Item 2: PH on Resolution Adopting Amended SDC Methodology and Rates

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Biosolids facilities at the WPCF and the BMF are both sized and function to treat the BOD and TSS removed during the treatment process; therefore, their allocation is split equally' between BOD and TSS. . BOO"- 1/2 . 'TSS - 1/2 Tertiary Filters The existing WPCF does not have tertiary filters. The"20-year project list recommends that te~ary filters be installed to enable the wP~F to consistently meet the NPDES permit discharge requirements. The permit includ~s mass limits for BOD and TSS. As influent flows to the "WPCF increase in the future, the effluent concentration required to mee~ the mass limits decreases. Addi~on of the filters will assist with meeting these more stringent effluent concentrations. From a f'u!lctional basis, the main purpose of the filters is to remove TSS, and-toa lesser degree BOD. From a design criteria siZing basis, average flow is used to determine the size of the facilities. In the wet weather season, a portion of the peak flow " may be routed to the filters for ~dditianal treatment. HoweveJ;, the "ass~ted peak flow , loadirig rate onto the filters will not be the lliriiting factor interms of design criteria sizing~ Following is the .allocation for the tertiary filter treatment category: . . Average Flow -1/4 ." BOD -1/4 . "TSS-1/2" Reuse Facilities 'Reuse facilities maybe constrUcted to comply with more stringent regulatory requirements related to temperature and/ or thermal load restrictions of Willalnette ,River discharges. " Reuse facilities would allow flow to be diverted from the river by reusing plant effluent for irrigation. The basic design criterion used ~o size reuse facilities is average flow; so this parameter receives 100 percent of the all~ation. " . Average Flow -100percent QdQr Control Odor control facilities function by collecting odorous air from preliminary 1 primary liquids treatment processes and biosolids treatment/" handling processes and treating the air to remove the "odors. Odor generation is dependent on the influent loading levels and, therefore; the allocatio~ is split equally between BOD and TSS because both parameters contribute ~o the slzingand function of the odor control systems. . BOD - 1/2 . TSS-1/2 Peak Flow Management There are a number of future capital improvement projects that specifically function to convey, treat, and "discharge the wet season peak flow. For example, the parallel primary / secondary peak flow management approach is proposed solely to address peak A-25