Annual report of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Personnel: Full-time 43
Part-time 1
Total 59
RECYCLING - We have completed our first year of the recycling
program. While the rate of recycling slowed down during 1991, the
program remains very popular with over 65% voluntary participation.
Approximately 750 tons of recyclable materials were collected. In December
we added polystyrene to the list of recyclables collected in Hampton.
We are in our third year of chipping Christmas trees collected in Town.
SIDEWALKS - The department reconstructed the sidewalk on the east
side of Lafayette Rd. from the Swain Ct.
to Winnacunnet Rd. We also
rehabilitated portions of the sidewalks on Moulton Rd. and High Street with
a new 1" hot-top surface. *
TREATMENT PLANT-The average flow received at our WWTP was 2.1
million gallons per day for a total annual flow of 775.72 million gallons,
another 5.9 million gals, of septage was received. These are all slightly down
from last year. We processed 4-,062 yds. of sludge which is currently
disposed of in the landfill. In July of this year we began receiving flows from
the new town of Rye collection system and billed for service. We also added
dechlorination to our treatment process as mandated by the Federal EPA to
keep the amount of chlorine discharged into the marsh at a level that is
acceptable to animal and plant growth. Much of the work necessary to add
this process was done by department personnel. As always, careful monitoring
is conducted to insure proper effluent quality. Your Wastewater
Treatment Plant is functioning well and in accordance with our N.P.D.E.S.
Permit, issued by the U.S. E.P.A.
DRAINS - Several small drainage projects were completed including
new storm drains on Brown Ave. Used for these projects was 14 catch
basins, 1,139' of pipe ranging in size from 6" to 27" and miscellaneous
fittings. 335 catch basins were cleaned with the catch basin cleaning truck.
SEWERS -The largest of our sewer replacement work this season was on
Homestead Circle. Using 832' of pipe, various fittings and 2 manholes, the
project included relaying 14 service laterals. Elsewhere in town the crew
repaired 1 1 and installed 1 7 new sewer laterals. There were 50 new
entrances into our sanitary sewer system requiring 74 inspection; 59
permits were issued. There were 231 locations made for contractors, utility
companies and the public. In addition, 21 calls for plug-ups were handled,
of which 10 were the responsibility of the Town. We cleaned 23,710' of
sewer lines with the Sewer Jet.
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