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M~ d ~ CO 11, ~ winr . f ~.1~~ January 23, 2009 Dear Reviewer: Transmitted herewith please find an application from the City of Paris for inclusion on the 2010 DWSRF IUP. We appreciate the opportunity working with the Texas Water Development Board. The improvements outlined include a primary project and a secondary project. Both projects will improve the ability to ensure superior water is delivered to its customers for the following reasons: • The old cast iron lines are heavily turberculated. The tuberculation not only greatly reduces the flushing capacity and fire protection flow capacity of the lines, but also provides locations for sediment and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) to reside. We suspect this combination has profound effects chloramine residual decay in these areas. Therefore, we suspect the new water lines would impmve chloramine residual. • The old lines are also sources of heavy maintenance on City repair crews having to constantly go out and repair leaks. This would greatly reduce outages in the area while reducing the yearly maintenance costs. Also, the new lines should greatly reduce the water loss noted within the system. • The water line replacements will improve our retail and industrial development as well as redevelopment in older parts of Paris. • During periods of higher demand, system pressure impmvement should be recognized in the area by replacing the old turberculated cast iron lines. • Repairing and repainting the 1-million gallon elevated tank will allow the City to continue to provide it's citizens with the best water possible. • The secondary project will include a new bridge to the water treatment plant. The new bridge will ensure safe passage during inclement weather and provide full-time access to the plant. The former bridge collapsed leaving only one access point (that is also in jeopardy) to a water treatment plant that serves a11 of Lamar County and a portion of Red River County. The bridge is already designed and on plans and specifications. The existiag three barrel steel culverts on the main access road is severely deteriorated and in danger of collapsing. A new culvert is also proposed in this secondary project, also providing access to the water plant. The new cuivert would replace an existing culvert that is badly deteriorated. We also understand that this application may be considered for Economic stimelus funds cwrently being developed by Congress. The stimulus funding would give precedence to projects that can be under construction as rapidly as possible. T'he primary project outlined herein can be underway very expeditiously for the following reasons: • The waterlines proposed are scheduled to replace old cast iron and asbestos cement lines, without picking up any additional services. For this reason we believe the project should be Categorically Excluded from environmental requirements. • T'he lines are currently within City Right-of-Ways, and would not require easements. • The waterlines proposed were previously identified in the City long-range plan; these lines are years 2010 through 2018 (year 2008 is complete and year 2009 is currently underway). These lines have also been approved for recon 'on by Council vote. T'hank you, Kevin Carruth City Manager P.O. BOX 9037 • PARIS, TEXAS 75461-8037 •(903) 785-7511 • FAX (903) 785-8519 . 000226