03/24/70- CREEK WATERSHED AREA
A RESOLUTION
PRESCRIBING A PLAN FOR THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS TO
ENJOIN WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES OF THE UPPER CIOOLO
CREEK WATmSHED AREA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTE-
NANCE OF A REGIONAL SEWERAGE SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz is desirous of maintaining
standards in the treatment of sewerage as prescribed by the
Texas State Department of Health and the Texas Quality Water
Board, and;
WHEREAS, the Upper Cibolo Creek watershed area has been
defined by the Texas Quality Water Board as an area requiring
the treatment of sewage on a Regional basis, and;
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz has an operable sewage treat-
JlEnt plant capable of being expanded into a regirnal system
meeting the needs of all communities within the above designated
area, now therefore,
BE IT HESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS THAT:
The attacffid proposal for the establishment of a Regiooal
Sewerage SysteM for the Upper Cibolo Region is approved by the
City Council, City of Schertz, Texas, and is an irrevocable
commitment by the said City of Schertz to proceed forthwith
with such undertakings on the part of the said City of Schertz
as contained herein, and that such lmdertakings will be initiated
at such a date to permit the earliest completion of plant expan-
si on to conform to Regional Sewerage System requirements.
PAS~D A~~ APPROVED this 24th day of MarCh, 1970.
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City of Schertz, Texas
ATTEST:
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Robert C. Bueker, GU,y :>ecretary
PROPOSAL
FOR ORGANIZATION OF
A REGIONAL SEWERAGE SYSTEM
FOR THE
UPPER CIBOLO WATERSHED
Schertz proposes to expand it's sewage treatment plant to a capacity
of about 3,000 connections for future growth. The estimated cost of
this expansion is now $190,000.
In addition, the City plans to install an interceptor along the
line of Dietz Creek as far as Maske Road (Point "A" on the map).
This could be extended in increments as development of the area
required, but will be sized to serve the entire watershed north
to IH 35. The total cost of this interceptor to Point "A" will
be $316,000.
The total project cost is extimated at $506,000.
If the interceptor system is expanded to serve the northern portion
of Universal City lying within the Cibolo Creek watershed, such ex-
pansion would involve the following:
Increasing the size of the interceptor up to Point "A", to
provide additional capacity of 3.0 MGD. This would increase
the cost of this interceptor to $406,000.
Construction of a spur interceptor along the line of Maske
Road and crossing the Cibolo to serve Universal City. This
would cost $126,000.
The total cost of the expanded interceptor system would be $530,000.
If the plant expansion is added, the total project cost would become
$720,000.
The Schertz proposal for a regional plan is as follows:
Schertz will build the expansion to its plant at a cost
of $190,000.
Since both communities will share equally in the capacity of
the interceptor to Point "A" the cost should be divided
between them. This would make each city's sharw $203,000.
Since the spur interceptor to Point "B" will be wholly for
the benefit of Universal City, that community will bear the
whole cost of construction, about $126,000.
It is assumed that P.L. 660 funds will be available; therefore,
all foregoing costs to the communities will be reduced by
33%. The total cost to each community would be:
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SCHERTZ
Total net cost to Schertz
$190,000
203,000
$393,000
129,000
$264!000
Plant expansion
One-half of interceptor
Total Coat
Less P.L. 660
UNIVERSAL CITY
One-half of interceptor
Spur interceptor
$203,000
126,000
Total cost
$329,000
108,000
Less P.L. 660
Total net cost to
Universal City
$221,000
This gives a net project cost of $485,000. In addition to
the new construction, the plan calls for Universal City to
rehabilitate it's present plant so that it can continue in
service. Since this plant will serve Universal City only,
the entire cost of rehabilitation should be borne by that
ci ty.
The operation of the regional system under the Schertz plan would be
equally simple:
Schertz will perform routine maintainance with its own forces,
on the interceptor up to Point "A". If major repairs are re-
quired, they will be done under contract, or on a force-
account basis by the personnel of the two cities. In such
case, the cost would be divided equally between the parties.
Universal City will be wholly responsible for maintainance and
repair of the spur interceptor to Point "B".
Universal City will continue to own and operate its present
plant at its present capacity.
Schertz will own and operate i tsexpanded plant. Universal
City will pay a treatment charge based on the sewage it con-
tributes, as metered at Point "A". The rate charged will
reflect only the actual fixed costs and operating costs of
that portion of the plant used by or reserved for Universal
City. If Universal City so desires, safeguards can be in-
cluded in the intercity agreement fixing the basis for such
charges. The rate will obviously be much below that proposed
by SARA.
The San Antonio River Authority will assume responsibility
for supervising and monitoring the joint operation by the two
communities and, under its police powers, enforcing compliance
with sanitary regula Lions in local areas outside the juris-
diction of the two cities.
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The Schertz plan provides the basis for an expanded regional system
including Cibolo and Randolph Air Force Base. Treatment can be ~ro-
vided for Cibolo by building a simple lift station and outfall along
FM 78. There would appear to be no logical reason for requiring
Randolph AFB to abandon its present facility, even if such action
were possible; it would be much better to try to get them to agree
to the same supervision as the parties to the intercity compact.
It is doubtful if tertiary treatment will ever be required along
the Cibolo. Such a requirement would be grossly unfair as long as
agricultural pollution remains the dominant factor. However, should
the authorities ever attack this problem, and should they succed
in solving it, and should they then require the Upper Cibolo Region
to provide tertiary treatment, and should the economics of the
situation so indicate, it would be a simple and relatively inexpen-
sive matter to link the three secondary treatment plants with a
central phosphate-removal unit
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