WATER:
- Alder Creek had a Peak Day production of 0.910 MG on November 6, 2022.
- Alder Creek water plant production net of backwash water used was 19.141 MG
- Brownell Springs production was a total of 6.82 MG and Peak Day production was on November 7th with a total of 429,120 gallons.
- Portland Water Bureau source production was a total of 1,199,198 gallons with a Peak Day production of 326,670 gallons on November 4th.
- We recorded a total of 11.86 inches of rainfall at the water plant with peak rainfall on November 4th with a total of 2.95 inches
EQUIPMENT ISSUES:
* NO Power / Loss of Leg “B” / Generator Power / Raw Water Pump Malfunction / High
Turbidity due to rain (11/4/22)
* NO Power / Loss of Leg “C” / Generator Power / High Turbidity due to rain (11/5/22)
* Return to PGE Power (11/6/22)
* Multiple Pump 7/10 malfunctions at Terra Fern
WASTEWATER:
- A total of 47.49 MG of sewage was treated in the month of November.
- On November 30th the Peak day flow was 3.67 MG.
* 1.02 inches of rainfall was recorded the day before and 0.53 on December 1st.
- Monthly rainfall recorded at the plant was 8.45 inches with a peak of 1.8 inches on the 5th of November.
- 624,830 gallons of sludge were dewatered, processed and landfilled during November.
- Monthly Average Effluent- BOD: 7.38 & TSS: 10.25
EQUIPMENT ISSUES:
* Low Flows through Clarifier 1 (entire month)
* Sludge Blower 1 inoperative (November 2, 2022)
* Moyno repair / replacement. Need additional repair to be fully operational
(November 3,2022)
* Bottleneck to Clarifier 1 (November 7, 2022)
* Line Vac by the city for Clarifier 1 (November 10, 2022)
* RAS in manual – Not connected to Scada. WAS Scada Target Gallons to Waste Totals
reflecting far less than is being pumped (November 16, 2022)
* RAS 1 pulled – Bolt stuck in propeller (November 17, 2022)
* UV Fail – Bulb for Module 1B14, 1B13, 1B12, 1B24, 1B23, 1B22, 1B31 replaced.
– All wipers replaced for side 1B.
– Hydraulic cylinder replaced for 1B12
– Coolant pump repaired – second pump installed – Needs an overload switch
– Ecoli Exceedance due to UV failure (November 17, 2022)
* Disk Filter bypass due to heavy rains (1.55” in 24 hours & total INF Flow 3.67)
(November 30, 2022)
NPDES PEREMIT EXCEEDANCES OR EXCURSIONS:
* E.Coli > 2419.2 (November 16, 2022)
* Ammonia: 17.2 (November 15, 2022)
* Ammonia: 12.4 (November 16, 2022)
* Ammonia: 16.9 (November 21, 2022)
* Ammonia: 13.8 (November 22, 2022)
**Monthly Ammonia 9.98**