CIBOLO CREEK MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

ABOUT CCMA

Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority has provided wastewater treatment service to the cities of the Randolph region for more than 30 years. Created in 1971, it developed a regional treatment system to serve Schertz, Cibolo, Selma, Randolph AFB and portions of Live Oak, San Antonio and Universal City. CCMA continues it's role as steward of water quality. In doing so, the Authority has been the recipient of both state and federal awards, winning the Texas Water Commission Operation Excellence Award and the Environmental Protection Agency's National Operation and Maintenance Award.

Beginning with the decade of the 90's, dramatic growth in the area including residential, commercial and industrial development, continues. Wastewater treatment service is a vital requirement in the development equation. CCMA has been able to keep pace with the rapid development and is providing needed capacity for the future wastewater treatment requirements of the area's communities. To this end, CCMA initiated two recent improvements to it's system; the Town Creek Lift Station/Force Main Project and the Odo J. Riedel Wastewater Treatment Plant Modification.

The Town Creek Lift Station Project began in September 2004 and was completed the summer of 2005. Designed to serve a 20 year planning period as well as the capability of lift station life extension through larger pump replacement, this project is a critical accomplishment for the rapidly growing area development.

The $11,000,000 OJR Plant Modification Project begun in February 2005, will convert the existing dual stage trickling filter process to a combined trickling filter/activated sludge plant operation. This new activated sludge treatment process will be integrated into the existing Train "A" and "C" first stage trickling filter process. The lime stabilization system will not only generate Class B biosolids for land application, but will also provide adequate storage capacity. In conjunction with the new process, an odor control system using biofiltration methods will be implemented. Due for completion in the summer of 2006, this project will be the "crowning achievement" for CCMA for many years to come.

CCMA's regional water reuse program, implemented in 1998, continues to maximize a valuable resource. By providing reclaimed water for irrigational purposes, the system helps this area reduce it's dependency on our drinking water source, the Edward's Aquifer. Current users of reclaimed water are the Olympia Hills Golf Course, the Forum at Olympia Shopping Center, Retama Park horse racing facility, Mortellaro Nursery, Randolph Oaks Golf Course and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD atheltic complex. These users reduce the requirement to pump Edward's water by 2,500,000 gallons per day.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is the governing State agency that regulates the quality criteria, design and operational requirements of recycled water programs in Texas. TCEQ established water quality criteria to allow safe utilization of reclaimed water to ensure the protection of public health and to conserve potable water for future needs. CCMA has been granted an authorization by TCEQ to provide Type I reclaimed water which allows the widest range of use possible. Revenue received from the sale of reclaimed water is used to help offset the cost of wastewater treatment service.

CCMA strives to provide wastewater treatment and reclaimed water service at the lowest cost possible to the Randolph region while ensuring that water quality requirements are met.