Alternative 1: No Action

Continue hauling water (5 gallons per person per day) from the water treatment plant (WTP) and dumping sewage in the treatment lagoons. 

• No improvement to sanitation
• Continued operations challenges of collection and hauling
• Other upgrades outside of this work:
• Existing water storage tank (WST) replacement
• Upgrade raw water pipeline heating system
• Repair/protect pipeline bridge abutment scouring 

Above ground pipes to every building (75 gallons per person per day)

Facts:

• No hauling water or sewage

• Enough water for: 

             o In-home laundry

             o Baths/shower 

             o Flush toilets

• Water Treatment; 

             o Expand existing WTP

             o Build additional WTP

• Water Storage

            o Build more storage (7-10 days treated water volume)

• Wastewater Collection 

             o Residential lift stations would be installed above ground and could potentially collect 4 houses worth of sewage.

• Homeowner is responsible for electric costs of:

             o Residential sewer lift station

             o Residential water circulation pump (if needed)

                - Heat/glycol trace circulation pump

Above ground pipes to every building (75 gallons per person per day)

Facts:

• No hauling water or sewage
• Enough water for: 

             o In-home laundry

             o Baths/shower 

             o Flush toilets

• Water Treatment; 

             o Expand existing WTP

             o Build additional WTP

• Water Storage

             o Build more storage (7-10 days treated water volume)

• Wastewater Collection 

             o Vacuum valves would be installed outside the home and could potentially hook up to the existing wastewater storage tanks. 

• Homeowner is responsible for electric costs of:

             o Residential sewer lift station

             o Residential water circulation pump (if needed)

                - Heat/glycol trace circulation pump

Aboveground pipes to several central locations to which clusters of homes can connect to retractable hoses (3 to 12 gallons per person per day).

Facts:

• No hauling water or sewage
• Enough water for: 

             o In-home laundry

             o Baths/shower 

             o Flush toilets

• Water Treatment; 

             o Expand existing or replace Water Treatment Plant

• Water Storage

             o Build more storage (7-10 days treated water volume)

• Periodically transfer water from connection points on the water main to residential tanks
• Less equipment than fully-piped water
•  Wastewater Collection 

            o Could be either vacuum of low-pressure sewer system. 

            o Each home would have a sewer service pipe connected to the house.

• Homeowner is responsible for electric costs of:

             o Residential sewer lift station or vacuum valves

Above ground wastewater pipes to every building (75 gallons per person per day)

Facts:

• No hauling sewage
• Water Treatment; 

             o Expand existing WTP

• Wastewater Collection 

             o Could be either vacuum of low-pressure sewer system. 

             o Each home would have a sewer service pipe connected to the house.

• Homeowner is responsible for electric costs of:

             o Residential sewer lift station or vacuum valves