2009-10 Adopted Budget - City of Hoquiam

CITY OF HOQUIAM2009-2010 BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGETDepartment Budget NarrativeDepartment: Sewer Department Director: WattersDepartment Number: 26 Fund: 401Program Description:The Wastewater Treatment Plant, sanitary and storm sewer systems fall under the Street/SewerDepartment. This Department is part of the Public Works and has a foreman and 9 member crew.The crew is made up of wastewater treatment plant operators, pump station technicians,equipment operators and maintenance personnel.The Wastewater Treatment Plant has a rated capacity of 4.0 mgd average flow and an 8.0 mgdpeak flow. The plant is impacted during rainy weather with peak inflow/infiltration (I/I) flows. Withgood operational procedures of diverting the excess flows into the 48 acre lagoon, the operatorshave successfully managed the I/I flows. The plant operators have been awarded certificates forplant operation through the Department of Ecology. There are two plant operators and twobackup operators who services the pump stations and fill in at the treatment plant as needed.The sanitary sewer collection system consists of approximately 60 miles of gravity collectors andmains, and is serviced by 12 pump stations. There are approximately 3,020 residential services.Mission:The City crews are committed to improving the quality of life for the citizens of Hoquiam. The cityhas a Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Study Draft Plan that well help to look at the overallWastewater Management Alteratives for pump stations, pressure line piping replacement,lagoonmodifications, biosolids removal, and including aging infrastucture at the WWTPand needs to becompleted. City crews are looking for ways to deal with inflow (storm water coming from openpipes into sanitary sewer lines) and infiltration (groundwater coming through cracks in pipes, joints,manholes). Continue review of overall maintenance costs, effectiveness of collection systems,pump stations and Plant operations.198