Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

Fiscal Year 2009/10 CIP Budget

Project Number Project Name FY 09/10 Budgeted SDF FY 09/10 Budgeted Bond FY 09/10 Total CIP Scope CIP Benefit
3MVW01 Mission View Wash 4,506,000 0 4,506,000 Short-term design and construction for re-routing a portion of the 36" diameter sewer at Park Avenue. at I-10 as a part of PC RFCD's CMAR project. A route alignment study and upsizing design will follow as a separate project. Interceptor for future projected flows. This project should be constructed before re-paving of Park Avenue from I-10 to 36th Street to provide a cost savings.
3IRD16 Ina Road Digester Gas Equipment Replacement 3,100,000 0 3,100,000 Evaluation of the existing digester gas line, pumps and all appurtenances associated with the digester gas line. Analysis of alternative methane gas scrubbers and chillers; sizing of methane gas pipe to meet the needs. he existing pumps and compressors are in need of overhauls or replacement. Heat exchanger is outdated and cannot lower gas temperatures enough to remove sufficient moisture from the methane gas.
3JOC0A Large Line Rehabilitation & Construction (Greater than or Equal to 15") 2,197,692 4,096,140 6,293,832 The current conveyance condition assessment projects - both the Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) and the Sanitary Sewer Inspection and Identification Program (SSIIP) - are identifying areas within the regional sewage conveyance system in need of repair. Recent experience indicates that unlined concrete sewer pipe, initially designed to last 50 years, may last only 35 to 40 years when high levels of hydrogen sulfide and corrosion are present.
3RPI09 Plant Interconnect Roger Road  to Ina Road 1,800,000 23,216,811 25,016,811 Design, acquire easements and construct approximately 5 miles of sewer (gravity/pressure) and the associated wastewater pumping system (WWPS) and other system improvements needed to provide operational flexibility to treat tributary flows. This project was initially identified in the 1978 and 1990 Facility Plans as a future mechanism to assist in managing flows between the existing Ina Road and Roger Road treatment plants.  A 12.5 mgd expansion is nearly complete at the Ina Road WPCF.
3IRG11 Ina Road Gravity Belt Thickeners for Biosolids 1,450,000 0 1,450,000 To install two 3 meter GBTs as a replacement for the 3 centrifuges at the Ina Road facility. One 3 meter GBT can handle the capacity of the centrifuges.  Two GBTs will meet present needs with 100% redundancy. Three units would meet future expansion needs. The gravity belt thickeners will be able to handle a higher flows, use less energy thus improving overall efficiency of the solids handling operation. 
3RYP89 Richey Yard Field Operations Division Facility 749,642 0 749,642 The design and construction of an expanded Wastewater Field Operations Division facility following the Master Plan developed by Acorn & Assoc. The expansion will provide for the anticipated staff and vehicle growth and incorporate other areas of O&M. Increase efficiency by incorporating other areas of O&M.
3IRE07 Ina Road - Enclosed Transfer Station for Dewatering 736,000 0 736,000 A covered transfer station with air handling is needed for the dewatering of vector-trucks rags and grit to control odor.  Will continue to utilize EOB “Emergency Overflow Basin”  as storage and dewatering/transfer station with limited order control or vector control in possible violation of clean air permits; however, the above improvements will help to eliminate odor.
3RWC11 ROMP Water Reclamation Campus 32 MGD 620,745 1,260,301 1,881,046 Design and contract a 32 MGD facility in the vicinity of the existing Roger Road WWTP to achieve nutrient removal. The wastewater treatment system will accommodate a future biological phosphorus removal system based on Bardenpho process. The new facility will not include biosolids handling as this process will be accomplished at the Ina Road WPCF.
3MAR10 Marana WWTF Expansion BNROD (.7 to 2.2) Filtration and UV, Design, Construction 550,000 0 550,000 This project provides for completion of the design and construction of an expansion to the existing Marana WWTP, including required setbacks, to provide capacity for the growth in the area, as well as produce reclaimed water for reuse and/or recharge. Expanding population in the Marana WWTP service area necessitates increased wastewater treatment capacity. Wastewater flows are rapidly increasing.
3IRS01 Ina Road WRF Rough Screens 539,500 0 539,500 Design and install two RakeMax bar screens with one inch openings to fit the current process. Rough screens are a critical part of the pretreatment process and the current screens are requiring continuous and extensive maintenance resulting in a need to take the process offline for repairs.
3CLS83 Capstan Lift Station 460,000 0 460,000 The design and construction of a replacement gravity sewer and the decommissioning of the existing lift station and force main. The conceptual project involves 3,500 linear feet of new PVC sewer, 13 new manholes, decommissioning of the lift station. This will minimize the risk of SSOs and reduce the O&M costs.
3IWC01 Ina Road WRF Washer Compactor Replacement 455,000 0 455,000 Current washer compactor system is undersized. Purchasing two washer compactors that are sized appropriately for the operational capacity of the Ina Road WRF. The washer compactor sustains major damage as it is subject to rocks and debris coming through the process. This solution relies upon a second project with  upgrades the Rough Screens in the headworks.
3GVS11 Green Valley Screens, Washer and Compactor 360,000 0 360,000 Install a second set of screens, washers and compactors so that maintenance and major rebuilds can be performed. Facility lacks redundancy of the system at the headwork's.  As the system ages there is no way to perform any type of major repair or rehabilitation that requires the headwork's to be taken off line. 
3IRS09 Ina Road SCADA Process Optimization 350,000 0 350,000 These are SCADA process control additions at the Ina Road facility which will be identified by the Process Optimization Study for ROMP (separate CIP project). SCADA process control optimization will reduce labor, energy and chemical costs and enable the Ina Road Wastewater plant to continue to meet regulatory requirements.
3ICO01 Ina Road Odor Control for Centrifuge 325,000 0 325,000 Procure a biofilter and ancillary equipment to augment complement existing equipment onsite, to provide controls and monitoring. The current processes will result in a violation of our air quality permit and will be mandated by EPA in 2014.
3RSC15 ROMP SCADA 300,000 1,100,000 1,400,000 Develop design standards for delivery to ROMP design consultants. Design and construct a SCADA System for control and monitoring. This will provide an automated process monitoring system.
3AVT20 Avra Valley BNROD Expansion to 4 MGD 273,200 0 273,200 To assist in funding the design and construction of a new 4 MGD Biological Nutrient Removal Oxidation Ditch (BNROD) wastewater treatment facility. The increased treatment capacity will be available to meet the projected future demand for wastewater service due to the anticipated large population increase and will also produce high quality effluent.
3CON02 Conveyance Vapor Treatment Unit Odor Control System Expansion 250,000 0 250,000 This project includes the following: design, construction, and project management for adding performance monitoring equipment to the three existing vapor treatment units, adding one new vapor treatment unit, and 5 small carbon systems.  Performance monitoring of the vapor treatment units necessary for odor control management.
3CPS04 Continental Ranch Regional Pump Station 214,000 0 214,000 Upgrade the lift station Prevent odor emanating from the Continental Ranch WWPS from becoming a problem to the nearby community. Replace the out dated scrubber with a new scrubber capable of handle the predicted future flows.
3CON01 Region Wide Conveyance Odor Control System Expansion 200,000 0 200,000 One new chemical dosing station will be located on the upper Pantano Interceptor to control odors and eliminate complaints all along this interceptor.  The other will be located on the upper North Rillito interceptor. Necessary for odor control. Odors emanating from these interceptors are responsible for a significant number of the conveyance system odor complaints. Cannot abate odors emanating from these two major interceptors without these projects.
3RPW01 Roger Road WRF Process Water and Pumps 200,000 0 200,000 Water is used to cool various engines that run the plant and there is currently no back-up during a power outage. This would help to prevent permit violations by installing two pumps into the saddles that were installed into the process water piping providing more flexibility with the system.
3IRU13 Ina Road Upgrade of Blower Heat Exchanger Building No. 34 200,000 0 200,000 To design and evaluate appropriate cooling demands, along with the infrastructure associated with this system, for the facility's needs.  In addition, summertime ambient temperatures have resulted in reduction heat transfer that creates a condition that is detrimental to the life of the equipment.
3CON03 Region Wide Conveyance Odor Control System Safety and Performance 200,000 0 200,000 This project includes the following: design, construction, and project management for upgrades to the Conveyance Odor Control System at the Anita Ave., Tucson Blvd, Prince, 18th Ave, Mission Rd, Santa Cruz Lane, and the two Rio Del Lago dosing stations. Continued safe operation dictates that the improvements for power, eyewash, shower, and wash down facilities as well as necessary shade structures and appurtenances.
3SCP06 Sabino Creek Pump Station 195,000 0 195,000 Elimination of the stream crossing. To prevent flood damage and potential SSO
3RWC14 ROMP Staff Facilities at WRC 150,000 201,502 351,502 Design and construct a new administration facility in conjunction with the new 32 MGD Water Reclamation Campus. The administration building shall provide adequate space for the current and future department needs.
3ROC01 Roger Road WRF Odor Control for Digesters 146,306 41,194 187,500 Purchase and install ceramic covers for the burners,  The covers will enclose the flame and hold the gas for more efficient burning. The aging system and the low efficiency level the methane gas is burring, create a source of odor.
3AVS01 Avra Valley WRF Security 64,000 929,000 993,000 Design and construct security improvements recommended in the vulnerability assessment. These improvements will provide the physical and cyber security needed to protect the Avra Valley WRF from vandalism and intrusion by unauthorized personnel.
3MSL01 Marana WRF Sludge Loading Station 50,000 0 50,000 Design and install a pre-fabricated biosolids load out facility including catwalk and stairs to provide operator access above the tanker truck. Additional pump control switches will be located on the catwalk for the operator. A new sludge loading method will provide a safer work environment for both the operators and drivers.
3W5080 Ina Road Scum Pumping System 50,000 0 50,000 Move the pumps closer to the pit, and install a line with an external flush. The 2 primary scum pits requires a mixing system to break up the floating mat to facilitate pumping to the thickeners
3CDT20 Corona de Tucson Sludge Storage Facility 50,000 0 50,000 Corona de Tucson WWTF currently has no odor control for the aerated sludge storage tanks facility.  Significant odors emanate from the aerobic sludge storage tanks at the facilities, second only to the headwork's.  Controlling odors is  a community service/responsibility and is part of RWRD business strategy to control odors.
3RIR08 Ina Class A Biosolids Upgrade 10,000 10,000 20,000 Design and Construct modifications to HPO facility to meet regulatory quality guidelines for Class A Biosolids production Meet existing operating permit requirements for installation of improvements by 2014
3SPS01 Sunrise Lift Station 10,000 0 10,000 Pump Station replacement/upgrade This facility has experienced SSOs due to equipment failures.  Wet well is undersized, deteriorated and constructed of bricks.  Potential contaminate migration to the groundwater table.
3IRL04 Ina Road Lighting Improvements 5,000 0 5,000 Repair and replace conduit runs between high mass lights that have aged and corroded.  To install new lights at the gate area of the new front entry.  Install lights in the Emergency Overflow Basins. Additional lighting is needed at the Ina Road Facility to illuminate the new ingress/egress of the facility and to provide night shift employees with a safer working environment.
3RWC12 ROMP Roger Road WWTP Demolition 1,693 81,614 83,307 Design and demolish the existing 41 MGD Roger Road WWTP. The project will include costs for Program Management, Project Management, Design Services and Construction Services. The existing Roger Road WWTP will be decommissioned and demolished once the new 32-MGD Wastewater Reclamation Campus (WRC) is complete and in operation.
3GVB20 Green Valley BNROD Exp 2.0 to 4.0 MGD 0 700,000 700,000 Planning for future expansion needs to accommodate the growing population. This is a basin study to determine when is the best timing for the next plant expansion at the Green Valley WRF
3RIR04 ROMP Ina Road 12.5 MGD Expansion 0 3,520,270 3,520,270 Design and construct new facilities and modifications to add a 12.5 MGD wastewater treatment system at Ina Road WPCF for Nutrient Removal Improvements needed to meet regulatory capacity and effluent guidelines. 
3GVS10 Green Valley  Sludge Storage Facility 0 200,000 200,000 Green Valley WWTF currently has no odor control for the sludge digestion tanks at the facility.  Significant odors emanate from the sludge storage tanks at the facilities, second only to the headwork's.  Controlling odors is  a community service/responsibility and is part of RWRD business strategy to control odors.
3RR01B Electrical Study 0 56,376 56,376 Portions of the Roger Road WWTP site have been in service since the early 1950s. The plant has been expanded and improved a number of times. Staff and consultant evaluations indicate that older elements of the plant are in need of significant rehab. It is important to keep the facility in good operating condition as it provides for treatment of approximately 60 percent of the total metropolitan area wastewater.
3RHE01 Roger Road WRF Heat Exchanger for Gas System 0 150,000 150,000 Replace the current heat exchanger with a new system that is adequately sized to match the current gas production at the plant. The system should cool the gas below 60 degrees. Currently spending $30,000 to $40,000 per month on natural gas to run various engines and more bio-gas will be useable reducing the amount of natural gas needed.
3RIR03 ROMP Ina Road HPO Replacement System (25 MGD) 0 6,849,893 6,849,893 Design and Construct modifications to HPO facility to meet regulatory capacity and effluent guidelines Meet existing operating permit requirements for installation of improvements by 2014
313118 Arivaca Junction Gravity Sewer Relief 0 117,000 117,000 1997 Bond  - Design of RWRD is contracting with design firm to finish out portion. Private Developer sewer needs to be built before RWRD section can be constructed. Will allow for closure of Arivaca treatment plant
3RIR06 Ina Road Biosolids Facilities Improvement 0 12,933,608 12,933,608 Design and Construct new facilities and modifications to increase biosolids processing capacity at Ina Road WPCF Meet existing operating permit requirements for installation of improvements by 2014
3RIR05 ROMP Ina Road BNRAS System Modification (12.5MGD) 0 557,405 557,405 Design and Construct new facilities and modifications to existing BNRAS system at Ina Road WPCF for Nutrient Removal and biosolids improvements Meet existing operating permit requirements for installation of improvements by 2014
3PES21 Park Avenue &18th Sewer Augmentation 0 2,500,000 2,500,000 Approximately 1050' of 33" existing sewer projected expected to reach capacity. Data from the 1990 Facility Plan should be revisited with the new flow data and modeling studies. This project would relieve the flows in the existing 33" sewer by constructing a new 42" line.  Cost estimates should also be revisited.
3RIR07 Ina Power Generation & Distribution Facilities 0 173,443 173,443 Design and Construct new facilities to produce and distribute the energy required to operate the facility. Existing Power production facilities are near the end of their life cycle.
3RWC13 ROMP RWRD Laboratory 0 708,770 708,770 Design and construct a new laboratory facility in conjunction with the new 32 MGD Water  Reclamation Campus. The laboratory shall provide adequate space for the current and future testing and analysis needs of the Department.
3PPS02 Prudence Pump Station 0 1,350,000 1,350,000 Complete Pump Station replacement and site improvement. Pump station wet well requires replacement, due to hydrogen sulfide deterioration.  Potential contaminate migration to the groundwater table is possible.
3SCP04 Santa Cruz Interceptor, Prince-Franklin Phase III 0 5,029,053 5,029,053 Santa Cruz Interceptor splits to connect with the N extension of the SE Interceptor, traversing the I-10 corridor E to the Franklin Street alignment, & continuing S to a connection with the Santa Cruz Interceptor. Relieve the NW Outfall by minimizing the use of the Alameda Siphon with combined flows from  existing SE & Santa Cruz Interceptors also provide capacity for future expansion.
3CDT21 Corona de Tucson Odor Control for Headworks 0 250,000 250,000 Corona de Tucson WWTF currently has no odor control for the headwork's of the facility. Odors from the headwork's have the highest concentrations of any process at a wastewater facility.  Controlling odors is a community service and responsibility that is part of RWRD business strategy to control odors.
312058 Tanque Verde Int., Craycroft-Tucson Country Club 0 283,926 283,926 This project calls for construction of approximately 9,000 feet of 36-inch diameter interceptor sewer, which will make the Tanque Verde and Pantano sewer service areas tributary to the new South Rillito Interceptor.  Annual maintenance costs will be reduced along with the risks of service interruption.
3APS01 Alhaja Pump Station (No. 20) 0 10,000 10,000 Existing manhole leaks sewage to the environment in dry weather and allows storm water into the sanitary sewage system in wet weather. Repair/Rebuild wet well and valve it.  Include modern materials in the construction. Manhole is 30 plus years old and was built of brick. Improvements will reduce or eliminate leaking and infiltration problems, and make pump improvements safer and easier along with a reduction of sediment build-up.
Totals 20,768,778 66,326,306 87,095,084