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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 5, 2019 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />TITLE: APPROVED <br />RECEIVE AND FILE WATER ENTERPRISE ❑ As Recommended <br />ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FEASIBILITY ❑ As Amended <br />STUDY NONGENERAL FUND <br />E] Ordinance on sReading <br />( � ❑ 2 <br />Ordinance on ntl Reading <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 2} ❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Receive and File <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City provides potable drinking water and sewage collection for all of the City's residents and <br />businesses. To accomplish this, the City owns and operates a water and sewer system that <br />consists of 870 miles of pipe, 22 groundwater wells, 4 pressure control stations, 7 import water <br />connections, 7 water booster stations, 8 reservoirs, and 2 sanitary sewer lift stations. The <br />groundwater wells, booster stations, and sewer lift stations consume a significant amount of <br />energy to pump water out of the groundwater basin, maintain water system pressure, and <br />maintain sewage flows. <br />One of the objectives of the City's Strategic Plan is to expand opportunities for conservation and <br />environmental sustainability. In this spirit, the Public Works Agency, Water Resources Division, <br />with the assistance of a consultant, explored the feasibility of implementing alternative energy <br />solutions at water system sites throughout the City. The 2019 Water Systems Alternative Energy <br />Feasibility Study (Study) was developed to complete an independent and unbiased alternative <br />energy feasibility assessment, and identify which alternative energy resources have the greatest <br />economic opportunity and practical application for the City's water systems. <br />The Study (Exhibit 1) finds that there does exist opportunities to develop alternative energy <br />projects for the City's water systems and recommends a set of potential projects to be further <br />developed. Highlights from the Study include the following: <br />• The installation of three hydroelectric turbine generators <br />• The installation of solar generation panels at six sites <br />• A net effect of all projects is an investment of almost $8 million yielding a 25 -year savings <br />of over $10 million in energy costs <br />19H-1 <br />