1. Sewer Infrastructure Watuppa Plantations Development
Tiverton Wastewater District (TWWD)
“Our mission is to safeguard public health and protect and improve ground and surface water resources by implementing effective and efficient wastewater management and disposal within the Tiverton Wastewater District.” – TWWD

2. Agenda
TWWD Presentation
Engineering Report
Question and Answer Period

3. Who Is TWWD? TWWD Our People, Your Neighbors
Quasi-Public Agency created by the General Assembly.
Created, in part, to allow access to funding to help offset the cost of sewer construction. (The Town is does not qualify for this funding)
Separate and distinct entity from the Town
Our People, Your Neighbors
Volunteer Board
Leroy Kendricks, Chairman
Chris Nearpass
Paul Northrup
Colleen Stanton
Scott Humphrey
3 Part-Time Staff
Lisa Andromalos
Sarah Stearns
Nan Godet

4. Project Area
NEED MAP

5. History: How Did We Get Here?

6. History
April – November 2011 – Developer constructed sewer system for planned Watuppa Plantation development
September 2015 through December 2015—Per the inter-municipal agreement and in accordance with the original design and plans for the system, Fall River puts infrastructure in place that will tie in 50 housing units that will flow through the Watuppa Plantations sewer infrastructure and to TWWD’s Blackbird Court pump station.
December 15, Fall River notified TWWD that a flow test that was successful through the Fall River infrastructure failed upon reaching the Watuppa Plantations system. The test flow bubbles up and breaks through the shoulder of a road way near a manhole cover.

7. History December 16, 2015--Developer agrees to repair system.
January 6, System subsequently fails a second flow test.
February 3, City of Fall River starts giving mutual aid to the TWWD by vacuuming the manholes and gravity lines.
February 9, 2016—TWWD contracts with C & E Engineering to investigate cause of failure and to develop a plan to repair system.
February 29, C&E Engineers issues evaluation of system failure and recommends replacing the sewer with new pressure line as most cost effective.

8. Engineering Report C & E Engineering Tom Nicholson, PE
Bio or Something to demonstrate credibility

9. Cost Assessment of $10,642.00 per lot
Includes:
Design, Construction, Septic Hauling
TWWD is waiving the application fee and the inspection fee due to the extraordinary circumstances
Fall River has agreed to waive the Permit Fee of $110/bedroom

10. Financing For those who currently connected to the failed system:
A lien will be placed on the property
TWWD is offering a 2 year payment plan based on a 10 year amortization schedule with a balloon payment at the end of the two years
Monthly cost for first 2 years: $ usage
Balance due at the end of 2 years: $8,078

11. Financing
For properties that are currently not connected to the system:
A lien will be placed on the property
Assessments must be paid in 2 years from the time of project completion OR
At the time of Sewer Tie In application, whichever comes first.
No Discharge Permit will be issued until assessment is paid in full

12. Financing Options TWWD 2 year financing
Sewer Tie In Loan Fund (STIFL) 5 year financing
Obtain your own financing through a lender
Pay Cash Upon Tie In

13. Sewer Tie In Loan Fund (STIFL)
Application process—not everyone will qualify
Loans are fully underwritten by RI Housing
Amortized over 5 years
2% interest rate

14. Financing Options-Monthly Cost
STIFL amortization/TWWD 2 year plan

15. Project Timeline Estimated Start Date: Week of April 11, 2016
Time to complete project: 3 Weeks

16. What does this mean for your property?
TWWD will need Temporary Right of Entry to coordinate pumping of holding tank twice a day
Sewer connection will have to be disconnected for 2-3 weeks
Septic hauler will come and pump tank each day in the morning and afternoon

17. What does this mean for your property?
Homeowners should limit their water use:
Limit laundry by running no more than 1 load per day and/or use off site laundry facilities
Conserve water by limiting shower time, turning off water while brushing your teeth etc.
If the grinder pump alarm comes on and the station needs to be pumped, the septage hauler will be on-call as needed. The four connecting homes will be provided with the hauler’s emergency phone number in the event the system needs to be pumped out prior to the normal a.m. and p.m. pumpouts.

18. What does this mean for your property?
TWWD is asking builders/property owners have deliveries occur outside of the contractor’s working hours of 7-3:30.

19. Question and Answer Period
Q&A
Question and Answer Period