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Public Sewer System Informational Meeting May 22, 2018 Town of Leicester

History • Previous Studies • 1998 Town of Leicester Sewer District #1 • 1999 Village of Leicester Sewer Study • 2002 Mount Morris Main Street Sewer • 2002 Town of Leicester Sewer District #1 • 2017 Town of Leicester Sewer Feasibility Study • Funded with a grant from the NYSEFC & NYSDEC • Draft December 2016 • Completed February 2017 Town of Leicester

Existing Systems Town of Leicester

Need for Project • Failing Septic Systems • Age & Condition • Poor Soils • Design Standards • Direct Discharges • Cesspools • Replacement • Expensive Non-Conventional Systems • Lot Size Town of Leicester

Need for Project Town of Leicester

Need for Project • Environmental Protection • Nutrients • Economic Development • Public Infrastructure Critical • Home Sales • Inspection Required • Banks Require Operational System • Health & Safety • Raw Sewage Town of Leicester

Service Areas Town of Leicester

Service Areas Town of Leicester

Service Areas Town of Leicester

Public System • Collection System • Gravity Mains & Manholes • Service Laterals with Cleanouts • Pump Stations • Low Pressure & Grinder Pump Stations • Wastewater Treatment • NYSDEC Effluent Standards • Existing versus New Town of Leicester

Wastewater Treatment Options • Existing Wastewater Treatment Plants • Retsof WWTP • Geneseo WWTP • Mount Morris WWTP • Main Pump Station • Force Main • WWTP Upgrades • Varies Town of Leicester

Wastewater Treatment Options • Packaged WWTP • Built in Factory • Steel Construction • Lower Overall Cost • Conventional WWTP • Constructed On-Site • Concrete Tanks • Activated Sludge Process • Disinfection Required Town of Leicester

Private System - Gravity • Septic System • Pump Out Tank • Abandonment • Lateral • 4” Gravity • Plumbing • Internal or External Town of Leicester

Private System – Grinder Pump • Private Pump Station • Electric Usage • Publicly Maintained Town of Leicester

Costs • Capital Costs • Public versus Private • Operation & Maintenance Costs • Utilities, Labor, Testing, etc… • Capital Reserve Costs • Planning for Tomorrow • Estimated Annual Costs • Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) Town of Leicester

Capital Costs – Private Side • Septic System Abandonment • Pump Out Contents - $500 to $1000 • Crush and Fill Tank • Gravity Lateral Installation • 4” PVC Pipe – Location per Owner • $15 to $25 per linear foot • Grinder Pump • Electric Connection • $500 to $2,000 Town of Leicester

Capital Costs – Public Side Town of Leicester

Capital Costs – Public Side Town of Leicester

Operation & Maintenance Town of Leicester

Costs – Scenario #1 NYSEFC Loan: 30 Years @ 3% Grant Amount: $0 Net Local Project Cost: $9,075,000 Estimated Debt Service: $463,000 Number of EDU’s: 354 Estimated Debt Service/Unit/Year: $1,307.91 Annual Town O&M Costs : $133,233 Annual Town O&M Costs Per EDU: $376.37 Total Estimated Unit Cost: $1,684.27 Town of Leicester

Costs – Scenario #2 NYSEFC Principal Forgiveness: 30 Years @ 0.0% Grant Amount: ($4,000,000) Net Local Project Cost: $5,075,000 Estimated Debt Service: $169,167 Number of EDU’s: 354 Estimated Debt Service/Unit/Year: $477.87 Annual Town O&M Costs : $133,233 Annual Town O&M Costs Per EDU: $376.37 Total Estimated Unit Cost: $854.24 Town of Leicester

Funding Sources • New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. • Low Interest & 0% Interest Loans • Principal Forgiveness • Water Infrastructure Improvement Act - Grant • USDA-Rural Development • Low Interest Loans & Grants • NYS Department of Environmental Conservation • Water Quality Improvement Grant Town of Leicester

Funding Sources • Empire State Development • Economic Development Grants • NYS Homes & Community Renewal • Community Development Block Grant Town of Leicester

Next Steps • Public Survey • Determine level of interest • Identify issues with private systems • Provide guidance for service area selection • Income Survey • Lower income = more grants • District Formation • Funding Applications Town of Leicester

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