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2013 Annual Budget - City of Bremerton

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Water Utility—Forestry<br />

<strong>2013</strong> 2010 2010 <strong>Budget</strong> <strong>Budget</strong> Highlights:<br />

<br />

Total O&M <strong>Budget</strong> decreased from 2012 by<br />

2%<br />

Forestry and natural resources budget covers<br />

expenditures for all forest management activities<br />

including reforestation; forest road<br />

maintenance per Washington State Forest<br />

Practice regulations; biosolids management,<br />

application, and environmental monitoring;<br />

watershed surveillance; and Jarstad Park activities<br />

and programs<br />

2010 <strong>2013</strong> Capital Considerations:<br />

<br />

$10K for Jarstad Park improvements<br />

$20K for forest road maintenance and improvement<br />

$20K for Miscellaneous Forestry Capital<br />

$12K for Forestry Office Heating, Ventilating<br />

and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system<br />

2012 2009 2009 Accomplishments:<br />

<br />

Received approximately $500K from sustainable<br />

timber harvest program, primarily<br />

through salvage <strong>of</strong> windstorm damage<br />

Constructed ¾ mile <strong>of</strong> forest access road in<br />

association with timber harvest<br />

Managed $315K in leases and other forest<br />

harvest (communication sites, gravel leases,<br />

Gold Mt. Golf Course, minor forest products)<br />

Reforested 56 acres with 23,100 seedlings<br />

Completed maintenance and culvert installations<br />

on forest roads per state mandated<br />

Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plan<br />

(RMAP) schedule<br />

Arranged for seedling procurement for required<br />

future reforestation needs<br />

Relocated biosolids storage to newly constructed<br />

facilities<br />

Utilized 100% <strong>of</strong> biosolids generated by<br />

<strong>Bremerton</strong>’s Wastewater Treatment Plant on<br />

permitted forest sites<br />

<strong>2013</strong> Goals:<br />

<br />

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No lost-time accidents<br />

Generate $500K from sustainable timber harvest<br />

program<br />

Plan and implement intermediate harvests for<br />

forest health and revenue<br />

Reforest 100+ acres <strong>of</strong> newly harvested land<br />

Continue forest road maintenance and improvement<br />

per State Department <strong>of</strong> Natural<br />

Resources schedule<br />

Continue program for 100% beneficial utilization<br />

<strong>of</strong> biosolids on permitted forest lands<br />

Implement permitting and development <strong>of</strong><br />

additional biosolids application areas as<br />

needed<br />

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