Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 4. Sewer/Water/Stormwater (a) Sewer. Sanitary sewer service in the Everett area is provided by the Utilities Division of the City of Everett Department of Public Works. While most areas within the existing city boundaries are serviced, some isolated areas of the city remain on septic tanks. Sewer services in the unincorporated planning area are provided by the Alderwood and Mukilteo Water and Wastewater Districts and Silver Lake Water and Sewer District. The Eastmont area, east of 19th Ave SE and north of I 001 is the largest remaining area in the Everett Planning Area still on septic tanks. (See Sewer System Capital Facilities, Figure 3). Total permitted flow entering the Water Pollution Control Facility for treatment is 36.3 million gallons per day The City maintains a Comprehensive Sewer Plan in accordance with state law. The Sewer Plan was just updated in 2014 and covers a timeframe of 24 years, with a primary focus of the first 6 years, and a 10 -year focus on Capital Improvement Program. The plan was based on population and employment forecasts from PSRC that are different from the proposed alternatives'. The forecasts estimate a 2035 population of 135,832 within the existing City limits, which is between Alternatives 2 and 3. They estimate 2035 employment of 126,412 within the existing City limits, which is lower than all of the proposed alternatives. Higher population and employment targets in the proposed alternatives will result in additional impacts to the sewer system, especially the Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF). The next Sewer Comprehensive Plan Update in 2019 will address the higher population and employment targets if they are adopted by City Council. (b) Domestic water. Domestic water is supplied retail and wholesale to 78 -85% of Snohomish County, including all of Everett, by the Utilities Division of the City of Everett Department of Public Works. Within Everett, water is distributed entirely by the City (Utilities, Department of Public Works). (See Water System Capital Facilities Map, Figure 4.) Outside the city limits, it is purchased from the City of Everett by a number of districts that supply water to other jurisdictions; including the Alderwood, Silver Lake and Mukilteo Water Districts, the Cities of Marysville, City of Monroe and the Snohomish County PUD, Water Division, are a few of the major wholesale Customers. It is estimated that Everett will provide 92% of the County's potable water by 2035. While the water system's capacities are adequate to support the anticipated growth, certain areas of the city are served by water mains that are too old, undersized and inadequate to support new redevelopment of these areas. The city's replacement program is small and primarily addresses areas that are failing and emergency repairs. Upgrades and replacement of these lines may be necessary in many areas targeted for redevelopment. Everett is currently implementing the second phase of its water conservation program which is saving the City 3.95 million gallons of water a day (MGD) and 578 metric tons of CO2e per year. The City has also initiated pump retrofits at the water filtration plant which reduced the City's greenhouse gas emissions by 51 tons of CO2e per year. I Demographic data was obtained from the "Puget Sound Regional Council, 2003 Sub -County (Small Area) Forecasts of Population and Employment, Central Puget Sound Region." CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 23