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The Fallon City Council adopted an agreement Friday to allocate costs between Naval Air Station Fallon and the city for operating the city's arsenic water treatment plant.
The agreement establishes a flat fee for the Navy's use from June 15, 2006 to June 15, 2008 at $275,000 each year. It also outline negotiated fees for treated water the Navy received from April 2004 to June 2006. The Navy will pay $285,836 for water received during that period.
Assistant City Attorney Steve King said the city has been in negotiations with the Navy since April 2004 over the shared costs of the treatment plant. The arsenic water treatment plant, located southeast of the city, receives water from both NAS Fallon and the city. After the water is treated, each entity receives the same amount of water it delivered to the plant.
King said the final negotiations to resolve the issue involved himself, Councilman Bob Erickson and Capt. Dan King in San Diego.
The council passed a resolution in 2004 to set the costs each entity would pay but the city just established the plant and estimated costs. King said a new resolution supersedes the 2004 document, and bases costs on years of operations.
"Being a one-of-a-kind facility, there were no other set of numbers to look at," Erickson said. "We tried to project into the future.
"It still remains one-of-a-kind technology and Fallon is one of very few cities complying with the arsenic standard. It's a showcase facility."
The council held a special meeting Friday because the federal fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The agreement needed to be finalized and sent to the government in order to meet its fiscal timeline.
Mayor Ken Tedford said the city will begin re-negotiating with the Navy well before the current agreement expires in 2008.
"In another two years, we'll have more in-depth cost projections," King said.
Zip Upham, public affairs officer for NAS Fallon, said before the city's treatment plant was built, NAS Fallon water's was treated but not for arsenic.
"Prior to the arsenic removal plant being online, water was treated at the base in residences by reverse osmosis systems and bottled water was made available.
"The Navy is pleased to have concluded a successful negotiation with the city and we believe it reflects the continuing partnership and cooperation that NAS Fallon shares with the local community," said Upham.
Tedford acknowledged the work by Capt. King at Navy Region Southwest in San Diego, under the command of Adm. Jose Betancourt and Adm. Len Herring.
"Capt. King got everything rolling on the Navy side," he said.
"It's been a long, arduous process and I think we're all happy it's done," Tedford said.
Christy Lattin can be contacted at clattin@lahontanvalleynews.com
The agreement establishes a flat fee for the Navy's use from June 15, 2006 to June 15, 2008 at $275,000 each year. It also outline negotiated fees for treated water the Navy received from April 2004 to June 2006. The Navy will pay $285,836 for water received during that period.
Assistant City Attorney Steve King said the city has been in negotiations with the Navy since April 2004 over the shared costs of the treatment plant. The arsenic water treatment plant, located southeast of the city, receives water from both NAS Fallon and the city. After the water is treated, each entity receives the same amount of water it delivered to the plant.
King said the final negotiations to resolve the issue involved himself, Councilman Bob Erickson and Capt. Dan King in San Diego.
The council passed a resolution in 2004 to set the costs each entity would pay but the city just established the plant and estimated costs. King said a new resolution supersedes the 2004 document, and bases costs on years of operations.
"Being a one-of-a-kind facility, there were no other set of numbers to look at," Erickson said. "We tried to project into the future.
"It still remains one-of-a-kind technology and Fallon is one of very few cities complying with the arsenic standard. It's a showcase facility."
The council held a special meeting Friday because the federal fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The agreement needed to be finalized and sent to the government in order to meet its fiscal timeline.
Mayor Ken Tedford said the city will begin re-negotiating with the Navy well before the current agreement expires in 2008.
"In another two years, we'll have more in-depth cost projections," King said.
Zip Upham, public affairs officer for NAS Fallon, said before the city's treatment plant was built, NAS Fallon water's was treated but not for arsenic.
"Prior to the arsenic removal plant being online, water was treated at the base in residences by reverse osmosis systems and bottled water was made available.
"The Navy is pleased to have concluded a successful negotiation with the city and we believe it reflects the continuing partnership and cooperation that NAS Fallon shares with the local community," said Upham.
Tedford acknowledged the work by Capt. King at Navy Region Southwest in San Diego, under the command of Adm. Jose Betancourt and Adm. Len Herring.
"Capt. King got everything rolling on the Navy side," he said.
"It's been a long, arduous process and I think we're all happy it's done," Tedford said.
Christy Lattin can be contacted at clattin@lahontanvalleynews.com
