3.d 201 Community Septic Systems OrientationMay 1, 2019
201 Sewer System
History
Status
Financing/ Budget
Current Issues
“201” System
Location
“201” System
In operation since 1987
Financed with by the Federal Environmental
Protection Agency through their “201 program”
Washington County utilized the program to construct
the improvements on individual and cluster systems
Collection systems for septic tank effluents and jointly
used soil treatment systems
Owned by City of Scandia
Residential users only (110 total connections, 77 Bliss,
32 Anderson Erickson)
“201”System
City ordinances #202 (connections)& #206 (user
charges) govern system and set user fees
System is operated (budget, contract, rates, etc. ) as a
single system but served by 2 different sub-surface
treatment systems (drain fields) with different
operation and permitting requirements
Bliss Collector System
Operated by Washington County under contract with city
through 2012, by contractor into 2014, by PW staff since
Permit issued by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
(MPCA) (5-year permit for “Class D” facility). The 5-year
permit expires in February 2020
Requires Class D and Service Provider license holder to
operate
Permitted Capacity–19,800 gallons per day
Average Daily flow –2016 –8,723 gallons per day; 2017 –
7,385 g.p.d.; 2018 –6,420 g.p.d.
Due to high nitrate levels in monitoring well, a report on
plans to lower the total nitrogen entering the soil dispersal
area is due 180 days prior to permit expiration
Anderson-Erickson
Collector System
Annual permit issued by Washington County
System design flow 6,700 gallons per day.
Average daily flow –2016 –2,549 gallons / day; 2017 –
2,438 g.p.d.; 2018 –2,355 g.p.d.
Initially 21 homes connected
Collector system expanded in 2001 without expansion
of treatment system
“201” System Finances
Operations funded by user fees–no tax revenue
“Enterprise Fund” segregates revenues, expenses and
reserves
No metering; all users pay the same rate
Year User Fee (Annual)
2013 $691.68
2014 $691.68
2015 $691.68
2016 $691.68
2017 $726.24
2018 $798.88
2019 $798.88
“201” System Finances
2016 2017 2018 2019 Budget
Revenue $82,149 $88,342 $87,037 $90,900
Operating Exp.(71,939)(63,260)(58,779)(87,825)
Net 10,210 25,082 28,257 3,075
Less: Depreciation (38,262)(38,718)(39,632)(49,700)
Net Income (Loss)$ (28,052)$ (13,636)$ (11,375)$ (46,625)
Capital Exp.$ (-0-)$ (10,400)$ -0-$ (75,000)
Net Cash Flow $ 10,210 $ 14,682 $ 28,257 $ (71,925)
Cash Balance 12/31 $ 68,210 $ 82,893 $ 103,812 $ 31,887
“201” System Issues
Need to address nitrate limits in Bliss permit renewal
($10,000 budgeted in 2019 for MPCA permit renewal
assistance)
Need to address inflow and infiltration issues –peak
flows after major storm events are in excess of design
flow ($10,000 budgeted in 2019 for I&I inspections)
Inadequate reserves for eventual replacement of
system components
Limited capacity for expansion based on current flows