UTILITY SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE

 

Any additional information can be obtained by contacting Sam Tingler, Utility System Maintenance Manager, at (919) 469-4095, through email at sam.tingler@townofcary.org, or by visiting the Town’s website at www.townofcary.org. 

 

TOWN OF CARY GOALS AND INITIATIVES

Town Focus Areas

Focus Area I:

Community Planning

Focus Area II:  Infrastructure

Focus Area III:  Financial Condition

Focus Area IV:  Municipal Services

 

 

 

Town Goals

 

 

Achieve a well-planned community using innovative and proactive planning approaches and techniques.

 

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.

Achieve a stable and strong financial position by accurately estimating, prudently allocating, and managing financial resources.

Achieve a high level of service to the citizens in a prompt, reliable, responsive, and cost-effective manner.

Town Initiatives

(pages 2 and 3 of this document contain full descriptions of each Town Initiative)

Growth Management

  Long Range Water Resources

Housing Program

Comprehensive Planning

Land Use Plan

Environmental Concerns

Infrastructure and Level of Service Standards

Fiscal Plan

Water, Wastewater, Transportation Infrastructure

Broad Band Technology Services

Long Term Financial Plan

Performance Measurement

Short Term Financial Planning

Review Operations

Cost Consciousness and Sustained Service Provision

Public Involvement

Departmental Goals and Initiatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,2,3

 

1,2,3,4

 

  

1,2,3,4,5

 

 

 

1,2,3

 

 

 

  3,4

 

 

 3

 

DIVISION GOALS AND INITIATIVES

Operations & Maintenance 

1.       Provide uninterrupted water and wastewater operations by maintaining forty-three wastewater pumping facilities, seventeen odor control facilities, four drinking water booster stations, six elevated water storage tanks, one drinking water ground storage tank.

2.       Provide quality and available reclaimed water by operating and maintaining two reclaimed water distribution systems.

3.       Maintain, track, and document condition of the wastewater collection system through visual inspections, video assessment, flow monitoring, and smoke testing.

 

Customer Service

4.       Respond and resolve collection system odors complaints throughout the Town of Cary.

5.       Provide awareness training to all new reclaimed water customers.

 

Meter Reading and Field Services

6.       Oversee monthly master water meter and industrial wastewater users data used in billing information.

 

FY 2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·         Added three additional wastewater pumping facilities into the Cary collection system.

·         Continue to manage and reduce odors in the wastewater collection system.

·         Continue to perform annual smoke testing program that continues to identify needed repairs to the wastewater    collection system.

 

 

 

 

KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

·         Respond to 100% of trouble alarm warnings at the pump stations within 45 minutes.

·         Perform annual smoke testing on wastewater collection system to limit long-term sewer line problems.

·         Respond to 100% of citizen odor complaints within 24 hours, including a description of the problem and action to be taken.

·         Minimize any customer related issues related to new or existing reclaimed water service.

 

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES


Performance Measure

Actual
FY 2007

Estimated
FY 2008

Projected
FY 2009

% of response to “trouble alarms” within 45 minutes or less

100%

100%

100%

% of odor complaints responded to within 24 hours

93% (52/56)

98%

100%

 

KEY WORKLOAD INDICATORS


Workload Indicators

Actual
FY 2007

Estimated
FY 2008
Projected
FY 2009

Facilities operated and maintained

73

75

79

Completed maintenance related work orders

7,021

7,500

avg. 624.5/month

8,000

% of system smoke tested per year

6.5%

5%

10%

Odor complaints responded to per year

56

90

avg. 7.7/month

50

Miles of collection system inspected per year

10%

8%

14%

Feet of collection system video assessed

10,000

10,000

20,000

Number of manholes inspected per year

2,500

2,000

4,000

Number of I/I service requests completed

164

76

avg. 6.3/month

100

Reclaimed water total number of work orders completed

142

650

avg. 54.5/month

650

Reclaimed water customer service related calls annually

69

164

avg. 13.7/month

200

Number of reclaimed meters

545

595 (Jan 2008)

650

Number of Citizen Complaints During Reclaimed Holiday

 

0

0

 

ACTIVITY HISTORY

Fund Number:  30-7030

 

Activity

 

Actual

FY 2005

Actual

FY 2006

Actual

FY 2007

Estimated

FY 2008

Budget

FY 2009

Personnel Services

$841,131

$911,474

 

$1,096,179

 

$1,342,734

 

$1,497,274

 

Operations and Maintenance

 

$682,499

$778,384

 

$991,825

 

$1,025,998

 

$1,201,481

 

Capital Outlay

 

0

$179,042

 

$0

$343,976

 

$354,320

 

Total

 

$1,523,630

$1,868,900

$2,088,004

$2,712,708

$3,053,075

Authorized FTEs

15

20

20

22

23

 

SIGNIFICANT BUDGET AND SERVICE LEVEL CHANGES BEYOND CURRENT LEVELS

·   The budget includes an additional Reclaimed Water Technician which will increase the Town’s ability to provide excellent customer service, timely regulatory response, and an ability to maintain all aspects of the reclaimed water program.