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Report on Sewer Agreement between the County and Village of Libertyville.
Staff Summary
• The original County/Libertyville Sewer Agreement was executed in 1977 and expired in 2007.
• The current County charge to Libertyville is $0.016 per 1000 gallons for transportation services. Based on this charge, the County receives $48,000 annually from the Village. The County payment to the Village is based on their WRF services. The current payment is $150,000 annually.
• Based on the new County/Libertyville agreement, the County will charge Libertyville our interceptor sewer rate of $1.08 per 1000 gallons. Libertyville will charge the County the same rate they charge their customers for treatment services which represents 75% of the total sewer charges for Village residents. The 75% represents the cost of treatment only. The current Village rate is $3.46 per 1000 gallons. Therefore, the County will pay $2.60 per 1000 gallons for sewage delivered to the Libertyville WRF.
• Sewer charges will be based on PE, not flow for consistency and uniformity. The County PE discharging into the Libertyville WRF is 4,600 PE. The Libertyville PE discharging into the County interceptor is 15,157 PE normal, existing flow, plus 5,000 PE of wet weather flow.
• Based on these terms, the Libertyville payment to the County will be $597,108 annually. The County payment to Libertyville will be $327,415 annually.
• This new agreement will have a 20-year term and will expire in the year 2030.
• Draft provisions of the new agreement will be reviewed with Committee for input and discussion.