Title
Resolution to Adopt the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Water Main Replacement - FY 2020 Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) Project Plan
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Agenda of: April 24, 2019
Item No.: 2019-170
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: April 24, 2019
RE: Resolution to Adopt the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Water Main Replacement - FY 2020 Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) Project Plan
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Nicolette Bateson, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, Financial Services and Cheryl Porter, Chief Operating Officer - Water & Field Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), approves the attached Resolution for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) Water Main Replacement - FY 2020 Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) Project Plan - FY2020 Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) Project Plan; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
DWSD has identified four (4) water system projects in its proposed FY 2020 to 2024 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for submittal to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the DWRF financing program for funding in the state's 2020 fiscal year. The deadline for submitting all DWRF project plans to MDEQ is May 1, 2019, but prior to submitting the project plans, a public hearing must be held for the affected area.
The project consists of the excavation of existing water mains, installation of new pipes, replacement of lead service lines between the water main and the water meter, pressure testing, backfill, and right-of-way. The impact of the project will be improved customer satisfaction and safe and reliable service delivery of potable water to customers. The estimated cost of this project is $57,300,000.
The FY 2020...
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