FYE 14 Budget prelim - City of Norman

CITY OF NORMANGOALS:DEPARTMENT SERVICE EFFORTSAND ACCOMPLISHMENTSUTILITIES DEPARTMENT• Protect the environment and provide a cleaner, greener Norman for our customers.• Improve services and minimize costs for our water, water reclamation and sanitation customersthrough long-term planning, proper maintenance of our systems, proper contract and compliancemanagement, by increasing employee knowledge through training and implementing newtechnologies where practical and cost effective.• Increase knowledge of the general public regarding the capabilities of our utility systems and our needto maintain compliance with existing and proposed regulatory requirements.• Provide a safe workplace for our staff, our contractors, and the general public by minimizing safetyrelated accidents and associated costs.OBJECTIVES:• Protect the Environment:1. Implement best available, cost efficient, treatment technologies to minimize pollutant dischargesin our effluent.2. Eliminate sewer overflows during construction.3. Eliminate discharges of chlorinated water to draining systems.4. Implement construction related Best Management Practices to protect storm waters.• Improve Utility Services and Minimize Costs:1. Consider adopted land use plan during planning phase for future projects.2. Expand Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) capacity in advance of development in order tomaintain the quality of effluent discharged and avoid any WRF bypass of wastewater.3. Utilize and maintain water and water reclamation models to determine proper sizing of waterdistribution and wastewater collection systems to keep pace with development.4. Explore alternative funding opportunities (grant funding) to minimize user fees for our customers.5. Repair or replace deteriorated sanitary sewer lines and perform before and after flow monitoring todocument reduction of infiltration and inflow into the collection system.6. Maintain compliance with existing and proposed rules and regulations, and grant conditions whereapplicable.7. Provide timely review of development plans and specifications, and coordinate collection ofpayback fees and excise tax fees with the Planning Department.8. Review City of Norman water, water reclamation and solid waste regulations and, if required,coordinate annual updates with the Public Works Department.9. Perform customer satisfaction surveys following construction completion.• Increase Knowledge of the General Public:1. Inform the public regarding the need for utility improvements prior to and during implementation.2. Educate our customers regarding available technologies and the advantages of implementation.ANNUAL BUDGET317