Regional Service Through Unity… Meeting our Region’s Needs Today and Tomorrow NEW OPERATIONS CENTER OVERVIEW Wylie Lakes HOA November 27, 2018
Regional Service Through Unity… Meeting our Region’s Needs Today and Tomorrow
NEW OPERATIONS CENTER OVERVIEW
Wylie Lakes HOA
November 27, 2018
AGENDA
• Background on NTMWD
• Overview of Wylie Treatment Plant facilities
• Existing control room out of date – more space and upgrades needed
• Importance of operations and location selected
• New facility plans‒ Layout‒ On-site activities‒ Landscaping‒ Road improvements
• Questions
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HISTORY OF NTMWD
10 Original Member Cities
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Farmersville, Forney, Garland, McKinney, Mesquite, Plano,Princeton, Rockwall, Royse City, and Wylie
“We decided we were all in this together. We couldn’t do it separately.”_
• 1951 – Created by Texas Legislature to Provide Water Service• 1956 – Began Providing Treated WATER to Member Cities• 1970s – Expanded to WASTEWATER Service• 1973 – Richardson added as Member City• 1980s – Expanded to SOLID WASTE Service• 1998 – Allen added as Member City• 2001 – Frisco added as Member City
REGIONAL PROVIDER: WATER, WASTEWATER, SOLID WASTE
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60 YEARS OF WATER TREATMENT AND DELIVERY
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Wylie WTP I (70 MGD)Built in 3 Phases: 1956-1965
Wylie WTP II (280 MGD)Built in 4 Phases: 1972-1988
Wylie WTP III (280 MGD)Built in 3 Phases: 1995-2003
Wylie WTP IV (140 MGD)Built in 2008Expansion underway
Tawakoni (30 MGD)Bonham (6 MGD)
Total capacity = 806 MGD
WYLIE WTP - PLANT IV EXPANSION
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CONTROL ROOM UPGRADES NEEDED
• Existing facility vintage 1956
• Built to treat water for 32,000 people not 1.7 million
• Technology upgrades require modern wiring and enough space for computer equipment and monitoring screens
• Not enough space to work and not ADA-compliant
• Need hardened facility to maintain operations 24/7 during major storms (ex. hail or tornado)
Current control room in 1950s building
Rendering of new control room
WHAT AND WHY
• WHAT: Heart of regional water system operations. From here, operators control:
‒ pipelines, pumps, valves and tanks for water coming in from various sources;
‒ water flowing between plants and multiple steps of treatment process; and
‒ distribution of treated water to city storage tanks.
• WHY: Security is critical factor. A building on perimeter allows easy access for operators, public and first responders without compromising plant security.
‒ Existing utilities nearby (power, water, fiber optic network)
‒ This site was the preferred location of the 7 evaluated
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Looking Northwest from entrance at Forrest Ross Road & Spencer Lane
NEW OPERATIONS CENTER LOCATION & RENDERING
• 14,343 square feet
• One-story building occupied by 30 employees (office capacity for 45)
• Most employees 8 AM to 5 PM; About 6 employees overnight
• Anticipate monthly training (30 people) and quarterly visitor tours (25 people) during business hours
• Emergency generator enclosed in sound walls designed to meet noise ordinance
• Small water quality testing room
NEW WATER SYSTEM OPERATION CENTER
Water Quality Testing Room• Room size = 24’ x 25‘
(600 sq.ft.)
• Area for operators to quickly test samples to optimize treatment
• Limited chemicals in small quantities (no bulk storage – most containers 1 liter)
• Fraction of amounts found at local hardware or pool supply stores
• Delivered by UPS/FedEx
• Bulk of daily testing for water and wastewater compliance is done at lab on Brown Street
NEW WATER SYSTEM OPERATION CENTER
LANDSCAPING AND BUILDING EXTERIOR
• Designed to demonstrate water efficient landscaping and rain water collection
• Landscaping and trees to provide natural screening from roadway – will improve current view
• Downward facing outdoor lighting
• Most parking at front of building to be labeled for visitors, work vehicles to park in back
• One story building not designed to support second floor
NEW OPS BUILDING
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ROAD AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Eubanks LaneNTMWD to Pay 80% of Construction Cost Approx. $1,244,000
Hwy 78 Deceleration LaneNTMWD to Pay 100% of CostApprox. $75,000
Lynda Lane ExtensionNTMWD to Pay 100% of CostMore than $500,000
ANIMATION
Questions?
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