Title
Approval to Implement FY 2020 Lead & Copper Rule Sample Testing Fee for Member Partners
Body
Agenda of: August 26, 2020
Item No.: 2020-201
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: August 26, 2020
RE: Adoption of FY 2020 and FY 2021 Lead & Copper Rule Sample Testing Fee for Member Partners
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Nicolette Bateson, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), approves the FY 2020 and FY 2021 Lead & Copper Rule Sample Testing Fee of $61.88 per sample for Member Partners and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now requires increased Lead and Copper Rule testing. This change significantly increased the volume of testing required by the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) and its member partners, starting with the testing cycle beginning June 2019. Based on input from the GLWA Water Quality Work Group, GLWA's Water Quality Lab began offering Lead and Copper Rule water sample testing as an optional service to assist member partners. GLWA seeks reimbursement of Water Quality Lab direct costs incurred for this service. The GLWA Legal team has determined the GLWA Board of Directors is required to adopt this water sample testing fee for use; however, since this is an optional fee for service, a simple majority approval is required.
JUSTIFICATION
The LCR sample testing process and related fee concept was originally discussed with member partners at a February 27, 2018 Water Quality Work Group meeting. The preliminary fee shared at that time was $59.17. That fee was based on the calculation used to determine the amount for LCR water sample testing charged to the Detroit of Water and Sewerage Department (DW...
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