The Integrated Water Resource Plan (IWRP) will provide a mid-term and long-term evaluation of, and plan for, water supply and water demand management options for the City of Sugar Land in a regional context. An IWRP takes water supply planning beyond the traditional approach of cost-yield analysis and incorporates social and environmental aspects of water resource management. The project will recommend policies, programs, and capital improvement projects to ensure adequate water supplies and responsible management of those supplies for the City of Sugar Land. An integral part for the success of the IWRP is community involvement and consensus building. Consensus will be achieved during the IWRP process through a Citizen Task Force. Both a Council Task Force and Citizen Task Force have been engaged to provide input and feedback throughout the development of the Plan.
The IWRP will require some technical work from outside Consultants. In the workshop on August 1st, Staff presented an overview of the IWRP project and those technical tasks. The Reclaimed Water Supply Study is one of those technical tasks. Reclaimed water is treated wastewater effluent that is safe and suitable for reuse as regulated by TCEQ. It is currently utilized at the City's South wastewater treatment plant, in applications like irrigation and amenity lake filling throughout the Riverstone development.
This contract will include the identification of potential reclaimed supplies and customers that will then be evaluated as options in the IWRP process. Examples of projects that will be evaluated as part of the analysis include a reclaimed water facility at the North Wastewater Treatment Plant and potential small scale reclaimed scalping facilities near large non-potable water users. The scope of work includes the following:
- Develop an understanding of existing reclaimed water initiatives in the City and neighboring communities.
- Identify and quantify potential reclaimed water opportunities in the City and ETJ for existing development projects.
- Develop an understanding of potential costs associated with implementing reclaimed water projects for existing developments.
- Evaluate the relative potential of wastewater reclaimed for future development projects in the City and ETJ.
- Develop an understanding of potential issues and constraints, as well as possible advantages, in developing reclaimed water projects.
- Develop and present a report of findings including a summary of results of the above analysis, identification of potential reclaimed water opportunities, evaluation of probable costs, and identification of issues and constraints.
The Reclaimed Water Supply Study RFQ was posted for advertisement on August 9, and submittals were due August 24, 2017. Staff reviewed the submittals and interviewed three consultants. KIT Professionals Inc. was selected because of their excellent overall approach to the project. Funding is available for this contract from the Water Conservation professional services budget.
The Public Works department recommends awarding the Engineering Services Contract with KIT Professionals Inc. for the Reclaimed Water Supply Study in the amount of $98,620.
The IWRP will require some technical work from outside Consultants. In the workshop on August 1st, Staff presented an overview of the IWRP Scope for the decision support model. This contract will include the more technical aspects of developing a methodology for the options evaluation, scoring the water supply options and policies, resulting in the recommended strategy for meeting future water demands. The scope of work:
The IWRP will require some technical work from outside Consultants. In the workshop on August 1st, Staff presented an overview of the IWRP Scope for the decision support model. This contract will include the more technical aspects of developing a methodology for the options evaluation, scoring the water supply options and policies, resulting in the recommended strategy for meeting future water demands. The scope of work: