A lot has happened recently at the Stanley Water Department.
Writing in the biweekly report, John Strand reported normal plant operation and maintenance, as well as work on water quality issues, water meter replacements, and water service shut offs and turn ons.
Strand also reported that John Hoel had resigned and left employment on Aug. 15, before continuing with reports on valve exercising, Central and Northwest Plan Water Plant tasks, and water system details.
Listed in the Sept. 2 meeting packet was a job listing for a public works employee with job emphasis in the water treatment plant. The starting hourly wage is $25 per hour minimum based upon qualifications, experience, and/or certifications held.
As for valve exercising, Strand reported that 330 had been completed. Valve exercising refers to testing, while Strand also reported that meter end points had been adjusted for identified meters that had stopped communicating. The number of meters still needing adjustment reported as very low.
“Meter end points are being adjusted for identified meters that communicating,” Strand wrote. “The number of meters needing adjustment is now very low.”
Among items specific to the Central Water Plant, Strand reported that bid opening had been changed to Sept. 15 to allow time for changing the building elevation to a level anticipated to be above the floodplain elevation, as well as shut off of two valves at the Central Plan Friday afternoon by a Streets and Utilities contractor without discussion with city employees. Strand reported the Well 10 pump and motor damaged as a result, with a replacement pump and motor installed August 20. Two safe water samples had been obtained and the well was back online.
Among items at the Northwest Water Treatment Plant, Strand reported that Xcel Energy had installed a monitoring device to track power surges at the plant, and that the flickering lights had not been resolved as of yet. Strand also reported that a cooling water pump had failed on multiple occasions preventing the ozone system from requiring, and required a reset on different locations. In addition he reported that Wells 5 and 7 were not reading with calibration and that replacement of meters with new piping had been ordered, waiting to be installed by Jared Lubbers. Strand reported that Ingersoll Rand was scheduling a service visit for maintenance on the ozone compressor, and that an HVAC Contractor was to install a plan, with the city waiting on pricing.
As regards the city water system, Strand reported that he was waiting on a detailed breakdown from hydrant replacement from the contractor, while a pressure cellular monitor was in process. The Maple Street contractor was continuing with watermain replacement and was starting sanitary sewer work.
Closing out his update with compliance testing, Strand reported that diggers hotline locates had been completed, compliance testing samples were in process, and that PJ Koreans was configuring an alarm tracking report.