Sewer

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Craig Sharp
Director of Public Works

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OBJECTIVES: The sewer activity is responsible for the safe collection and transporting to the wastewater treatment facilities of wastewater entered into the City's system. The types of wastewater include both domestic and industrial. This activity is responsible for the safe operation of the two wastewater treatment facilities. The types of sewage include both domestic and industrial. The cost of this service is provided by the users on an equitable basis. Rates for sewer service are established by resolution. The revenue generated by these rates is collected for the purpose of maintaining and operating the sewer systems by the City and for payment of bonded indebtedness.
LEVEL OF SERVICE: To provide for the collection of domestic sewage from approximately 1,050 connections. To provide for the treatment and disposal of approximately 0.2 mgd (million gallons daily) of wastewater collected on the North system and approximately 0.25 mgd on the South system during dry weather with an average increase of around double those amounts during the wet weather periods. To dispose at an approved landfill of all sludge removed during the treatment process. To maintain lines on an as-needed basis when blockages occur within the sewer collection system. To assure personnel and equipment are available on an on-call basis 24 hours a day. To maintain records of activity operations with summary reporting to the state. To provide an adequate fee schedule to be used for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, administration, and maintenance and operation of the sanitation or sewage collection and treatment facilities. The revenue may also be used to repay federal, state or other loans or advances made to the City for the construction or reconstruction of the system. To provide for the timely payment of principal and interest on the 40 year sewer bonds issued in 1977.