HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 05-21 Wastwater PolicyRESOLUTION 05-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND
LAND APPLICATION SYSTEMS, PROVIDING FOR THE PLANNING OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, LIMITING THE
ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SERVICE HOOKUPS, PROVIDING FOR RELATED
MATTERS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, McCall City Code (MCC) 6-3-010 states that for the purpose of promoting health,
safety and the general welfare of McCall, a system for the collection, transmission and disposal
of sanitary sewage shall be constructed, extended, maintained, repaired, replaced, operated, and
removed within the corporate limits of the City of McCall by which to provide an adequate
system for the collection, transmission and disposal of sanitary sewage from domestic,
commercial, industrial and such other uses and purposes for which said system may be used; and
WHEREAS, MCC 6-3-030 states that, in the event that McCall City Council determines that the
existing City sewer system, whether collection systems or treatment facilities, are at or
approaching their respective capacity limits such that the issuance of additional service hook-up
permits would lead to harmful consequences to the general welfare of the City and its environs,
the Council by resolution shall limit the issuance of additional service hook-ups in a manner
designed to preclude such consequences until such time as additional capacity has been
developed. The precise limits, the manner of allocating same, and the determination of when to
impose or relax them shall be established by regulations to be promulgated by the Council in
conjunction with the imposition of any such limits; and
WHEREAS, MCC 2-2-020 states that, prior to the issuance of a building permit the Building
Inspector shall require evidence of approval of sewer hook-up, if applicable to the building in
question; and
WHEREAS, the Payette Lakes Recreational Water and Sewer District (District) provides
wastewater collection services to District customers and conveys collected wastewater to the
City of McCall wastewater treatment facility for treatment and land application of the resulting
effluent; and
WHEREAS, JUB Engineers, Inc. (JUB), acting as the District's engineer, by letter on September
16, 2004 informed the District and the City that, in JUB's opinion, the City's land application
system for disposal of treated effluent was at capacity; and
WHEREAS, Holladay Engineering Company (HECO), acting as the City's engineer, by letter on
October 28, 2004 concurred with the analysis of JUB, recommended a moratorium on new
building permits until additional analysis could be conducted and improvements implemented,
and informed the City that, in its capacity as City Engineer, HECO would no longer be issuing
wastewater will -serve letters on the City's behalf until additional analysis could be conducted
and improvements implemented; and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 2004, JUB presented the McCall City Council with further written
analysis of the capacity limitations of the land application system for the storage and disposal of
treated effluent; and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 2004, HECO presented the McCall City Council with further
analysis of the capacity limitations of the land application system for the storage and disposal of
treated effluent; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2005, HECO presented the McCall City Council with further
analysis of the capacity limitations of the land application system for the storage and disposal of
treated effluent; and
WHEREAS, the City by Ordinance No. 809 on April 11, 2005 implemented a 182-day
moratorium on zoning, subdivision, planned unit development and/or scenic route applications
within the city limits of McCall in order to address wastewater capacity and zoning and
subdivision issues; and
WHEREAS, the City by letter on April 12, 2005 requested that the Valley County Board of
Commissioners extend the moratorium on zoning, subdivision, planned unit development and/or
scenic route applications to the City of McCall Impact Area of unincorporated Valley County
(Impact Area); and
WHEREAS, the City by letter dated June 1, 2005 directed the District to discontinue committing
any new users to the system until the City determines the long term solution for the capacity
limitations of the system; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2005 the Valley County Board of Commissioners implemented a
moratorium on zoning, subdivision, planned unit development and/or scenic route applications
within the Impact Area, said moratorium to expire on January 1, 2006 or when the City of
McCall lifts its moratorium; and
WHEREAS, prior to the implementation of a moratorium by the City of McCall and Valley
County, the City received applications for 22 subdivisions containing over 950 potential lots that
are not subject to the moratorium and could, if built upon, add wastewater flows to the City or
District collection systems; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous undeveloped, underdeveloped, or redevelopable lots within the
City of McCall and the Impact Area that are not subject to the moratorium and could, if build
upon, add wastewater flows to the City or District collection systems; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2005 the City of McCall contracted with CH2M Hill to serve as City
Engineer and to provide general engineering and planning services, including wastewater
engineering and planning services, to the City; and
WHEREAS, CH2M Hill has concluded an initial analysis of the City's wastewater collection,
treatment, and disposal system and has determined that elements of the existing City sewer
system are at or approaching their respective capacity limits such that the issuance of unrestricted
additional service hook-up permits would lead to harmful consequences to the general welfare of
the City and its environs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution 05-15 Wastewater Policy on July 28, 2005;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to modify Section 2 of Resolution 05-15 Wastewater
Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is resolved by the Mayor and City Council of the City of McCall,
Valley County, Idaho, as follows:
Section 1: McCall City Council finds that the existing City sewer system, including the
collection systems and treatment facilities, are at or approaching their respective capacity limits
such that the issuance of unrestricted additional service hook-up permits would lead to harmful
consequences to the general welfare of the City and its environs.
Section 2: To preclude such consequences until such time as additional capacity has been
developed, the McCall City Council limits service hook-ups to 175 equivalent dwelling units
annually, except for September, October, and November 2005, during which time service hook-
ups are limited to 50 equivalent dwelling units per month.
Section 3: Service hook-ups will be limited through limiting the issuance of building permits
for structures requiring wastewater hook-ups or where such building permit will cause an
increase in wastewater flow due to change in, or intensification of, use within the City of McCall
and the Impact Area.
Section 4: McCall City Council directs staff to develop a system for ranking applications and
distributing building permits consistent with the goals of the City of McCall Comprehensive
Plan.
Section 5: McCall City Council directs staff to develop and implement an annual program of
Infiltration and Inflow (I/1) mitigation improvements to limit non -wastewater flows within the
City wastewater collection system.
Section 6: McCall City Council directs staff to develop and implement a program of annual
improvements to the City wastewater land application system to provide land application
capacity consistent with the capacity of the existing City wastewater treatment plant and winter
storage pond.
Section 7: McCall City Council directs staff to immediately commence planning for
additional wastewater treatment capacity consistent with the long range needs of the City of
McCall as described in the City of McCall Comprehensive Plan.
Section 8: McCall City Council directs staff to analyze the impact of the annual I/I
mitigation program, the annual land application improvement program, and other capital
investment in the sewer collection, treatment, effluent storage, and effluent disposal systems on
the City's sewer rate structure and to bring any recommendations for changes to this structure to
the City Council for consideration.
Section 9: McCall City Council will determine when to impose additional limitations or
relax the limitations imposed in Section 2 above at the following times:
• Upon completion of the first I/I capital improvement project and the City Engineer's
quantification of any additional capacity made available by the improvements.
• Upon completion of the first land application improvement project and the City
Engineer's quantification of any additional capacity made available by the
improvements.
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