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More pressing, however, may be implementation ofthe City's agreed upon plan to accept <br />wastewater fi.om lhe HCPSA. Already, about 1.3 MGD of waste is currently sent to the <br />City Plant fi.om the Koehler system, and infi-astmcture modifications are being pursued <br />by the PSA that will allow another 0.6 MGD to be pumped to the City Plant fi.om the <br />Lower Smith River system as early as .luly, '05. When this plan was developed several <br />years ago, inflow to the City Plant was not an issue, but excessively wet weather events <br />over the past year have caused questions to be raised by DEQ regarding the City Plant's <br />ability to process the additional flow without bypassing. While D£Q cannot realistically <br />expect the entire collection system to be rehabilitated within months, they have indicated <br />that a sincere effort toward inflow reduction will be expected and may become a <br />requirement before PSA construction plans are approved. <br /> <br />Sewer Maintenance personnel now repair obvious problems while clearing vegetation <br />fi.om sewer main right.of-ways, but limited current manpower does not allow a dedicated <br />storm water inflow inspection and repair crew that is needed to make serious progress. A <br />dedicated crew would be comprised ora nucleus of three employees who are capable of <br />being trained in the use of smoke testing equipment, TV inspection cameras and portable <br />pipeline flow monitoring equipment, plus all usual sewer repair tools and equipment. <br />The crew leader must be capable of reading topographic maps, keeping detailed records <br />and operating a computer to retrieve flow information and analyze data. Additional <br />personnel will be needed at times. <br /> <br />The City's landfill will be closing within a year. There are some dedicated and capable <br />personnel who can fill the above requirements currently employed at the landfill who <br />have expressed a desire to continue employment with the City. The owners of the solid <br />waste transfer station now under construction have expressed an interest in employing <br />these personnel to operate the new transfer station, and are now seeking employment <br />commitments fi.om those individuals. I am recommending that the City retain these <br />employees as part ora dedicated inflow reduction crew. <br /> <br />Recognizing this is a FY 05/06 budget issue, I am now addressing this matter for two <br />reasons. To avoid delay in DEQ approving plans for the PSA to dose the LSR Plant, the <br />City needs to satisfy the DEQ that an inflow reduction program is being actively pursued <br />by committing now to a plan; and, existing valuable landfill employees need to know that <br />there will be a continuing opportunity with the City so they will not be pressured to make <br />other employment commitments. I am, therefore, requesting that Council be asked to <br />endorse the Inflow Reduction Program for FY 05/06 as presented in this memo. <br /> <br />The additional 0.6 MGD fi.om the LSR Plant will generate about $175,000/yr gross <br />revenue. Subtracting out additional associated operating cost (mostly sludge disposal) <br />will leave a net revenue increase of about $I 10,000lyf which should almost cover salaries <br />(with benefits) for the proposed three man crew. Assuming the program starts by .luly, <br />'05 (probably on a part time basis), the first year would be spent mostly monitoring the <br />system, repairing obvious and straightforward problems, and identifying long term needs. <br />Assistance, as needed, would be provided by existing shop Sewer Maintenance and <br /> <br /> <br />