To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Appropriation Transfer to Create a Fixed Asset Line in the Amount of $86,608 for the Public Works Solid Waste Budget 3691438 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors
1. Approve the Appropriation Transfer (Attachment 1) to create a fixed asset line in the amount of $86,608 for the Public Works Solid Waste budget, 3691438, for FY 2024-25. (4/5 Vote Required)
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1009 - Expand county infrastructure resilience
DISCUSSION:
In Dec. 2024, ponded water was observed on the ground surface of the leach field, indicating that the capacity of the leach field was not sufficient for absorbing the volume of inflow. Immediate repair efforts were made to identify and remove blockages in the leach field's piping lines; however, water continued to back up and pond on the ground surface before infiltrating into the soil. When conditions were drier in the Spring, a mini-excavator was used to expose portions of the distribution system for inspection. One of the lateral lines was observed to be severely clogged with sediment and iron deposits and this condition is presumed to exist within all the lateral lines. The Department of Public Works retained SHN Engineers & Geologists to prepare a design study report to recommend repairs to the leach field, in consultation with the Division of Environmental Health of the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services. The report dated July 31, 2025 recommended new subsurface disposal trenches to restore the absorption capacity of the leach field along with new storage tanks and piping that improve the system's resilience to damage and provide features that facilitate ongoing oper...
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