01/13/1976 - Packet i
TIGARDWATER DISTRICT 8841 5. W. COMMERCIAL ST.
TIGARD, OREGON 97223
PHONE (503) 639-1554
January 13, 1976
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
1. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
2. VISITORS
3. RESOLUTION TO PAY VOUCHERS
4. RESOLUTION TO INCREASE OUT-OF-DISTRICT CHARGES
r,r„ FROM 50c TO $2.00 PER MONTH PER METER, EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 20, 1976
5. RESOLUTION TO REQUEST VOTER APPROVAL TO ISSUE
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TOTALING $1.9 MILLION
ON MAY 25, 1976 TO CONSTRUCT A 10-MILLION GALLON
TERMINAL RESERVOIR, INSTALL TRANSMISSION MAINS,
PURCHASE RESERVOIR SITES, AND REPLACE OLD, IN-
ADEQUATE PIPE LINES
6. OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
1. Resolution to approve minutes of last meeting
2. Visitors
3. Resolution to pay vouchers
4. Resolution to increase out-of-district charges from 50c to
, 2 per month per meter, effective January 20, 1976.
In view of a petition signed by 48 residents from the Rolling
Hills Subdivision (Metzger Water District) requesting a return to
Bull Run water, the Board, at the last meeting, expressed a willing-
ness to accomodate those patrons, if feasible. After an engineering
study it was deemed possible to return the entire subdivision of 70
connections back to the Metzger system. A letter delineating a pro-
posed plan was forwarded to Metzger for their consideration. The
Metzger Board of Commissioners should act on the proposal at their
next regular meeting on January 12, 1976.
Upon assuming responsibility for those customers in the Metzger
Water District it was realized that the patrons would continue paying
taxes to Metzger plus an out-of-district fee of $1.50 per month to
Tigard. In view of this, you reduced the out-of-district fee to a
token 50c per month. With the service to 70 connections transferred,
and the remaining 43 connections located primarily in the industrial
area on 72nd Avenue, an increase in the out-of-district rates should
be considered.
The tax rate for Tigard Water District is 38c per $1,000 assessed
valuation. Therefore, an owner of a $30,000 home within the Tigard
Water District would pay $11.40 annually in advalorem taxes. It is
believed that out-of-district customers should pay a higher amount so
that annexation would be significantly to their advantage. At present,
except for the Metzger customers, there are only two out-of-district
patrons, Mrs. Leah Zednick and Mr. Herbert Stark. It is recommended
that the out-of-district fee be increased to $2/month/meter, effective
January 20, 1976, if the Rolling Hills Subdivision is returned to the
Metzger system.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
5. Resolution to request voter approval to issue General Obligation
Bonds totaling,$1.9 million on May 25, 1976 to construct a 10•million
gallon terminal reservoir, install transmission mains, purchase reser-
voir sites, and replace old, inadequate pipe lines
The complete resolution has been prepared by Ken Baines and will
be presented to you at the board meeting.
The Board of Commissioners, on September 9, 1975, resolved to
request voter approval for a bond issue of $1.7 million. It has
been suggested that the remaining pipe replacements be accomplished
with bond money versus the General Fund. This will release an annual
expenditure of about $80,000 from this account which can be used for
premiums on the new bonded indebtedness. The pipe replacement program
can continue over the next 3 years by district personnel as previously
low planned, but funds therefor will be derived from a different account.
An additional $200,000 will finish the pipe replacement program.
Emphasis must be placed upon this bond issue now. Some prelim-
inary work must be accomplished, including notifying the election
officer in Washington County, preparing the ballot measure, etc.
After the bond issue is approved a prospectus of our financial position
must be published. Also, it would appear that, upon approval, the
bonds should be rated by Moody's Investment Service.
This bond measure will provide funds to solve, on a long-term
basis, the distribution and storage needs of the district. Only the
water source problem will remain unsolved.
Since meter charges were increased as of January 1, 1976 the
public can be advised that the $1.9 million bond issue will not result
in another increase in either consumer rates or meter connection
charges. The advalorem taxrate will remain about the same. Funds
to liquidate the bonded indebtedness will be derived, primarily, from
increased water sales, and by not reducing consumer rates, raised 257.
in April 1975, due, in part, by Lake Oswego's increase in the cost of
wholesale water. It is believed that this bond issue can be approved
with these stipulations.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
6. Qlher business.
7. Projections for 1976.
Since the old year has just ended it is time to take stock
of the accomplishments of the past year and redefine the goals
of the water district.
Somewhere in 1973, after the direct connections to both the
Lake Oswego and Portland water systems, the district shifted very
quickly from short term planning to the longe range. Our zeal
and determination to solve the immediate problems of water supply
has carried over to the long range solutions of the district.
During the past 11 years the district has expanded both the
,ftw shop and administrative offices. These facilities should meet
the needs of the district until about 1990, 15 years hence.
Telemetering of the water system has been completed except for
some minor equipment installations. The last required pump sta-
tion was installed on Bull Mountain to provide adequate pressure
for up to 500 homes. Vehicles and equipment are relatively new,
however, one of the three backhoes may need a major overhaul or be
replaced. Essentially, all the necessary tools and equipment are on
hand to perform the everyday operations of the district.
In planning for the future we have arrived at intermediate
goals as well as long range. The time schedule for the intermediate
objectives appears to be about 1990.
Within 31 years the pipe replacement program will be finished.
The proposed 10 MG reservoir, scheduled for completion in 1978, will
meet the needs of the district until 1990. Thus, two of the three
elements of a water system, distribution and storage, will be accom-
plished without difficulty.
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ADMINISTRATORS REPORT (Continued)
The third element, water source, will continue to plague
the water district until the long range solution can be found.
Adequate water will be available for 10 months of the year from
either Lake Oswego or Portland, but the price will be high. Both
Lake Oswego and Portland must start immediately to enlarge their
water supply facilities if water shortages in the summer are to
be avoided. Portland has commenced planning for construction of
another conduit to Bull Run Dam. After construction begins, it
will be another 5 years before the pipe line will be in service.
Lake Oswego has established an election date of March 9th to obtain
voter approval for an $11 million bond issue to improve their water
system. $111 million has been earmarked for expansion of the water
treatment plant.
I will go on record as predicting a water shortage this summer
for both Lake Oswego and Portland. Lake Oswego has now connected
Lake Grove Water District to their system, along with Tualatin and
Tigard, and their total capacity of 10.5 MGD is insufficient to
law supply all users when temperatures exceed 95 degrees.
The demand for water from the Portland water system is in-
creasing by approximately 37. per year. In order to meet this demand,
Portland needs to take immediate action to increase its water supply
capacity. The present conduits, built in 1911, 1925, and 1953, are
being used to capacity and summer demands are nearing the point where
additional storage dams in the Bull Run Reserve should be provided
to insure service in an extremely dry year.
Portland has the capacity to produce 225 MGD. Present average
daily demand is 115 MGD. This reduces the ratio factor to meet peak
demands to leas than 2. The ratio of peak demand days to average
daily demand for residential use is 2.6 while commercial and indus-
trial use is 1.5. Thus, it becomes obvious that Portland is on the
brink of a water shortage during peak demand periods. This will be
a shock to both the patrons of the Bull Run system and the Portland
City Council. They refuse to believe that a water shortage could
occur and feel that the Bull Run supply is inexhaustible.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
As far as the Tigard Water District is concerned, our patrons
will be restricted on water consumption for the first time in 5
years. It will be different, however, because neighboring cities
and water districts will be in the same situation.
I predict, further, that unless a water shortage occurs,
neither Tigard nor Metzger Water Districts (and particularly Metzger)
will pass a bond issue to develop and utilize Willamette River as
a primary source of water. Glaring examples of this are shown by
the actions of the residents of the Rolling Hills Subdivision and
those residents along North Dakota Street served Bull Run water
via Metzger Water District. The attitude of those patrons should
be understandable, I guess, because Portland has provided them with
an excellent raw water source without interruption for at least 20
years. We in Tigard have struggled and surmounted obstacles over
the years just to get a potable water supply that was wet.
mew In view of the above, I recommend that the earliest date for
a bond issue to develop the Willamette River be September 21, 1976.
However, planning and testing of the water should continued.
Wolf Creek Highway Water District has given up on utilizing
well water from Sauvie's Island as a source of water. The test well
developed only 250 gallons per minute. They are now looking toward
the coast range and an agreement with Hillsboro.
Renewed interest in a county service district has surfaced
and is not out of the realm of possibility this year. If such a
district were formed, the water source problem of the district
would be solved, hopefully, by Washington County.
In any event, perhaps placing the water source problem on the
back burner for a few months would be advisable in view of impending
developments.
In summary, the short range problems of the water district have
been solved. Plans are being implemented to solve the intermediate
objectives to year 1990. Efforts should continue to realize the
long range goals, particularly the development of an independent
source of water supply.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
8. Unmetered water.
Pumped Purchased Total Sold Loss
Month d Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Loss
Year x 1000 x 1000 * x 1000 x 1000 x 1000 %
Dec 1975 2,821 4,366 (L.0.) 7,187 5,676 1,511 21.0%
None (Port)
Cumulative
Total:
FY 1975-6:
19,333 33,138 52,471 51,364 1,107 2.1%
* 60.7,% of water consumed during December 1975 was purchased from
Lake Oswego.
63.27. of water consumed during FY 1975-76 was purchased from either
valor Lake Oswego or Portland.
Summary of past years: Losses: FY 1972-3: 18.3%
FY 1973-4: 11.1%
FY 1974-5: 16.2%
Percentage of Lake Oswego water
purchased in prior years: FY 1973-4: 52%
FY 1974-5: 60%
9. Percentage of Bull Run water purchased for computing amount due
for system development charge.
Month & Well Lake Oswego Portland Total %
Year Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Bull Run
Oct 1975 3,165,790 4,140,600 100 7,306,490 0.00136%
Nov 1975 3,081,440 2,949,600 300 6,031,340 0.00497%
Dec 1975 2,820,770 4,365,700 200 7,186,670 0.00278%
Total: 9,068,000 11,455,900 600 20,524,500 0.00292%
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
10. Water pumped from wells, calendar year 1975.
Month Actual *Actual Allocation/Month
1975 Cubic Feet Acre-feet Acre-feet
Jan 3,565,520 81.9 88
Feb 3,759,740 85.6 88
Mar 3,728,200 85.6 88
Apr 3,428,960 78.7 88
May 3,418,840 78.5 88
Jun 3,265,960 75.0 88
Jul 3,563,590 81.8 88
Aug 3,365,440 77.2 88
Sep 3,335,700 76.6 88
Oct 3,165,790 72.7 88
Nov 3,081,440 70.7 88
w., Dec 2,820,770 64.8 88
Total: 40,499,950 929.8 1,056
* 1 acre-foot = 43,560 cubic feet
Actually pumped in prior years:
1970: 1,616
1971: 1,418
1972: 1,501
1973: 1,269
1974: 924
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
11. Work accomplished during December 1975.
a. TWD installed one fire hydrant at Hill View and 103rd
Avenue.
b. TWD installed one fire hydrant on 150th Avenue, 1000 feet
south of Bull Mountain Road.
c. TWD installed 9 copper services for Tippitt Place develop-
ment, near 121st and Walnut Street.
d. TWD cleaned reservoir #4, located along Beef Bend Road.
e. TWD installed 79 meters. (4626 - 4548). District also
serves 113 meters in Metzger Water District. Total: 4739
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12. Work to be accomplished during remainder of FY 1975-76.
January 1976:
a. Cornell Construction Company install 480 feet of 8" D.I.
pipe + 3 fire hydrants for Gevurtz Furniture Company on S. W. Bonita
Road, near I-5 freeway. (Developer's).
b. TWD install 100 feet of 12" D.I. pipe along east side of
Pacific Highway, Walnut Place to Walnut Street, to replace 6" 0.D.
steel pipe. (Pipe replacement).
c. With Metzger Water District's approval, disconnect 6" and
12" mains at four different locations along S. W. 72nd Avenue so
that 70 residents in Rolling Hills Subdivision can be returned to
Bull Run water.
d. TWD install 4" fire hydrants, as follows:
(1) James St. and Howard Drive. (S. W. corner)
(2) 119th and No. Dakota. (N.E. corner)(6" f.h.)
(3) Burlcrest, Burlheights and Summercrest (cul de sac)
(4) 121st and Summer. (S.W. corner)
(5) 121st and Katherine. (S.E. corner)
(6) 116th and Lynn. (S. W. corner)
(7) Lynn, 118th and 119th. (So. side between TL 135 & 136)
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
1976:
January (Continued)
e. TWD clean reservoir #3, located on 135th Avenue, south of
Walnut Street.
f. TWD transplant 6 pine trees around reservoir #3 and plant
36 arborvitae trees near administration office.
February 1976:
a. TWD install 950 feet of 12" D.I. pipe and 200 feet of 8"
D.I. pipe + 2 fire hydrants along east side of S. W. Pacific Highway,
Walnut Street to Main Street, to replace 6" O.D. steel pipe. (Pipe
replacement).
March 1976:
a. TWD install 850 feet of 12" D.I. + 1 fire hydrant along
*ei.. S. W. 98th Avenue, Summerfield Drive to Durham Road, for S. W.
Church of Christ. (Developer's)
b. TWD install 650 feet of 6" D.I. + 2 fire hydrants for circu-
lation loop and pipe extension to serve multiple family dwellings in
Englewood development at Scholls Ferry Road and Springwood Drive for
Ryan Development Company. (Developer's).
April 1976:
a. TWD install 1850 feet of 8" D.I. pipe, 640 feet of 6" D.I.
pipe, + 4 fire hydrants along S. W. James and Marion Streets, between
121st and 124th Avenues, to replace 4" O.D. steel pipe. (Pipe re-
placement).
May 1976:
a. TWD install 550 feet of 8" D.I. pipe along S. W. Pacific
Highway, McKenzie to Johnson St., to complete circulation loop.
(Pipe extension).
b. TWD install 1200 feet of 8" D.I. pipe + 1 fire hydrant on
S. W. 113th Avenue, south of Durham Road, to complete circulation
loop. (Developer's and pipe extension).
June 1976:
a. Inventory and service all equipment. Paint reservoir #3.
Prepare for long, hot summer.
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Mr. Bob Santee
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Dear Doh:
C closed is a copy of a letter just received from Dick 'Oadner
of the Insurance Services Office. Me will be working with 150 (luring
the next Jew months to supply them with i he information t'-,lues ted.
It is obvious in looking over your progress reports for the 1071-75
construction years that you have been able to make more progress
toward a lower insurance grade than the fire district. 1;'i'' }'!'
doing our best to catch up with you.
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On behalf of the fire district staff and the Board of Directors ,
t,e would like to congratulate you on the fine job that you and
your staff are doing in upgrading the \hater service', in your
district.
He would also like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.,
Yours truly,
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TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
FB41 S. W. COMMERCIAL ST.
TIGARD, OREGON 97223
PHONE (503) 639-1554
yam, December 18, 1975
Board of Commissioners
Lake Grove Water District
P. 0. Box 1173 Re: Water service west
Lake Grove, Oregon 97034 of I-5 Freeway
Gentlemen:
Recent developments have made significant changes in the political
boundaries of the City of Durham and the unincorporated area west of the
I-S Freeway along S. W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, areas of which are
presently being served by Lake Grove Water District on an out-of-district
basis. Considerable interest has been expressed by the Durham City
Council and property owners in this area of being assured of a water
supply in the future and to have a voice in the operation of the system.
Continued water service from a special service district appears to
be in their best interest. However, indications are that the Boundary
Review Commission will not approve annexation of this area to the Lake
Grove Water District. 1-5 Freeway is a natural boundary and the demar-
cation line between Washington and Clackamas Counties. Tigard Water
District is the only other special service district capable of providing
adequate water service.
Tigard Water District could serve this area from proposed water
mains as shown on the attached map. It would be necessary to utilize
the existing mains on the west side of the freeway owned by the Lake
Grove Water District. It is our understanding that the City of Tualatin
installed, at their expense, the 12-inch main along S. W. Upper Boones
Ferry Road. Lateral mains were paid for by developers and/or property
owners. In view of this, would Lake Grove Water District agree to re-
linquish ownership of these water mains if the Durham City Council,
property owners, and the Boundary Review Commission specifically desired
that this area be annexed to, and served by, the Tigard Water District?
The Durham City Council has requested a public hearing on this
matter in February 1976. A reply prior to that time would be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
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Don W. Thomas
Chairman, Board of Commissioners
cc: City Council of Durham
Boundary Review Commission
City of Tualatin
City of Lake Oswego
City of Tigard