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Facility Planning Guidelines that Help Address 208 Planning Needs

Entities performing wastewater facility planning [PDF 19K] should consider these points in order to assist the State with information that can be included in the updated State 208 plan. Communities located in a county where an Areawide Planning Agency is responsible for Section 208 Planning should contact the appropriate Areawide Planning Agency. Key terms used below are linked to a glossary.

Table 9-1. Facility planning guidelines. Entities performing wastewater facility planning should consider the following guidelines in order to assist the State with information that can be included in the updates to the State 208 plan.
Steps Materials Submitted in Facility Plan
1. Delineate current service area Provide up to date maps of the current sewer service area with all trunk lines and pump stations shown. If possible these maps should be in a standard GIS format, or a CAD format transferable to GIS software.
2. Evaluate sewer system conditions Identify needed improvements; provide cost estimates.
3. Evaluate need for additional sewer service area Define a study area (FPA); delineate the geographic area that was evaluated relative to growth/development and the need for central sewers (provide on map).
4. Delineate projected service area Forecast and map new areas expected to be sewered in the next 20 years (projected service area); provide cost estimates.
5. Develop prescriptions for wastewater treatment in areas without sewers Evaluate options and select interim prescriptions for areas expected to be sewered within 20 years;
Evaluate options and select permanent prescriptions for areas not expected to have sewers.
6. Evaluate wastewater treatment capacity Itemize improvements, if any, to meet current needs (population now served) and provide cost estimates.
7. Determine future capacity need for treatment Forecasts of population growth and other demands used to assess the treatment capacity needed in next 20 years.
8. Evaluate future wastewater treatment capacity options Identify feasible alternatives, select most likely option(s);
Itemize improvements to meet future needs and provide cost estimates.
9. Develop general plan to implement improvements Provide a capital improvement plan to finance necessary sewer and treatment upgrades;
Include a schedule for improvements (sewers and treatment plant);
Provide an operation and maintenance plan.
10. Qualify as Management Agency Agree to provide services indicated in 208 plan;
Obtain written agreements with other governmental jurisdictions if service involves more than one jurisdiction.

 

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