HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-04-01-R RESOLUTION NO. 92-4-1
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BATESVILLE CITY COUNCIL, IN ORDER TO INFORM
EPA REGION 6 THAT THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WERE TAKEN OR WILL BE
TAKEN.
1 . WE HAVE REVIEWED THE MUNICIPAL WATER POLLUTION.-
PREVENTION ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT REPORT WHICH IS ATTACHED
TO THIS RESOLUTION.
2 . BATESVILLE UTILITIES HAVE TAKEN THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IN
THE LAST FIVE (5) YEARS THAT WERE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS . (NPDES PERMIT NUMBER AR0020702 . )
A. THEY HAVE INSTALLED NEW FILTER BLOCKS AND SAND IN
THE RAPID SAND FILTERS . (COSTING $60, 000 . 00 FOR
PARTS ALONE)
B. THEY HAVE PURCHASED A COMBINATION SEWER CLEANING
MACHINE. (COSTING $110, 000 . 00)
C. THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT HAS ADDED THE FOLLOWING
PERSONNEL:
1 . A THREE (3) MAN CREW WAS HIRED TO LOCATE THE
• INFILTRATION AND INFLOW PROBLEMS, AND TO MAKE
SOME REPAIRS.
2 . FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES WERE HIRED FOR,
24 HOUR COVERAGE, ADDITIONAL WORK LOAD FROM
THE PRETREATMENT PROGRAM AND OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT.
3 . BATESVILLE UTILITIES RRE PLANNING THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS .
A. THEY ARE REWRITING THE PRETREATMENT PROGRAM AND
THEY ANTICIPATE SUBMITTAL TO ADPC&E BY APRIL 27,
1992 .
B. THEY ARE PLANNING TO PURCHASE A TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH
TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND A GROUTING SYSTEM, TO
REDUCE INFILTRATION AND INFLOW, BY THE END OF 1994 .
(COST $175, 000 . 00)
C. THEY WILL SMOKE TEST SUSPECTED PROBLEM AREAS IN THE
COLLECTION SYSTEM AND MAKE REPAIRS . THIS WILL HELP
REDUCE INFILTRATION AND INFLOW, AND THEY WILL BEGIN
THIS AS SOON AS WEATHER PERMITS.
• D. THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOCATING AND MAPPING ALL SEWER
LINES AND MANHOLES, MAKING INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS
OF MANHOLES AS SOON AS PROBLEMS ARE FOUND.
E. THEY ARE CURRENTLY PLANNING TO DEDICATE TWELVE ( 12)
EMPLOYEES, WEATHER PERMITTING, TO WORK ON
INFILTRATION AND INFLOW PROBLEMS.
F. THEY HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN BIDS FOR A NEW OFFICE
BUILDING. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE INCREASED
OFFICE SPACE IS TO ALLOW AN EXPANSION OF THEIR
LABORATORY IN THE MAIN BUILDING.
G. THE ADDITIONAL STAFFING HAS HELPED IN THEIR TRAINING
PROGRAM. THEY WERE SO SHORT HANDED, IT WAS VERY
DIFFICULT TO SEND EMPLOYEES FOR TRAINING.
PASSED BY A (MAJORITY) (UNANIMOU4�OTE OF THE BATESVILLE CITY
COUNCIL ON APRIL 14, 1992.
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DENISE JOHNST N
CITY CLERK