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Pleasanton's wastewater system is operated and maintained through the City's public works department. utility operations and maintenance division. This division is respon- sible for operating and maintaining over 230 miles of sewer pipelines ranging in size from 6 to 33 inches in diameter and 10 sewage pump stations which transport the City's sewage to the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD or district) Wastewater treatment plant where the sewage is treated. The operations and maintenance division also operates the City's water pumping, treat- ment, and distribution system. The division has 22 full-time operation and maintenance staff including two chief system operators. One operator is in charge of all field opera- tions for water and sewer: the other operator handles all budget and administrative duties. The City maintains an ongoing program of preventive maintenance and replacement. The City annually updates its five-year capital improvement program, and for the years 2001/02 through 2005/06 provides for a planned expenditure of about $6.2 million for pipeline replacements, pump station improvements, and other projects. The capital improvement program projects that the cost of these improvements will be met on a pay-as-you-go basis from both sewer rates and local sewer connection charges. Wastewater Treatment DSRSD is a special district established in 1953 under the Community Services District Law. DSRSD's wastewater system facilities include a regional wastewater treatment plant located within the boundaries of the City of Pleasant on. The treatment plant pro- vides primary and secondary treatment and filters a portion of the wastewater to be recycled within the district's service area (Dublin and southern San Ramon). Together. Pleasanton and the district's wastewater service area covers about 47 square miles. The population of the wastewater set'\'ice area is about 108,000. including 67,300 in Pleasanton. Pleasanton is DSRSD's largest user and is served by an agreement for wastewater treat- ment and disposal. Pleasanton's current capacity in the treatment plant is 7.135 mgd. Upon completion of the district's Phase IV treatment plant expansion. expected in January 2003. the City's treatrnent capacity would increase to 8.5 mgd. or 50 percent of the plant's total treatment capacity. This capacity accommodates the City's general plan. DSRSD Certificates of Participation: The district issued $55 million variable rate demand sewer revenue certificates of participation in August 2000 to finance an upgrade and expansion of the wastewater treatment plant from 1 1.5 million gallons per day (mgd) to 17 mgd. The expansion was required to serve increased wastewater generated from ongoing and expected gro\\1h in the regional service area. DSRSD Rate Covenant: Under the installrnent sale agreement for the certificates, the district covenants to determine the amount of the regional service charge pursuant to the regional agreement which will produce aggregate available net revenues, exclusive of 6