Minutes from the regular meeting of the Water and Sewer Authority held at the Waste Water Treatment Plant, 24 Commerce Road, Newtown, CT, on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Chairman Richard Zang called the meeting to order at 7:12pm.
Present: Lou Carbone, Carl Zencey, Richard Zang
Absent: Richard Conte, Marianne Brown, Phil Cruz, Alan Shepard
Also Present: Jason O’Brien and Julio Segerra of AOS Operating Company
Public Participation - None
Approval of Minutes – Tabled due to a lack of quorum
OLD BUSINESS
Increase sewer use fee 3.3% effective October 1, 2009 – Tabled
Gallons processed vs gallons billed study - Tabled
Discussion of progress on mapping – Carl Zencey reported that Alan Shepard is in the process of vetting the billing address by address.
NEW BUSINESS
2010 meeting schedule – Tabled
Capital improvement budgets for water and sewer – Dick Zang would like to separate capital improvements from the operating budget. Jason O’Brien suggested that he and Julio put together a list of things that need to be replaced in the next five years. This will be put on the next agenda.
Report by Public Works Director – None
Report by AOS Operating Company – The plant overall ran well. Operating report is attached.
Other business: A letter was received from USGS saying that they are not responsible for the damage to pump 3. USGS will be at the November meeting to discuss the mapping.
Having no further business, meeting adjourned at 7:52 PM
Attachment: AOS Operating Company Monthly Operating Report
Arlene Miles
Clerk
MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT
September 2009
TOWN OF NEWTOWN WPCF
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
During the month of September the plant process performed well. Septembers’ nitrogen removal averaged greater than 93.6%. We replaced the influent flow meter and transducer pending final calibration check. 18 Hanover Rd has been rewired with a new cable in a sealed PVC conduit. The control/alarm panel has also been moved to the house exterior. Below are some of the highlighted major operation and maintenance items that are currently in progress or completed.
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
· Greased # 1 turbine mixer gear box.
· Greased # 1 turbine mixer motor.
· Hosed and cleaned the filter building.
· Greased # 2 turbine mixer gear box.
· Inspect and greased # 1 RAS pump.
· Plant fire and safety replacement parts were ordered through Simplex-Grinnell.
· Performed preventive maintenance work on units A, B, and C ultraviolet light reactors.
· Replaced the controller and transducer on the plant influent flow meter.
· Plant fire extinguisher inspection.
· Clean brush around the plant fence line.
PUMP STATIONS
· Hawleyville pump station main power disconnect needed a minor repair to the breaker.
· September 14th replaced a grinder pump at 55 Sugar St.
· September 14th thru the 16th replaced 4 grinder pumps at 18 Hanover Rd. The failures were due to moisture tracking intermittently on an underground splice. The cable was replaced with a continuous run cable (no splices) in PVC conduit.
ODOR ABATEMENT
There were no odor complaints for the month.
STAFFING
We are presently fully staffed.
TRAINING
All employees continued with our in house OHSA compliance safety training through PureSafety.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
The no limits were exceeded.
SOLIDS HANDLING
Type |
Gallons This Month |
Target |
Gallons This Year |
Target |
Sludge (SYNAGRO) |
32,500 |
40,625 gal/mo 2 loads/wk |
.0975 MG |
0.488 MG 75 loads/yr |
ANALYSIS OF WASTED SLUDGE
Waste Activated Sludge |
Total Gallons |
Min % |
Max % |
Average % |
Total Pounds |
SYNAGRO |
32,500 |
5.82 |
6.40 |
6.08 |
16,485 |
EMERGENCY CALL-OUTS
Type |
Total This Month |
Total for Year |
Sewer Backup |
0 |
0 |
Pump Station |
0 |
0 |
Plant |
4 |
8 |
Odor |
0 |
0 |
Grinder Systems |
3 |
3 |
PLANT MAINTENANCE
The following data is provided as a record of maintenance work order activities
during the month.
Type |
Total This Month |
Total for Year |
Preventative Maintenance |
19 |
81 |
Corrective Maintenance |
13 |
36 |
Emergency Maintenance |
0 |
0 |
Call-Before-You-Dig (CBYD) |
40 |
82 |
FIELD OPERATIONS
Type |
Monthly Ft |
Total for Yr |
Contract |
Amount Left |
Sewer Cleaning Scheduled |
0 |
0 |
16,226 ft. |
16,226 |
Sewer Cleaning Unscheduled |
0 |
0 |
******* |
******* |
Other |
Monthly Qty |
Total for Yr |
Contract |
Amount Left |
Manhole Inspections |
0 |
0 |
******* |
N/A |
Grinder Replacements |
0 |
0 |
As Necessary |
N/A |
New Grinder Stations |
0 |
0 |
******* |
N/A |
PUMP STATIONS
Station |
Baldwin |
Hanover |
Sandy Hook |
Taunton Lake |
Hawley-ville |
Fairfield Hills Metering |
Number Inspections/Mo. |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8
|
8 |
Service Failures |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Number Callouts |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Maintenance & Repair |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Flow (Total MG)
|
0.114 |
0.385 |
1.570 |
0.410
|
0.477
|
4.392 |
(Avg. Daily GPD) |
3,805 |
12,854 |
52,336
|
13,677 |
15,925 |
137,000 |
FINANCIAL STATUS - MAINTENANCE
Item |
Budget $ |
$ Spent/Mo |
$ Spent/Yr |
$ Remaining |
Preventative and Predictive |
$55,000 |
$2,487.19 |
$8,581.62 |
$46,418.38
|
Capital Repair and Replacement |
$95,000 |
$4,709.25 |
$13,157.87 |
$81,842.13 |
FLOW AND LOADS TRACKING
Month/Yr |
Influent Flow, MGD |
Influent BOD, lbs |
Influent TSS, lbs |
Average N, Lbs |
July 2009 |
0.368 |
692 |
513 |
13 |
August 2009 |
0.397 |
741 |
732 |
11 |
September 2009 |
0.353 |
654 |
630 |
8 |
October 2009 |
|
|
|
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November 2009 |
|
|
|
|
December 2009 |
|
|
|
|
January 2010 |
|
|
|
|
February 2010 |
|
|
|
|
March 2010 |
|
|
|
|
April 2010 |
|
|
|
|
May 2010 |
|
|
|
|
June 2010 |
|
|
|
|
Monthly Average |
0.373
|
695 |
625 |
11 |
Contract |
Average 0.53 MGD Adjustment = Change in Flow in MG * $17.83/MG |
Avg. 999 lbs/day Adjustment = Change in BOD in lbs * $0.04/lb |
Avg. 703 lbs/day Adjustment = Change in TSS in lbs * $0.16/lb |
NPDES Permit Limit = 19 Lbs/day |
Deviation % (+/-) |
-29 |
-30 |
-11 |
-42 |
FAIRFIELD HILLS WTF
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The staff continues to improve equipment and standard operating methods to prevent Fairfield Hills WTP failures. Well # 3 has been scheduled for a well redevelopment. The vendor will be The S.B. Church Company. In order to maintain the water quality select areas are on a bi-weekly flushing schedule. Listed below are some of the highlighted major operation and maintenance items that are currently in progress or have been completed.
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
· The interior cleaning of the storage bunker is 50% complete.
· Flushed the following lines of the Youth Sports Complex and the Bridgeport House.
· Flushed hydrants on Mile Hill South.
· Youth Sports Complex water color has improved.
· Flushed supply line in front of the Reed School Building.
· Flushed the main 12 and 10 inch lines at Fairfield hills.
· Flushed lines at 8 Mile Hill South and at the Horse Guard facility
· Locates lines and raised water boxes as needed throughout the Fairfield Hills construction area.
STAFFING
Currently, all the regulatory required staffing positions are met for the Water Treatment Facilities.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
The Department of Health Monitoring Report did meet full compliance during the month of September.
EMERGENCY CALL-OUTS
Type |
Total This Month |
Total for Year |
Plant |
0 |
0 |
Well Houses |
0 |
0 |
Reservoirs (Storage) |
0 |
0 |
Customer Service Issues |
0 |
0 |
Water Main Breaks |
0 |
0 |
FAIRFIELD HILLS MAINTENANCE
The following data is provided as a record of maintenance work order activities during the month.
Type |
Total This Month |
Total for Year |
Preventative Maintenance |
12 |
33 |
Corrective Maintenance |
6 |
14 |
Emergency Maintenance |
0 |
0 |
FIELD OPERATIONS
Other |
Monthly Qty |
Total for Year |
Valve Inspections |
0 |
9 |
Hydrant Inspections |
6 |
14 |
Service Inspections |
0 |
1 |
Call-Before-You-Dig (CBYD) |
0 |
6 |
FINANCIAL STATUS - MAINTENANCE
Item |
Budget $ |
$ Spent/Mo |
$ Spent/Yr |
$ Remaining |
Preventative and Predictive |
$15,500.00 |
$1,344.73 |
$3,431.97 |
$12,068.03 |
Capital Repair and Replacement |
$20,000.00 |
$6,490.15 |
$10,138.76 |
$9,861.24 |
FLOW TRACKING
Month/Yr |
Well No. 3 Gallons |
Well No. 7 Gallons |
Well No. 8 Gallons |
Plant Production Gallons |
July 2009 |
1,174,000 |
3,842,000 |
0 |
5,016,000 |
August 2009 |
857,000 |
4,340,400 |
0 |
5,197,400 |
September 2009 |
597,000 |
4,188,300 |
0 |
4,785,300 |
October 2009 |
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November 2009 |
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December 2009 |
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January 2010 |
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February 2010 |
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March 2010 |
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April 2010 |
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May 2010 |
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June 2010 |
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Monthly Average |
876,000 |
4,123,566 |
0 |
4,999,566 |
Daily Average |
19,900 |
139,610 |
0 |
161,806 |
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