ACSA Capital Improvement Program Projects

As part of the on-going preparedness program for the ACSA to remain resilient, a Vulnerability Assessment was completed in conjunction with our community partners. All our critical assets were analyzed for risks caused by both natural and human-made hazards, using the AWWA Standard J100: Risk and Resilience Management of Water and Wastewater Systems. The result was a report establishing mitigation measures to lower risks and increase resiliency. Some mitigation measures such as industrial strength locks, perimeter security lighting and cameras, and access control signage have been completed. Construction of Priority 1 improvements is nearing completion and Priority 2 will follow with funds already budgeted. Additional funds are anticipated in FY 2026 to cover design and construction of Priorities 3 and 4.

FY 2024 Budget - $0 Total Budget - $871,950

This project satisfies one of the recommendations from the IT Security Assessment conducted in June 2021 and is also a focus area of the upcoming 2023-2025 Strategic Plan. The first phase includes consulting services to assist staff with data gathering and classification along with a detailed needs analysis of what data staff members need to have access to for their various job responsibilities. Following this data collection phase, our consultant will design and build appropriate dashboards. These dashboards will display relevant data in a graphical format for staff members while restricting their permissions to the raw data. Additionally, dashboards will provide a way for staff to utilize business intelligence and analytics for further data manipulation. The amount budgeted combined with funds previously appropriated will cover the data gathering and needs analysis phase, as well as the dashboard development. These funds are divided equally between water and wastewater projects.

FY 2024 Budget - $20,000 Total Budget - $60,000

This project consists of consulting services to assist with a review of the Customer Experience, current business processes and technology as well as development of a roadmap moving forward. These services will also include Request for Proposals (RFP) development, review of proposals, and contract negotiations. The consultant will assist in the procurement process and subsequently during development to ensure a stable transition for our customers and ACSA staff. The work will also include integration with other systems, specifically the Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Enterprise Resource Planning System, website design and phone replacement. The amount budgeted is for funding to complete the assessments, develop/analyze the RFPs, and contract negotiations. These funds are divided equally between water and wastewater projects. Additional funding is anticipated in FY 2025 for full development.

FY 2024 Budget - $150,000 Total Budget - $400,000

This project consists of consulting services to develop a plan and fully implement the Utility Network in the ACSA’s ArcGIS Enterprise environment. The consultant will assess the state of the ACSA’s GIS and recommend changes needed for successful implementation of the Utility Network and assist with this conversion. Once these changes are complete, the consultant will migrate the existing GIS database to the Utility Network, train staff on use of the technology, and provide post go-live support. The amount budgeted combined with funds previously appropriated will cover the feasibility study and implementation anticipated in FY 2024. These funds are divided equally between water and wastewater projects.

FY 2024 Budget - $150,000 Total Budget - $225,000

A comprehensive energy audit of the existing Operations Center and all pump stations was recently completed that evaluated current energy consumption and analyzed utility rate structures to identify potential cost savings. Surveys were conducted on all systems, including operation and maintenance procedures to determine where energy conservation could be improved. The amount budgeted will allow installation of Vehicle Charging Stations at the Operations Center, assuming electric vehicles are added to the ACSA fleet. These funds are divided equally between water and wastewater projects.

FY 2024 Budget - $50,000 Total Budget - $390,000

This project replaces the existing fire suppression system in both the Administration and Maintenance buildings here at our Operations Center. During a recent inspection, it was noted that the piping is beyond its useful life and a complete replacement was recommended. The ACSA anticipates utilizing a Design/Build Contract to perform this work. The amount budgeted is for full replacement of the system anticipated in FY 2024. These funds are divided equally between water and wastewater projects.

FY 2024 Budget - $750,000 Total Budget - $750,000

The goal of this project is to improve record compliance and retention while digitizing paper files currently in storage. This project will consist of the classification of each paper document, so it is stored and maintained properly and securely. Another large portion of this project will include the scanning of paper documents into a new software solution that creates a searchable digital file. Files will be organized across the ACSA so that the right people have access to the appropriate content whether they are in the office or working remotely. The amount budgeted will cover the purchase of scanners and software solution as well as the effort associated with document scanning. These funds are divided equally between water and wastewater projects.

FY 2024 Budget - $300,000 Total Budget - $750,000

This project addresses a goal in our Strategic Plan to convert our existing metering system to an AMI System. Ten collectors (antennas) and associated hardware have been installed along with more than 2,200 functioning AMI meters. Full deployment of the remaining 20,000 meters is anticipated to begin in April 2023. The amount budgeted combined with funds previously appropriated will cover the remaining efforts to achieve full deployment. These funds are divided equally between water and wastewater projects.

FY 2024 Budget - $800,000 Total Budget - $8,500,000

In the mid 1990’s with the development of Glenmore, many new customers installed irrigation systems for their properties and wanted to have their sewer bills reduced by the amount of water that was diverted for irrigation purposes. Private meters were installed behind their ACSA domestic meter to record this volume and it was “excluded” from the calculation of their sewer charges and these became known as exclusion meters. In 2006 the ACSA Rules and Regulations were modified to disallow exclusion meters and required all future irrigation meters be tapped separately off our water mains, to be owned and controlled by the ACSA. ACSA crews have worked the last four years to install dedicated, ACSA-owned irrigation meters to replace these exclusion meters in our system. ACSA staff is currently evaluating alternative options that would address the remaining private exclusion meters.

FY 2024 Budget - $0 Total Budget - $527,500

The ACSA Maintenance Department has discovered in recent years that pipe saddles used to make water service line connections to PVC water mains have started to fail. These failures have occurred due to either the galvanized steel straps or the cast iron saddle bodies deteriorating. This project is a multi-year replacement program to be undertaken with our in-house CIP Crew. Work will be performed with funds previously budgeted. Addi-tional funding is anticipated in future years to complete this project.

FY 2024 Budget - $0 Total Budget - $150,000

ACSA staff have identified the need to establish a construction contract to complete small water main replacement projects in a more efficient and timely manner on an as-needed basis. This work will utilize a publicly bid contract that is renewable on an annual basis up to two times after the initial year long contract. Bidding for this contract is anticipated this spring.

FY 2024 Budget - $200,000

ACSA staff have identified numerous rehabilitation projects directly related to our pump station facilities, including pump and motor upgrades, replacement of generators and transfer switches, control panels, grinders, and associated climate control. The amount budgeted will cover climate control upgrades to three water pump stations and five sewer pump stations anticipated in FY 2024. Additional funding in future years is expected to meet other rehabilitation needs mentioned above. These funds are proportionally split between water and wastewater projects.

FY 2024 Budget - $120,000

This project continues our “find and fix” program of sanitary sewer rehabilitation to reduce I&I in our system during the fiscal year. These efforts will utilize publicly bid miscellaneous sewer rehabilitation contracts that are renewable on an annual basis up to two times after the initial year long contract. It will be used to make repairs and rehabilitate problems in our system found with systematic CCTV inspection by ACSA crews and the subcontractor.

FY 2024 Budget - $500,000

Each year funds are set aside to participate in oversizing utilities constructed to serve new development.  The Rate Model includes $100,000 divided equally between water and wastewater projects as a contingency to ensure the new pipes are sized to meet the ACSA’s long-range needs. 

FY 2024 Budget - $100,000