WATER – A total of 31,665,000 gallons of water were treated and delivered during the month. 11,316,000 gallons from Alder Creek treatment plant, 9,930,000 gallons from Brownell Springs and 10,629,000 gallons purchased from City of Portland. Maximum day production was 1.48 MG on November 3rd. 12.07 inches of rainfall were recorded at the water treatment plant site during the month. Due to high turbidity in the Bull Run system we did not take any water from the PWB source between November 1st and November 7th. A new control system was installed on the altitude valve at the Vista Loop reservoirs. This system should provide more precise control of reservoir levels.

WASTEWATER – A total of 59,050,000 gallons of sewage were treated and discharged to Tickle Creek. Minimum flow was 1.01 MGD on the 1st. Maximum flow was 3.7 MGD on the 23rd. Rainfall was 1.0 inches on the 22nd and 0.7 inches on the 23rd. A total of 10.25 inches of rainfall were recorded at the treatment plant site during November. BOD concentration was 8.0 mg/l; BOD loading was 114 lbs; permit allows 10 mg/l and 125 lbs.; SS concentration was 11.0 mg/l; SS loading was 114 lbs.; permit allows 10 mg/l and 125 lbs. 21.28 tons of sludge was processed and stored during the month. The pumps at Marcy St.; Northside, Southside, Southeast, Southwest and Meinig Ave. lift stations ran a total of 757 hours. There was an overflow out of the Northside pump station on November 16th that was reported to DEQ. We determined that the pump controls did not return to the default operating parameters after there was an interruption in power and that the power cord for the pumps (460 volts) created magnetic field interference with the low voltage cable for the level sensor system. A filter has been installed on the low voltage cable, a surge protector has been installed on the control system and the PLC program has been revised to return the system to default conditions after power has been interrupted.

STREETS & STORM – The street sweeping contractor spent 114 hours sweeping streets and collected more than 25 tons (183 cu. yds.) of debris, covering 460 lane miles. Our striping contractor performed some of the striping on City streets during the dry weather we had earlier in the month. There are still some streets that remain to be striped. City staff were kept busy cleaning storm drain grates, ditch inlets and culverts during rain events.

PARKS, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS –  PB&G staff winterized facilities and irrigation systems at City parks and buildings; placed Christmas lights on City buildings and sites and cleared some downed trees and limbs from Tickle Creek Trail prior to the Tickle Trot. PW staff cut, felled, transported and erected the tree in Centennial Plaza.