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• Gold’s Gym• Villas in Westover Hills• Siena Park• University Hospital• Mission County Park• San Antonio Animal Care
New Customers
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Purple Pipe Awardpresented by
San Antonio Water System
to recognize
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas
For your professional contribution to theSAWS Recycled Water Customer Program
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Frank SnyderProduction and Treatment Operations
Darren ThompsonDirector – Water Resources
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Planned Connections for 2014
• Chevron• Mission Solar Energy• Far South Mining• Frost Bank• Brooks M.O.B• Somerset Reclamation Center
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Team Approach to Program
• Customer Development• Recycle Operations & Treatment Support• Backflow Protection/Cross Connection Control• Emergency / Operations Control Center
– call 704‐SAWS
• Master Planning & CIP • Construction Inspections• Production & Treatment Engineering
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Purpose of Workshop
• Inform the users of recycled water background • Provide refresher on the rules and regulations that cover use of recycled water
• Discuss contract obligations and notification requirements
• Discuss best practices for recycled water use• Discuss recent upgrades and future plans for the system• Networking opportunity for users• Update Point of Contact list• Answer any questions
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Definitions
• Black Water–water from toilets and urinals
• Grey Water– untreated water from showers, sinks, and clothes washers – new rules have been put in place
• Reclaimed/Reuse/Recycled Water– highly treated effluent that meets or exceeds stream standards
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SAWSRecycledWaterSystem
90
I-10
37
San AntonioRiver
MedinaRiver
CalaverasLake
LeonCreek
BraunigLake
SaladoCreek
OlmosCreek
HelotesCreek
410
1604
WRC (Water Recycling Center)
Medio Creek WRC
Dos Rios WRC
Leon Creek WRC
MedioCreek
Mitchell Lake
1604
Discharge location
Recycled waterdistributionsystem
Medio Creek WRC
Dos Rios WRC
Leon Creek WRC
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MILES
5 10
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Types of Services
• Irrigation • Industrial
- Cooling towers- Manufacturing processes
• Dust suppression• Stream augmentation
landscapinglandscaping golf coursesgolf courses cooling towerscooling towers River WalkRiver Walk
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Recycled Water Quality
Constituent Regulatory StandardBOD 5
Turbidity
E‐coliform
5 mg/l
3 ntu
< 20 cfu/100 ml
SAWS 2013 Analystical Results2.02 mg/l
0.75 ntu
1.39 cfu/100 ml
TAC Chapter 210 Standards
Constituent Contractual StandardNH3‐N
pH
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
< 2.0 mg/l
6.0 to 9.0 su
< 15 mg/l
SAWS 2013 Analystical Results0.70 mg/l
6.2 to 8.9 su
1.29 mg/l
Additional Contractual Standards
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR)
Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC)
< 1500 mg/l
< 5 meq/l
< 1.5 mg/l
704 mg/l
2.6 meq/l
0 meq/l
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Regulatory Guidelines
• Texas Administrative Code Chapter 290 for Potable Water• Texas Administrative Code Chapter 210 for Reclaimed Water• Local Chapter Code 34 and TAC 217• TAC 344 (Irrigation Rules)• International Plumbing Code (2012 with amendments)• SAWS Backflow and Cross‐Connection Control Program • AWWA Cal/Nevada Guidelines• USEPA 2004 Guidelines for Reuse Water
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Chapter 210 Particulars• Separation requirements• Texas PE requirement for stamp and signature• Safe Drinking Water Act
– Cross connection control & backflow back siphonage– Customer service inspections
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Chapter 210 Particulars
• Contract• Uses of recycled water• Color coding
- Potable and recycled water - Above and below grade
• Signage
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Additional Requirements
• No hose bibs, faucets allowed off of irrigation system
• Keyed access only (quick‐couplers are acceptable)
• Spill notification– call 704‐SAWS
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Annual Shutdown Test Procedure• Contact customer 30‐60 days ahead• Customer provides T&M reports for ALL containment
devices BEFORE shutdown• Scheduling of customer personnel (1/1)• Install data loggers and take samples• Perform two way shutdown on potable and recycled water
services and restore service
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Best Management PracticesCooling Towers
• Ortho‐phosphates/nitrates• Microbial control• Misting concerns• Nutrients
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Best Management PracticesIrrigation
• Onsite storage ponds• Onsite distribution system• Chlorides and sodium
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Water Quality• Warm season grasses
tolerant of salt residue• Occasional leaf
burn/species dependent –minimize spray arc
• No empirical evidence on salt build‐up within soil in our ecosystem
• Small amount of nitrogen
Regulatory Agencies• TAC 210 – Rules on
Reclaimed Water – purple, purple, purple
• TAC 344 – Rules on Irrigation design & maintenance and on Irrigators
• City of San Antonio –Chapter 34 – Waste & Drought Rules
Best Management Practices
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When can I water?• 7 days a week• Not from 10 am – 8 pm• During Drought Stages
– Must be 100% recycled water– SAWS will check– Must have signage– Irrigation systems must be
registered. Fountains should be – the new ordinance will require it.
Can I still receive a citation?• Yes, for the following…
– Water running down the street
– Watering between 10 am and 8 pm
– No signage
Best Management Practices
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Examples of Signage Must be in a location where the public can see it
Best Management Practices
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Remember!More plants are killed by over‐watering than by
under‐watering
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User Agreement
• Agreement now in use• CPS Energy commitment takes precedence in critical flow periods
• Responsibilities of the parties
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Recycled System ModelModel Building
ArcGIS is used to create the infrastructure in the model
All physical infrastructure is represented in the model
System demands are obtained fromfield data and user contracts
The model is calibrated using info from SCADA, flow meters,and pressure recorders
Samuel Johnson Jr – EITQuintin Pollok ‐ PE
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Recycled System Model Samuel Johnson Jr – EITQuintin Pollok ‐ PE
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Requirements for Performing Analysis
Average Day Demands (gal/min)
Peak Demands (gal/minute)
Total Volume (acre‐ft/year)
Recycled System Model Samuel Johnson Jr – EITQuintin Pollok ‐ PE
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What's New and Planned• Medio Creek WRC pump station • Brooks pump station• Interconnect automation
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Summary
• SAWS provides Type I recycled water• Permits, inspections, and signs• Annual certification • Protection of water supplies and cross connections• Notification of spills and modifications• Communication• Planning for success
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