County of Ventura

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County of Ventura Public Works Agency Water
and Sanitation Department
Reddy Pakala, Director February 19, 2009 El Rio
Municipal Advisory Council
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FOREBAY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT ELIMINATION
PROJECT(EL RIO SEWER PROJECT)
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FOREBAY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT ELIMINATION
PROJECT(EL RIO SEWER PROJECT)EL RIO PROJECT
FUNDING RECAP REVENUE FUNDING SOURCE
Estimated Additional Expenditures For Individual

11,200,000 Property Owners in the Unincorporated
Area (9,000/parcel X 1,300 parcels)

TOTAL 50.0 MILLION
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FOREBAY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT ELIMINATION
PROJECT(EL RIO SEWER PROJECT)

• Estimated cost of the public sewer collection
  system is approximately 38 million.
• To date, the County has secured approximately
  17.0 million in local, State, and Federal grants
  for the construction of the El Rio Sewer
  Collection System.
• Estimated project cost is for the public sewer
  system, and does not include the cost of
  constructing private sewer laterals, City of
  Oxnard Sewer Connection Fee, or abandonment of
  existing septic systems.
• Phases 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 were developed
  based upon the following criteria
• Available grant amount
• Grant eligibility criteria
• Time schedule for a given grant
• Phase 5A is planned to be constructed using a low
  interest State loan.
• The County is applying for funding through the
  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  (Economic Stimulus Bill) for construction of
  Phases 5B, 5C, and 5D.

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FOREBAY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT ELIMINATION
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• CONSTRUCTION PHASES UPDATES
• Phase I, Strickland Tract Area - Construction
  was completed in December 2005. Funded by a
  2.5 million State Water Resources Control Board
  (SWRCB) Proposition 13 grant and 818,618 from
  local funding (Montgomery Lift Station). 100 of
  properties connected in Phase 1.
• Phase 2 - Construction was completed in June
  2007. Funded by a 2.5 million SWRCB
  Proposition 13 grant and 637,000 from local
  funding. Over 90 of properties connected in
  Phases 2 and 4. Fifteen properties still to be
  connected.
• Phase 3 - Freeway Corridor This project
  connected the El Rio sewer system to the City of
  Oxnard sewer system. Construction was completed
  in August 2007. Funded by a 1.458 million SWRCB
  Small Communities Grant and 300,539 from local
  funding.
• Phase 4 - Portion of South Central
  Construction connects Phases 2 and 3.
  Construction was completed in June 2007. Funded
  by a 652,000 U.S. EPA grant and 938,478 from
  local funding.
• Phase 5 - Phase 5 is planned to be constructed
  in four phases, 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D. Phase 5A
  construction began in late September 2008, and is
  scheduled to be completed in February 2010.
  Funding is from the SWRCB Clean Water State
  Revolving Fund (SRF) Financing Program.
  Construction for Phase 5B, 5C and 5D is scheduled
  to start in September 2009.
• If we do not get Stimulus Plan funds, we will use
  SRF loan to construct Phases 5B, 5C, and 5D.
• Phase 6 - Construction began in May 2008, and
  was completed in December 2008 Homeowners will
  be asked to connect to the sewer system after
  the sewer trunk line within Simon Way is
  completed in July 2009 as part of Phase 5A
  beginning in August 2009. Funding is from a
  2.155 million grant from the SWRCB Prop. 50
  Consolidated Grant Program.
• Phase 7 - Construction began in June 2008, and
  scheduled to be completed in May 2009. Funding
  is from a 1.921 million grant from the SWRCB
  Prop. 50 Integrated Regional Water Management
  (IWRM) Implementation Grant. Homeowners will be
  asked to connect beginning November 2009, after
  Phase 6 property owners are connected.
• Phase 7A Construction began in December 2008
  and scheduled to be completed in May 2009.
  Funding is from a 1.1317million grant from the
  SWRCB Prop. 50 IWRM Implementation Grant.
  Homeowners will be asked to connect in August
  2009 along with Phase 6 property owners

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PROJECT(EL RIO SEWER PROJECT)

• The current State loan program is for a term of
  20 years, and an interest rate of approximately
  2.6.
• County Staff and District 5 Board of Supervisor
  have worked with the State Water Resources
  Control Board (SWRCB) to extend the term of the
  State loan from 20 to 30 years, and to reduce the
  State loan interest rate down to zero percent
  based on the median income levels of a
  disadvantaged community.
• The County requested a 30-year loan and a lower
  interest rate for disadvantaged communities in
  California. The SWRCB is reviewing our request.
  A decision is expected by the end of 2009.

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• The County is requesting funding for Phases 5B,
  5C, and 5D from the Economic Stimulus Plan
  funding Bill.
• The County will pursue Prop. 84 grants for the
  construction of Phase 5D of the El Rio Sewer
  System if funds are not secured from the Economic
  Stimulus Bill.
• Any grants secured by the County for the El Rio
  Sewer Project will reduce the loan amount for
  Phase 5 construction.
• The construction schedule is dependent upon state
  approval for funding and construction-related
  issues.

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• Tentative Property Owners Meeting Schedules

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FOREBAY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT ELIMINATION
PROJECT (EL RIO SEWER PROJECT RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES)Estimated Total Costs per MEF
Total one-time cost of approximately 25,000 per
MEF (1 2 3 4)
Plus Recurring OM costs. Currently 37/MEF/Month
(Reviewed annually) 5
OR One-time cost of approximately 9,000 per MEF
(1 2 3), and installment payments of
approximately 90 per MEF per month for 20
years. Plus Recurring
OM costs. Currently 37/MEF/Month (Reviewed
annually) 5

? Meter Equivalency Factor (MEF) ?? County
secured a grant of up to 5,000 maximum for
low-income property owners that occupy their
homes in Phases 1,2,3, 4,5A, 6 and 7 County will
apply for available grant funding for Phases 5B,
5c, and 5D
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FOREBAY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT ELIMINATION
PROJECT(EL RIO SEWER PROJECT)Lateral Line
Grant up to 5,000 for Very Low Income Property
Owners

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• The grant is for private property lateral line
  construction, and is for very low-income
  property owners who reside in their own home on
  the the property. Refer to table at right for
  total gross annual household income, depending on
  how many persons reside in the home (adults and
  children). Total household income on the chart
  is the upper amount of annul gross household
  income.
• Verification of your gross income must be
  included, for example a copy of your 2008 Federal
  and State Income Tax Returns, Form 1099, W-2 Form
  (s), or other verifiable gross income
  documentation.
• To be eligible for a grant, and before sewer
  service can begin, you must either pay the Sewer
  Connection Fees or make arrangements to make
  installment payments for 15 or 20 years, and
  obtain a County of Ventura Building and Safety
  permit to connect to the sewer system, construct
  the lateral, and abandon the septic tank within
  90 days of notification of the completion of the
  sewer collection
• system.
• The property must be connected to new sewer
  system and property owners must provide
  construction cost invoices before the grant
  amount can be awarded. The plumbing permit is an
  eligible expense

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• Those property owners who do not connect to the
  new sewer system within the approved schedule for
  each phase of the project, the Los Angeles
  Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB)
  will send a Notice of Violation to the individual
  property owners.
• A copy of the letter from the LARWQCB Executive
  Officer sent to the few property owners in Phase
  2 that have not connected is included.
• Property owners are subject to penalties of up to
  5,000 for each day in which the violation occurs
  (sewer discharge to septic systems).

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FOREBAY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT ELIMINATION
PROJECT(EL RIO SEWER PROJECT)Sample Los
Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
LetterPage 1
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Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
LetterPage 2
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If you have additional questions, or would like
further information, please
call

• For general information,
• please call
• Bill Lykins
• Staff Services Specialist
• Ventura County
• Water and Sanitation Department
• [phone]
• Monday through Friday
• 800 a.m. 500 p.m.

• For technical information,
• please call
• Cefe Munoz
• Project Manager
• Ventura County
• Water and Sanitation Department
• [phone]
• Monday through Friday,
• 800 a.m. 500 p.m.

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