Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the modification of the contract for Land Application and Disposal of Sewage Sludge for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage with Burch Hydro Incorporated.
This contract provides for the disposal of sewage sludge on agricultural land for use by the Compost Facility, the Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants. The division desires to increase the contract amount by an additional $450,000.00 for additional removal of sewage sludge for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. The contract expires August 24, 2004.
The Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant operates two (2) incinerators that are used to burn sewage sludge produced during the treatment process. However, both incinerators have been down. Only one of those have been temporarily returned to service, the other incinerator is still out of service. Because of this the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant has excess sludge which cannot be handled by the Compost Facility or the plant. Therefore it is necessary for the sewage sludge to be removed through the land application contract with Burch Hydro Incorporated.
SUPPLIER: Burch Hydro Incorporated (31-0978934)
Fiscal Impact: $450,000.00 is needed and budgeted for this modification.
$900,000.00 was spent in 2003
$895,000.00 was spent in 2002
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure so that the excess sewage sludge that has accumulated at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Facility because both plant incinerators are out of service can be removed and used for land application.
Title
To authorize the Public Utilities Director to modify and increase an existing contract for the Land Application of Sewage Sludge with Burch Hydro Inc., for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $450,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, and to declare and emergency ($450,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the existing contract with Burch Hydro Inc., authorized Land Application and Disposal of sewage sludge for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage expires August 24, 2004; and,
WHEREAS, there has been an excess of sewage sludge at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant due to out of service incinerators, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage desires to modify the contract to increase the dollar amount of the contract an additional $450,000.00 so that the sewage sludge may be removed for land application; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage due to out of service incinerators and it is immediately necessary to modify and increase a contract for Land Application and Disposal of Sewage Sludge so that the excess sewage sludge that has accumulated at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Facility can be removed and used for land application, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to modify and increase a contract with Burch Hydro Incorporated for the Land Application and Disposal of Sewage Sludge for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage
Section 2. That the expenditure of $450,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650, OCA 605055, Object Level 1: 03, Object Level 03: 3419
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, which shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.