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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-01-28 63 AB ORDER63 As Introduced by Councilor Mo ley, January 28, 1974 ;K' CITY OF BANGOR ry (FIR.E.) @Ibeit Authorizing the City younger to. Accept the Proposal. from Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. for an Environmental Assessment of Sewerage Facilities By Hi- City Coostit of foe City of Bangor: ORDERED, THAT whereas the 1972 Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act require that municipalities cipalities complete an Environmental Assessment as a prerequisiteto Federal and State reimbursement of a portion of the costs of waste water treatment facilities, and WHEREAS, the City of Bangor is currently undertaking the development of such facilities , including the completion of the Interceptor Sewer System and consideration of advanced treatment facilities, now therefore, be it ORDERED, That the City Manager be authorized to accept the attached proposal from Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. of Orono to complete an Environmental Assessment which meets Federal requirements, and be it further ORDERED, that the amof $20,250 be transferred from the Sewer Fund to cover the cost of said Study. n g, fi 63 AN IN CITY COUNCIL January 28, 1419 RECEIVED PASSED. o x u e x197 AM app 29 B: 14 3y� CITY CLER% Tawe, CITY CLERKS OFFICE CPv OF R6NGOR. MAINE AutM1oi. City Man, to Access[ Pio{wsal .€CON.€9Y}rogmental. Ng9e. 5eiv: ,. Inc:.. for Envir. Assessment of Sewerage Fac. Introduced and filed by Counci J, SPROUL x iEnxu Al. GLOOM MtLILARO OL MALL Environmental Engineering Services, hie. P. O. BOX 193 ORONO, IMINE 04473 TELEPHONE ZOT 9424SO2 December 19, 1973 PROm0 to the City of Bangor, Maine OX An hlrviromnental Assessment for the Greater Bangor Areals Water Qrulity Management Progrsm INVESTIGATIONS PLANNING DESIGN REPORTS Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. na�Maire TMs yangoasi has been prepared in response to a request by Mr. John C. Frawley, City Engineer, City of Bangor. Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. (EES) hereby offers to enter into a general serviceo eontract with the City and to provide said city with all requested ESS Services on a consulting basis; the specdflcs of this arrangement to be negotiated prior to the signing of a definitive agreement by both parties. EES fnitber proposes that, as the firot projeet to be completed order the general services agreement, it te retained toprovide an environmental assesm ent (EA) for the City concerning the conetruction and operation of additional waste water treatment facilities in accordance with certain State ani Federal laws herein described. This document will address itself to the general SCope aM timing of the proposed U end dellniation of responsibilities of the two Wties involved. ii Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. Letter of Tran®ittal............................................... I Abstract............................................................ ii Table of Contents ................................................... Iii SUnmary.............................•............................... iv Introduotion........................................................ I Ba or - "Tbe Queen City" .................. I........................ I Pertinent Legal F mevork........................................... 2 Prepocal............................................................ 3 Scope of Services ................................................... 3 Betbodclocy......................................................... 5 TLm Table.......................................................... 5 Reports............................................................. 6 Bu or's Responsibility ............................................. 6 Cempemation........................................................ 6 References.......................................................... 8 Appendix I Appendix 21 PM Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. SIPPARY As the reault of recent Federal and State legislation, Bancor and all other mardcipalitiee are nos, required to manage, in a closely preacribed m rmer, their wastewater disposal procedures. According to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Ameu5ments of 1972, the cost of required municipal wastewater treatment facilities can to partially reimbursod. To to eligible for reimbursement, however, a municipality must have completed a raeecribed series of activities prior to construction of the facility. The preparation of a "Facilities Pin° is probably the most important of the prerequisite actions. The Facilities Plan includes, but is not limited to, an environ* mental assessment and a complete alternativea analysis. Accordingly, Environmental Engineering Services, Ino. (EES) proposes to perform the alternatives analysts and to produce an emirommental assees- want for the City of Bangor reganding construction and operation of waste- water treatment facilities. The work will be carried out in accordance with applicable State and Federal guidelines. In performing thin task, EES will analyse dmegraphic data, land use patterns and policies, ipdrologie data and perform cost analyses. Computerized mathmatical models will be need to examine the impact of various treatment alternatives on water quality in tri genduskeag Stream and the Penobscot River estuaries. A member of meetings will be held during tri progress of tri work to discuss interim findings. The project will tem,inate with an Environmental Assessment which has been approved by the Federal EPA aid tri State DEP. a iv Environmental Wneering Services, Inc. AN ENVIRGMIENTAI ASSESSMENT FOR THE GREATER BANGOR ARFA'S e;r c.. r.!murcAM;x:ns I. INTRODUCTION: 1. Bangor - "The queen City" The City of Bangor is Maine's third largest organized minor civil divi- sion. Niekmmned the "gneen City" for her role in the neater boon^ period of the late 1800's, Bangor's population has grown to 33,168 (1). Recent studies have led to predictions of significant population growth for lbrobscot Convey, and Succor, over the next fifty years (2). Hydrologically, Banger is located at the confluence of the Kenduskeag Stream ard Penobscot River estuaries. Because of this location and the attendent, potential impact on the environment, the queen City is required by Federal sod State .laws to manage ter affairs 1n such a way as to prevent significant adverse ispect on the surrounding air, land ani water resources. In conjunction with the Segal responsibility however, each municipal management team also has social and economic obligations to fulfill; ones tbat are fully recognized, but at the same time, are smerwbat more difficult to handle. As a distinct entity and a citizen of the State of Maine, the City of Sensor most take a holistic view of the Maine environment and, therefore, can- not impose long tem environmental degradation upon the State as the price of its (Bangor's) eristence and subsequent growth. Coupled with this is the reality of economical. and efficient resource allocation. As in any publicly Funded institution, a muRdeipality must husband its limited resources prudent- ly and insure that they are allocated in such a manner that maximum public ` Read is achdeved for each taxpayer dollar spent. legal constraints carrot ani eheuld net to used to obviate sitter the social or the economic reopenei- 1 Environmental Engineering Services, IRU hilitiee. It is our view that EEl's eervicee as a management and adminis- trative tool will allow the City to successfully blend these three constraints to achieve the beet possible results. H. Pertinent Legal Frmuewoxk The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (FWFCAA), the National mnviromental PolicY Act eP 1969 (NEPA). and Title 38 of Maine'e Revised Statutes Annotated (MRSA) provide the legal framework which requires dsveloMent of water quality management Programa. These progress are is be developed within the general policy freseworks set forth in Title I of FWFCPA and Chapter 3 of Title 38 MRSA. AttaUmeult of the interim National goal of achieving "water quality which provided for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water" by July 1, 1983, is currently the major task facing those responsible for program develorman . As a municipality in the State of Maine, the City of Hengox is rosponul- Us for developing a water quality management program far those segments of the Kendmekeag Stream and Penobscot River within Sanger's municipal juxindic- tion. Municipal programs are required as part of the construction grant program under Title II of f CAA. General construction grant progres ground rules "a established in Section 201 of Title II IWPCAA. Currently preposad rules, regulations and guidelines promulgated by the Federal Emiromnental protection Agency (EPA) and Maine's Department of Atmiranmental Protection (DEP) psusuant to FWPCM), require "Facilities Manning" as a first step 1n any municipal construction grant p gres (3)• " While these yroposed regulations do not constitute the final position er either agency, they are reflective of the current views of both agencies. Environmental Engineering Servim, Inc. Coupling the proposed "Fanilitiee Planning" guidelines with the requirements a MM and action 511 (0) (1) of Title V F FCAA, one can Safely predict ttat, regardless of the final wording, "Facilities Planning" guidelines will direct EtvIronnental Assessments (EA) to to pat of every m cipal water -anality -management program. FA`s will is considered as part of the "step l" or "planning phase" of the municipal construction grant avarded under Title II of MCA. C. Propps4l Rmironmental Engineering Services, Inc. (SFS) proposes that the city of Bangor enter into a general services cootrmt with EFS, part of which calls for an anvirosoental assessment fa the Greater Banger Area regarding the cunetruc- tion and operation of additional wastewater treatment facilities. It is the Opinion of EFS that a well planned proves of Wastewater treatmert, developed in compliance With current Federal ad State leas, can ke effectively produced " that such a program will insure the City of Bangor a truly cost-effective water quality management system. II. SCOPE OF S CES A. General The Federal, Register, Volume 38, Number 11 of Jamary 17, 1973. contains EPA's "Interim Regulations" regarding tie Prestratfon of Elmiiormental Impact Statements. Subpart E - Guidelines for Preparation of Environmental Impact Statements for Wastewater Treatment Works and Associated Plans - adequately daeerites the nature and general content of particular elements to to discussed in madcipal Ehaironmental Assessments purepant to that requirement of murhel- pal TF ilitles Planning" muter Section 201 of FAPCAA. Further guidance is 3 Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. provided by the Region I BPA publication entitled: Environmental P1uuSn aid Asseemments for Water Qual - Managers :t Plane and Project (February, 1973)• Both docents are included as Appendices I and n of this proposal. Combined, the above documents comprise the basis for the scope of services intended by the Environmental Assessment portion of tide proposal. B. Specific Environmental Engineering Services proposes to irepare an Environmental Assessment for the City of Bangor which will address - as a minimum - specific areas to the satisfaction of the City of Bangor, Maine's Department of Environmental Protection, and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. The areae to be addressed include: 1. A comparative evaluation of the major alternatives including suggestions for advanced Treatment works. 2. A description of the proposed action. 3._ An environmental impact analysis of the proposed action. 4. Adverse impacts wbich cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented. $. Alternatives to the proposed action. 6. Relationship between local short term uses of man's environment and the mmMeunee and entancement of long-term productivity. 7. Irreversible aid irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. 8. A discussion of problems and objections raised by ether Federal, State and Local agencies and by interested persons during the ; review pruners, and finally 9. A e®plete description of how the treatment work's design and 4 Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. construction controls will minimise the adverse Impact on all aspects of the environment. ssx. a4 UMI.CGf Demographic data will be analyzed as a means of identifying and predicting current and future demand for wastewater treatment facilities in the Greater Bangor area. Hydrologic data will be analyzed as a-means of idenSfying the charastsr- doties of the water resources most likely to be affected by municipal waste- water discharges in the Greater Bangor area. Computerized mathematical models x111 be employed to assess the Impact of the relevant range of agtornatives on the receiving water resources of the Greater Bangor area. The were models will be used to assess the viability of =Joe categories of engineering alternatives. Coupling economic data with the engineering analysis will provide the heads for a cost-effective approach to wastewater treatment recommendations. Scci aM local area econmlc impact potential will be accessed using accepted demographic and succeeds analytical tools. The essence of the various) analyses will then be synthesized, in light a the "Subpart E", requirements of Bmironeental IlArWot Statment Preparation: Interim Regulations. Appropriate graphs, charts, maps and tables wall be used to aid interpretation of the analyses. V. TINE TABLE s Without being committed to a rigid production schedule EES would prefer to produce a draft of an EA to the City of Bangor three months after an eiremant will have been reached as to an appropriate comencemen date. This is he be 5 Environmental Engineering Services, Ink. viewed " a preference and will remain a negotiable point. However, it is estimated that three man menthe of effort will be required for reelection of a drove. EA. V. REPORVS US auggests that, since the BA should be considered as only one part of the Wseilities Planning" requirements, the City of Bangor become the responsi- ble agency upon acceptance of the EA by the DEP and BPA. VI. UNGMIS mmusI GOUTY The City of Bangor will be responsible for providing EES full access to all available documents and information required to complete the M. VII. COMPENSATION' Because of the uncertainties of both DEP and EPA, Environmental Engineer- ing Services prefers to disenss compensation in terme of a maximum and minimum range. Normally, EES charges daily fees of $225 per man dsy of effort expended. This figure is designed to cover consultant fees ars all other expenses incurred. In this particular situation EES Prefers to enter into a "¢est-plusm arrangement with the City of Barger. It is felt that, due to the uncertainties involved, the beet way to mivimise costs to Bangor while equitably compensating EES for services rendered is through a negotiated ^cost-plus" mechanism. With the above in mind, EFS proposes that: A. Burger compensate EES at the rate of $225 ver eight hour mer-doy of services rendered. s B. Banger be responsible for unanticipated extraordinary expenses resulting from such things as appearances at hearings, meetings, ceffiererces and the like. rl Environmental Engineering Services, Inc. �sMM 1. General Population Characteristics, Maine, 1970: Bureau o4 the Census, Washington, D.C. 1971. 2. Maine 2E21 an Froiections 1 700-2020. State Plane Office, fiYnoutM ➢ep+rtment, State 01 m¢Pc, July, 1973- 3. 40 CFR Part 35, Subpart F, Federal Register Vol. . No. , July 20 1973• 4. Proposed DEP 201 P1amSn![ Guidelines, September 6, 1973• Enyimimental Engineering Services, Inc. C. EES mploy a periodic billing mechaim as a means of receiving compensation. D. Duees the scope of EES services is charged, that ordinary cempen- mtion be limited to a mocimm of r sty 8 -hour man -days of service which equivalent mount would not exceed $20,250.00 at the rate a $225 per man -day.