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ASSEMBLY AGENDA/MANAGER'S REPORT
THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA

Resolution 2694 - A Resolution Designating State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation Grant Funds for the Salmon Creek Filtration Project as the Number One Local State Funding Priority for Fiscal Year 2015.

MANAGER'S REPORT:

The City and Borough is applying for Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) grants through the Alaska Drinking Water Fund Grant program. The application process has a ranking system whereby projects from around the state are evaluated based on such criteria as, benefits to public health, plans completed by the community, support by the community, and supplementary source of funding.

To achieve maximum points, thereby assuring the best chances for grant monies, the ADEC requests a resolution of support by the community’s elected leaders identifying this project as the community’s number one priority for the fiscal year.

This resolution requests that the Salmon Creek Secondary Disinfection Project be considered Juneau’s number one priority for State grant funding this fiscal year. The proposed project will add microfiltration treatment to the Salmon Creek water system.

The CBJ is requesting $3.0 Million of Grant funding for this project, which requires a 40% match.

The Salmon Creek water source is required to be upgraded to meet the ADEC LT2 disinfection requirements by installing microfiltration. Addition of this treatment process will also make Salmon Creek a fully redundant water source, (listed as a priority of the CBJ 2012 Municipal Drinking Water Supply Plan) that will not be interrupted any longer by the turbidity events that have caused predictable shutdowns in the past.

The Assembly Public Works and Facilities Committee reviewed this request at its July 14, 2014 meeting and recommended forwarding to the full Assembly for approval.

RECOMMENDATION:

The Manager recommends this resolution be adopted.

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Resolution 26948/4/2014Appropriating Ordinance