MEDINA COUNTY FPA WADSWORTH FPA BOUNDARY MODIFICATION REQUEST Planning and Programming Committee July 13, 2018
ACTION REQUESTED Recommend this item to the Executive Committee for placement on the September 2018 Board of Directors agenda: Medina County FPA Wadsworth FPA Modification Request PREVIOUS ACTION The Water Quality Subcommittee recommended approval
BACKGROUND Applicant: Medina County Sanitary Engineer (MCSE) Transfer: 1,197 parcels (3,653.84) Current FPA: Wadsworth FPA Proposed FPA: Medina County FPA Changes to Prescriptions: No Affected Parties: Medina County, City of Wadsworth, Sharon Township and Wadsworth Township
BACKGROUND Attachment A: Current FPA Boundary and Medina County Service Area Attachment B: Proposed FPA Boundary and Transfer Area Data Sources: NOACA and MCSE
BACKGROUND FPA Modification Area by Jurisdiction FPA Modification Area City of Wadsworth Parcels Data Sources: NOACA and MCSE
BACKGROUND Transfer Area s Percentage of Wadsworth s Sewerage System Average Daily Flow = 6.5% Annual Sewer Revenue = 9.3% Customers = 3.2%
Total Transfer Area 3,654 Acres Percent of Transfer Area In: Sharon Township = 93.2% City of Wadsworth = 4.1% Wadsworth Township = 2.7% BACKGROUND Current Customers in Transfer Area Total = 320 (as of Sept. 1, 2017) City of Wadsworth = 12 (3.7%) Sharon and Wadsworth Townships = 303 (96.3%)
1975 SEWER SERVICE AGREEMENT City of Wadsworth and Medina County 50-year Agreement for Sewer Service within FPA Modification Area Can be Terminated at an Earlier Date Medina County Intends to Terminate or Modify Agreement for the FPA Modification Area Agreement does not Address the Service of City Parcel by Medina County after Termination Medina County must Determine how to Continue Sewer Service to City Parcels after Termination
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT Notification Requirements Policy 4-6 Maximum 90-Day Comment Period Applicant Must Solicit Support from all Affected Jurisdictions Comment Period Completed in November 2017 Jurisdictions In Support: Medina County Sharon and Wadsworth Townships Jurisdiction In Opposition: City of Wadsworth
MEDINA COUNTY S SHARON CENTER WATER PROJECT Drinking Water Switch from Wells (Ohio River Basin) to Lake Erie Water Extend Water Mains from State Route 18 Improved Drinking Water Pressure Improved Water Tower Turnover* Eliminate Drinking Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Avoid a $2 Million Upgrade Development North of Sharon Center* City of Wadsworth Provides Supplemental Water Flow to Sharon Center * Benefit cannot be provided by the City of Wadsworth s Water Supply
MEDINA COUNTY S SHARON CENTER WATER PROJECT (CONT.) Wastewater Reduced Wastewater Treatment Costs Lower Sewer Rates for Customers Connected to Wadsworth s Sewerage System Wastewater from North Lift Station to be Diverted into Lake Erie Basin Medina County Annual Savings City of Wadsworth Loss of Current and Future Revenue from Customers
LAKE ERIE WATER DIVERSIONS Flow Diverted from the Lake Erie Basin is Regulated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Medina County Net Diversion Allowance from the Lake Erie Basin = 100,000 gallons per day (gpd) Sharon Center s Water Project will Exceed Allowance Credit Given for Returned Lake Erie Waters via Treated Wastewater from the North Lift Station ODNR Chief s Order July 12, 2018 Allows Lake Erie Water Returned via Medina County Sanitary Sewers
PROPOSED FPA MODIFICATION LIKELY WASTEWATER OUTCOMES Sewer Rates City of Wadsworth = 9.6% Medina County = 14.8% System Affordability Policy 4-6a Affordability Rate = 1.5% Median Household Income Current and Proposed Rates Deemed Affordable Board can Decide if Economic Harm is Suffered
PROPOSED FPA MODIFICATION LIKELY WASTEWATER OUTCOMES (CONT.) City of Wadsworth Estimated Annual Sewer Revenue = $354,972 2008 WWTP Rebuild = $21.1 million Annual Debt Service thru 2028 = $1.56 million Medina County Estimated Annual Treatment Cost Savings = $203,242 Estimated New Annual Sewer Debt Service = $125,788 Estimated Sewer Cost Savings = $77,454
MEDINA COUNTY WADSWORTH NEGOTIATIONS Multiple Meetings and Discussions City of Wadsworth Counter Proposal Feb. 2018 Medina County Declined March 2018 Medina County Offered Support Efforts by City of Wadsworth to Retain Customers within the City Negotiations Reached an Impasse Medina County Requested NOACA Proceed with the FPA Modification Request
Policy 4-6b OUTSTANDING ISSUES Medina County s Legal Authority to Act Upon termination of the existing sewer service agreement with the City of Wadsworth, Medina County must show legal authority to provide sewer service to customers within the City of Wadsworth Medina County can decide how to accomplish this task Needed before Ohio EPA can issue a Permit-to-Install
STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL CONDITIONS 1. Medina County Supports Future Efforts by Wadsworth to Retain Medina County s Sewer Customers within the City 2. Medina County Provides Documentation of their Legal Authority to Serve Customers within the City
NEXT STEPS With Board approval, NOACA will submit the FPA update to the Ohio EPA for certification by the Governor Following Board approval, staff will transmit copies of this resolution to appropriate federal, state and local agencies
ACTION Recommend this item to the Executive Committee for placement on the September 2018 Board of Directors agenda: Medina County FPA Wadsworth FPA Modification Request Motion Second Discussion Put the Question
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