Title
McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Nutrient Harvesting Public-Private Partnership
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution identifying a critical need for a capital improvement project that provides for the removal and reuse of phosphorus, and
B. Authorize the use of the public-private partnership contracting method to provide the capital improvement project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Carl Wilson, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ Charlotte Water is seeking to enter into a Public-Private Partnership (P3) to implement a nutrient harvesting facility to recover phosphorus from wastewater for use as fertilizer.
§ Removal of phosphorus is a critical need at the wastewater treatment plant, is regulated by permit, and aligns with the city’s circular economy initiatives.
§ Utilizing the P3 construction contracting method mitigates the risks and shifts the responsibility to the third party, allowing Charlotte Water to focus on providing core services.
§ In order for Charlotte Water to utilize a P3 construction contracting method, Council must adopt the attached resolution as required by North Carolina General Statute 143-128.1C.
§ In 2011, Charlotte Water conducted a pilot for a phosphorus removal process at the McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, in the Town of Pineville (adjacent to Council District 7).
§ In 2013, the biosolids master plan recommended phosphorus be beneficially reused as a fertilizer.
§ Future Council approval for the contract with the selected P3 vendor will be required.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The city negotiates MWSBE goals on Public-Private Partnerships (P3) after the scopes of work are defined (Part G: Section 2.7 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Not applicable
Attachments
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Resolution