1984 09 21 BAWA Minutes 40921-1
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY
September 21, 1984
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water
Authority, Harris County, Texas, met in regular session on
Friday, September 21, 1984, in the Conference Room of the
Baytown City Hall with the following attendance:
Robert L. Gillette, President
Dan Mundinger, Vice President
Peter R. Buenz, Secretary
Knox Beavers, Board Member
A. S. (Skip) Rome, Board Member
Consider Minutes for Meeting Held July 18, 1984
Board member Rome moved for approval of the minutes for
the meeting held July 18, 1984; Board member Beavers seconded
the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board members Beavers, Buenz, Gillette,
Mundinger and Rome
Nays: None
Billy Plante, President of Harris County Fresh Water Supply
District No. 27, will appear regarding the district's
purchase of water
Billy Plante, representative of Harris County Fresh
Water Supply District No. 27, requested that the Baytown
Area Water Authority Board consider increasing the present
contract by 8.2% up to 30 million gallons a year which means
a district would be purchasing 86,000 gallons per day.
The administration had looked at pumpage for the last
six months to develop estimates of usage. Presently, the
total amount under contract is 7. 9 million gallons a day.
The plant was designed to handle an average daily production
of 13 million gallons a day. Future customers, including
the contract with Thompson Road Municipal Utility District
is a little over one million a day which brings projected
usage to about 9 million gallons a day.
Herb Thomas, Plant Manager, explained that in August,
1984, the peak usage was 9. 9 million gallons per day which
when added to future usage brings peak loads to 11 million
gallons per day. In July, the plant was tested at 17 million
gallons for an eight hour period. Everything was operating
without failure at that point. There was still a pump
available for usage at this point.
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Board member Buenz moved to authorize the request of
Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 27 to increase
its contract up to 30 million gallons a year and instruct
the city attorney to work with the district' s attorney to
draw up the necessary amendments to the contract. Board
member Beavers seconded the motion. The vote follows :
Ayes: Board members Beavers, Buenz, Gillette, Mun-
dinger, and Rome
Nays: None
Consider Awarding Bid for Installation of Motor Control
Center
Four bids were received for installation of Motor Control
Center as follows:
Apollo Industrial $14,798.10
Gulf Coast Electric 15, 481. 00
General Electric 39,400. 00
Pfeiffer Electric 24,679. 00
The administration recommended the bid be awarded to
the low bidder, Apollo Industrial. Mr. Thomas stated that
he had spoken with all the bidders, and the basic difference
in the bids is a result of utilizing union labor versus non-
union labor.
Board member Beavers moved to award the bid to Apollo
Industrial; Board member Rome seconded the motion. The vote
follows:
Ayes: Board members Beavers, Buenz, Gillette,
Mundinger and Rome
Nays: None
Report from Plant Manager
In July the sales of water reached 9. 5 million gallons
of water per day; sales in August reached 9. 9 million gallons
per day; through September 18, sales reached 9.5 million
gallons per day.
The turbidity rates have been lowered at the plant.
Over the last couple years, the plant has been reporting
turbidity rates averaging . 4, while the standard is 1. 0. In
August, the plant reported a .22 and through the 18 days of
September, the plant has been averaging .12; therefore, the
plant has been making very good water.
Historically, since the plant has been on line, there
have been complaints about the taste of the water during the
summer months. This is when the blue algae blooms, and it
is very difficult to control this growth in surface water
treatment. In July, there were 19 customer complaints. On
August 1, a slight change was made in the treatment program.
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Consider Amendment to the Water Contract with Harris County
Fresh Water Supply District No. 27
Billy Plante was present to represent Harris County
Fresh Water Supply District No. 27. He reminded the board
that at the last meeting, the district had requested an
additional eight (8%) percent increase in water. At that
time the representatives had not met with the subsidence
district which meets in November; therefore, Mr. Plante
requested that the board postpone consideration of the
amendment to the water contract with Harris County Fresh
Water Supply District No. 27 to allow representatives of the
district to appear before the subsidence district board on
November 7.
Mr. Plante stated that he felt that it would be to the
district' s advantage to have the contract renewed on an
annual basis.
Mr. Lanham stated that he felt the districts ' would
need a long term contract for purposes of financing; however,
the districts may want to have the option of reviewing the
minimum take or pay provisions on an annual basis; Board
member Buenz agreed.
Mr. Plante clarified that he really was thinking of the
minimum take or pay provisions being re-evaluated on a
yearly basis.
The board had no objections to postponing action on
this matter until such time as advised by the district
representatives that they are ready to proceed.
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Plant Manager Report
Herb Thomas, Plant Manager, reported that when the City
of Baytown wells are exercised, the well water is not mixed
with the surface water, but expended into the storm sewer
system in order to provide consistency in the taste of the
water. The characteristics of well and surface water are
very different. Well water has more alkalinity and is more
aggressive. Due to the aggressiveness of well water it has
a tendency to etch the pipes, and if there is any scale on
the interior of the pipes, and there is, it will scour it
off, resulting in numerous complaints. There has been no
well water placed into the distribution system since the
freeze last Christmas.
At the last meeting of the board, Apollo Electric was
awarded the bid to install the new motor control center.
Last Wednesday, power was put on that new control center and
the first motor was fired up. There are three motors on the
transfer station. The entire job should be completed by the
end of next week.
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Minutes of the BAWA Meeting - October 17,. 1984
The good quality of the water has continued since the
last report. Since the employees have performed in such
an admirable fashion, on October 3, Mr. Thomas addressed
a letter to the employees highlighting their accomplishments
in August and September. Through October 17, this favorable
performance was continued with an average of .10 turbidity
as evidenced by the few solids present in the water.
Presently, the staff has undertaken a painting campaign
around the facility. Otherwise, the plant is operating in a
routine, base mode.
In the month of September, average pumpage was 9.2
gallons per day.
Adjourn
There being no further business to be transacted, the
meeting was adjourned.
Peter R. Buenz, ecretary