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ASHLAND - Thin out tree stands to open the canopy, facilitate growth, and slow a fire's spread. ;r colour ec~ resi~~ on he'r third / Y e+ with propolis and sti between boxes and where tine frames touch the box. ZOO despite our intentiot r y s 3"' Inadvertent attempts to se eo against colonies that collect lo, , of propolis, the bees p they must need it. }y aiMtlliil^° .x The most important c{ue ahou± its benefit comes from this fact: H ' E 6 ~ we know that pr=ooolis l remarkable medicinal p o -i ! iehumans. It is highly antimicrobial, meaning that i,; it antibacterial, antifr 1 id even antiviral. So too h --,e medicinal benefit to the bees? One of my previous graduate students, Mike Simone-Finstrorri, became interested in the potential benefits of prolpd".~; to Maria Spivak, PhD bee health. .AJe constructed some small (1vacArthur Fellow and McKnight Distinguished Professor in Entomology five-frame nucieus boxes ar,c at the University of Minnesota, USA) Mike painted the inside ofson'le with a propolis extract (propolis dissolved in 70% ethanol ~ ~ M ost beekeepers use to refer to plant resins that The older bee books say that at a kn01Nr1 COr1C2C"+.tratipr;'. 1 know dislike bees collect and deposit in the propolis is a barrier to seal cracks One set of boxes vvas painted propolis with nest cavity. Bees add varying and provide mechanical support with extract of propolis from p :.ion. The presence amounts of wax to the resins in the nest (reviewed in Simone- CUlinnesota, another set of this sticky, resinous but, to my knov viedge, they do Finstrom and Spivak, 2010). men' ropnii green' s :r;m,P-a- . substance in bee hives not modify the chemical nature But this answer is riot entirely makes opening and of the resins. satisfactory. managing colonies very difficult. Most of my clothes are There roust be a reason bees When bees nest inside hollow permanently stained with go to the trouble of collecting trees, they coat the inside of the propolis, USUally on the backside plant resins. They are not easy cavity with propolis, sometimes fr rn ciircibing into the bee truck to collect: bees have to scrape several millimeters thick (Figure 2 and sitting down on a glob up the sticky resin vvith their (overleaf)). Learn to love cf it i also v,:/as not so fond of mouthparts, pack it on their Bees can deposit a very thick prop lis which propolis until we discovered hind legs and, 'when back in the layer of propolis around the that it has very amazing health nest, other bees have to help entrance to the tree cavity. has health benefits to bees. I hope by the pull it off their legs (Figure 1). They don't make this propolis end of the article, you become a There is no food rev%,ard in envelope inside our man-made benefits for our propolis convert, too, collecting propolis -they bee boxes, but they often fropolis is the term beekeepers don't eat it, so why collect it? reduce the size of the entrance honev bees F'~1A H UIII U ~Cl VVd,> VVI I'_'A (Ilt'~) 1.11 IIV i.11VpUH~> Panted with Just envelope (Simone-Finstrom and 0 Here Is an analociv of the as a control. He Spivak, 2012;. it is unclear hove, CL benefits of the propolis envelope colonies of bees in the propoji_; on the walls of ` in human terns. - paint-marked a set the box helps fight off a brood , emerged bees, and Think of a house or office ,40 infection. The mode of actin of with mould in the walls. Some ed them into each propolis is likely to come both people's immune systems are -,ftei seven days, he front contact with it and from chronkalEy activated in mouldy -eal the painted bees and the rich smelling volatiles. environments, causing them to a a ed their immune systerrrs More research is needed in this ea_,uring gene transcripts sneeze, If propolis vas painted area. all over the vvalls of the house 4imic obial peptides (see f or office, it would probably kill found that bees exposed the n oulds, which in turn would Two other graduate students r " „ rh reduce the person's immune t rot polls envelope for just are now pursuing other ~ days had lower bacterial response.# questions related to the health Js, in and on their bodies, and Mounting an immune benefits of propolis to bees. l response, especially a chronic had 'quieter' immune sy=stems One student, Nlike Wilson Q t compared with bees in a colony one, is costly to an individual (at one point I v vas advising-4' -,with no propolis envelope. In and eventually takes a toll on ~ x three students named Mike - other words, the propolis in the overall health. : confusing!), is discovering from CL colony vvas killing off microbes which plants bees collect resin. ;r in 1,1 e nest so that the bees' ~l This Mike climbs trees, and*-' t immune systems did not have to collects resin from leaf buds. gear up and make peptides and Mike Simone-Finstrom rani Then he collects individual ' cellular responses that fight off another clearer experiment. " ~infection. He infected colonies with foragers returning to the hive with plant resin on their hind in essence, the propolis chalkbrood disease by grinding legs. He analyses the resin from .y..r ~ envelope acts as an external up chalkbrood mummies ant ,al layer that and homogenising them in the plant and the resin from 0 the r ids the colony, benefitin bee using RPHPL~ time-of- ens. g pollen patties. He found that bee inrrmune defenses (Simone the number of resin foragers r~nstr ets a metabolic 'fingerprint` of x' g om, et al, 2009). Yes, (per unit time) increased in it seals cracks and probably all the compounds present it colonies after infection v^rith each sample. He can match the 4110 provides structural support, but chalkbrood, but did not increase the main benefit is probably its fingerprints statistically using in uninfected colonies. di~tiinCio nai'Jail.ie. principle components analysis The increase in the number (Wilson, et al, submitted for of resin foragers was subtle, aI publication). C o m m e n as resin foragers are relatively in our area, despite the3 x ~i rare in most colonies, especially Pees don't pror'uce presence of conifers, birch, ' compared vvith pollen and ',fir K dntlbOdlPS- i trait ' nectar foragers. But the result alders and other trees, he Immune systems ro vvas remarkable (Simone- found that bees collect resin P ~ F produce a numbe,, or' Finstrom and , Spivak, 2012), mostly from cottonwood - ~ proteins, (i-oPuius deltoids> and balsam Figure 2. A c peptides that Call fig"11 poplar (PopuluS balsamife%. ur at{ryc rizE° ! , xI i ~e lope (SlInom rrrlsfi '11P, I , infection. 7~heyai: a Pd,,',-, Cottonwood resin is yellovnr; the Propobs cr, cells that can phaync;;tize We are currently repeating this balsam poplar resin is red. There individual resin loads against (eat LIP) or encapsulat6 experiment with another bee are hybrid poplars in our area the bee pathogen, Yr~ y t',r ~y r microbes. We can )Teasure disease, A, merican foul brood, and vvhen bees collect resin hart ae; the bacterium ikiat the relative amodl't of to see if the increase in resin from them, this can be yellow, causes American foul brood. t4nG transfd fu a t1, ° foraging after infection is robust. brown, orange or red. Mike vA' runs these. to s peptides ant c r yl ,rny in another experiment, {`like an and has fclund out to !t products usir.ly real-Ppip S-F found that colonies with balsam poplar is slightly better quantitative PCR. i3 a propolis envelope had less Mike Wilson is also testing at inhibitinc i this bacterium chalkbrood infection compared the biological activity of the than cottonwood Fe He has lr le U 111U JIUUei il, Pei iaLa DUI ua. trail iL it LAUe L 11(f tJVxe~> [:ec.CIuse `slum gum' (the . . Renata is testing whether bees it requires harvesting propolis n less left after you hG~:e need a full propolis envelope and then dissolving it in 7G°ro melted the wax out of old within the nest to help their ethanol. It is easier to let the brood comb). It probabi immune system, or if just the bees collect the propolis and contains remnants of t presence of a propolis trap on deposit it directly where it is coCOOr"rs, bee faeces ax, top of the frames is sufficient. needed. But does it contain propolis1 • She also repeating the self- I do not advocate feeding think not. But I'm very t *c s medication experiment I referred propolis to bees. Bees do not solid e idence to the to above, by infecting colonies eat propolis. Even though it with American foul brood (bv is a natural plant product, it spraying spore solution on the is a powerful antibiotic. One 1 Simone r.r. Evans 1, Sr m)k I combs;. summer, we tried feeding 2069. Resin collection 3i -,J s cal a n iunity. In addition to Counting propolis dissolved in sugar syrup 3013022, returning resin foragers before to bees and it did not cure 2 Simone Finstrom Iv], Gardner F« y ' " ; r and after infection, she will American foul brood within the 1, Spivak M 2010. T t learning in i sin fora collect the resin loads and, using colonies. honevbees I3rirnv~,rt f Mike Wilson's metabolomic I would not feed it to my bees. 4ociohiol 64,1609-161 fingerprinting techniques, 3 Simone_Finstrorn N1, Spiva' r determine if the bees switch 2010 Propolis and I e I { natural histor,tand signs resinspewes alter infection, Lastly, I bring up a challenge to r ~ir u~e b none t,e~, y 7 Do bees select resins of greater beekeeping lore. Issue on Bee Heal ft Alm fi strength' after infection? It has not been tested if bees -t1, 295-311. x The jury is still out -Renata will incorporate propolis into brood Simone-Fir Strom, r:" 2 r12 Increased rest be repeating her experiments cells. There seems to be a after- parasite chalieng a d over at least two summers to beekeeping legend that brood case of self-medication it) ,~~rr Combs turn dark because bees honey been PLoSOne 3) t obtain a large enough data set e.346,01 doi lt) 1 , ~t,~.a to analyse because resin foragers deposit propolis it) them. i do not Acne ;o~r are relatively rare. think this is the case. In a tree There are many questions still cavity, bees DO put propolis on unanswered and others we the cells that touch the tree wall need to resolve further. But I do (Figure 3), On rare occasions, 1 ' have two take home messages have seen some new comb look P' for beekeepers: as though the rim has a very narrow band of resin around it. • x But I do not knovv hove common this is, or if bees add more resin +r m. - into the cell. It would be good to allow to test this, the wax comb colonies to make a propolis would need to be dissolved, envelope inside beekeeping filtered and the residue tested equipment as it would benefit z km for the presence of plant resins. r.. the bees' immune systems. You We have tried to dissolve brood can help them do this in two Fi grrrr3.:\ v, rubs combs in ethanol and end up it, n t ca r itj. The nest intc t i. ; simple ways: colons nesting in a trc . 1 an gal t "~~cth cart be seen abcicc with a sludge that looks like cut and staple commercial Zhcr bees hnkc put propolis ararrnd the ants Of (ell"; that arc propolis traps in the inside of in contact rcith the tree grail. It is -tech ,riot! -tfaat hybrid each brood bob not clear if bees duel propolis io I's are not clearly as good. " construct bee boxes that cells a stain the brood nest ~ -airr, ti gat the resins have have unfinished lumber on y Ille t eri~gt-is' and abilities the inside and the rough < r b off bacteria and probably surface will stimulate bees other microbes, to line the inside of the box ; with propolis. I don't recommend you make This leads to the research by your own propolis extract to tra, Monsanto Knew of Glyphosate / Cancer Link 35 Years Ago I Global Research Page 1 of 7 Print Monsanto Knew of Glyphosate / Cancer Link 35 Years Ago ~Ap By Global Research News Global Research, April 19, 2015 Url of this article: http //www globalresearch ca/monsanto-knew-of-gIyphosate-cancer-link-35-years-ago/5443741 by GM-Free Cymru According to evidence unearthed from the archives of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the United States, it has been established that Monsanto was fully aware of the potential of glvphosate to cause cancer in mammals as long ago as 1981. Recently the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a statement in which glyphosate (the main component of Roundup herbicide) was classified as "probably carcinogenic" to humans and as "sufficiently demonstrated" for genotoxicity in animals (1). This announcement of a change to toxicity class 2A was given vast coverage in the global media, causing Monsanto to move immediately into damage limitation mode. The corporation demanded the retraction of the report, although it has not yet been published! Predictably, there was more fury from the industry-led Glyphosate Task Force (2). This Task Force also sponsored a "rebuttal" review article (3) from a team of writers with strong links with the biotechnology industry; but because of the clear bias demonstrated in this paper (which suggests that glyphosate has no carcinogenic potential in humans) it is best ignored until it has been carefully scrutinized by independent researchers (4). With Monsanto continuing to protest that glyphosate and Roundup are effectively harmless (5) if used according to instructions, in spite of accumulating evidence to the contrary, we undertook a search through Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) records with a view to finding out what was known about glyphosate at the time of its initial registration. This followed up earlier investigations by Sustainable Pulse which highlighted a sudden change in the EPA view on toxicity in 1991. What was discovered was very revealing. There were many animal experiments (using rats, mice and dogs) designed to test the acute and chronic toxicity of glyphosate in the period 1978-1986, conducted by laboratories such as Bio/dynamics Inc for Monsanto and submitted for EPA consideration. Two of these reports relate to a three-generation reproduction study in rats (6) (7), and another is called "A Lifetime Feeding Study Of Glyphosate In Rats" (8); but like all the other older studies they were and still are treated as Trade Secrets and cannot be freely accessed for independent scrutiny. That in itself is suggestive that the studies contain data which Monsanto still does not wish to be examined by experts in the toxicology field. It is also deeply worrying that EPA acceded to the routine Monsanto requests for secrecy on the flimsiest of pretexts. However, archived and accessible EPA Memos from the early 1980's do give some indications as to what the rat studies contain (9). Although the studies predate the adoption of international test guidelines and GLP standards they suggest that there was significant damage to the kidneys of the rats in the 3-generational study - the incidence of tubular http : //www. gl obalresearch. ca/monsanto-knew-of-glyphosate-cancer-link-3 5 -years-ago/544... 5/18/2015 Autism and the Health Impacts of Monsanto Glyphosate Roundup on Children, Research Page I of 2 Print Autism and the Health Impacts of Monsanto Glyphosate~►~ Roundup on Children, Research Scientist at MIT By Global Research News Global Research, December 29, 2014 Url of this article: http //www globalresearch ca/autism-and-the-health-impacts-of-monsanto-glyphosate-roundup-on-children- research-sc ie ntist-at-m it/5421901 Why? Evidence points to glyphosate toxicity from the 's overuse of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide on our food. Z1„ NO GMO s For over three decades, Stephanie Seneff, PhD, has A r researched biology and technology, over the years publishing over 170 scholarly peer-reviewed articles. In recent years she has concentrated on the relationship between nutrition and health, tackling such topics as Alzheimer's, autism, and cardiovascular diseases, as well as the impact of nutritional deficiencies and environmental toxins on human health. At a conference last Thursday, in a special panel discussion about GMOs, she took the audience by surprise when she declared, "At today's rate, by 2025, one in two children will be autistic."She noted that the side effects of autism closely mimic those of glyphosate toxicity, and presented data showing a remarkably consistent correlation between the use of Roundup on crops (and the creation of Roundup-ready GMO crop seeds) with rising rates of autism. Children with autism have biomarkers indicative of excessive glyphosate, including zinc and iron deficiency, low serum sulfate, seizures, and mitochondrial disorder. A fellow panelist reported that after Dr. Seneff's presentation, "All of the 70 or so people in attendance were squirming, likely because they now had serious misgivings about serving their kids, or themselves, anything with corn or soy, which are nearly all genetically modified and thus tainted with Roundup and its glyphosate." Dr. Seneff noted the ubiquity of glyphosate's use. Because it is used on corn and soy, all soft drinks and candies sweetened with corn syrup and all chips and cereals that contain soy fillers have small amounts of glyphosate in them, as do our beef and poultry since cattle and chicken are fed GMO corn or soy. Wheat is often sprayed with Roundup just prior to being harvested, which means that all non-organic bread and wheat products would also be sources of glyphosate toxicity. The amount of glyphosate in each product may not be large, but the cumulative effect (especially with as much processed food as Americans eat) could be devastating. A recent studyshows that pregnant women living near farms where pesticides are applied have a 60% increased risk of children having an autism spectrum disorder. Other toxic substances may also be autism-inducing. You may recall our story on the CDC whistleblower who revealed the government's deliberate concealment of the link between the MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps, and rubella) and a sharply increased risk of autism, particularly in African American boys. Other studies now show a link between children's exposure to pesticides and autism. Children who live in homes with vinyl floors, which can emit phthalate chemicals, are more likely to have autism. Children whose mothers smoked http: //www. globalresearch. ca/auti sm-and-the-health-impacts-of-monsanto-glyphosate-roun... 5/18/2015 Y"o ~ Monsanto sued in Las Angeles CountY for false advertising April 21, 2015 ~C 0aSIM= U* M lid ky NO YOV 9 #!O got' lot PO* or ifs 02013 MONSANTO COMPANY PWUCod tar OOS01 omPan T:l Gstdin "eructs W 418 Vot ON 4-3041 1A"NO. 'h M-33 239-MS-0 tftt of M numbot a X.. UU, 34 Today a class action lawsuit (Case No: BC 578 942) was filed in Los Angeles County, California against the N.-lonsanto corporation. The suit alleges that Monsanto is guilty of false advertising by claiming that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, targets an enzyme only found in plants and not in humans or animals. Monsanto makes this claim to support the contention that glyphosate is harmless to humans. In the lawsuit, the argument is made that the targeted enzyme, EPSP synthase, is found in the microbiota which reside in our intestines and therefore this enzyme is found in humans and animals. It is further stated in the lawsuit that there are many human and animal health problems associated with the disruption of our intestinal microbes. "Because it kills-off our gut bacteria, glyphosate is linked to stomach and bowel problems, indigestion, ulcers, colitis, gluten intolerance, sleeplessness, lethargy, depression, Crohn's Disease, Celiac Disease, allergies, obesity, diabetes, infertility, liver disease, renal failure, autism, Alzheimer's, endocrine disruption, and the W.H.O. recently announced glyphosate is'probably carcinogenic'." Th, he International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization (WHO), last month declared that glyphosate is Group 2A carcinoge . n The American Cancer Society quickly followed suit, also listing glyphosate as a Group 2A carcinogen. lz,~qlff SIB- r fa a a qjf"~)177 Thank you Mr. Mayor and eix council members FOB? THE OPPOR T UNITY to testify todayj, May 19, 2015. My NAME ie KINDLER STOUT, I live bstween I Iman Sxh4ol and Briscoe School (shoe- X987,11 Vd like to assume that each of you would like to see fees RoundUp used BY HOMEOWNERS, who typically use several times the prescribed dosages per acre. And I'm going to assume that SEVERAL OF YOU would PREFER to leave the matter of herbicides UP TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, who, of course are also contracted to spray at schools. So what I want to EMPHASIZE today is: WHAT ANOTHER JURISDICTION HAS DONE: I will be happy to provide you with details and documentation. the city is RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, hardly a hotbed of extreme activism. Richmond is northeast of San Francisco, across the bay. You see huge oil refineries there, driving from Sacramento or Davis, into the bay area. In November of 2013 the city council there "approved an item directing staff to craft a new city law requiring GMO labeling of food sold at local grocers." In July 22012, Richmond "adopted an Integrated Pest Management Ordinance to guide the work of city departments tasked with WEED AND PEST CONTROL." "Pesticides shall be used only as a last resort... following cultural, mechanicall, and biological methods...." I'd like today's council members to know that dozens of Ashianders have been reading reports like this now for three years--several a monthl SECONDLY, I want to be sure you know that our municipalities also find themselves capable of SINGLING OUT A SPECIFIC CORPORATION. I can get the dates for you. THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO "FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST MONSANTO, accusing the corporation of polluting the city's bay with carcinogenic chemicals that are so dangerous to human health they were banned in the U.S. more than 30 years ago." The proposal in front of the Ashland City Council is of course of a different nature, since nobody and no department is forced to put such chemicals into OUR FACES. THEREFORE, THIRDLY, I'd like to list about a dozen of MONSANTO'S PRODUCTS: Saccharin PCB. Polystyrene DDT'Dioxin (from 2,4,5-T) Agent Orange petroleum-based fertilizer Aspartame Bovine Growth Hormone GMO 'Terminator seeds' and RoundUp, the substance of tonight's deliberation. Public interest groups have been fighting all of these substances for yearsl Sri Lanka became the first COUNTRY TO BAN GLYPHOSATE in March of last year, due to an elaborate study on Chronic Kidney Disease in farm workers. Sri Lanka banned GMOs back in 2003. There is more than a suspicion that ROUNDUP IS 125 TIMES (OR CLOSER TO 1000 TIMES) MORE DANGEROUS THAN REGULATORS ADMIT, due to tests being performed on glyposate alone, rather than on RoundUp per se. AND FINALLY, as a REASON citizens WANT THEIR CITY TO HELP PROTECT THEM: On March 26 of this year we learned that the UNITED NATIONS ADVISORY TO ELIMINATE GLYPHOSATE was actually based on Monsanto's own research documents, THAT THE EPA HAD SUPPRESSED FOR 30 YEARS!! Many people in your 'audience' today have been learning stuff like this about GMOs (which are typically sold to farmers with a contract REQUIRING THE USE OF ROUNDUP) and RoundUp, itself, daily or weekly, and we are SEEKING ACTIONS AT EVERY LEVEL to bring attention to a chemical and a technology already banned in many places around the globe. OUR STATE LEGISLATORS have mostly sided with chemical corporations to keep county and city governments from trying to protect their citizens, even though our wonderful Representative Buckley and Senator Bates have strongly opposed that majority. WE ASK YOU TO STAND WITH Mr. BATES and Mr. BUCKLEY AND MOST OF THE FOLKS HERE TONIGHT and TAKE THIS uncomfortable STEP TO HELP TURN THE TIDE IN FAVOR OF RUNNING THINGS AS IF PEOPLE MATTERED. Thank you, Kindler Stout PAF E_N G 1 N E E R S--- P L A N_N E R 5 S C I E N T I S T 5 May 19, 2015 RH2 ENGINEERING, INC. www.fh2.com Mr. Mike Faught mailbox@rh2.corn 1.800.720.8052 Public Works Director City of Ashland 51 Winburn Way Ashland, OR, 97520 WASHINGTON LOCATIONS Sent via: Email and US Alail BOTHELL Subject: Hydraulic Analyses for ODOT Welcome Center MAIN OFFICE 22722 29° Drive SE, Suite 210 Dear Mr. Faught• Bothell, WA 98021 This letter contains the results of the hydraulic analyses performed by RH2 Engineering, Inc., BELLINGHAM (RH2) for the proposed Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Welcome Center. These analyses were performed using a computer model of the City of Ashland's (City) EAST WENATCHEE existing water system to determine the fire flow capability at the proposed site. This letter summarizes the results of the hydraulic analyses and the operational conditions used in the ISSAQUAH hydraulic model. BACKGROUND RICHLAND A Welcome Center is currently being proposed by ODOT northeast of Interstate 5, south of TACOMA the City's existing water system. It is anticipated that the fire flow requirement at the Welcome Center will be 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm) for 2 hours, and that an 8-inch water main will be installed to serve the proposed site as shown in Figure 1. The proposed water main will OREGON be connected to the existing 12-inch water main that crosses Interstate 5 in Crowson Road. LOCATIONS The existing 12-inch water main in Crowson Road, and the proposed connection for the Welcome Center are located in the Crowson Zone Two, which has a maximum hydraulic NORTHERN OREGON grade of 2,218 feet (ft). Fire flow and normal domestic supply is provided to Crowson Zone MAIN OFFICE 6500 SW Macadam Ave. Suite 125 Two from the Crowson Reservoir and Water Treatment Plant which are both in the Crowson Portland, OR 97239 Zone One that has a maximum hydraulic grade of 2,424 ft. SOUTHERN OREGON HYDRAULIC ANALYSES CRITERIA Central Point The computer model of the City's existing water system developed for the purposes of the TAP Emergency Supply Project was utilized as a basis for these analyses. The analyses CENTRAL OREGON assumed that the pressure zone improvements and the optimized PRV settings recommended Bend for the TAP Emergency Supply Project were completed. All other PRV settings are as indicated in Table 1.4 of the City's 2012 WaterRlasterPlan (WIMP). The fire flow analyses were performed under 2015 Maximum Day Demand (MDD) conditions, with the Crowson Reservoir drawn down through the Crowson Service Area's operational and fire flow storage volumes, as indicated in the WMP. The operational and fire flow storage volume total of 1.77 million gallons (MG) results in a hydraulic gradient of 2,409.7 ft in the Crowson Reservoir. The estimated 2015 MDD in the WMP is approximately 7.27 million gallons per day (MGD). 5/19/2015 3:03 P\I \\r62\dCR\11otLd1\Data\COA\ 1015-040\Contrart\I.tr to M. fvttglu rt ODO7' NVclcomc Center Analysts 20150518.docu S lqqww Mr. Mike Faught May 19, 2015 Page 2 HYDRAULIC ANALYSES RESULTS The existing water system computer model was modified to include the proposed water main extension to the Welcome Center as shown in Figure 1. Hydraulic analyses were performed to determine the fire flow capability of the water system with the proposed water main extension. The results of the analyses are shown in Table 1. The fire flow rates shown are based on a residual pressure of 20 pounds per square inch (psi) in the water main adjacent to the hydrant and water velocities in the distribution system at 8 feet per second (fps) or less. The results of the analyses indicate that an 8-inch water main extension from Crowson Road to the Welcome Center will provide the anticipated fire flow requirement of 1,500 gpm. The available fire flow with a larger diameter water main is also provided in Table 1 in the event that the fire flow requirement changes over the course of the project design. Table 1 Fire Flow Analyses Results Available Fire Flow @ 20 psi (gpm) Pressure 8" Water Main 12" Water Main 16" Water Main Node (psi) Extension Extension Extension J-103 53 2,027 2,618 2,617 J-104 53 1,679 2,400 2,618 If you have any questions regarding the analyses, please call me at (425) 951-5394. Thank you for the opportunity to assist you with this project. Sincerely, RH2 ENGINEERING, INC. -,tF' tie PROFFS 2 ~It,- G 1 N F`c~so~r fi C ~1'V15 ~C~ ~R• 13.2 ~v R. cAMQ~ Michele R. Campbell, P.E. 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City of Ashland ODOT Welcome Center Hydraulic Analyses FIGURE 1 Fire Flow Analyses Results RI-12 Engineering, Inc. 511512015 Existing 12" water main in Crowson Rd o. 00 ate. i / sw Q Q0~ ~t ' J-104 ~ Ep(gp Proposed ODOT water main extension to Welcome Center Available Fire Flow 0) 20 psi (gpm) a" Water Main 12" Water Main 16" Water Main Node Extension Extension Extension J-103 2..027 2..618 2..617 1-104 10679 2,400 2,618 RESOLUTION NO. 2015- A RESOLUTION ADDING A SURCHARGE TO WATER METERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING AND DEDICATING GENERAL FUND RESOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL WORK AS PART OF THE ASHLAND FOREST RESILIENCY PROGRAM Recitals: A. The City of Ashland operates Ashland Water Utility to provide potable water to customers within the City limits of Ashland and to certain customers outside of these boundaries. B. The City of Ashland also manages a Forest Interface division that is charged with doing work to protect the watershed. The Ashland Forest Resiliency Program is part of that division's oversight, performed by the Fire Department in the General Fund. C. The AFR program's success in the interface requires additional funding estimated at $175,000 per year to maintain the work done to date. D. Protection of the watershed has a direct relationship to the City's ability to provide potable water to customers in the amounts needed in sufficient quantities allowed by the size and use of the water meter. E. Establishing a surcharge on water utility customer meters is a reasonable means of funding increased, ongoing AFR work in that the funding source is rationally related to the goal of ensuring water source continuity for the City. F. The City Council intends to only use the funds generated by this surcharge for expanded AFR activity in the General Fund. THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A $1.39 per equivalent 3/4" meter surcharge on each water meter per Exhibit A shall be added monthly to the bill of each Ashland water utility customer to provide a funding resource directly to the General Fund, Fire Department, Forest Interface Division for the purpose of added Ashland Forest Resiliency work of $175,000 per year effective July 1, 2015. SECTION 2. The surcharge revenue is not subject to any franchise fee calculation and is to be directly deposited to the General Fund and accounted for separately. SECTION 3. Water meters for City and Parks department are exempted from this surcharge since levying this charge would only require passing the impact on to customers through other rates and fees. This resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this day of , 2015, and takes effect upon signing by the Mayor. Barbara Christensen, City Recorder Page 1 of) SIGNED and APPROVED this day of 12015. John Stromberg, Mayor Reviewed as to form: David Lohman, City Attorney Page 2 of 3 Exhibit A Size in Monthly Inches Charge by Size 0.75 $ 1.39 1 $ 1.39 1.5 $ 6.95 2 $ 11.12 3 $ 22.24 4 $ 34.75 6 $ 69.50 8 $ 111.20 Page 3 of 3