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Home My WebLink AboutDave McKinnon Ltr 9.16.03Sev~l9. 2003 8:31 AM ~E Engineers, In.c. TO:. DATE: 1LG: ~ ' ~, SEP 19 '03 08:43 PRGE.02 becomes; available. from the City). VJe are not proposing any off-peak pumpmg -, arrangements, based on flio assumption that there is capacity in the Bearcrcek;lifrslation and gravity lines shat it drop's~into. Sonic imprpvements and or upgrades may be Yequircd ' l6 increase capacity of the lift station and we are .•y311ing to participate in those . , improvemewls. .. ' ' -A standard Q&M,agreement for the lift station, modified for a service outside of the <'corporate eiry'limits would be acceptable: Dry line sewer lines will be installed, and we vl111 provide a comtiectiosfor sewei'.in d.iiidcr Road to accommodate 41ie future"extension ofthe Black Cat trunk. ". ; 'It appears, based on your letter, that computer modeling is-one of the final things to do to make sure that sewer service can be made available to the $ilve>• Creek site, with an estimatbd evaluatiomtimc of 2 weeks. - . 'WATER ~ ~ " We have a layout of the entire development foi'modeling purposes, and we~can provide, it , to you at.your request s0 thiat you can perform ;any computer modelilg necessary to ' , evaluate th"e proposed water system. - _ DEQ requires LwtS'water supplies for a community water system if the water service ;supplies water to tuore than 25 services,. A secondary supply must he capable of 12552 UU. FAO=UTNE DRIVE, SU1TL• B • BOISE, CDAHO 83713 • (7.U8) RR7.77G0 • fAX (FOR) 887.7781 - C1126262BtadWauonLtuer91603 ~ " Arad Watson, P.E. " Meridian,pulilic Works Dept,. 660' B.' Watcrtower, Ste. 20,U Meridian, ID 83642-2600 September 16, 2003 No~l104 P• 2 ~'~~~~$~~ E,ELEIVED 'SEP 9 9 2D03 SEP 19 2~3 ,1~~(~ C~ lf'~(~i~KE~ City Of Meridian City Clerk Office ;Silver Creek Subdivision Questions and Answers Dear Brad, Thank you foi sending me the list ofquestions and issues regarding the proposed Silver ' , _ " Creek project. Lee and I met earlier this week to discuss tho issues and •questions posed iu .your September 11''h letter, and we have come up with the following answers: SEWl~R ". , The" proposed Silver Creek development will consist of 44 units, (limited by a , development agreement, or non=deSeloprr?ent. agreement until, additional sewer service Sea•19. 2003 8~32RM No~1104 P• 3 .. providing 80f1 gallons per day/per service. "1 he primary source will be built to DL'^ Q standards. OTH)E12 QU)GST)<ONS AND ISSiJ1;S 0&M of Water and Sewer Systems As you are already aware, we are developing a piece of land outside ol'Nampa that has its own well and has a pzessure sewer service connection to. the City of Nampa's sewer system. We can provide you v~ith a copy of the. Q&M agreements for both of the water and sewer services. We will work with an independent water serviccprovider to provide operation and maintenance of the well and compliance with DEQ until such tiTrtc as the City wishes to take ownership of the well. Billing for sewer service canbe Simplifiedby charging s~werto the I3OA and "then the• " .HOA wilbbe responsible for collecting individual sewer fees,. • Negotiation of well ownership transfer The City of Meridian will be given the fast right ol'refusal in purchasing thc.well, and at the time that the city wishes to.purchase the well it will be made available to the Cily for fait market value (as established by an independent party or parties). We will be -responsible for obtaining and holding the, water rights'for the wells, in addition co being responsible for legal fees associated with a possible water rights, piotest: Development ~1>;reeritent $cgpe ~ ~- - . We agree that a.city inspection of all sewer and :walerfacilities should taka.place prior to conshvction,`payment ol'revicw fees forsewer service review, including deed restrictions "'and' a note;on the plat requiring annexation when contiguous~lo the city, well construction specifications, first right of refusal on the well, park impaa fee payment and limiting - county Building permit issuance to 44 building ,lots until additional services (sewer) can be provided by the Zity - , AuthorltY ~ . ~ ~ ; . , We believe chat the City has the right, per State Code, to participate as a third parry to a development agreement and`thai you have the ability to'operate a distinctly separate water system. VJc will provide a service provider Cooperate and maintain, the water system as necessary. ,' • Liability of Water System _ Like all wells in the City of Meridian, lha proposed well might be unable to product the, required fire flows, plus domcstiafire Clow after several years of opcration...If the-well is still-ownbd by Lee Ce~~ters and a problem occurs with the well-the liability to fix or correct the problem will be. his. if the City, who will have approved the designand operation of the well, takes ownership of the well al some point, the liability will be the CU2f282HruJWa~sonLcacr916U3~ SEP 19 '03 0843 PAGE.03 SeP~l9. 2003 8~32RM No•1104 P• 4 City's, but at that point it should be connected as part of thelarger municipal water system for redundancy.. Dual Connection Yrcvention We can prohibit dual conncckions to the water system by CC&Rs and through the development agreement. Pressurized Irril;ation - A pressurized irrigation system within the subdivision will be utiliring surface water,. Fire Protection - Wehave spoken to Joe Silva about fire protection and he has indicated that fire flowwill need3o be a minimum of 1;p00.gpm.for the neighborhtibd, as long as the houses within" the subdivision do not exceed 3,600 square feet. ~ ~ ' Enforccinent ~ • . The City can enforce the provisions of the llevelopment A~eement in several ways, 'refusal to allow hook, up to sewer serbitie, refusal of existing sewer seruice,,Ciry wilt be parry to the development agrccmcntwitli Ada County aud'can acf to onforce provisrions ; of enfoice~nenl within Dh; and requesting .cooperation from Ada County to refuse building permits until standards have been met. .Having first right of refusal onalie well will provide the City with the ability Ld purchase the well, and the developmencagreerhent will include City•approval of the well, so the ownership and operation agreements can be, worked out in the i'uture, siinilar.to current practices: , If you have any questions or need fiuther clarilication on any of the above noted is§ucs please lee1 free to contact me at (208) 887-7760 or via c-mail at davem(°)pinnacle- en ~neers.com. Sincerely, ' r~'G llavid Mc$innon Land Use Planner ' cc: file #C026282 . , , - Lce Centers -Centers Construction ' .C0262S28md Wauon l.cucr 71 E03 SEP 19 ' 03 0E3 ~ 43 5eP•19. 2003 8~31AM MAY(7R Roa~xr D CoRRis rnlrrrcrr.t~rnr~FSts Wif 1 YeM L. M. NaRY Km~x Barn TnntNnt DEP/~ ~'~ MCCAHDLESS r~.c,~.~ w~. nix: ~;-,.~.~,u a;,~~,.. FACSIII~ILE COVER S.F-~E£T Date: 9 0 ~ Time: Please deliver fo: f ,~ . UTY OF ~,~ Ci~jeri~icn 11 IDAHO Nc•1104 P I CnRrD. SNUrt4 P-~ Pvsuc Wottxs Dmsctba $RA~Da ~R.~ Wntsont, P.E. Nt l ~iGINTLR LEN GaauY $inFP ET7GINFFR -Company /Deportment: Fc~ No.: Phone No..: Total Number of Pages, Including This Cover Sheet: ~_ From: ' Fax No.: Comments: Phone No.: SEP 19 '03 68 42 PRGE.01