REGIONAL DISTRICT NORTH OI(ANAGAN

GRANDUIEWBENCH
WATER SUPPLY STUDY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 DESIGN CRITERIA 4

2.1 GENERAL 4

2.2 WATER DEMANDS 4

2.3 HYDRAULIC DESIGN 5
2.3.1 Supply 5
2.3.2 Balancing Storage & Fire Demands 5
2.3.3 Pressures 6
2.3.4 DistributionSystem 6

2.4 SERVICE REQUIREMENTS 7 '.i'

2.4.1 Pressure Zones 7

2.4.2 Maximum Day Demands l:
3.0 WATER SYSTEM 9

3.1 GENERAL I
3.2 EXISTING GROUND WATER SYSTEMS AND POTENTIAL FOR EXPANSION I
3.3 WATER SOURCE OPTIONS 10
3.3.1 Groundwater 10
3.3.2 Surface Water 10
3.3.3 AdjacentMunicipalities 11

3.4 COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM OPTIONS 11

3.4.1 Option 1 - Groundwater Supply from Southwest Corner- Drawing #2 12

3.4.2 Option 2 - Groundwater Supply from Southeast Corner or from Shuswap
River- Drawing #3 12
3.4.3 Option 3 -Water Supply from Salmon Arm - Drawing #4 13
3.4,4 Option 4 - Local Area Water Supply System - Drawing #5 14

3.5 WATER SYSTEM COSTS 16

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4.0 CONCLUSIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONS 22

4.1 CONCLUSIONS 22

4,2 RECOMMENDATIONS 23

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 2.1 GRANDVIEW PRESSURE ZONES

TABLE2.2 MAXIMUM DAY DEMANDS
TABLE 3.1 OPTION 1,2, &3
TABLE 3.2 OPTION 4 - LOCAL AREA WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
TABLE 3.3 ANNUAL CAPITAL COSTS
TABLE 3.4 ANNUAL COSTS FOR COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM

LIST OF DRAWINGS

DRAWING #1 PRESSURE ZONES & WATER SUPPLY OPTIONS

DRAWING #2 OPTION 1 - GROUNDWATER SOURCE SW CORNER
DRAWING #3 OPTION 2 - GROUNDWATER SOURCE SE CORNER OR SUPPLY FROM
SHUSWAP RIVER
DRAWING #4 OPTION 3 -WATER SUPPLY FROM SALMON ARM
DRAWING #5 OPTION 4 - LOCAL AREA WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

APPENDIX A EBA REPORT

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Grandview Bench Area is a rural residential/farm community located North of the
City of Enderby. The study area consists of approximately seven square miles (18
square kilometers) of undulating topography. The area is generally forest covered lands
with some areas cleared for homes, farming, and other uses. There are approximately
160 homes in the Grandview Bench area. There appears to be a few subdivided parcels
that do not have homes built on them.

Water supply for the area consists primarily of individual shallow dug wells. Some
residences have deeper drilled wells. ln general, the water supply in the Grandview
Bench area is limited with some areas experiencing poor water quality and loss of water
supply during summer months.

The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) retained Stantec Consulting Ltd. and
EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. to conduct a study to develop a strategic water supply
plan for the Grandview Bench Area. The primary objective of the study is to determine
' gupply solution for the area. The study is to evaluate:
the most optimum longterm water
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o the current water supply systems

o the issues and needs of the community

o the Options for water supply

o the development of an implementation strategy

The following report will outline the design criteria utilized to develop a community water
system, expected demands, results of groundwater investigations, and options/costs for
community water systems, and a potential implementation program if the residents of
Grandview Bench wish to proceed further with developing a long{erm community water
supply.

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2.0 DESIGN CRITERIA

2.1 GENERAL

This section contains the pertinent design criteria upon which the design of a community
water system will be based. These criteria have been derived from Okanagan
Community's subdivision servicing bylaws and typical standards for small rural water
systems.

2.2 WATER DEMANDS

The demand for water within the Grandview Bench area will vary hourly, daily, weekly,
monthly, and seasonally and is dependent on the type of property serviced. The primary
water users within the District are domestic (single family homes) with some agricultural
uses. lt is expected that demands will remain relatively constant through the fall, winter
and early spring months based on domestic or in home use. Demands for these moriths
will range between 250 and 350 litres per capllq per day. At three persons per
househòld this relates to a water demand of 750 to 1050 litres per lot per day. ln home
watei consèrvation measures could help to reducé these volumes.

During summer months, water use will increase as watering of gardens and lawn.s
around the homes is undertaken. As there currently is limited water supply in most
areas and the nature of the Grandview Bench area is rural residential leaving most areas
in a natural state around homes, the amount of "outside" water use is probably limited.
However, it has been our experience in other similar areas that if a community water
supply system is installed, the exterior water use will increase if a consistent supply is
available.

With private water sources, subdivision servicing bylaws in other regional districts in the
Okanagan require lots to have wells that are capable of supplying a minimum of 2300
l/day. The well must also be able of providing a flow rate of at least 20 l/min for a period
of one hour. Typical bylaw requirements for Maximum Day Demands (MDD) for single-
family homes on community systems vary but generally are in the range of 8000 to 9000
litres per day. The Provincial Design Guidelines for rural residential community water
systems gives design MDD's between 4700 and 6100 litres per day.

For the purpose of this study, we have used 8000 litres per day per household as a MDD
for sizing components of a community water system. While this volume may be
significantly more than the current private supply on many of the homes on Grandview
Bench, we believe it is a reasonable flow rate for initial planning purposes. lt is however

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important that users in a community water system make every effort to conserve water
and reduce demands to much lower levels. Locating a ground water supply thàt can
meet project demands of 8000 litres per household may be very difficult. Multiple wells
may be required to meet system demands. We would recommend that any new
community water system installed should have all connections metered. This could help
to reduce MDD to 5000 to 6000 litres per household per day. lf detailed design of the
water supply system proceeds, careful consideration of demands must be undertaken to
ensure the water system will meet the needs of the community.

2.3 HYDRAULIC DESIGN

The water system predesign prepared for each supply option is based on the following
criteria.

2.3.1 '
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Theìsource must be capable of supplying the total area demands. This would apply to
sources either from new wells, surface water supplies, or adjacent municipalities. The
sourcê muSt,have capacity to meet maximum day demands during peak days and
provide a year-long reliable source of water supply:

The supply pumps must be capable of pumping the rnaximum day demand with the
largest pump out of service in a multiple'þumping system. With systems with well
sirpplies, pumping capacity is somètimes set at meeting maximum day demand in 18
hours with all pumps operating. However, for the purpose of initial system sizing we
have utilized pumping capacity meeting MDD in 24 hours.

2.3.2 Balancing Storage & Fire Demands

ln typical municipal water systems, balancing storage is provided to meet peak hour
demands where supply systems are designed to meet maximum day demand.
Balancing storage is also provided to control the Hydraulic Grade Line (HGL) in a water
system and control starting and stopping of pumps. ln some small water supply
systems, reservoirs are not provided. ln these cases, pumps must either run
continuously with pressures controlled by valves or varying the speed of the pumps. ln
some cases, pressure tanks are provided to allow starting/stopping of pumps during low-
demand periods.

For the overall community systems for Grandview, we have included reservoir storage in
the system predesign. For the individual systems, we have proposed some reservoir
storage and some continuous pumping systems.

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Reservoir capacity should equal the peak hour demands plus the total fire flow
requirements, where applicable. The peak hour volume in communities generally varies
between '15 and 30 percent of the total domestic maximum day demand. For this study
a storage volume of 25 percent of the total domestic maximum day demand has been
used.

ln addition to
meeting normal system demands, reservoir storage facilities and
distribution mains are designed to meet possible fire demands. There is a wide variation
in standards set by various agencies and municipalities for duration and volume of fire
flows. As this area is a rural residential development, fire demands would be
recommended to be set at minimum levels of 2000 l/min if fire protection is included. We
have not included fire protection in the predesign of the various options in this report. lf
fire protection was required, it would increase the size and cost of the reservoirs (add
120m3 to reservoirs for fire storage), some distribution main sizes may need to be
upsized, and hydrants would need to be added. The community should consider adding
fire protection if it ís affordable and fire-fighting service can be provided from an adjacent
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2:3.3 Pressures ., ,

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The service pressures should normally be maintained between 275 and 690 kpa (40 and
100 psi) during a maximum day. ' Due to the large,variation of topography in Grandview,
we have inoreased the pressure zone,range to'275.to 970 kpa (40 to 140 psi). This will
maintain distribution pressures within the design limits for standard PVC pipe and reduce
the number of pressure zones.

2.3.4 DistributionSystem

The distribution system must be capable of conveying peak hour demand and still
maintain the system pressures above the minimum. lf fire protection were to be
included, then the distribution system must be capable of maximum day demand plus
fire flows. Velocities of the water in pipelines should be kept less than 1.8 meters per
second except near a fire where velocities to 4 meters per second are permitted. Mains
should be looped wherever possible.

For Grandview main sizing will be 150mm for the majority of the mains with 100mm
provided on some dead end lines servicing a limited number of homes. lf fire protection
was included some mains would increase to 200mm.

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2.4 SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

Based on the design criteria noted above, we have identified the following service
requirements.

2.4.1 Pressure Zones

The study area has been divided into four pressure zones as shown on Drawing #1.
Zones are identified by their HGL. The majority of homes are serviced within the
pressure zones. There are however a few homes that are outside the normal pressure
requirements that will require individual pumping systems to service their home, or
additional pressure reducing. These have been minimized wherever possible.

Table 2.1 provides a list of each zone, the top and bottom service elevations and the
number of homes expected to be in each zone. The number of homes in Grandview
was stated to be approximately 160. There are however âdditional addresses noted on
the base plans provided by RDNO (approximately 190). ln order to allow for some
growth if a community water system was installed, we have based our initial design on a
total of 200 lots.

Table 2.1
Grandview Pressure Zones

Zone Seryice Number

HGL Elevations of Homes
8l0m 780m-710m 78
740m 710m - 640m 57
670m 640m-570m 50
600m 570m-510m l5

2.4.2 Maximum Day Demands

Table 2.2 provides Maximum Day Demands for each zone and the overall system. The
MDD's are based on 8000 l/day per residence. Water Conservation (metering) should
help to reduce these demands, however for this initial study we have used the larger
demands. The ability to create a community water supply will be very much dependent
upon finding a ground water source(s) that could supply the Grandview Area.

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Table 2.2
Maximum Day Demands

Zones # of Homes MDD

8l0m 78 7.2lls
740m 57 5.3|/s
670m 50 4.6 l/s
600m 15 1.4lls
Total 200 18.5|/s (295usgpm)

lf maximum day demands could be reduced to 5000 l/residence/day, then MDD would
be in the order of 12lls (190 usgpm).

Peak hour demands are expected to be in the order of 30 l/s for a MDD of 18.5 l/s. Peak
hour demands are supplied from reservoir storage (where provided). ln systems without
reservoir storage, peak hour demands must be mei b_y the water source pumping.

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3.0 WATER SYSTEM

3.I GENERAL

Drawing #l provided an indication of the various pressure zones in Grandview Bench

as well as overall water supply options for the area. The following sections outline the
work done by EBA Engineering on the existing water supply systems (onsite wells), their
recommendations for possible groundwater sources, and various options we have
developed for community water systems.

3.2 EXISTING GROUND WATER SYSTEMS AND POTENTIAL FOR EXPANSION

EBA Engineering Consultants conducted a Water Well Baseline Condition Survey and
Groundwater Resource Assessment for Grandview Bench. Their report is included in
Appendix A. The scope of their work includèd:

. '. Request and review well data from property and well owners

o Reviewed BC Ministry of Environment (MoE) well records for the Grandview

Bench and surrounding area

o Reviewed available web-based geology and ground water data including several
welltest reports provided by MoE

. Conducted field inspections of wells and potential groundwater source areas

o Compiled available data into a spreadsheet-based database

. Reviewed available data for wells or areas where improvements to existing

sources could be made

. Analyzed groundwater occurrence and identified potential areas for further

assessment

o Developed recommendationsforadditional groundwater investigation

The results of the EBA investigation are that in general, most property owners within the
Grandview Bench Area reported low yields and poor quality from their drilled or
dugwells. EBA stated that there appears to be limited potential for adequate
groundwater resources in the central study area. There are however spring discharges
in the Larch Hills area (North end of Grandview) and several productive water wells

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within the western, southwestern, and southeastern parts of the study area that indicate
groundwater resources suitable for exploitation may be available in these areas.

lf groundwater sources were proposed for a community water system for Grandview,
EBA recommended:

o Conducting an exploratory drilling program in the Mara Meadows/Shuswap River

Valley on the south east side of the study area, and in the Saltwell Lake area
(Central Study)

o lnvestigate the springs and reported artesian conditions in the Northern study
area (Larch Hills)

o Complete remote sensing followed by exploratory drilling at target locations along

the western fault area

These investigations may or may not produce a

groundwater source (or series of
sources) that would be capable of supplying a commúnity water system for Grandview.

3.3 WATER SOURCE OPTIONS

There are a number of sources of water that may be available to the residents of
Grandview Bench. These sources are'outlined below and presented in each of the
Water Supply Options which follow this section

3.3.1 Groundwater
As noted above, there are a number of potential sources for groundwater in the
Grandview Bench Area. The general areas of interest are shown on Drawing #1. At
this stage, it is not possible to predict the likelihood of obtaining a groundwater source(s)
that will meet the needs of the community. The areas southwest and southeast of
Grandview appear to be the most feasible as there are a number of production wells in
these areas. Wells located in the southwest area will however have much less elevation
to overcome in pumping water to Grandview. lt may be possible to utilize one or more
sources if wells are close to the distribution system.

3.3.2 Surface Water

There are some local streams and small lakes in the Grandview Bench area. As the
drainage basin areas of these water bodies are small and unlikely to consistently supply
water at volumes needed for a community water system, they are not considered to be
feasible water supply options.

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The Shuswap River is located adjacent to Grandview Bench and could provide an
adequate water supply. The community of Grindrod has a river intake and water
treatment plant that draws water from the Shuswap River. A review of the sizing of their
intake, wetwell, and Water Treatment Plant (WTP) indicates there is not adequate
capacity to supply demands of both Grindrod and Grandview Bench. Therefore a new
intake and WTP will be required. A water license would also be required to draw water
from the Shuswap River.

3.3.3 Adjacent Municipalities

The District of Salmon Arm's south boundary is located approximately 3 km from the
North West corner of Grandview. Pressure Zone 5 of the District of Salmon Arm
supplies water to the industrial park at the south boundary of the municipality. The HGL
of this zone is 615 m. lt is supplied from the Zone 5 Booster Station.

ln order to obtain water from Salmon Arm, upgrading the Zone 5 Booster Station would
be required. The District of Salmon Arm has recently updated its Development Cost
Charge (DCC) Bylaw. This bylaw included an upgrade of this station. Salmon Arm has
also just completed the design of a water treatment plant and is currently out to tender
for this work.

For the purpose of this initial study, we have..assumed any upgrading of the Salmon Arm
supply system would be included in DCC funds that would be paid by Grandview as a
cost of obtaining water from Salmon Arm. Pumping and supply mains from Salmon Arm
would however be paid by Grandview residents.

The City of Enderby's water supply system could also be extended to Grandview. There
is however significant upgrading required to Enderby's supply system as it is close to
capacity. A main extension of over 8 km would also be required. Due to the length of
main extension, the upgrades of Enderby's supply system and the additional pumping
head from Enderby versus the Salmon Arm system, the option of supplying water from
Enderby will not be as economical as tying to Salmon Arm.

3.4 COMMUN¡TY WATER SYSTEM OPTIONS

Utilizing the sources available to Grandview Bench, we have prepared four options for
Community Water Supplies. These are shown on Drawings 2 to 5 and outlined below.
Pressure Zones for all options are the same.

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3.4.1 Option I - Groundwater Supply from Southwest Corner - Drawing #2

This option includes a groundwater supply for the entire community located in or
adjacent to the southwest corner of the study area. As it is unlikely that a single supply
source can be located with sufficient capacity for the entire community, we have
assumed two well sources will be required.

The water supply system consists of the following:

. Well supplies - (2 @9.5 l/s - 30 hp) pumps to Zone 670 Reservoir (60m3)

. Zone 740 Pump Station (17 lls- 25 hp) pumps to Zone 740 Reservoir (185 m3)

o Zone 810 Pump Station (8 l/s - 10 hp) pumps to Zone 810 Reservoir (150 m3)

. PRV Stations to supply Zone 670 and Zone 600 on east side of Grandview

o Water Supply Mains

. Zone 810 10,170 m

Zone 740 6,500 m
Zone 670 6,080,;m
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Zone 600 1.7.25 m

TOTAL 23,855 m

3.4.2 Option 2 - Groundwater Supply from Southeast Corner or from Shuswap

River - Drawing #3
The supply source for Option 2 can come either from a groundwater well(s) in the
Shuswap River Valley or from an intake from the River itself. Similar to Option 1, it is
anticipated multiple wells would be required to meet the supply needs. A water
treatment plant (filtration) would be required for the river source. The supply system is
similar for either option and would consist of the following:

. Well supplies or river intake and Treatment system that pumps to an intermediate
booster station - source pumps 19 l/s - 60 hp (or 2 - 9.5 l/s - 30 hp), booster
pumps 19 l/s - 50 hp. Pump operation must be interlinked.

. Booster Pumps pump through Zone 600 to Zone 670 Reservoir (80m3). Zone
600 supplied from a PRV through Zone 670.

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. Zone 740 Pump Station (15 l/s - 25 hp) pumps to Zone 740 Reservoir (200 m3).
Zone 670 (west) supplied from PRV through Zone 740.

. Zone 810 Pump Station (8 l/s - 10 hp) pumps to Zone 810 Reservoir (155 m3).

o Water Supply Mains

Zone 810 10,170 m

Zone740 6,500 m
Zone 670 7,200 m
Zone 600 3.000* m
TOTAL 26,870 m
* if Shuswap River used add 1300 m pipe

3:4,3 Option 3 - Water Supply from Salmon Arm - Drawing #4

Water Supply from Salmon Arm is Option 3. Water from Zone 5 of their water system.
(HGL 615 m) would be pumped to the top end of Grandview Bench (PZ 810 m). This is
the shortest route via roadways but requires all water to be pumped to the highest
elevations. There may be more energy-efficient pumping alternatives to consider if this
option were selected. For the purpose of this study, we have assumed this pumping
arrangement. Water to lower zones would be fed through PRV's. The water supply
system consists of:

o Connection to the District of Salmon Arm water supply mains in their industrial
park.

o Pumping of water from an HGL of 615 m to 8'10 m. This will require 2 pump
stations to maintain pressures at reasonable levels. Supply would be achieved
by approximately 3 km of water supply main to the Northwest corner of
Grandview Bench.

. A Zone 810 Reservoir (400 m3).

o Distribution system with PRV's to each lower zone.

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. Water Supply Mains

Zone 810 10,170 m

ZoneT O 5,800 m
Zone 670 5,600 m
Zone 600 1,230 m
Offsite 3,000 m
TOTAL 25.800 m

3.4.4 Option 4 - Local Area Water Supply System - Drawing #5

This Option creates a number of small water supply systems for each development area
of Grandview Bench. lt relies on the ability to obtain a water source in each of the
community system areas whích will provide sufficient water for the number of residents
serviced.

There were five separate water supply systems identified. They do not however provide
, watêr service to all residents of Grandview Bench as therê are a number of areas that
i are remote. Watermains could be extended to eaôh resident (similar to the previous
''r': options) but this will increase the'cost per'unit serviced as'the clistribution rnains t¡ecome
' long for the'number of people serviced. Additional connections to each system also
requirê larger capacíty wells.

A description of each system is as follows:

System 1 - Southwest Grandview Bench Road

. 2l connections

o well supply/pump system - (4lls - 7.5 hp)

o Variable speed pump or pressure tanks

o 2300 m of watermain

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System 2 - Central Area - Saltwell Lake

o 51 connections '.

o wellsupply/pump system - (6|/s - 10 hp)

o Storage tank for pump control and balancing storage - 115m3

o 5900 m of watermain

System 3 - Black Road/Timms Road

. 31 connections

o wellsupply/pump system - (5 l/s - 7.5 hp)

. Variable speed pump or pressure tanks

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o Variable speed pump or pressure tanks

o 3000 m of watermain

System 5 - Northeast Corner Grandview Bench

o 29 connections

o Groundwater source/pump station - (5 l/s - 7.5 hp) - note a surface

water source (artesian) may be available in this area however it would
in all likelihood require filtration.

o Variable speed pump or pressure tanks

o 2900 m of watermain

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3.5 WATER SYSTEM COSTS

Our opinion of probably costs for the various Community Water System Options are
outlined below. lt must be noted that these costs are order of magnitude only and
should be used for comparison of options. There are many unknowns at this stage
which could impact the cost of the project (i.e. location, depth of water sources, number
of exploratory wells drilled, number of wells required to meet demands, etc.). Costs can
only be confirmed upon completion of much more detailed engineering work, tendering
and construction of the works.

Basis for the estimates are outlined below.

Water well up to 6 l/s (100 usgpm) $125,000

(includes one exploratory well)

Water well 6 l/s to 20 l/s (100 to 300 usgpm) $t50,000

(includes one exploratory well)

Well pump station to 25 hp $100,000

Well pump station 25 to 60 hp $130,000

Booster station to 25 hp $175,000

Booster station 25 - 60 hp $250,000

Reservoir up to 375 m3 $660/ m3

($2.S0 us gallon)

Reservoir 375 m3 - 600 m3 $600/ m3

($2.25 us gallon)

PRV Station inChamber $35,000

Watermains (up to 150mm) $200/m

Cost estimates do not include any allowances for obtaining land for pump stations,
reservoirs or waterline easements. Treatment for well suppliers is limited to disinfection
with sodium hypochlorite. lf the wells are considered to be under the influence of
surface water further treatment will be required. This could include filtration and/or UV
treatment. Watermain costs include services connections and meters. A 35o/o

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allowance is added for Engineering and Contingencies, GST is not included. ieþte S.t
provides a listing of the costs for Options 1 to 3. Table 3.2 provides an estimate of.costs
for Option 4.

For Option 3, there would be an additional cost for connection to Salmon Arm's water.
system. lt is expected their charges would be equivalent to a DCC charge which is ,
cunently proposed to be $2,868.00 per single-family lot. Adding this cost to Option 3
construction costs, the total project cost would be $8,154,000 + (200 x 2868) = ì.

$8,728,000.

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Tabte 3.1
Option 1,2,3

Water Well to 6 Us
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$125.000
Water Well to 20 l/s s150.000 2 $300,000 2 s300.000
Well Pumpstat¡on to 25 hp $r00.000
Well Pumpstation to 60 ho $130.000 2 $260,000 2 260.000
Booster Station to 25 ho $175.000 2 $350,000 2 350,000
Booster Station 25 to 60 hp 250,000 1 250.000 2 s500.000
Reservoir to 375 m" 415 8274.000 405 $2ô7.000
Reservoir 375 - 600 m $600/m 400 $240,000
PRV Station in Chamber $35.000 2 $70,000 2 $70.000 4 $140.000
Watermains $200 23,855 $4.771.000 26.870 s5.374.000 25,800 $5.'160.000
SUBTOTAL $6.025.000 $6.871.000 s6.040.000
35% Engineerinq/Gontinqencv $2.109.000 $2,405,000 s2.114.000
TOTAL (plus GST) $8,134,009 $9,276,000 $s,154,000

Table 3.2
Option 4 - Local Area Water Supply Systems

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A summary of the costs are as follows:

Option 1 - Well Supply Southwest Corner $8,134,000

Option 2 - Well Supply Southeast Corner $9,276,000

Option 3 - Supply from Salmon Arm $8,728,000

Option 4 - #1 SW Grandview $952,000

#2 CentralArea $2,101 ,000
#3 Black Timms Road $1,033,000
#4 SE Grandview $1,181,000
#5 NE Grandview $1,114,000

Table 3.3 provides a cost per year per household. This calculation is based on the total
capital cost borrowed at 5% amortized over 20 years. Grants from senior governments
may be available for this project. However as it cannot be determined if grants will be
obtained and if they were, what amount they would be, they have not been included.
Cósts for Options 1 to 3 have been divided over 200 residences; for Option 4, by the
number of residences serviced by each option.
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Averaging costs for each option provides an annual average cost of $3,430 per
household.

Table 3.3
Annual CapitalGosts

oPtion ucusehold Capital

'äerv¡ces Annual
cost cost

#l SW Grandview 21 $952,000
#2 Central Area 51 $2,101,000
#3 BlacUTimms Rd 31 $1,033,000
#4 SE Grandview 26 $1,181,000
#5 NE Grandview 29 $1,114

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WATER SUPPLYSTUDY

There are additional costs to consider for a community water system. These will include
operating costs, costs for fire protection if included, and costs for extension of the water
service connection from the property line to each residence. Costs for the distribution
system include only a connection to the property line.

Operating costs include salaries or fees paid to a water system operator for maintaining
the system, power costs, chlorination/disinfection materials, maintenance and repairs,
and an allowance set aside each year for replacement of equipment as it ages. For
Grandview, we would expect annual operating costs to be in the order of $70,000 per
year for the community systems. This would equate to a cost of $350 per connection.
Costs will vary slightly between each option based on requirements for pumping and
disinfection.

lf fire protection were included, the costs for community systems would increase by
approximately $600,000. This includes increase ¡eservoir size, control valves in pump
station to allow stored water to cascade from upper zones to lower zones, fire hydrant
installation, and increase in some distribution main size. Fire protection will add
approximately $ZSO capital cost per year per connection. Fire protection would not be
available for Option 4.

Each residence would also have to extend the water service from their property line to
their home. Costs will vary widely for these connections as it depends upon the length
of the connection, the route the connection follows (restoration, etc) and how it is tied
into the existing system. lf homeowners wish to keep their existing wells for irrigation,
backflow prevention will be required. Homeowners should budget between $75 and
$100 per meter for their onsite connection.

Table 3.4 provides a summary of total annual costs for community water systems. We
have assumed operating costs for Option 4 would be similar to the larger community
systems at this stage. We have not included costs for onsite connections.

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Table 3.4
Annual Costs for Gommunity Water System

#l SW Well Supply $3,330 $3s0 $3,680 $250

#2 SE WellSupply $3,800 $375 94,'175 $250
#3 Supply Salmon Arm $3,580 $3s0 $3,930 $250
#4 SmallSystems
#1 SW Grandview $3,720 $350 $4,070
#2 Central Area $3,380 $350 $3,730
#3 BlacUTimms Rd $2,730 $350 $3,080
#4 SE Grandview $3,720 $350 $4,070
#5 NE Grandview $3.150 $350 $3.500

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4.0 CONCLUSIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONS

The following sections provides the conclusion and recommendations based on the
findings of this study.

4.1 CONCLUSIONS

. There are a number of homes in Grandview Bench that have poor water quality
and quantity.

. There appear to be areas adjacent to Grandview Bench that could provide a

productive groundwater source.

o Community water systems can'be constiucted to service the majority of the users
in Grandview. Based on the preliminary design work completed to date, Option 1
SW Well Supply appears to be the least expensive. lt also have the advantage
over Option 3 Salmon Arm Supply in that it does not tie Grandview to the
requirements of Salmon Arm and leaves control of the utility with local residents.

o Options 1 and 2 rely on the ability to find groundwater sources to meet the needs
of the community. This may be difficult to do and may require purchase of land
for wells. Multiple wells may need to be drilled to meet demands which increases
both capital and operating costs.

o Option 2 costs are the highest and therefore not considered to be the preferred
option.

o All options with wells assume the only water treatment that is required is
disinfection. Some sources may require additional treatment systems that will
increase capital and operating costs.

o Option 3, connection to Salmon Arm will have the benefit of receiving fully-
treated water meeting current health standards. The distribution system could
also be operated as part of the municipality's which would help to ensure proper
maintenance is provided.

. Options 1, 3 and components of 4 have the same order of magnitude costs

based on this level of study. More detailed work would be required to obtain
more accurate cost estimates for each option.

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Without sen¡or government grants, which may not be available for this project,
the costs for community systems may be unaffordable to the majority of residents
in Grandview.

4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

The residents of Grandview Bench be presented with this information to

determine the level of affordability for the project.

lf the community wishes to move forward with an overall water supply system,
undertake the following:

- lnvestigate the potentialfor senior government grants

- As costs for Options 1 and 3 are the same order of magnitude, have
discussions with the District of Salmon Arm with regard to connection to
' their water system. ln the long term, connection to an adjacent
. community's water supply system may be the best option. Treatment
requirements continue to evolve which may make the Salmon Arm option
: the most feasible

lf discussions with Salmon Arm âre not'favourable or the community

decides it wishes to have its own water system, conduct further
: investigation/analysis of the potential for groundwater supplies. Following
this study, undertake a drilling program to locate productive water wells

- Proceed with preliminary design of a community water system to obtain

more accurate cost information

lf the community does not wish to proceed with an overall water system, conduct
a door-to-door survey to identify high-priority areas where water quality and
quantity are the greatest concern. Once these areas have been identified,
undertake more detailed investigations/analysis of the potential for a localized
groundwater source that could supply priority areas. lf a source is identified,
conduct a drilling program to confirm water supply. Complete a preliminary
design of a local community water system to confirm costs.

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