City of PocatelloWater Pollution Control

Collections Systems, Operations, Maintenance, Laboratory and Pretreatment

WPC Mission statement

• To collect and treat wastewater at the lowest practical cost while meeting regulations and providing excellent customer service

Budget Accounts: WPC Operation/Maintenance 032-3010-442 Sludge Reuse 032-3013-442

Budget Account: WPC Lab Pretreatment 032-3020-442

Budget Account: WPC Lift Stations 032-3012-442

Budget Account: WPC Operation/Maintenance 032-3010-442

Employee Count: 27 Full-time 4 Seasonal

Budget comparison FY 15 vs FY 2016

• FY 15

• Revenue $10,770,661

• Expenses $10,876,160• 3010 $5,813,887

• 3011 $2,615,600

• 3012 $1,292,428

• 3013 $698,510

• 3020 $455,735

• FY 16

• Revenue $10,321,338

• Expenses $10,372,430• 3010 $6,899,358

• 3011 $1,035,600

• 3012 $1,235,716

• 3013 $710,991

• 3020 $490,765

WPC Financial Plan for FY15–FY19Revenue Produced

-$10.0

-$5.0

$0.0

$5.0

$10.0

$15.0

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Millions

Revenues Revenue Requirements Reserves Minimum Reserves

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WPC Cost of Service

• Recognizes industry standard rate making principals of WEF Manual of Practice No. 27

• Identifies annual cost to provide wastewater service to customer classes

• Recognizes differing service characteristics

• Flows

• Strengths

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Rate comparison

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$54.95

$48.58$45.00

$39.43

$33.79

$29.00$26.40 $25.90

$21.66

$0.00

$10.00

$20.00

$30.00

$40.00

$50.00

$60.00

Chubbuck Nampa Ammon Meridian Post Falls Pocatello Coure de alene Blackfoot Idaho Falls

Area Sewer Rates FY16Residential Monthly

Collection Systems3012

1 Supervisor

1 Engineering Tech

5 Collections Operators

2 Seasonal Laborers

23 Lift Stations

269 Miles of Sewer Line

Collection-Sewer line cleaning

• The collection crew annually cleans 231 miles of 15 inch and under sewer lines

• Additional trouble spots semi, quarterly, and monthly

• Big line cleaning 18 inch sewer and larger

• Staffed 8 hours/day but on call 24/7

Lift Stations

• 23 lift stations

• Low lying areas along the river typically

• McKinley LS by Costco 5.5 mile force main

• Typically two to three pumps

• Alarms

• SCADA

• Level controlled

Problems that occur

• Roots • Grease

Additional duties

• CCTV sewer lines• New construction

• Problems

• Manholes raising

Additional duties

• Cure in Place Pipe (CIPP) • Point repair

Dig Line

Pocatello Dig Line Notifications

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec

2014 102 177 182 179 191 148 158 112 111

2015 126 131 156 99 131 252 220 220

Pretreatment and Laboratory 3020

• 4 Full time employees

• 1 Supervisor

• 1 Lead lab/pretreatment

• 1 Laboratory technician

• 1 Pretreatment technician

Pretreatment 40CFR, Part 403

• Federally approved in 1985

• Ensure public safety

• Protect the WPC facility

• Protect the Portneuf River

• Public education

Pretreatment

• 1,957 permitted facilities on file

• 429 facilities have pretreatment equipment

• On average 450-500 inspections on these facilities are performed each year

• Pretreatment staff works closely with the Collection crew by investigating discharges, spills, and complaints that are found by the collection crew

Pretreatment

• There are 7 Significant Industrial Users that have monthly monitoring and sampling requirements along with twice yearly inspection and sampling requirements

• Annual report to EPA detailing pretreatment activities and data collected

• On Semiconductor

• UPRR

• Amy’s Kitchen

• Great Western malt

Laboratory

• Provide laboratory services in support of the WWTP

• Collects samples in accordance with NPDES Permit #ID0021784

• Runs analysis of wastewater in accordance with NPDES permit #ID0021784

• Report results to EPA to ensure compliance

• Administers Quality Assurance program to meet Federal Regulations (40CFR,Part 136) and State regulations (NR149)

Laboratory

• Provides drinking water testing for City of Pocatello

• Provides plant process testing

• Provides testing for Industrial users

Water Pollution Control Facility

Plant Treats all wastewater from

• Pocatello 6 million gallons/day

• Chubbuck 1 million gallons/day

• Treats 800,000 gallons of septage per year from Bannock, Power, and Bingham counties

Operation and Maintenance 3010

• 1 Superintendent

• 1 Administrative assistant

• 2 Supervisors

• 5 Operators

• 1 Maintenance tech

• 1 Instrumentation tech

• 1 Electrician

• 2 Seasonal laborers

• Staffed 8 hours/day 7 days/week but on call 24/7

Plant history

• Built in 1958

• Upgrade in 1974 to secondary treatment per Clean Water Act-New NPDES permit

• Upgrade in 1989-90 Chlorine/Sulfur Dioxide and #3 Digester caused by new NPDES permit

Plant history

• 1996 Headworks facility upgrade

• 1997 Selector basin upgrade for filament control

• 2001 upgrade for DAF thickener/primary clarifier rehab

• 2004 upgrade for Nitrification caused by New NPDES permit

Plant history

• 2015 Phase 1 WPCF Phosphorus project caused by new NPDES permit in 2012

• New NPDES permit after September 2017, what will come next?

Capital 3011

• For Capital outlay

• Infrastructure• Sewer line problems

• CIPP projects

• Lift station projects

• Fixed equipment rebuild

• consulting services• Engineering design services

Land Treatment 3013

• 2 Maintenance tech

• 1 Operator

• 1 Building and grounds

Biosolids

• CFR 40,Part 503

• Beneficial reuse on agricultural lands

• City owned lands • WPC=786 acres

• Airport=1099 acres

• Not able to be used=135 acres

• Promised=701 acres

Promised to development

Issues moving forward

• Development at airport reducing land available for Biosolids application-Future cost to WPC of $10M to dewater/thickening

• Land available in NPDES permitted area

• Business licenses for move in/move out