Regional Service Through Unity… Meeting our Region’s Needs Today and Tomorrow NTMWD BOARD MEETING February 28, 2019
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." The Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas State Flag "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible." 2
CARL W. RIEHN AWARD EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR To commemorate and memorialize the 28 years of dedicated service of Carl W. Riehn Awarded to an outstanding employee Nominated & selected by employees 4
The 2018 Finalists • Donald Grissom, Ozone Supervisor (2013) • Tracy Teems, Wastewater Coordinator (1998) • Jerry Zumwalt, Transfer Station Foreman (2005) • Maria Martinez, Human Resources Technician (2015) 5
Your 2018 NTMWD Employee of the Year is… TRACY TEEMS Tracy has been with North Texas since October 1998. This is what his co-workers had to say: He is extremely understanding and willing to go out of his way to make jobs easier. He is a dedicated and loyal employee, always wanting to help the employees better understand the processes. He is knowledgeable and shares his knowledge with everyone. He sets a great example of what a positive attitude needs to be in the workplace. 6
Regional Service Through Unity… Meeting our Region’s Needs Today and Tomorrow RWPS Intake Tower Service Spillway Labyrinth Weir BOIS d’ARC LAKE UPDATE NTMWD Board Meeting February 28, 2019 Cesar Baptista 8
BOIS d’ARC LAKE UPDATE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE AGENDA • Dam and Reservoir Clearing Update – Archer Western • Clearing Progress • Dam Construction • Schedule and Recovery Plan • Archeology Update • Mitigation – Resource Environmental Solutions • Current Activities • Schedule • Construction Pictures & Examples • Funding and Schedule Reporting Format Draft
BOIS d’ARC LAKE UPDATE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE CMAR 1 – Reservoir Clearing • Clearing continued to progress on properties that NTMWD owns and CMAR has access to. • Contractor has cleared all of what is available in the original clearing plan. • Approximately 3,700 acres cleared to date. • Additional 700 acres to be cleared once all properties are obtained • Fence clearing (removed 100,000 LF of 200,000 LF) and pond demolition continues. CMAR 1 – Dam Construction • First structural concrete pour for intake tower structure completed last month (1,100 cubic yards; 8-foot thick foundation slab). • Fill placement continues. • Completed 130,000 cy - some days 13,000 cubic yards total fill installed. • Backfill of Honey Grove Creek near completion. • Excavation of intake conduits and service spillway near completion. Mud slabs started. • Intake conduit pipes to be delivered and installation to take place in March 2019.
BOIS d’ARC LAKE UPDATE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE CMAR 1 – Dam Construction Schedule Update • Dam construction currently 113 days behind contract dates for substantial completion. • Latest delay letter indicated 69 days due to water inundation. • Negotiations ongoing to validate the exact number. • Schedule update shows impoundment starting on 10/19/2020 based on 113 days. Program schedule date is 11/2020. • Recovery schedule from AW and dam construction contractor due by 2/28/19. • Additional crews, shifts, and equipment will be added. • 2 major areas needing recovery include fill placement and concrete.
Archeology • Wilks Cemetery • 34 burials – all exhumed – USACE approved reduced scraping area • Request USACE remove Wilks cemetery from archeological site map • Bonham Cemetery • Expected 2 burials/23 confirmed burials • No schedule impact – still April 2019 • Exhumed 11 • Witcher right of entry • Started testing February 2019 • No major findings on sites and no expected delays at this time 12
BOIS d’ARC LAKE UPDATE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE Mitigation Projects – Riverby • Tree planting continued in Section 1 forested wetland and upland deciduous forest areas. • 1,100,996 trees planted to date. • Continued fence removal in Section 3 – removed 150,0000 LF of 375,000 LF. • Mobilizing to harvest trees with root balls intact for woody structures used in stream restoration. • Trees coming from 268-acre reserved clearing site in the reservoir footprint. • Continued working on stream restoration. Focused on Ragsdale Creek (Reach 16) • Started installation coir matting. • Received deliveries and stockpiled boulders for installation. Mitigation Projects – Schedule • Riverby currently ahead of schedule. Pending weather and other outside impacts, RES intends to complete initial tree plantings at Riverby --just under 5M trees-- by the end of the next planting season in April 2020. • Stream construction on schedule at Riverby. • Work at the Upper Bois d’Arc Mitigation Site will begin in August 2020. • Initial construction effort at all locations anticipated to be complete by February 2023 . • 2019 - Start of 20-year monitoring and reporting to USACE/TCEQ/TWDB.
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE CMAR 1 – Archer Western Aerial looking east down centerline of dam. Bois d’Arc Creek in foreground.
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE CMAR 1 – Archer Western Intake Tower structure concrete pour (1,100 cubic yards).
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE CMAR 1 – Archer Western 90-inch pipeline at dam site being installed to connection point with Segment A of the RWPL.
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE CMAR 1 – Archer Western Intake tower structure foundation and conduit excavation. Honey Grove Creek fill to the right of intake structure foundation.
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE CMAR 1 – Archer Western Stilling Basin (CMAR 1 work) RWPS (CMAR 3 work)
Ar Arch cheolog ogy • Bonham Cemetery 19
BOIS d’ARC LAKE UPDATE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE Mitigation Projects – Riverby
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE FSP - RES Work on stream restoration on Ragsdale Creek
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE FSP - RES New stream work outfall into wetland area
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE FSP - RES Boulders stored and waiting for use on Ragsdale Creek stream rehabilitation
BOIS d’ARC LAKE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE FSP - RES Tree planting crews working in section 1
BOIS d’ARC LAKE EXAMPLES CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE FSP - RES Emergent Wetland: A wetland characterized by frequent or continual inundation dominated by herbaceous species of plants typically rooted underwater and emerging into air
BOIS d’ARC LAKE EXAMPLES CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE FSP - RES Forested Wetland: Means a class of wetlands characterized by woody vegetation that is six meters (20 feet) tall or taller. These areas normally possess an overstory of trees, an understory of trees or shrubs, and an herbaceous layer
BOIS d’ARC LAKE EXAMPLES CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE FSP - RES Riparian Wetland: Wetland whose major primary source of water is ground water or surface water. Wetland types generally considered to be riparian include freshwater marshes and swamp forests
BOIS d’ARC LAKE EXAMPLES CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE FSP - RES Upland Deciduous Forest : A biome dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
FUNDING AND SCHEDULE REPORTING FORMAT DRAFT CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE
FUNDING AND SCHEDULE REPORTING FORMAT DRAFT CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE
FUNDING AND SCHEDULE REPORTING FORMAT DRAFT CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE
BOIS d’ARC LAKE UPDATE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE QUESTIONS?
PURCHASING UPDATE • Stakeholder Meetings Held • Aggregate spending opportunities • Volume of bid requests to vendors • Purchase Order creation and approvals • Standardize non-construction bidding documents and insurance requirements • Increase purchasing options through ILAs and cooperatives Responsibility Recommendations Purchasing System/Departments $25,000 and up bid processes $0 up to $25,000 Goods, general services and professional services (non- Construction, construction related professional services, construction) - quotes, bids, RFP/Q, cooperatives, real estate agreements, right of way, surveys, grant agreements, contracts projects Create and update bid/proposal templates, terms and Write/provide scopes of work conditions (non-construction) Maintain Purchasing Policies, Administrative Directives Provide approved requisition Provide Vendor Outreach Internal Purchasing Training Create Purchasing Intranet and Internet pages 36
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