Amador County – Sutter Creek Planning Commissioners on Monday heard about a sweetheart of a sewer deal the city has in the works with Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort developers, and that money recently spent on the system was not a waste. About 60 people attended a meeting discussing Gold Rush’s Specific Plan, and City Manager Rob Duke said putting $750,000 dollars into the wastewater treatment plant before a planned retooling of the plant by Gold Rush was not a “waste” of money. He said more than half of the improvements would be used in the new plant. The work removed solid matter accumulated in the plant, which diminished the capacity. The work was needed to lift a “cease and desist order” for violations at the plant. Duke said the city teamed with Amador Water Agency to split the upgrade cost and also will split any added capacity 50/50. The city’s previous work is believed to have raised the plant capacity from 480,000 gallons a day to 600,000 gallons a day, Duke said, “but we won’t know until we turn it on.” The improvements do not yet have appropriate permits. He said improvements to Amador Regional Sanitation Authority and the treatment plant could be worth $30 million dollars over next 30 to 40 years. The value was roughly estimated by engineers, including $9 million dollars to expand Henderson Reservoir and boost storage, $5 million dollars in pipeline installation, and $2 million to $3 million dollars in disposal land. Duke said eliminating water runoff and underground seepage into the city system reduced daily operation capacity by 50,000 gallons a day. And he expected many more of those were in place around the city. In the agreement, Gold Rush would demolish part of the wastewater treatment plant. It would then build a new plant and restore Sutter Creek’s 480,000 gallons a day treatment, and meet its own sewer needs. At Gold Rush’s build-out, it is estimated to need 4 million gallons a day of wastewater treatment capacity. Duke said “we are skeptical that we will have that kind of growth in 15 years.” Duke said the upgrade from secondary to tertiary level treatment allows Gold Rush to irrigate its golf course, and upgrades the city’s water treatment level. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 00:32
Sutter Creek And Gold Rush Ranch
Amador County – Sutter Creek Planning Commissioners on Monday heard about a sweetheart of a sewer deal the city has in the works with Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort developers, and that money recently spent on the system was not a waste. About 60 people attended a meeting discussing Gold Rush’s Specific Plan, and City Manager Rob Duke said putting $750,000 dollars into the wastewater treatment plant before a planned retooling of the plant by Gold Rush was not a “waste” of money. He said more than half of the improvements would be used in the new plant. The work removed solid matter accumulated in the plant, which diminished the capacity. The work was needed to lift a “cease and desist order” for violations at the plant. Duke said the city teamed with Amador Water Agency to split the upgrade cost and also will split any added capacity 50/50. The city’s previous work is believed to have raised the plant capacity from 480,000 gallons a day to 600,000 gallons a day, Duke said, “but we won’t know until we turn it on.” The improvements do not yet have appropriate permits. He said improvements to Amador Regional Sanitation Authority and the treatment plant could be worth $30 million dollars over next 30 to 40 years. The value was roughly estimated by engineers, including $9 million dollars to expand Henderson Reservoir and boost storage, $5 million dollars in pipeline installation, and $2 million to $3 million dollars in disposal land. Duke said eliminating water runoff and underground seepage into the city system reduced daily operation capacity by 50,000 gallons a day. And he expected many more of those were in place around the city. In the agreement, Gold Rush would demolish part of the wastewater treatment plant. It would then build a new plant and restore Sutter Creek’s 480,000 gallons a day treatment, and meet its own sewer needs. At Gold Rush’s build-out, it is estimated to need 4 million gallons a day of wastewater treatment capacity. Duke said “we are skeptical that we will have that kind of growth in 15 years.” Duke said the upgrade from secondary to tertiary level treatment allows Gold Rush to irrigate its golf course, and upgrades the city’s water treatment level. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
