UTILITY PRETREATMENT DIVISION
Additional information about Public Works and
Utilities Pretreatment may be obtained by contacting Leon Holt, Utility
Pretreatment Coordinator, at
TOWN OF
Town Focus Areas
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Focus Area I:
Community Planning
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Focus Area II: Infrastructure
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Focus Area III: Financial Condition
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Focus Area IV:
Municipal Services |
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Town Goals
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Achieve a well-planned community
using innovative and proactive planning approaches and techniques.
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Ensure that roads, water and
wastewater facilities, parks, and other infrastructure exists for the
existing citizens and for the future needs identified in the comprehensive
plan.
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Achieve a stable and strong
financial position by accurately estimating, prudently allocating, and
managing financial resources.
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Achieve a high level of service to the citizens in a
prompt, reliable, responsive, and cost-effective manner. |
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Town Initiatives
(pages 2 and 3 of this
document contain full descriptions of each Town Initiative) |
Growth
Management
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Housing
Program
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Comprehensive
Planning
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Land Use
Plan
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Environmental
Concerns
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Infrastructure
and Level of Service Standards
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Fiscal Plan
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Water,
Wastewater, Transportation Infrastructure
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Broad Band
Technology Services
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Long Term
Financial Plan
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Performance
Measurement
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Short Term
Financial Planning
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Review
Operations
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Cost
Consciousness and Sustained Service Provision
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Public
Involvement
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Departmental Goals/Initiatives |
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1,2,3,4
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1,2,3,4
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DIVISION GOALS
AND INITIATIVES
1. Enforce all utility related ordinances
including the Sewer Use Ordinance, Industrial Pretreatment Program, Fats/Oils/Greases
(FOG) Control Ordinance, Inflow and Infiltration Ordinance, and Storm Water
Ordinance.
2. Control, manage and oversee permitting,
compliance monitoring, and enforcement required by Federal and State mandate
for discharge activity from industrial and commercial users of the sanitary
sewer treatment system.
3. Enforce the Grease Control Ordinance mandated
by the State of
4. Monitor waste discharge activity for all
identified Significant and Non-Significant Industrial Users.
5. Perform “Sewer Use Education” sessions with
individuals and groups.
6. Conduct and oversee special projects for the
department; Inter-jurisdictional agreements, nutrients, modeling, utilities
merger & associated FSE identification and mapping.
FY 2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Continued providing
monitoring, inspections, compliance reviews and enforcement related to the
Fats, Oil, and Grease control program (FOG), result from which supports reductions
in sanitary sewer overflows and restoration of sewer infrastructure capacity.
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Continue to collaborate
with
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Through
monitoring programs continue to detect and alleviate illegal disposal of liquid
wastes into sanitary sewer system.
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Continue, at
reduced frequency, Police Dept training in assistance in above program. Increase in number of requests of program by many
cities around the nation on this issue.
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Implementing
sewer service agreement with
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Negotiated with
Durham Utility Co. basis for TOC to be viewed as Industrial User for
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Held flow measurement,
metering, and monitoring training session with industry, contracted services personnel.
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Worked with
governmental affairs committee with NC Restaurant Association in developing
reasonable and effective guidelines for FSE and local governments.
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Continue to modeled
nutrient loading from major industrial users for master plan development.
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New sections
added to the Sewer Use Ordinance.
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FOG program continues
to be recognized by Water Environment Federation and EPA as an innovator in the
country.
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Developed bench
scale (to take to pilot scale) for phosphorus study, relative to
KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
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Inspect 100% of
significant industrial wastewater discharge users annually.
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Achieve 100%
compliance with State and Federal Industrial Pretreatment program requirements.
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Ensure that 95%
of all food preparation/service organizations have adequate grease interceptor
and management controls in place.
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Established
methods with Durham Co. to assure rational and representative pollutant
characterization.
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Apply enforcement
response plan in consistent manner to noncompliant industrial and other users
of sewer system.
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Reduce collection
system maintenance costs and liability for sewer blockages and overflows by
implementing effective FOG control and management program.
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Review site and
construction plans for pretreatment program adequacy
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Maintain
databases relative to pretreatment, stormwater, I & I, inspections and
permits – for purpose of protecting sanitary sewer collection and treatment
systems.
KEY
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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Actual |
Estimated |
Projected |
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% of significant
industrial users (SIU)inspected |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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% SIU compliance with
industrial pre-treatment requirements |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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% of FSE sites with
compliant grease control devices |
78% |
77% |
80% |
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% of FSE sites with
required management records |
68% |
71% |
74% |
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Actual |
Estimated |
Projected |
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Number of food service
facilities inspected |
305 |
335 |
345 |
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Number of potential FSE
sites needing initial and follow-up inspection |
210 |
180 |
163 |
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Number of notices of
noncompliance, deficiency, or violation |
48 |
51 |
35 |
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Number of food service
facilities |
740 |
738 |
753 |
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Number of Industrial
User Surveys qualifying for mailing IWS forms |
12 |
10 |
8 |
ACTIVITY HISTORY
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Fund Number: 030-7012 |
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Activity |
Actual FY 2005
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Actual FY 2006 |
Actual FY 2007
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Estimated
FY 2008 |
Budget
FY 2009 |
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Personnel Services |
$214,697 |
$231,714 |
$307,232 |
$321,357 |
$333,926 |
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Operations and Maintenance |
$12,930 |
$27,211 |
$28,044 |
$41,653 |
$39,843 |
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Capital Outlay |
0 |
$13,207 |
0 |
0 |
$11,900 |
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Total
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$227,627 |
$272,132 |
$335,276 |
$363,010 |
$385,669 |
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Authorized FTEs |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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No significant budget changes
in FY 2009.