2009 Kitsap County Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

PUBLIC WORKS SEWER UTILITY
Program:
Description:
Initiatives:
Collections
This program is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and inspecting over 170 miles of gravity pipe, over
38 miles of forcemain pipe, over 3800 manholes annually. The entire gravity system is flushed once a year
and video-ed for integrity once every five years (20% completed annually). The entire forcemain system is
cleaned once a year and some pipes in the higher flow areas are done twice a year. Employees also
respond to field questions from customers and after hour’s emergency calls.
To properly maintain the gravity sewer and forcemain systems to prevent sewer overflows and emergency
repairs on a routine preventive maintenance schedule. To develop a thorough asset management system
to track pipe and manhole integrity, schedule upgrades and repairs in a more timely and cost effective
manner.
PROGRAM BUDGET
Revenues:
2009 Budget
Beginning Fund Balance $ -
Taxes -
Intergovernmental -
Charges for Services -
Miscellaneous -
Other Sources -
TOTAL $ -
Expenditures:
2009 Budget
Salaries $ 806,071
Benefits 298,484
Supplies 132,550
Services 60,201
Intergovernmental -
Capital Outlay -
Debt Service -
Interfund Services 453,465
TOTAL $1,750,771
STAFFING LEVEL
Full Time Equivalents 2009
Funded 15
Unfunded 0
Performance Measures:
The Sewer Utility Division will establish performance measures in 2009 based on national and
local industry measures that will be beneficial to the public as indicators of the status of the Division. To
begin to accomplish this goal, the Sewer Utility Division will participate in a benchmarking survey
conducted by the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation.
Performance indicators for effectiveness, efficiency, and workload for the Collections Program
may include:
• Collection System Integrity – Measures the collection system failures per length of piping.
• Planned Maintenance Ratio – Hours in maintenance per length of piping
• Emergency Callout Ratio – Number of emergency callouts per year.
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