-20 years
7 years
When capital assets are disposed, depreciation is removed from the respective accounts and
the resulting gain or loss, if any, is recorded in nonoperating activities.
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Compensated Absences: District employees earn sick leave of fourteen days per year which
may be accumulated up to a maximum of 200 days. Each December employees may elect to
receive cash payments for 60 percent of their sick leave accumulated in excess of 100 days and
80 percent for sick leave accumulated in excess of 150 days, paid at their current rate of pay.
Each December, employees are paid for all sick leave accumulated in excess of 200 days at
their current rate of pay. Upon an employee's retirement or disability, 90 percent (100 percent
for employees who have accrued at least 150 days of sick leave at any time during their
employment) of previously earned but unpaid sick leave is converted to a cash value based on
their current rate of pay, and this amount is contributed to the District's Retirement Health
Savings Plan (RHSA) in the employee's name. Monies in this account can be used by the
employee on a tax-free basis to pay for qualified medical expenses of the employee, their
spouse and dependents. Any amounts remaining in the employee's RHSA account at the time
of death of the retired or disabled employee may be used by the surviving spouse or eligible
dependents on a tax-free basis to pay for qualified medical expenses. If there is no surviving
spouse or dependents at the time of the employee's death, the remaining money in the account
reverts to the District. No sick leave conversion amounts are paid to employees that terminate
employment for reasons other than retirement or disability. The liability associated with
accumulated sick pay for current and retired employees is reported as compensated absences
liabilities on the Statement of Net Assets.
Employees earn vacation in varying amounts based on length of service. Vacation earned is
available for use in the following year. Employees may purchase up to five days of additional
vacation each year. Vacation, including purchased vacation, may be accumulated to a
maximum of 27 days. Upon an employee's retirement or disability, 100 percent of previously
earned but unpaid vacation is converted to a cash value based on their current rate of pay, and
this amount is contributed to the District's Retirement Health Savings Plan (RHSA) in the
employee's name. Employees that terminate their employment for reasons other than retirement
or disability are paid for earned vacation resulting from a carry over at their current rate of pay.
Vacation earned in the year of termination is paid at varying percentages, depending upon the
time of the year termination is effective. The liability associated with accumulated vacation is
reported as compensated absences liabilities on the Statement of Net Assets.
Employees may also accumulate compensatory time for overtime work. Compensatory time
may be carried over at year end, but must be used by March 31. After March 31, represented
employees are paid for any unused compensatory time accumulated in the prior year at their
current rate of pay. After March 31, non-represented employees unused compensatory time is
credited to the employee's base expense account using the employee's current rate of pay, and
the accrued salaries liability is reduced accordingly. The liability associated with accumulated
compensatory time is reported as accrued salaries liability on the Statement of Net Assets.
Long-Term Debt: The District reports long-term debt at face value in the basic financial
statements. Any bond premiums or discounts, as well as issuance costs, are capitalized and
amortized over the term of the bond using the straight-line method.
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Net Assets: Net assets are classified in three separate categories. The categories, and their
general descriptions, are as follows:
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt - indicates the District's total investment in
capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and the outstanding debt used to
purchase capital assets.
Restricted net assets - indicates the portion of the net assets which have been placed
under external constraints imposed by creditors (such as through debt covenants) or
laws or regulations of other governments or constraints imposed by law through
constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
Unrestricted net assets - indicates the portion of the net assets which is available for
appropriation and expenditure in future periods.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for debt service, it is the District's
policy to use restricted resources first, then unrestricted resources. For unexpected repairs, it is
the District's policy to use unrestricted resources first and restricted resources only when
needed.
Capital Contributions: Capital contributions consist of interceptor connection charges and
contributed capital assets.
Risk Management: The District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts, theft of,"
damage to and destruction of assets, errors and omissions, natural disasters, and employee
injury. The District retains the risk of loss for damage or destruction of its buildings (except for
rental units), sewerage system and other infrastructure. For all other risks, the District carries
commercial insurance. Claims have not exceeded coverage in any of the prior three fiscal
years.
Pollution Remediation Obligations. The District owns land that has been remediated under a
Super Fund clean-up project. On-going monitoring and maintenance of the lands is reported as
an operating expense. These expenses totaled $9,987 and $55,127 in 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Future expenses are expected to range from $20,000 to $60,000 annually.
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NOTE 2 - CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, cash, cash equivalents, and investments included the
following:
2009
250
$
Petty cash
Deposits
Demand deposits
Certificates of deposit
Investments
Institutional investment account
U.S. Government obligations
U. S. Agency obligations
Insured deposit account
Local Government Investment Pool
Wisconsin Investment Trust
WISC - cash management
2008
49,817
334,947
6,273,496
207,530
16,661,882
$
250
14,820
3,027,325
6,408,261
20,838
13,126,234
2,955,192
1,001,764
$24,529,686
$25,552,920
The cash and investments are reported in the statements of net assets as follows:
Unrestricted
Restricted
Investments
Unrestricted
Restricted
2009
2008
$ 8,607,283
9,360,294
$ 8,729,357
7,425,304
633,738
5,928,371
2,130,378
7,267,881
$24,529,686
$25,552,920
Deposits in banks are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the
amount of $250,000 for interest bearing deposits and unlimited for non-interest bearing deposits
per financial institution. In addition, the State of Wisconsin has a State Guarantee Fund, which
provides a maximum of $400,000 per financial institution above the amount provided by the
FDIC. However, due to the relatively small size of the State Guarantee Fund in relation to the
total coverage, total recovery of losses may not be available.
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NOTE 2 - CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS (Continued)
The carrying amount of the District's deposits, consisting of cash and certificates of deposit,
totaled $257,347 and $3,062,983, with bank balances of $314,120 and $3,163,678 for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Of the bank balances, $314,120 and
$3,163,678 was covered by FDIC insurance, leaving no amount as uninsured and
uncollateralized for the years ended December 31,2009 and 2008, respectively.
The Wisconsin Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP) is part of the State Investment Fund
(SIF), and is managed by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. The SIF is not registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but operates under the statutory authority of
Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 25. The SIF reports the fair value of its underlying assets annually.
Participants in the LGIP have the right to withdraw their funds in total on one day's notice. At
December 31, 2009 and 2008, the fair value of the District's share of the LGIP's assets was
substantially equal to the amount as reported in these statements.
The investments in the Local Government Investment Pool are covered up to $400,000 by the
State Guarantee Fund. Certificates of deposit held in the LGIP are covered by FDIC insurance,
which applies to the proportionate public unit share of accounts.
The investments in the Wisconsin Investment Trust (the Trust) are not insured or collateralized.
The Trust is managed by LWM Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the League of
Wisconsin Municipalities. The Trust contracts with a registered investment advisor for
investment advisory services. The Trust is a no-load, diversified investment fund organized as a
Wisconsin business trust. It is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but
operates under the statutory authority of Wisconsin Statutes 66 and 226. Investments are
restricted to investments permitted under Wisconsin Statutes 66.0603. Fair value is determined
daily and is equal to the value of the trust shares. Funds may be withdrawn in whole or in part at
any time. At December 31, 2008, the District's share of the Trust assets was substantially equal
to the amounts reported in these financial statements.
The investments in the Wisconsin Investment Series Cooperative (WISC) are not insured or
collateralized. WISC is managed by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Investments are
restricted to investments permitted under Wisconsin Statutes 66.0603. Fair value is determined
daily and is equal to the value of the trust shares. Funds may be withdrawn in whole or in part
from Cash Management any time, funds in the Investment Series may be withdrawn after the
minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days. At December 31, 2009, the District's share of WISC
assets was substantially equal to the amounts reported in these financial statements.
The District also has investments in U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency obligations
purchased through a private sector securities dealer and held by a third-party custodian. These
investments are readily marketable, specifically identifiable and include discount notes and
adjustable and fixed rate mortgage backed securities.
Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and
overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it
is reasonably possible that changes in the value of investment securities will occur in the near
term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of
net assets.
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Interest Rate Risk: Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect
the fair value of an investment. As of December 31, 2009, the District had the following
investments and maturities:
Maturity in Years
Investment Type
Local Government Investment
Pool **
WISC
Money market
SBA pools
Government National Mortgage
Association
Federal National Mortgage
Association
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation
Treasury Bonds
Fair Value
~
$16,661,882
1,001,764
253,863
96,987
$16,661,882
1,001,764
253,863
1-5
$
6-10
$
>10
$
96,987
135,873
18,348
117,525
3,458,628
58,569
3,400,059
61,196
2,474,479
138,113
$ 6,089,050
2,535,675
334,947
167,297
167,650
$24,479,619
$18,084,806
$ 167,650
$
As of December 31,2008, the District had the following investments and maturities:
Maturity in Years
Investment Type
Local Government Investment
Pool **
Wisconsin Investment Trust **
Money market
SBA pools
Government National Mortgage
Association
Federal National Mortgage
Association
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation
Fair Value
~
$13,126,234
2,955,192
58,166
99,969
$13,126,234
2,955,192
58,166
1-5
$
>10
6-10
$
$
99,969
154,799
22,482
132,317
3,401,989
27,244
3,374,745
2,714,176
68,264
2,645,912
117,990
$ 6,252,943
$22,510,525
$16,139,592
$
$
** Because the LGIP and the Trust had a weighted average maturity of less than one year as of
December 31, it has been presented as an investment with a maturity of less than one year.
The District has not developed policies governing the exposure of its investments to interest rate
risk.
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Credit Risk: Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty to an investment will not
fulfill its obligation. The LGIP and the Trust are unrated with regard to the credit quality rating.
WISC is rated AAAm by Standard and Poor's. The remaining investments of the District are
U.S. Governmental or Agency securities that are explicitly guaranteed, and therefore credit
rating is not applicable. The District has not developed policies governing the exposure of its
cash deposits and investments to credit risk.
Concentration of Credit Risk: Concentration of credit risk is the risk of loss attributable to the
magnitude of a government's investment in a single issuer. It is the policy of the District that
funds deposited in anyone bank or savings and loan association shall not exceed $1,500,000 at
any given time. Investments in the LGIP, the Trust, WISC and U.S. Government or Agency
obligations are not limited as to amount.
Custodial Credit Risk: For an investment, custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of the
failure of the counterparty, the District will not be able to recover the value of its investments or
collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside party. For deposits, custodial credit
risk is the risk that in the event of the failure of a depository financial institution, the District will
not be able to recover deposits or will not be able to recover collateral securities that are in the
possession of an outside party.
All of the District's U.S. Government and Agency obligations are uninsured and unregistered
investments for which the investments are held by the counterparty's trust department or agent
in the District's name. The LGIP, the Trust and WISC are not subject to the custodial credit risk.
The District has not developed policies governing the exposure of its cash deposits and
investments to custodial credit risk.
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NOTE 3 - RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Restricted net assets of the District consisted of the following at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009
2008
$ 9,360,294
$ 7,425,304
2,928,371
3,000,000
4,267,881
3,000,000
15,288,665
14,693,185
(301,614)
(309,202)
Restricted assets
Debt service
Investments
Debt service
Equipment replacement
Total restricted assets
Current liabilities payable from restricted assets
$14,987,051
$14,383,983
Debt Service: In accordance with state statutes and provisions of applicable loan covenants, the
District maintains cash and investments in sinking funds in amounts no less than what is
required to meet the balance of the current year debt service requirements.
Amounts available in the sinking funds on October 1, 2009 and 2008 were sufficient to finance
the subsequent year's debt service requirements, and accordingly, the District was not required
to place an amount on the tax roll for debt service.
Equipment Replacement: As a condition of receiving State of Wisconsin Clean Water Fund
(CWF) loans, the District is required to establish an equipment replacement fund for mechanical
equipment. To satisfy this requirement, the District has restricted $3 million of its investments
and net assets for unexpected equipment replacement. In addition, the District annually budgets
for replacement of equipment.
According to the CWF equipment replacement percentage schedule option the District must
maintain a minimum replacement fund balance of five percent of the original cost of "mechanical
equipment". For this purpose the District uses the sum of its light mechanical equipment, office
furniture and equipment, and vehicles capital assets. The sum of these capital assets for the
year ending December 31, 2009 is $36,991,800. The required five percent of this value is
$1,849,590. The $3 million of restricted assets exceed the minimum equipment replacement
fund value. For the year ending December 31,2008, the corresponding "mechanical equipment"
total was $36,427,693 and 5% of this amount was $1,821,385.
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NOTE 4 - CAPITAL ASSETS
During the year ended December 31,2009, the changes in capital assets were as follows:
Balance
Balance
January 1,
2009
Additions /
Reclassifications
Retirements /
Reclassifications
December 31,
2009
Construction in progress
Land and easements
$
5,429,881
7,400,910
$
7,516,417
$
7,516,417
12,830,791
3,375,053
$
3,375,053
9,571,245
7,400,910
16,972,155
132,995,271
778,356
47,630,632
2,425,032
30,092,774
4,085,480
2,249,439
Vehicles
133,773,627
35,633
50,020,031
697,632
391
30,790,015
18,967
213,727
106,693
259,135
3,997,754
2,204,031
217,053,596
4,133,714
401,852
220,785,458
Accumulated depreciation
44,086,529
2,355,163
22,329,493
1,508,974
19,697,197
3,688,294
1,534,022
Vehicles
Capital assets being depreciated, net
Total capital assets, net
46,441,692
33,109
23,805,358
1,003,637
391
20,700,443
79,380
194,814
106,691
259,135
3,660,983
1,469,701
91,335,535
5,141,968
399,326
96,078,177
125,718,061
(1,008,254)
2,526
124,707,281
$ 138,548,852 $
6,508,163
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$
3,377,579
$
141,679,436
NOTE 4 - CAPITAL ASSETS (Continued)
During the year ended December 31,2008, the changes in capital assets were as follows:
Balance
Balance
January 1,
2008
Additions /
Reclassifications
Retirements /
Reclassifications
December 31,
2008
Construction in progress
Land and easements
$
4,910,601
$
2,918,504
7,310,437
90,473
12,221,038
3,008,977
$
2,399,224
$
5,429,881
7,400,910
2,399,224
12,830,791
127,250,440
5,744,831
47,610,784
39,095
19,247
47,630,632
30,366,865
32,020
306,111
30,092,774
4,079,016
34,265
27,801
4,085,480
Vehicles
2.223.753
126,124
100,438
2,249,439
211,530,858
5,976,335
453,597
217,053,596
132,995,271
Accumulated depreciation
41,732,029
2,354,500
20,900,383
1,434,862
5.752
22,329,493
44,086,529
18,920,142
1,081,884
304,829
19,697,197
3,629,393
86,702
27,801
3,688,294
Vehicles
1,411,911
216,500
94,389
1,534,022
86,593,858
5,174,448
432,771
91,335,535
124,937,000
801,887
20,826
125,718,061
2,420,050
$ 138,548,852
Capital assets being depreciated, net
Total capital assets, net
$ 137,158,038 $
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3,810,864
$
NOTE 5 - PENSION PLAN
Plan Description: The District contributes to the Wisconsin Retirement System (the Plan), a cost
sharing, multiple employer defined benefit pension plan administered by the Wisconsin
Department of Employee Trust Funds. The Plan provides retirement and disability benefits,
annual cost-of-Iiving adjustments, and death benefits to plan members and beneficiaries. State
statutes assign authority to establish and amend benefit provisions to the Employee Trust Fund
Board. The Plan issues a publicly available report that includes financial statements and
required supplementary information for the Plan. That report may be obtained by writing to
Wisconsin Retirement System, Department of Employee Trust Funds, P.O. Box 7931, Madison,
WI, 53707-7931, or by calling 1-608-267-9034.
Funding Policy: Employees are required to contribute 5.9 percent and 6.0 percent of their
annual covered salary for 2009 and 2008, respectively, and the District is required to contribute
at an actuarially determined employer rate, which was 4.5 percent and 4.6 percent of annual
covered payroll at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The contribution requirements of
employees and the District are established and may be amended by the Employee Trust Fund
Board.
The payroll for the District employees covered by the System for the year ended December 31,
2009 was $5,628,541; the District's total payroll was $5,736,373. The total required contribution
for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $585,368. The District makes the employees'
contributions on their behalf. The District's contributions to the Plan for both the employee and
employer portions for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, was $572,642,
$545,288, and $512,386, respectively equal to the required contributions for each year.
Employees who retire at or after age 65 are entitled to receive a retirement benefit. Employees
may retire at age 55 and receive actuarially reduced benefits. The factors influencing the benefit
are: 1) final average earnings, 2) years of creditable service, and 3) a formula factor. Final
average earnings are the average of the employee's three highest years earnings. Employees
terminating covered employment before becoming eligible for a retirement benefit may withdraw
their contributions and, by doing so, forfeit all rights to any subsequent benefit. For employees
beginning participation on or after January 1, 1990 and no longer actively employed on or after
April 24, 1998, creditable service in each of five years is required for eligibility for a retirement
annuity. Participants employed prior to 1990 and on or after April 24, 1998 are immediately
vested.
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NOTE 6 - LONG-TERM DEBT
As of December 31,2009 and 2008, the long-term debt of the District consisted of the following:
General Obligation Sewerage System Bonds
Clean Water Fund Program Project Number 4010-02
$1,891,611 Series 1992A, issued May 1, 1993 for the
Pumping Station No. 7 Rehabilitation Project, interest at
3.897%, interest payments on May 1 and November 1 of
each year and principal payments on May 1 of each year,
due May 1, 2011
$
269,925
$
397,343
$18,460,200 Series 19928, issued April 12, 1995 for the
Eighth Addition to the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment
Plant, interest at 3.862%, interest payments on May 1 and
November 1 of each year and principal payments on May 1
of each year, due May 1, 2012
4,176,919
5,466,990
$1,200,000 Series 1994, issued November 22, 1994 for
the replacement of Pumping Station No.5, interest at
due May 1, 2014
389,747
460,492
$2,668,755 Series 1995, issued June 26, 1998, for the
Verona Force Main and Pumping Station, interest at
due May 1, 2015
1,032,608
1,185,800
$13,740,467 Series 1996A, issued February 9, 2000 for
the Ninth Addition to the Nine Springs Wastewater
Treatment Plant, interest at 3.284%, interest payments on
May 1 and November 1 of each year and principal
payments on May 1 of each year, due May 1,2015
5,998,629
6,890,134
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NOTE 6 - LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
General Obligation Sewerage System Bonds (Continued)
$4,490,327 Series 1997A, issued September 7, 1999 for
the construction of a force main to Badger Mill Creek,
interest at 3.145%, interest payments on May 1 and
$ 2,305,892
$ 2,556,007
Pump Station No. 2 Force Main Replacement Project,
November I of each year and principal payments on May 1
1,163,159
1,250,248
Pump Station No. 2 Force Main Replacement Project,
1,386,011
1,479,561
$7,674,449 Series 2003A, issued July 23, 2003, for the
Rehabilitation of Pumping Stations No.1, 2, and 10,
interest at 2.824%. interest payments on May 1 and
6,046,297
6,394,569
$35,427,273 Series 2003B, issued August 27, 2003, for
the Tenth Addition to Nine Springs, interest at 2.796%
interest payments on May 1 and November 1 of each year
and principal payments on May 1 of each year, due May 1,
2023
29,298,292
30,240,114
$279,437 Series 2005A, issued October 12, 2005, for the
Rehabilitation of Pumping Stations No.1, 2, and 10,
amendment, interest at 2.428%, interest payments on May
1 and November 1 of each year and principal payments on
May 1 of each year, due May 1, 2025
237,784
249,830
General Obligation Sewerage System Promissory
Notes
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General Obligation Sewerage System Promissory
Notes (Continued)
$1,730,252 Series 2006A, issued September 13, 2006, for
the Effluent Equalization Project, interest at 2.365%,
interest payments on May 1 and November 1 of each year
and principal payments on May 1 of each year, due May 1,
2026
$ 1,521,862
$ 1,593,926
$2,826,309 Series 2007A, issued December 12, 2007, for
the West Interceptor Extension Replacement Project,
of each year, due May 1, 2027*
2,473,828
2,534,344
$9,143,490 Series 2008A, issued November 12, 2008, for
the Pumping Stations 6 and 8 Rehabilitation, interest at
2.368% interest payments on May 1 and November 1 of
due May 1, 2028*
Less current maturities
6,553,025
62,853,978
5,361,544
2,409,852
63,109,210
5,151,720
$ 57.492.434
$ 57,957.490
* As of December 31, 2009, the District has drawn $2,581,053 of the total note issue of
$2,826,309 of the Series 2007A general obligation sewerage system promissory note and
$6,553,025 of the total note issue of $9,143,490 of the Series 2008A general obligation
sewerage system promissory note.
The District incurred $1,800,669 and $1,863,033 of total interest costs for December 31, 2009
and 2008, respectively. The District capitalized interest of $46,528 and $66,083 for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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A summary of the changes in long-term obligations of the District for the year ended
December 31, 2009 was as follows:
Balance
January 1,
2009
General obligation
sewerage system bonds
General obligation
sewerage system notes
Subtotal
$ 19,686,574 $
$
2,963,684
Amounts
Due in
One Year
$ 16,722,890
$ 3,068,808
43,422,636
4,898,427
2,189,975
46,131,088
2,292,736
63,109,210
4,898,427
5,153,659
62,853,978
5,361,544
3,027,939
804,533
340,137
795,479
3,036,993
340,137
558,508
$ 66,137,149
$ 6,211,347
5,949,138
$ 66,399,358
$ 5,920,052
Capital lease
Other post employment benefits
Reductions
Additions
Balance
December 31,
2009
168,250
168,250
$
A summary of the changes in long-term obligations of the District for the year ended
December 31, 2008 was as follows:
Balance
January 1,
2008
General obligation
sewerage system bonds
General obligation
sewerage system notes
Subtotal
$ 22,548,762
Additions
Reductions
Balance
December 31 ,
2008
Amounts
Due in
One Year
$ 2,862,188 $ 19,686,574 $ 2,963,685
$
42,579,628
2,869,354
2,026,346
43,422,636
2,188,035
65,128,390
2,869,354
4,888,534
63,109,210
5,151,720
3,048,306
680,885
701,252
3,027,939
509,408
$ 68,176,696
$ 3,550,239
$
5,589,786
$ 66,137,149 $ 5,661,128
General Obligation Debt: All general obligation debt has been issued under the full faith and
credit and unlimited taxing powers of the District. The District has complied with the restrictive
covenants of each of the debt issues.
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Future principal and interest payments due on long-term debt of the District are approximately
as follows:
Years Ending
December 31
Principal
Interest
Total
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015-19
2020-24
2025-29
Total
$ 5,361,544
5,830,196
5,872,424
4,556,787
4,690,376
18,962,993
15,152,496
2,427,162
$62,853,978
$ 1,732,178
1,555,129
1,369,778
1,210,200
1,074,632
3,607,263
1,158,213
106,260
$11,813,653
$ 7,093,722
7,385,325
7,242,202
5,766,987
5,765,008
22,570,256
16,310,709
2,533,422
$74,667,631
The equalized valuation of the District, as certified by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue,
was $36,693,746,080 for 2009 and $36,696,812,589 for 2008. The legal debt limit and margin of
indebtedness as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, in accordance with Section 67. 03(1)(b) of the
Wisconsin Statutes, follows:
Debt limit (5 percent of the equalization value)
Deduct long-term debt applicable to debt margin
Margin of indebtedness
$1,834,687,304
62,853,978
$1,834,840,629
63,109,210
$1,771,833,326
$1,771,731.419
Capital Lease
The District has a capital lease for a Terre-Gator. The lease was approved by the District
Commission on November 16, 2009 and delivery was taken late in December. The sales
agreement, dated January 6, 2010 has a final maturity of January 8, 2012, The lease bears at a
interest rate of 5.25%, No depreciation was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Debt service requirements to maturity are as follows:
Years Ending
December 31
2011
2012
Total
Principal
Interest
$
81,973
86,277
$
$
168,250
$
8,833
4,529
13,362
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Total
$
90,806
90,806
$
181,612
NOTE 7 - COMMITMENTS
As of December 31, 2009, the District had the following commitments with respect to unfinished
capital projects:
Remaining
Commitment
Project
FEI - Cottage Grove Road Extension Liner
Pumping Stations Nos. 6 and 8 Rehabilitation
Lower Badger Mill Creek Interceptor
NEI - PS10 to Lien Road Relief/Replacement
NS 11/Solids Handling Facility Plan
$
304,703
1,486,427
36,554
5,326,463
1,611
$
7,155,758
NOTE 8 - MAJOR MUNICIPAL CUSTOMERS
During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the District had charges for transmission
and treatment of sewage and interceptor connection charges to one major municipal customer,
the City of Madison, (defined as being greater than 10 percent of charges) of approximately
$14,778,000 and $14,332,000, respectively. Accounts receivable from the City of Madison were
as follows:
2009
$
Pumping stations
Sewer service
Interceptor connection charges
71,665
3,512,837
497,874
$ 4,082,376
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2008
$
69,048
3,398,136
533,098
$ 4,000,282
NOTE 9 - POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS
In June 2004, the GASB issued Statement No. 45 - Accounting and Financial Reporting by
Employers for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pensions. The Madison Metropolitan
Sewerage District (the District) implemented this statement effective January 1, 2008.
The statement establishes standards for the measurement, recognition, and display of
postemployment benefits (OPEB) expense and related liabilities, note disclosures, and required
supplementary information in the financial reports of local government employers.
The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District participates in a single-employer defined benefit
health care plan administered by the District. The plan provides health insurance benefits for
eligible retirees and their spouses through the District's group health insurance plan, which
covers both active and retired members. Benefit provisions are established through collective
bargaining agreements, personnel policy guidelines, or past practice and state that eligible
retirees and their spouses receive lifetime healthcare insurance at established contribution
rates.
The District pays 100% of the premiums of the lowest health insurance carrier for active
employees. If an employee has health insurance through a carrier that is not the lowest, he or
she is responsible for the difference. Retirees are responsible for 100% of the premiums
applicable for their health insurance group.
No contribution requirements are established. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the District
made no contributions to the plan. The District currently funds these costs on a pay-as-you-go
basis.
In preparing the estimates for 2008, the District used assumptions that resulted in a
determination that the ARC, net OPEB obligation and actuarial accrued liability were not
material, and accordingly no amounts were reported for 2008. During 2009, the District
reviewed the plan description and related assumptions. An actuarial valuation was obtained in
September 2009 using the alternative method as allowed in GASB 45. The valuation was
prepared for 2009. This valuation established an actuarial accrued liability of $2.9 million.
The District's annual other postemployment benefit (OPEB) cost (expense) is calculated based
on the annual required contribution of the employer (ARC), an amount actuarially determined in
accordance with parameters of GASB Statement No. 45. The ARC represents a level of funding
that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is projected to cover normal cost each year and amortize any
unfunded actuarial liabilities (or funding excess) over a period not to exceed thirty years.
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NOTE 9 - POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS (Continued)
The District's annual OPES cost, the percentage of annual OPES cost contributed to the plan,
and the net OPES obligation for 2009 were as follows:
2009
Annual required contribution
Interest on net OPES obligation
Adjustment to annual required contribution
$
340,137
Annual OPES cost
Contributions made
340,137
Increase in net OPES obligation
340,137
2008
$
Net OPES obligation, beginning of year
Net OPES obligation, end of year
$
340,137
~$====
The District's annual OPES cost, the percentage of annual OPES cost contributed to the plan
and the net OPES obligation for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the preceding two
years were as follows:
Year Ended December 31
2007
2008
2009
Annual
OPES Cost
*
$
340,147
* Information not available.
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Percentage of
Annual
OPES Cost
Contributed
*
0.00%
0.00%
Net OPES
Obligation
*
$
340,147
NOTE 9 - POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS (Continued)
The funded status of the plan as of December 31, 2009, the most recent actuarial valuation
date, was as follows:
Actuarial accrued liability (AAL)
Actuarial value of plan assets
$ 2,986,245
Unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL)
$ 2,986,245
Funded ratio
Covered payroll (active plan members)
0.00%
$ 5,687,924
UAAL as a percentage of covered payroll
52.50%
Actuarial valuations of an ongoing plan involve estimates for the value of reported amounts and
assumptions about the probability of occurrence of events far into the future. Examples include
assumptions about future employment, mortality, and the healthcare cost trend. Amounts
determined regarding the funded status of the plan and annual required contributions of the
employer are subject to continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations
and new estimates are made about the future. The schedule of funding progress, presented as
required supplementary information following the notes of the financial statements, presents
multiyear trend information that shows whether the actuarial value of plan assets is increasing
or decreasing over time relative to the actuarial accrued liabilities for benefits.
Projections of benefits for financial reporting purposes are based on the substantive plan (the
plan is understood by the employer and plan members) and include the types of benefits
provided at the time of each valuation and the historical pattern of sharing benefit costs between
the employer and plan members to that point. The actuarial methods and assumptions used
include techniques that are designed to reduce short-term volatility in actuarial accrued liabilities
and the actuarial value of assets, consistent with the long-term perspective of the calculations.
In the January 2009 actuarial valuation, the projected unit credit actuarial cost method was
used. The actuarial assumptions include a 3.5% investment rate of return and an annual
healthcare cost trend rate of 10.4% initially, reduced by decrements to an ultimate rate of 5%
after 2018. The unfunded actuarial accrued liability is being amortized over 30 years.
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NOTE11-SUBSEQUENTEVENTS
Management evaluated subsequent events through March 3, 2010, the date the financial
statements were available to be issued. Events or transactions occurring after December 31,
2009, but prior to March 3, 2010 that provided additional evidence about condition that existed
at December 31, 2009, have been recognized in the financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2009. Events or transactions that provided evidence about conditions that did not
exist at December 31, 2009 but arose before the financial statements were available to be
issued have not been recognized in the financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2009.
This information is an integral part of the accompanying financial statements.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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REQUIRED SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF FUNDING PROGRESS
Year Ended December 31,2009
(AAL)
Accrued
Actuarial
Liability
(b)
Actuarial
Valuation
Date
Actuarial
Value of
Assets
(a)
12/3112008
111/2008
$-
$-
$-
0.00%
12/31/2009
111/2009
$-
$2,986,245
$2,986,245
0.00%
40
(UAAL)
Unfunded
AAL
(b-a)
Funded
Ratio
(alb)
Covered
Payroll
(c)
$$5,687,924
UAAL as a
Percentage
of Covered
Payroll
((b-a)/c)
0.00%
52.50%
MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWRAGE DISTRICT
Supplemental Detailed Information
_________________________________________________________________
The following information was prepared by the staff of Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District and is not a part of the Independent Auditor’s Financial Report.
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