WATER – A total of 26,748,356 gallons of water were delivered, 2,240,000 at Alder Creek Treatment Plant, 9,763,200 at Brownell Springs and 14,808,156 purchased from City of Portland. Peak day water delivery was 0.975 MG on the 21st. A total of 6.09 inches of rainfall were recorded at the treatment plant site during May. Delivery and pumping from the Portland Water Bureau source was consistent throughout May. Both the booster pump station and transfer pump station ran without significant problems. Work on the Intertie project continued. Landscaping and paving was completed at the booster pump station and reservoir sites. The contractor is working on punchlist items. The change order for the Skyview Acres connection will add some time to the contract. We hope top have it closed out by the end of July.

SEWER – A total of 39,000,000 gallons of wastewater were treated and pumped to Iseli Nursery and used for irrigation. Minimum flow was 0.91 MGD on the 24th. Maximum day flow was 2.4 MGD on the 9th. Rainfall was .70″ on May 8th and 1.40″ on the 9th.  4.47 inches of rainfall were recorded at the treatment plant site during May.  BOD concentration was 12.8 mg/l; BOD loading was 118 lbs.; permit allows 10 mg/l and 125 lbs.; SS concentration was 5.6  mg/l; SS loading was 60 lbs.; permit allows 10 mg/l and 125 lbs. We were in compliance with our discharge permit for the month of May. Effluent BOD and SS permit limits do not apply when the treated wastewater is used for land application – these figures are shown to demonstrate treatment efficiency.   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 772 hours with no significant problems.

STREETS – The street sweeping contractor spent 47 hours sweeping streets and collected more than 15 tons (23 cu. yds.) of debris, covering 136 lane miles.

PARKS / OTHER –  Mowing of turfgrass in City parks continued in May. Because of the new turf added at Bornstedt Park we have let a contract for mowing at Sandy Bluff Park. Our summer seasonal position was filled in late May and work began on mowing right-of-ways and City property.