Memorandum
Date: September 22, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair for Kelseyville County Waterworks #3 Board of Directors
From: Jan Coppinger, Special Districts Administrator
Subject: (Sitting as the Kelseyville County Waterworks #3, Board of Directors) - (a) Approve Proposed Private Lateral Grant Program to Assist Property Owners For The Replacement Costs of Private Laterals to Reduce Inflow and Infiltration; and (b) Adopt Resolution canceling reserves in the amount of $15,000 to fund the program
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
Lake County Sanitation District, (LACOSAN) has implemented a grant program to assist private property owners with costs to repair faulty private laterals. Faulty private laterals are a significant source of Inflow and Infiltration (I & I) which increases the load on the public sewer system and increases treatment costs. I & I from private laterals is significant during periods of rainfall and high lake levels, when the public sewer system is often overwhelmed and sewer overflows and spills occur. I & I from private laterals can result in backups on the property and flood basements and households and cause manholes to pop open and release sewage in the streets.
Since announcing the new program, we have had inquiries from customers of Kelseyville County Waterworks #3 that are in need of private lateral repairs. We are proposing to appropriate $15,000 to be used for customers of Kelseyville County Waterworks #3 (KVCWW). The program will pay one half of the cost of repairs or replacement, up to $3,000 for each approved applicant.
To be eligible for the funds, the property owner will need to schedule a CCTV inspection with KVCWW staff or they can hire a third party to conduct the CCTV inspection. This will determine if the planned repairs will reduce I&I which is required for the grant funding to be approved.
Typical sewer laterals are designed to last 20 to 50 years. Many homes in Kelseyville and Finley are older and have faulty sewer laterals. The cost to replace or repair them can be burdensome on property owners. We hope that this pilot grant program will encourage and assist property owners to replace or repair faulty laterals and reduce the load on the public sewer system.
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(a) Approve Proposed Private Lateral Grant Program to Assist Property Owners For The Replacement Costs of Private Laterals to Reduce Inflow and Infiltration
(b) Adopt Resolution canceling reserves in the amount of $15,000 to fund the program.