Additional information about
North Cary Water Reclamation Facility may be obtained by contacting Chris
Parisher, Superintendent, at
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 and Initiatives |
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1,2,36 |
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4,5, 6 |
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DIVISION GOALS AND
INITIATIVES
1. Treat
up to 12 million gallons of wastewater per day from the collection system in
the north side of
2. Provide
preventive and corrective maintenance for the main plant site, one regional
pump station, a biosolids processing and biosolids digester facility, a
biosolids gravity belt thickener system, and a new reclaimed water system.
3. Maintain less than 3% solids in digesters to minimize odor risks. Operate the biosolids facility in a mode where less than 1 million gallons is in inventory at a given time.
4.
Transport thickened biosolids to
5. Provide high quality treated effluent for reuse in residential neighborhoods and commercial markets.
6.
Supply commercial contractors and the Town of
FY 2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
· Maintained all staff certification and associated continuing education units.
· Successfully operated a reclaimed water distribution facility to provide alternative resources for residential and industrial application.
· Continued with career ladder program for the staff.
· Comprehensive effort to lower biosolids inventory, which related directly to odor reduction at facility. The facility is maintaining less than one million gallons of biosolids at any given time. Biosolids are removed weekly and trucked to the South Cary Dryer Facility. No odor complaints were registered during the previous fiscal year.
· NCWRF met and exceeded permit limits for FY 2007.
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Lowered the overall cost to treat wastewater per
· Performed pilot studies for dewatering biosolids pertaining to design of new Western Wake plant.
· Completion of ether net conversion on plant SCADA system
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Successful shutdown of reclaimed water system to
perform maintenance at facility and for distribution system checks –
· Meet or exceed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) percentage limits for Coliform, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Ammonia, Suspended Solids, Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus.
· Maintain direct operational budgeted costs at less than $1.25/1,000 gallons of treated wastewater.
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Provide a safe and beneficially reusable product
(reclaimed water) for the residents and businesses in
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Actual |
Estimated |
Projected |
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*Compliance Levels w/State Pollutant Regs. |
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Fecal Coliform |
2.67 ml |
200/100 ml |
200/100 ml |
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Carbonaceous BOD (summer) |
.83 mg/l |
4.1 mg/l |
4.1 mg/l |
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Carbonaceous BOD (winter) |
.81 mg/l |
8.2 mg/l |
8.2 mg/l |
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Ammonia-N (summer) |
.05 mg/l |
.5 mg/l |
.5 mg/l |
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Ammonia-N (winter) |
.09 mg/l |
1.0 mg/l |
1.0 mg/l |
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Total Nitrogen (pounds per year) |
75,220 |
<144,136 |
<144,136 |
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Phosphorous |
.37 mg/l |
<2.0 mg/l |
<2.0 mg/l |
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Total Suspended Solids |
1.03 mg/l |
<30 mg/l |
<30 mg/l |
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Operational costs per 1,000 gallons treated |
$1.13 |
$1.10 |
$1.20 |
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Biosolids Disposal costs/dry ton |
$191 |
$220 |
$220 |
*Actual
column represents annual average reported.
Projected numbers represent minimum limits required by NC regulations.
KEY WORKLOAD INDICATORS
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Actual
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Estimated
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Projected
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Biosolids produced (lbs.) |
3,466,000 |
3,577,000 |
3,460,000 |
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Number of equipment malfunction reports |
150 |
150 |
150 |
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Number of pollutant compliance violations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Million gallons of wastewater treated/year |
2,562 |
2,920 |
2,620 |
ACTIVITY
HISTORY
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Fund Number: 030-7051 |
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Activity |
Actual FY 2005
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Actual FY 2006
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Actual
FY 2007 |
Estimated FY 2008 |
Budget FY 2009 |
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Personnel Services |
$1,025,059 |
$1,082,407 |
$1,126,976 |
$1,206,037 |
$1,278,830 |
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Operations and Maintenance |
$2,346,585 |
$3,586,316 |
$3775,555 |
$5,657,786 |
$5,366,237 |
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Capital Outlay |
$14,812 |
$17,210 |
$8,250 |
$24,000 |
$20,800 |
Total
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$3,386,456 |
$4,685,933 |
$4,910,781 |
$6,887,823 |
$6,665,867 |
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Authorized FTEs |
16.75 |
16.75 |
16.75 |
16.75 |
16.75 |
SIGNIFICANT BUDGET
· Capital
request for replacing AA equipment to monitor for metals in our discharge
permit.
· Replacement
of our phone system and coordinate with replacing our communications / intercom
system campus wide. This effort is in
cooperation with TS and the North Cary WRF.