WATER – A total of 20,779,200 gallons of water were produced, 12,837,000 at Alder Creek Treatment Plant and 7,942,200 at Brownell Springs. Peak day water production was 0.997 MG on the 25th. A total of 14.79 inches of rainfall were recorded at the treatment plant site during March. Work on the chlorine conversion project at Brownell Springs and Alder Creek WTP was substantially completed.  After some issues with delivery at Alder Creek the liquid disinfectant system was placed into service and seems to be working well. Work on the Intertie project continued also. The booster pump station was placed into service and used to flush and disinfect the pipeline between Hudson Rd. and the Revenue Ave. reservoir. The wet weather in March slowed down earthwork at the reservoir site but the upper retaining wall and most of the backfill had been completed by the end of the month.

SEWER – A total of 63,350,000 gallons of wastewater were treated and discharged to Tickle Creek. Minimum flow was 1.01 MGD on the 8th. Maximum day flow was 3.89 MGD on the 14th. Rainfall was 1.05″ on March 13th and 0.5″ on the 14th.  8.96 inches of rainfall were recorded at the treatment plant site during March.  BOD concentration was 4.5 mg/l; BOD loading was 63.0 lbs.; permit allows 10 mg/l and 125 lbs.; SS concentration was 3.5  mg/l; SS loading was 52 lbs.; permit allows 10 mg/l and 125 lbs. We were in compliance with our discharge permit for the month of March.   No sludge was processed during the month.  The pumps at Marcy St.; Northside, Southside, Southeast, Southwest and Meinig Ave. lift stations ran a total of 647 hours with no significant problems.

STREETS – The street sweeping contractor spent 66 hours sweeping streets and collected more than 30 tons (46 cu. yds.) of debris, covering 201 lane miles. The work on the Northside sidewalk improvement project wrapped up in March. This project added approximately 2100 lineal feet of new sidewalk on Beers, Bluff, Pleasant, Hoffman and Bruns. There are still some minor adjustments that will be performed by City staff.

PARKS / OTHER – Parks staff and some Ant Farmers spread wood fiber at the Bornstedt Park playground site. PW staff prepared plans and specifications for the dog park project. Parks staff cleaned up winter storm damage and opened the restrooms in Meinig Park during Spring Break. The City’s Consulting Arborist thinned and pruned healthy trees and removed hazard trees in City parks, on public property, in right-of-ways and in open space areas during March.