CITY OF FERNDALE COMPREHENSIVE WASTEWATER FACILITIES PLAN Prepared for: City of Femdale By: Vasey Engineering Co., Inc. i 31446 February 19961.0 Ll 12 13 2.0 21 22 23 24 2.5 3.0 31 32 33 4.0 41 42 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Page INTRODUCTION General... Background... Purpose And Scop: SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS Land Use And Zoning. Environmental Setting 2.4.1 Land Use and Physical Features 2.42 2.43 2.44 245 246 2.5.2 Distribution Within Service Area EXISTING WASTEWATER FACILITIES Infrastructure and Service Zones. 3.22 Capacity Analysis Treatment Facilities 3.3.1 Components 3.3.2 Performance WASTEWATER FLOW AND LOADING CHARACTERISTICS General Existing Wastewater Flow: 42.1 WWTP Flow Data. 4.22 Leachate and Industrial Wastewater 4.23 Infiltration and Inflow... 424 Sanitary Wastewater...TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.) 43 44 45 5.0 51 5.2 53 54 55 5.6 6.0 61 62 63 10 WW 4.25 Summary of Existing Wastewater Flows... Existing Wastewater Loadings (BOD, TSS). 43.1 Sanitary Wastewater 4.3.2 Leachate and Industrial Wastewater... 4.3.3. Summary of Existing Wastewater Loadings.. Projected Wastewater Flows, 4.4.1 Sanitary Wastewater... 4.4.2 Leachate and Industrial Wastewater 4.43 Infiltration and Inflow. 4.44 Summary of Projected Wastewater Flows. Projected Wastewater Loadings (BOD, TSS). 4.5.1. Sanitary Wastewater 4.5.2 Leachate and Industrial Wastewater 4.5.3 Summary of Projected Wastewater Loading: EVALUATION OF COLLECTION FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS General, 5-1 Proposed New Service Zones. 5 Projected Capacity Requirements. 5-1 ‘New Infrastructure Requirements 5-2 5.4.1 Within Existing Service Zone: 5:2 5.4.2 Within New Service Zones Preliminary Cost Estimate ‘Non-Economic Considerations 5.6.1 Regulatory Requirements/Issues. 3.62 Environmental Issue 5.6.3 Easements PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF COLLECTION FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS Gener Proposed New Infrastructure .. 6.2.1 Within Existing Service Zones... 6.2.2 Within New Service Zones Summary .... EVALUATION OF TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE AND EXPANSION IMPROVEMENT ALTERNATIVE! General. elTABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT) 12 13 14 18 16 1 18 8.0 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 Treatment/Discharge Requirements. Lagoon System Alternatives 73.1 Partial-mix Aerated Lagoon System 7.3.2 Dual-power Aerated Lagoon System. Mechanical Plant System Alternatives ... 7.4.1 Activated Sludge (Conventional) System. 742. Oxidation Ditch System.. 7.4.3 Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) System. Economic Analysis 7.5.1 Capital Costs 7.5.2 Operation and Maintenance Costs 7.53. Equivalent Annual Costs. Non-Economic Considerations 7.6.1 Sludge/Biosolids Management 76.2 Regulatory Issues/Permitting Requirements 7.6.3 Environmental Issues.. Recommended Alternative. Public Participation Program. PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF TREATMENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS General.. Dual-Power Act 82.1 General 8.2.2 Evaluation of Criteria for Complete-Mix Basin Design 8.2.3. Evaluation of Criteria for Partial-Mix Basin Design... 8.2.4 Modification of Existing Lagoons to a Dual-Power Aerated Lagoon System Headworks 83.1 General 83.2. Influent Flow Measurement.. 8.3.3 Influent Pump Station. 83.4 Preliminary Treatment Filter System. Effluent Disinfectioi 8.5.1 General. 8.5.2 Chlorine Gas/Sulfur Dioxide 8.5.3 Sodium Hypochlorite/Sodium Bisulfi 8.5.4 On-Site Hypochlorite Generation/Sodium Bisulfite Effluent Pump Station, Outfall and Yard Piping Buildings and Miscellaneous Improvements... if8,8 WWTP Site Plan Design Criteria and Hydraulic Profile. 8.9 Phasing of WWTP Improvements .. 9.0 RECEIVING WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS 9.1 General... 9.2 General Regulatory Requirements. 9.3. Receiving Water Characterization .. 9.3.1 Nooksack River Regulatory Status... 9.3.2 Nooksack River Flow 9.3.3 River Channel Description.. 9.3.4 Nooksack River Ambient Water Quality. 9.4. Effluent Characteristics... 9.4.1 Flow.. 9.4.2 Effluent Quality . 9.4.3 Industrial Wastewater Loading . 9.4.4 Future Eéfluent Qualit 9.5 Model Description and Input. 9.6 Dilution Modeling Results. 9.7 Predicted Downstream Receiving Water Quality 9.8 Effects of the Removal of Industrial Wastewater Flows 9.9 Dissolved Oxygen Sag Modeling .. 9.10 Conclusions... 10.0 IMPLEMENTATION 10.1 General.. 10-1 10.2 Funding Alternative 10-1 10.2.1 Grants and Loans 10-1 10.2.2 Local Financing of Improvements 10.3 User Fees.. 10.3.1 Future Connection Fees 10.3.2 Future Monthly Sewer Rates 10.3.3 Recommendations on User Fee: 10.4 Sewer Use Ordinane 10.5 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program 10.6 Schedule... 11.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 11.1 Summary.. it 11.2 Conclusions and Recommendations REFERENCES ivLIST OF APPENDICES WAC Regulations SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance Wastewater Collection System Evaluation ‘National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, 1993 Summary of Wastewater Characteristics Data (1989-1994) Public Participation Program Information Dual-Power Aerated Lagoon Design Calculations Receiving Water Quality Analysis-Support DocumentationLl 2-1 23 24 3-2 33 3-44 3-43, 35 3-6 38 3-9 3.10 3-11 4-1 42 44 45 4-6 47 48 49 4-10 4-11 4-12 413 414 4-15 4-16 4:17 LIST OF FIGURES Vicinity Maps... Wastewater Planning Service Area, Current Zoning within Service Area... Proposed Zoning within Future Service Area. Population Growth Distributio Existing System Existing System Capacity Problem Areas Existing WWTP Flow Schematic. Existing Treatment Facility Plan Layout Existing Treatment Facility Plan Layout. Existing WWTP Hydraulic Profile Daily Maximum TRC Concentration/Monthly Average TRC Concentration, Maximum Weekly Average Fecal Coliform/Monthly Average Fecal Coliform... 3-15 ‘Maximum Weekly Average BOD Concentration/Monthly Average BOD Concentration3-16 Maximum Weekly Average TSS Concentration/Monthly Average TSS Concentration ..3-17 ‘Monthly Average BOD Removal/Monthly Average TSS Removal Monthly Average Flow ‘Annual Average Flo Monthly Average Influent Flows. Frequency Distribution for Peak Month and Peak Day Flows, 1993 Frequency Distribution for Peak Month and Peak Day Flows, 1992 Frequency Distribution for Peak Month and Peak Day Flows, 1991 .. Frequency Distribution for Peak Month and Peak Day Flows, 1990... Frequency Distribution for Peak Month and Peak Day Flows, 1989. Recomp Monthly Leachate Pumpe : Cedarville Landfill Monthly Leachate Hauled .. Cedarville Landfill Leachate Hau! Volume vs. Precipitation at Bellingham Airport. Cedarville Landfill Leachate Hau! Volume vs. Precipitation at Clearbrook County Construction Recyclers Monthly Leachate Hauled. Olivine Monthly Leachate Hauled.. Annual Average BOD and TSS Loadings Peak Month BOD and TSS Loadings Projected Population and Peak Month Wastewater Flow. Future Annual Wastewater BOD and TSS Loadings.. Future Improvements and Expansion Town Center Improvement Alternatives. Partial-Mix Aerated Lagoon System Alternative. Dual-Power Aerated Lagoon System Alternative Activated Sludge (Conventional) System Alternative Oxidation Ditch System Alternative... viLIST OF FIGURES (CONT.) 1s 81 8-2 84 Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) System Alternative Relationship of Projected Wastewater Flows (Peak Month) and Phasing of Facilities Construction sessonassnncs Fate of Influent BOD Ferndale WWTP Facilities, Future Site Plan. Preliminary Hydraulic Profile, Dual-Power Aerated Lagoon System. viiLIST OF TABLES 21 22 23 31 33 3-4 4.2 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4-10 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 447 4.18 419 420 4-21 4.22 4-23 4.24 4.25 Sa 61 TA 72 City of Femdale - Service Area Zoning Characteristics.. City of Ferndale Population Forecast. City of Ferndale (2015) Sewered Population Distribution Based on Planned Growth and Zoning Characteristics . a Characteristics Surmmary of Existing Sewer System, Existing Pump Station Capaciti: Existing Trunk Main Capacity Analysis... Summary of Effluent Quality (Jan, 1994 - Feb. 1995) Ferndale WWTP Annual Average Flow Characteristics Ferndale WWTP Monthly Flow Summary (1989-1994). Ferndale WWTP Peak Month and Peak Day Flows. Statistical-Peak Month and Peak Day Flows.. Peak Month and Peak Day Flow Peaking Factors... Recomp Lagoon Flows Discharge to Femdale Sewer System Cedarville Landfill Leachate Haul Volumes Leachate Volumes from County Construction Recyclers. Leachate Volumes from Olivine Incinerator... Summary of Existing Industrial Wastewater Flows Inflow Flow Component. ‘Annual Sanitary Flow Component Estimation Summary of Ferndale WWTP Annual Average Influent Flows (1989-1994)... Annual Average Wastewater Loading Characteristics... Ferndale WWTP Monthly Wastewater Loadings (BOD and TSS) Summary... Peak Month Wastewater Loadings Peak Month Loading Peaking Factor. Summary of Existing Industrial Wastewater Characteristics . Summary of Projected Annual Average Industrial Flows for the Year 2015 oo Summary of Projected Annual Average Wastewater Flows for the Year 2015 4-41 Increase in Annual Average Wastewater Flows ‘Summary of Projected Total Wastewater Flows for the Year 2015... Summary of Projected Annual Average Industrial Wastewater Loadings (BOD and TSS) for the Year 2015. Increase in Annual Average Wastewater BOD and TSS Loadings... ‘Summary of Projected Total Wastewater Characteristics for the Year 2015 Projected Total Wastewater Flows from New Service Zones Proposed New and Upgraded Trunk Main Capatities....... Proposed New and Upgraded Pump Station Capacities Treatment/Discharge Requirements. Preliminary Capital Cost Estimate Partial-Mix Aerated Lagoon System. Preliminary Capital Cost Estimate Dual-Power Aerated Lagoon System. Viti