Strategic Goal #12

Site 2

Issue

Site 2 has two old wells and a 500,000-gallon tank on site.   Both wells failed and were converted into observation wells.  The tank was constructed in 1961 as a source of water storage and water pressure during the early development of Vandenberg Village.  The District took the tank out of service in 1984 and has since been using it only for additional storage (rotating the water in the tank every 30-45 days).  The tank was recoated in 1992, the last time any significant maintenance was performed at the site.  Buildings, pumps, pipes, and other infrastructure throughout the site have aged and deteriorated into poor condition.  Access to the site, a dirt road, is poor.  Since the subsequent construction of two 1-million gallon tanks at Site 5, the need and benefit of the tank at Site 2 has diminished.  There would be a one-time cost to remove the tank and infrastructure but it would save the District substantial recurring operations and maintenance costs over the long term.

Goal

Remove the 500,000-gallon water tank and associated infrastructure at Site 2 to reduce operations and maintenance expenses.

Strategy

1.      Keep using the tank for water storage in the short term.

2.      Perform minimal maintenance at the site.

3.      Request proposals to remove the tank and achieve some cost reduction by selling the tank for reuse of scrap metal.

4.      Water/Wastewater Committee to review this project.

Cost   (Operating Budget)

Estimated cost to remove the tank and infrastructure is $60,000.

This cost would be funded by water rates.

Maximum impact to monthly water rates is 12%.

No impact to monthly sewer rates.