The document discusses plans for the Birch Road Water Treatment Facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. It provides background on the identified need for the facility starting in 2003. It then gives rationales for the facility, noting that Framingham's water costs from MWRA have risen from $4.1M in 2004 to a projected $9.3M in 2014, while the $40M Birch Road facility is designed to treat 4+ million gallons per day at an estimated 60% lower cost than MWRA by 2030. The document also outlines the facility's design plans and schedule with key milestones like completing design in 2010, breaking ground that fall, and becoming operational in 2013.

1. Spring 2009 Town Meeting Article 40 Birch Road Water Treatment Facility May 2009 Town of Framingham Department of Public Works "Preserving Your Investment in the Public Infrastructure "

2. Presentation Agenda Birch Road Water Treatment Facility Background and Rationale Preliminary Concept Plans Key Milestones

3. Background Project identified by DPW - 2003 Preliminary testing of site geology - 2004 Aquifer testing - Spring 2006 Pilot water quality testing - Summer 2006 State permitting 2006 – present

4. Project Rationale 2004 –water purchased from MWRA cost $4.1M 2008 – water purchased from MWRA cost $6.3M 2014 –MWRA’s Projected Water Cost for Framingham - $9.3M

5. Project Rationale

6. Project Rationale Birch Road Water Treatment Facility Project - $40M Designed to treat 4 + million gallons per day 2008 - MWRA cost for water is $1M more than BRWTF would have been 2013 - BRWTF water costs approximately 60% of MWRA cost 2030 - Annual savings in excess of $5M, with a cumulative savings to date of over $60M

7. Approximate Capital Expenditure by Fiscal Year ($ Millions) FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 Total $2.9 $5.5 $13.4 $11.4 $7.1 $40.3

8. Project Rationale While reallocating and keeping financial resources local is a primary benefit, there are other important advantages…. Reduced reliance on MWRA as a sole source of water Increased control of a critical utility and resource Community’s ability to have more control over their direction (50-100 year planning cycle) Optimization of DPW staff Local policy decision opportunities Preservation of open space, a natural resource and unusually high yield groundwater supply Preservation of a watershed

9. Project Description State-of-the-art membrane water treatment process Administrative space for treatment operations and certain adjunct Department functions Energy efficient plant Active and passive solar technology Energy efficient lighting Innovative geothermal heating and cooling system Sustainable design principles incorporated throughout

10. Birch Road Water Quality Facility PRELIMINARY

11. Project Description - What might the Facility Look Like? PRELIMINARY

12. Conceptual Interior Space PRELIMINARY Post Treatment Treatment Pre Treatment

13. Schedule of Key Milestones Retained Engineering Design Firm – Oct ‘08 Procurement of Membranes – June ’09 100% Design – Spring 2010 Contractor Selection – Summer 2010 Groundbreaking – Fall 2010 Plant Operational – 2013