02/10/1976 - Packet TIGARD WATER DISTRICT 8S41 S. W. COMMERCIAL ST.
14101,
TIGARD, OREGON 97223
PHONE (503) 639-1554
February 10, 1976
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
1. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
2. VISITORS
3. RESOLUTION TO PAY VOUCHERS
4. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AMENDED CONTRACT WITH METZGER
WATER DISTRICT DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 1973 PERTAINING
TO WATER SERVICE TO ROLLING HILLS SUBDIVISION
'"'r" 5. RESOLUTION TO APPOINT BUDGET OFFICER AND MEMBERS OF
BUDGET COMMITTEE
6. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE GROUP DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN
FOR EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS AS PROPOSED BY BANKERS
LIFE NEBRASKA AND APPROVED BY TRI-COUNTY WATER DIS-
TRICTS ASSOCIATION
7. RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER FUNDS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND
FROM BOND SINKING FUND (ACCOUNT #700) $36,000 TO
EQUIPMENT (ACCOUNT #549) $14,000, BUILDING & ADDITIONS
(ACCOUNT #550) $10,000, AND PIPE LINE EXTENSIONS
(ACCOUNT #554) $12,000
8. OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
1. Resolution to approve minutes of last meeting,.
2. Visitors.
3. Resolution to pay vouchers.
4. Resolution to approve amended contract with Metzger Water
District dated September 21, 1973 pertaining to water service
to Rolling Hills Subdivision.
Ken Baines has prepared the amendment which is enclosed
at the end of this report. I believe it accurately describes
the prior agreements of both districts. If approved by the
Board of Commissioners, Metzger Water District, they should
sign it on the 9th of February, the day before our meeting.
5. Resolution to appoint budget officer and members of the
budget committee.
The first meeting of the budget committee can be established
for April 13th, immediately following the regular Board of Commis-
sioners' meeting. It is best to start the budgeting process after
the March 31st financial report is submitted. This provides his-
torical data for 3/4 of the past year and is the best information
available from which to make projections for the next fiscal year.
It should be noted that a budget must be prepared for the $1.9 million
bond issue also. If the bond measure fails at the polls, that portion
of the budget is ineffective.
All five members of the budget committee are hold-overs from
past years: They are: Term expires
*H. Dale Johnson 1977 *Agreed to serve this year.
*Neil Longfellow 1976 **Will be contacted prior to
%w *Michael D. O'Neil 1977 meeting.
**George Marshall 1977
**William M. Stebbins 1977
A budget officer must be appointed and you may desire to appoint
alternates to the budget committee.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
6. Resolution to approve group dental insurance plan for
employees and dependents as proposed by Bankers Life Nebraska
and approved by Tri-County Water Districts Association.
A committee of the Tri-County Water Districts Association
has been researching for several months the possibility of the
establishment of a dental plan for all employees and their
dependents. After a thorough investigation of several plans
they have recommended, and all members of the association have
approved, the proposal offered by Bankers Life Nebraska.
The monthly cost of the plan is $4.32 per employee plus
$6.77 for all dependents or a total of $11.09 for a family.
If the Tigard Water District were to approve the plan for its
employees, the cost would be $117.09 monthly to cover all
employees and all dependents.
The plan covers the following:
Type I Procedures (Routine Restoration and Maintenance):
Office visits and examinations
Cleaning
Fillings
X-Ray examinations
Root canal therapy
Oral surgery
Extractions
No deductible, 70% paid by insurance company the 1st year;
80% the 2nd year; 90% the 3rd year; and 100% thereafter.
Type II Procedures (Reconstructive Services):
Bridges
Crowns
Inlays
Full and Partial Dentures
$50 deductible, 50% paid by insurance company to a maximum
of $1,600.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
Orthodontic Expense Benefits:
$50 lifetime deductible, 507. paid by insurance company to
a maximum $750.
Group Ordinary Life Insurance of $5,000
This is an optional item to be paid for by each employee
if they so desire. No physical examination is required and
premiums are based upon age of individual.
This appears to be a very fair and worthwhile benefit at
minimum cost to the district. I recommend that the plan be
approved.
7. Resolution to transfer funds within the General Fund from
Bond Sinking Fund (Account #/00) $3b,000 as follows:
Equipment (Account #549): $ 14,000
Building & Additions (Acct #550): 10,000
Pipe Line Extensions (Acct #554): 12,000
It appears, at this time, that the budgeted amount of
$193,400 in the Capital Outlay Account will be exceeded during
the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1976. In past years the auditor
has always advised that the Board of Commissioners should take
appropriate action in transferring funds prior to exceeding the
budgeted amount. There are several reasons for the over-expendi-
ture and I will attempt to explain the problem in detail at the
meeting.
It should be noted that transferring funds which are actually
in the Bond Sinking Fund is illegal. In this case you would be
transferring funds earmarked for the Bond Sinking Fund but not
actually transferred. If you recall, during the budgeting process
last April and May, funds were budgeted to be transferred from the
General Fund to Bond Sinking Fund to account for the bonded indebted-
ness (principal and interest) to December 31, 1976. (6 months beyond
the present fiscal year). The transferring of these funds to Capital
Outlay means that during the next fiscal year, additional funds will
have to be budgeted for the Bond Sinking Fund.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
8. Other business.
9. Correspondence with City of Portland.
On January 19, 1976, a letter was sent to the Portland Bureau
of Water Works. (Copy enclosed). Purpose of the letter was to
advise them of our projections for the year, and secondly, to request
that a pressure-reducing valve not be installed in the 24-inch trans-
mission main to Bradley Corner. Mr. Hyle's response is enclosed.
10. Contract with City of Portland.
The City of Portland Council has approved several modifications
of the new long term water contract. These changes are:
a. The paragraph relating to increases in future water
rates and system development charges be expanded to provide that
the future increase to purchaser will be fair and reasonable in
relation to increases inside the city.
b. The reference to purchaser maintaining its present
level of purchases from city at a certain ratio be clarified.
c. The effective date of the contract be changed from
October 1, 1975 to April 1, 1976.
History shows that Portland, in the past, has not been fair
and reasonable in the cost of water to outside users. Perhaps with
Ivancie in charge there will be a change for the better.
The basic content and undesirable features of the new contract
remain the same and I would recommend that the district not sign
the new contract. Our existing contract with Portland does not
expire until June 30, 1978.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
11. Water service west of I-5 freeway (Durham).
Enclosed is the response from Lake Grove Water District to our
letter pertaining to water service to the Durham area. (Our letter
of December 18, 1975 is attached also).
We asked thems "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?". A simple "no" would have sufficed, but they proceeded
to make a federal case out of the request. I am amazed and astonished
%me by a response from a responsible public body which contains so many
obvious untruths and half-truths. They must believe the recipients
just arrived "on a load of hay". The allegations are totally inac-
curate and irresponsible. Further, although not so indicated in the
letter, copies were apparently sent to all 35 patrons served on the
west side of 1-5 freeway because we have been receiving calls from
them. I believe this to be highly unethical.
It should be made clear at the beginning that we are not particu-
larly soliciting additional responsibility or eager to service this
area. 35 additional customers are certainly not worth the capital
expenditures required by the district to properly serve the area.
However, in all probability the district will, at some future time,
be responsible for this area. It is doubtful that the Boundary Review
Commission will ever approve annexation of that area to the Lake Grove
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
Water District. If those citizens want to be assured of a future
water supply and have a voice in the operation, annexation to, and
service by, the Tigard Water District is a logical and realistic
development. If this is the case I would rather start serving them
sooner than later. With 155 new homes planned to be constructed in
Durham this summer I would rather that we design the water system
with our specifications for main installations, fire hydrants, meters,
etc.
Lake Grove's letter goes into considerable detail about costs
incurred by their citizens for the benefit of those customers west
of 1-5 freeway, including the City of Tualatin. If so, they have
,i- made inappropriate, and possibly illegal, expenditures of district
funds to make capital improvements outside their district. I doubt
very much that Lake Grove has spent one cent of district funds for
improvements west of 1-5. Yvonne Addington, Manager, City of Tuala-
tin, has advised me that the City of Tualatin paid, in full, for the
12-inch main along Upper Boones Ferry Road to connect to the Lake
Grove system. As a condition to receiving water they had to deed
ownership of the main to Lake Grove. All additional main extensions
and fire hydrants should have been paid for by property owners, such
as along Peters Road, 72nd Avenue, etc. (U. S. Bancroft).
Oregon Revised Statutes provide that, in most cases, the State
Highway Department will reimburse water districts and cities who
must move, abandon, change, or alter the locations of existing water
mains due to highway construction. This is not true for county and
city roads as we discovered along S. W. Hunziker Road. The Utility
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
Engineer, Oregon State Highway Department, has advised me that Lake
Grove Water District has been reimbursed over $20,000, to date, for
costs incurred due to the construction of the overpass and widening
of 1-5 freeway at Upper Boones Ferry Road. Claims for other expendi-
tures can still be submitted.
Lake Grove's knowledge of the Tigard Water District water system,
admittedly from newspaper accounts, is entirely inaccurate and a gross
misrepresentation of the facts. We have not had a water shortage
since the summer of 1971 and we are fully capable of serving existing
customers and any new connections. They apparently are completely
unaware of the capital improvements made by the water district during
vow the past 5 years. A comparison of water systems shows that both
districts are dependent upon imported surface water. Both have con-
nections to Lake Oswego (Clackamas River) although they connected to
that source just this past year while Tigard has been using Lake
Oswego's water since 1973. Tigard has a direct connection to Bull
Run water at Bradley Corner while Lake Grove must purchase same via
Palatine Hill Water District. Finally, Tigard has 4 deep wells to
supplement the imported surface water.
Lake Grove's out-of-district customers pay at least twice as much
for water as Tigard's patrons. In addition to high water rates, patrons
within the district pay advalorem taxes to the district at $2.50 per
$1,000 assessed valuation versus Tigard's 38c/$1,000. Thus, a $40,000
house in Lake Grove would be assessed $100 to the water district while
in Tigard the cost would be $15.20 per year. Those customers out-of-
district are certainly paying their fair share, and not at the expense
of Lake Grove's patrons, as alleged.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
Finally, I believe the Board of Commissioners, Lake Grove
Water District, is doing a disservice to the public by a distortion
of the facts. They seem to be attempting to justify their existence.
In my judgment, they have outlived their usefulness to the public.
They service only about 800 customers within the district and about
35 out-of-district patrons. It appears inevitable that the City of
Lake Oswego will eventually absorb the Lake Grove Water District
and serve those customers directly. The City of Lake Oswego has
recently initiated preparation of a Comprehensive Plan which includes
the Lake Grove Water District. (See attached letter dated January
16, 1976). Further, the Boundary Review Commission has recently
approved annexation to Lake Oswego a large parcel of land adjacent
vor to the east side of 1-5 freeway. (Kruse Way).
I would recommend that no further action be taken by the Tigard
Water District. Certainly, Tigard Water District should not consider
annexing this area without providing the service as well. I would
suggest to the City Council of Durham that they appoint an independent
committee to thoroughly review the facts and recommend a future course
of action on future water supply to their city.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
12. Other business.
13. Water pumped from wells, calendar year 1976.
Month Actual *Actual Allocation/Month
1976 Cubic Feet Acre-feet Acre-feet
Jan 3,131,250 71.9 88
* 1 acre-foot = 43,560 cubic feet
Actually pumped in prior years:
1970: 1,616 1973: 1,269
1971: 1,418 1974: 924
1972: 1,501 1975: 930
14. 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 0.00130.
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%
Jan 1976 3,131,250 3,581,000 100 6,712,350 0.00148%
Totals 12,199,250 15,036,900 700 27,236,850 0.00257%
or
1/4 of 1%
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
15. Unmetered water.
Pumped *Purchased **Total Sold Loss
Month & Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Loss
Year x 1000 x 1000 x 1000 x 1000 x 1000 %
Jan 1976 3,131 3,581 (L.0.) 6,712 6,170 542 8.1%
None (Port)
Cumulative
Total:
FY 1975-76:
22,464 36,719 59,183 57,534 1,649 2.8%
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* 53.3% of water consumed during January 1976 was purchased from
Lake Oswego.
** 62.0% of water consumed during FY 1975-76 was purchased from
either 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%
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
16. Work accomplished during January 1976.
a. Cornell Construction Company installed 480 feet of 8"
D.I. pipe + 3 fire hydrants for Gevurtz Furniture Company on S. W.
Bonita Road, near 1-5 freeway. (Developers).
b. TWD installed 850 feet of 12" D.I. pipe + 1 fire hydrant
along S. W. 98th Avenue, Summerfield Drive to Durham Road, for S. W.
Church of Christ. (Developers and Pipe Extensions)
c. TWD installed 100 feet of 12" D.I. along east side of Pacific
Highway, Walnut Place to Walnut Street, to replace 6" O.D. steel pipe.
(Pipe replacement).
d. TWD, with assistance of Metzger Water District, disconnected
6" and 12" mains at four different locations along S. W. 72nd Avenue
__ so that 65 meter connections in the Rolling Hills Subdivision could
be returned to Metzger's Bull Run system.
e. TWD installed fire hydrants, as follows:
(1) 119th and No. Dakota St. (N.E. corner)
(2) 121st and Summer St. (S.W. corner)
(3) 116th and Lynn St. (S. W. corner)
(4) Lynn St., between 118th and 119th Avenues
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f. TWD clean/reservoir #4, located at 123rd and Beef Bend Road.
g. TWD transplanted 6 pine trees around reservoir #3, and planted
38 arborvitae trees near administration building.
h. TWD installed 14 meters. (4640 - 4627). District also serves
48 meters in Metzger Water District. Total: 4688.
17. Work to be accomplished during remainder of FY 1975-76.
February 1976: a. TWD clean reservoir #3, located on 135th Avenue,
south of Fern Street.
b. TWD install 6" fire sprinkler service for Smets Machinery Co.,
located on Bonita Road, near 1-5 freeway.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued)
February 1976 (Continued):
c. TWD install fire hydrants, as follows:
(1) Burlcrest, Burlheights and Summercrest (cul de sac)
(2) 121st and Katherine St. (S. E. corner)
d. TWD install 650 feet of 6" D.I. + 2 fire hydrants for cir-
culation loop and pipe extension to serve multiple family dwellings
in Englewood development at Scholls Ferry Road and Springwood Drive
for Ryan Development Company. (Developers).
March 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 to Main Street, to replace 6" 0. D. steel pipe. (Pipe
460 replacement).
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 Street, to complete circulation loop.
(Pipe extension).
b. TWD install 1200 feet of 8" D.I. pipe + 1 fire hydrant along
S. W. 113th Avenue, south of Durham Road, to complete circulation loop.
(Developers and pipe extension).
June 1976:
a. Paint reservoir #3.
b. Sod new Hi Tor reservoir.
c. Inventory and service all equipment.
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AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
Between
METZGER WATER DISTRICT and TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
Dated September 21, 1973
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The legal description on page 1 of the captioned Contract is
amended by deleting therefrom:
"Rolling Hills , Washington County, Oregon, a service
area bounded by Southwest Crestview Drive on the north,
Southwest 72nd Avenue on the east, Cherry Street on the
south, and the Tigard Water District boundary on the
west; excepting therefrom the 12-inch transmission line
located within Southwest 72nd Avenue, which the Tigard
Water District will continue to use. "
Pursuant to the first paragraph on page 3 of said Contract,
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Metzger Water District has paid to Tigard Water District the sum
of Fifteen Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Four and 94/100 Dollars
($15,644.94) , receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and Tigard
Water District grants, bargains, sells , and conveys to Metzger
Water District all of its right, title, and interest in the capi-
tal improvements financed by the Tigard Water District and in-
stalled within this service area since September 21, 1973 .
Executed by the parties on the date set opposite each party's
name.
Dated February 9 , 1976 METZGER WATER DISTRICT
By
Chairman
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By
Secretary
Dated February 10 , 1976 TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
By
Chairman
By
Secretary
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STATEMENT
Invoice No. PHONE 639-1554
TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
8841 S. W. COMMERCIAL ST. TIGARD, OREGON 97223
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Dot. January 27 19 76
Metzger Water District
6501 SW Taylors Ferry Rd.
Portland, Oregon 97223
( 1 ) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS mode by Tigard con,.i: LLed of pipe
ext.ennions on Cherry St. , Yi r St. , & Creat.view Dr. Four
f hydrants were installed and connection way made to the
Tigard system at 72nd. & Hampton (1974 & ] 375) , as follows:
a. Cherry St. , 72nd. to 74th:
488' - 6" + Hydrant $ 4,339.82
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b. Fir St. (Ems' Property) &
• Crestview Dr.
• 290' - 4"' + 3 Hydrants $ 4,249.15
*row c. • 72nd. & Hampton Sts. a,. .
58' - 8" + 12" Metzger
disconnect & 12" Tigard
connect. $ 4,413.39
(2) NEW WORK along SW 72nd. Avenue to return Felling Hills
system to Metzger Water District (Jan. 19-i-5) r.
Connections & Disconnections
at Cherry St. , Varnes St. , &
North & South of bridge. $ 3,163.53
Less: Credit of material -($ 520.95)
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TOTAL BALANCE DUE TIGARD WATER $15,644 94
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59 HEALTH DIVISION
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ROBERT W. STRAUB January 15 , 1976
GOVERNOR
Director Mr. Daniel 0. Potter
DEPARTMENT OF County Administrative Officer
HUMAN RESOURCES 41$ Administration Building
150 N. First Avenue
BOB OUVER Hillsboro , Oregon 97123
Aominintrator
Health Di,ision
Re : W - Washington County
EDWARD PRESS, M D.
Deputy Acii.t,nuhator&
Stats-PuhlicH,ehhOfficcr Dear Mr. Potter:
DIVISIONS
ChiIdron'stiervkr, This is in response to your letter requesting our comments
corrections on using the Willamette as a source of domestic water .
Employment
Health
MentalHralth We understand your questions were raised subsequent to
special Pro"`am5
Vocation!R,h:! on Mr . Smythe ' s presentation for the Tigard Water District
nitati
Welfare meeting. Attached is a copy of his notes for this meet-
ing and the data from which he spoke .
'gobs,' I concur in his comments . Some of this data he spoke
from was not available when this subject was discussed
previously. These paragraphs are numbered for case of
future reference.
1 . It is a basic public health tenant that planning
should start with the best source available and
feasible (possible) to use .
2 . If we ranked all the sources available in the
Metropolitan Area, then the lower 11J-Imettc
River below Newberg would rank slightly above the
lower Tualatin below Forest Grove .
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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Emarpency Telephoner Area Coda 503-229.359'9
5-26 Rev.2-75 Malliny Addraast P.O. 19na 231,Portland, Orayon 97207
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3 . The Willamette Valley potential for growth and
expansion is very great . We believe the net effect
of the treatment of wastes will be the further
�., degradation of the Willamette River by disoivcd
chemicals and virus . The most extreme optimism
would expect it to get no better than at present .
We are becoming more concerned with the exotic
chemicals , synergism of chemicals and virus popu-
lations. The technology of present water treat-
ment is impractical to handle some of these pro-
blems . The viruses arc not always , continuously
removed from raw water containing sewage effluent
with even the classic water filter plant .
4 . The treatment of choice for vies is chlorination
if the water is always clear and there is only
a nominal chlorine demand. The specter of chlori -
nated organics has been raised by EPA hut we know
the organics can be removed before the chlorine
is added in most cases . Sewage treatment , as
presently practiced, does not remove virus .
5 . The DEQ says over half (perhaps .as much as 600)
of the pollution in the Willamette River is not
point source . It comes from farm land drainage,
street drainage and storm run-off.
6'. EPA tells us that even if all the presently known
discharges were culminated (i . e . even if all the
existing pollution discharges were corrected the
DEQ knows of) this would only correct 20% of the
problem. The other 80o consists of non-point
discharges from forest lands , from farm lands and
from storm drainage from cities .
7 . The Health Division has posted the lower river twice
in the last three years ; once due to a pipe break
at Salem and once due to a pipe break at Portland .
The river also received sewage from the City of
Corvallis in recent months because of a mal- function
in the sewerage facilities . The point is , even
when they are operated properly , they somet imes
fail . Also most modern sewage treatment facilities
have a raw sewage by-pass and Oregon laws have
provided for its use during an emergency or when
the plant is not functioning properly .
W - Washington County January 15 , 1976 page 3
In summary, even though the conditions are much better
today, we do not believe we can count on much more improve-
sow ment of a continuous nature because the citizens will not
or cannot pay for it. It is doubtful we could have got
this far if the Federal Government was not paying 750 of
the costs .
We trust these comments are useful to you. We are also
sorry this response was held up because of lack of assistance .
Very truly, yours ,
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Leo G. Farr, J . , P .E .
Manager, Public Health Engineering
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cc : Peter Von Ohl en , Regional Engineer
Wolf" Crook ill .hwrty Water lei :; tr• ic
City of Ti gnrc1
Eldon Carter , Carter, Bringle ti Associates , 5331 S . W.
Macadam Avenue , Portland, Oregon 97201.
Washington County Health Department , Director ,
150 N. First Avenue, Hillsboro , Oregon 97123
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TIGARD WATER DISTRICT 8541 S. W. COMMERCIAL ST.
TIGARD, OREGON 97223
PHONE (503) 639-1554
January 19, 1976
Robert Hyle, Manager
Portland Bureau of Water Works
1800 S . W. Sixth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
Dear Bob:
We are into the new year and I want to keep you in-
formed of present events and our projections for the year.
The board of commissioners has resolved to request
voter approval on May 25th for a $1 . 9 million bond issue
to construct a 10 MG reservoir, replace old mains, etc.
This reservoir will provide a total storage capacity of
17 . 4 MG' s and will meet the needs of the district until
about 1990. Average daily demand is presently 2 MGD.
'4400- For several years the district has been embarked
upon a vigorous pipe replacement program. Water losses
have been reduced from a high of over 30% just 5 years
ago to 2%. Within 3 years all pipe lines will be either
cast or ductile iron, all adequately sized.
Thus, two of the three elements of a water system,
storage and distribution, will be solved for the inter-
mediate-range time period.
The water system is fully telemetered and fire flows
are exceptionally high. Two years ago the fire insurance
rating of the district was reduced from 6 to 4 . Enough
recent improvements have been made in the system to reduce
this rating to 3 .
Of course, our biggest problem is a reliable source
of water. A decision should be made this year whether to
continue on the Lake Oswego system or change fully to the
Bull Run system. The proposed 10 MG terminal reservoir
will be at elevation 450 feet above sea level. Water will
have to be delivered at high pressure by either pumping
from Lake Oswego or by gravity from your system. In this
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regard it is requested that a pressure reducing valve
not be installed on the 24-inch main to Bradley Corner.
It was my understanding that this was being considered.
The only other source of water being considered is
the Willamette River at Wilsonville. We have been
stalled on the development of this source because of Al
Smythe ' s comments at the meeting of October 28, 1975
regarding the lack of knowledge of inorganic or organic
chemicals in the river. Consequently, the district has
retained ST&R to conduct the necessary tests to determine
the chemical analysis of the water. It is planned to
conduct these weekly tests over a period of one year,
at the conclusion of which, the Division of Health will
be asked to make a decision on whether the water will
be acceptable after treatment. In the meantime, we will be
coordinating our efforts with other water purveyors on
participation, pro-rata shares, etc.
1976 looks like the year of decision and we should
have a better understanding of our ultimate future
source of water.
Sincerely yours,
Robert E. Santee
Administrator/Engineer
Copy to: Leo G. Farr, Director
Public Health Engineer
Department of Human Resources
Gilbert R. Meigs, P.E.
ST&R Engineers
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Mr. Robert E. Santee
Administrator/Engineer
" k)siLH Tigard Water District
8841 S. W. Commercial St.
BUNF 1)[- Tigard, Oregon 97223
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Dear Bob:
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us of your present and projected status .
In regard to our plans for a pressure reducing
installation on the 24" main to Bradley Corner, the
pressure at the terminus of the main at S. W. Oleson
Road and Hall Boulevard is approximately 170 p.s. i. ,
and a pressure reducing valve would only reduce the
overall pressure approximately 50 p.s.i.
This reduction could have an adverse effect on
the Tigard Water District if you wished to fill your
proposed Bull Mountain Reservoir by gravity during
4111., periods of peak demand depending upon line losses
and consumption downstream of the pressure reducing
valve® However, under normal conditions, the proposed
50 p.s. i. reduction of pressure would not prevent your
reservoir from filling.
Should your Board decide to sign the new 10 year
agreement with the City of Portland at the present time
and further object to -he pressure reducing installa- •
tion, we would be pleased to farther negotiate the matter.
Otherwise we would probably proceed as planned
under the impression that the Tigard Water District
probably would not he a user of the Bull Run system and
would he the only one affected by such an installation.
Sincerely,
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Manager
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The Portland City Council approved several modifications
to the long tern water agreements on January 14 , 1976 as
follows :
1 . The paragraph relating to increases in future water
rates and system deve'ftpment charges he expanded to
provide that the future increase to Purchaser will
be fair and reasonable in relation to increases
inside the City.
2 . The reference to Purchaser maintaining its present
'Nftp,• level of purchases from City at a certain ratio be
clarified.
3. The effective date of the contracts be changed from
October 1 1975 to April 1 , 1976.
Your copy of the new agreement is enclosed for your con-
sideration.
Should you have any questions relating thereto , please
do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,'
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Robert Hyle
Manager
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LAKE GROVE WATER DISTRICT
15964 S W. BOONIS EF RRY ROAD ROOM 112 LAKE GROVE, OREGON 07035
February 2 , 1976 P.O. BOX 1173
PHONE 636 161/
Board of Caimissioners
Tiaard Water District
8841 S. W. Cairnercial St.
Tigard, Oregon 97223
Gcntlenen:
This will acknowledge your letter of T)ecanber 18, 1975 wherein you request
la' Grove to turn over r t-o the T_c;ard Wht r- District its facilities east of
Lee n response to your request, please be advised as follows:
After the Lake Grove District was formed in 1962 it bonded itself to the full
maximum legal limit of debt to construct a water system. Construction was
completed in lal c 1963. The system then constructed included the following
cem x r erit s:
1. A 16" main from the center of the Palatine Ilill Water District system.
2. A million gallon reservoir at Boones Ferry and Knaus Rds.
3. A booster pumping station at Terwilliger Blvd.
4. A 16" primary feeder plain to the distribution system.
5. A distribution syste=m of 12", 8" and 6" pipe with adequate valving and
fire hydrants.
6. All pipe installed is either cast or ductile iron except the 12" main
along Boones Ferry Rd. from S. W. 72nd Ave. to Tualatin.
The District in recent years constructed at its expense a supply connection to
the lair , Oswecro system as well, Lake Grove has two sources of supply, either
one of which is adequate to furnish excellent service and fire protection to
the area west of I-S as well as the area within the District's boundaries.
Water from both sources is pumper] twice --- Bull Run water by Palatirrand lake
Grove; Lake Oswego supply by the City.
The Take Grove system furnishes water in the City of Durham and maintains a
standby connection to the City of Tualatin system. The Lake Grove facilities
have been integrated for the benefit of an area much larger than that of Lake
Grove alone.
The service which has been and is now furnished to the Boones Ferry Rd. - S.W.
72nd Ave. area, Durham and standby for Tualatin has been possible because of
the substantial debt incurred by the property owners of Lake Grove. The
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District obligated itself for principal and interest in the total amount of
*1610, $1,001,336.84. As of December 1975, the remaining bonded indebtedness
totaled $480,627.56 and will not be retired until 1984. The area west of
I-5 has not been taxed to prey for any portion of this obligation; it is only
through the sale of water that Iakn Grove can recover a portion of the bonded
debt cost. This area, which now enjoys excellent water service, has not
participated (except in a minor way through the purchase of water` - in the
great costs of supply, storage, pimping, and primary mains of the Lake Grove
Water District system which makes the service possible. 'I'he higher outside
rates for water in the area west. of 1-5 help the District somewhat but. not to
the extant that in offsets the taxes being paid by Lake Grove.
7F ?s only by higher outside service rates that the District can recover a
pnl , HT) ,,F Lie total cose of service, to the arc n west of 1-5. Since the Dis-
trict's bonded debt will not be retired until 1984, the residents and property
amers of the District must continue to meet those yearly obligations. If
revenue from the area west of 1-5 were to be lost, an additional burden would
fall. upon Take Grove residents and property owners. As it now stands, the
customers i thee went of t `, are, by their payments for water and fire
I,rtd ",•( i„n Ifiat ( tie : • :;t, I,r•iVici,, ; I,ki}'itil I,art ly ! Ii i .,: i ::c If ply,
:;toi ,i,lt', pumping .itid primary dist t ilia ion m.on <Y,nt [[; P'I,ct ,Yi I , iS ncIA/J(1'
the, trc yet.t incl wit hour I he payment (ii
Dur.i ng the past two years I ate Cnove IrisIncl to pay substantial ,ins for re-
construction of its facilities in Carman Drive and the eros e i rig of I-5 because
of the construction and widening of 1-5 and the interchange work related thereto.
These costs strained the finances of Lake Grove, yet. the was done in a
*ow manner which provided continuity of service to the area. The Lake Grove Di s-
trict an S and maintains all of the pipe I ines and appurtenances crossing 1-5,
within the rights of way of Booties Ferry Rd. , S. W. 72nd Ave. and Peters Rd.
Tlie City of Tigard has no city owned water system. The Tigard Water District
boundaries cio not include the area in question, nor are they the same as those
of tltcr City of 'Tigard. From newpaper reports over a period of several years,
it appears that the Tigard Water District system is inadequate to properly
serve its present customers let alone provide an extension to and adequately
s-rye the area now being well served by Take Grove. The area in question now
her- excellent service which l Ould riot necessarily be the case if the Tigard
District were to purchase the facilities from Lake Grove and then service the
area by an extension frail its ,--ystcm. The existing Iake Grove facilities in-
clude caneostions to Portland supply, the Palatine Hill Water District, the Lake
Oswe_to one die City of Tualatin systems. Tualatin also secures it water fran
Lake eewsero. if the discussed ani, proposed supply development for east Washing-
ton county Irom Hr: Willancitte River at. Wilsonville is approved, financed and
constrt:c-ted, several yeers will elapse before completion of such a major project.
It is our understanding that the Tigard Water District system is inadequate
to servo its present needs and further, because of controversy with one of
your suppliers, the City of lake Oswego, the District has been notified that
ry i ce fram the City is scheduled to be discontinued.
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If the area west of I-5 is annexed by the Tigard Water District, then the
property owners within the area will be taxed just as all others within your
err district to cover cutstandinq And future bonded indebtedness for supply de-
veloInents, storage and sysLc_m improvements. The residents and property owners
of the area including the ('i t_v (-If Durham must. be made aware of this situation.
For the many reasons set. forth herein, your request for turning over to the
Tigard Water District a portion of the Lake Grove Water Dist rict systc3n is
not in the interest of either Lake Grove or the area west of I and your
request is hereby denied.
Very truly yours,
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