WATER – A total of 50,002,700 gallons of water were treated and delivered, 22,852,000 gallons from Alder Creek treatment plant, 10,584,000 gallons from Brownell Springs and 16,566,700 gallons purchased from City of Portland. Maximum day production was 1.88 MG on August 26th. 1.03 inches of rainfall were recorded at the treatment plant site during the month. A feed pump failure at the treatment plant on August 9th caused chlorine residuals to dip below the required minimum between the treatment plant and Brownell Springs. Chlorine is added again at Brownell Springs so customers west of the Springs and inside the City would not have been affected by this. There was a problem with the alarm system and plant staff were not notified during the early morning hours of the 9th.  This will require a public notice to be published in a future utility bill newsletter. The influent header on Filter #3 and several valves were repaired.

WASTEWATER – A total of 28,520,000 gallons of sewage were treated and pumped to Iseli Nursery for irrigation. Minimum flow was 0.86 MGD on the 1st. Maximum flow was 1.02 MGD on the 28th. There was no rain before or during the maximum day so the maximum monthly flow was solely wastewaster. A total of 0.65 inches of rainfall were recorded during August.  BOD concentration was 11.7 mg/l; BOD loading was 82 lbs; permit allows 10 mg/l and 125 lbs.; SS concentration was 15.9 mg/l; SS loading was 126 lbs.; permit allows 10 mg/l and 125 lbs.  Permit limits do not apply when the water is used for irrigation, these figures are shown to demonstrate plant efficiency. 212 metric tons of sludge was processed and 206 metric tons were hauled and spread on DEQ-approved pasture sites. Plant staff drained and cleaned both clarifiers during August. The pumps at Marcy St. Northside, Southside, Southeast, Southwest and Meinig Ave. lift stations ran a total of 184 hours with no significant problems.

STREETS & STORM – The street sweeping contractor spent 59 hours sweeping streets and collected more than 14 tons (25 cu. yds.) of debris, covering 172 lane miles.

PARKS, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS –  Bornstedt Park was very popular during August. Over 35,000 gallons of water were used at the splash pad during the month.