Wastewater Systems Costs of Operations Amador Water Agency 1
Dec 15, 2015
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Wastewater Systems Costs of Operations
Amador Water Agency
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*Eagles Nest *Viewpoint *Surrey Junction
*Mace Meadows/ Fairway Pines &
*Tiger Creek Estates
*Gayla Manor*Jackson Pines*Wildwood Estates
Lake Camanche
System
Martell Wastewater System
Amador Water Agency Wastewater Systems
*Systems in Wastewater Improvement District 1
*Pine Grove
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Wastewater Improvement District 1Budget $471,568
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Wastewater Improvement District 1Salaries & Benefits $244,085
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Wastewater Improvement District 1 Details Page
WWID# 1 Tasks Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments
Fairway Pines, Mace Meadows Reporting Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 6 systems
Andrea/Dave 120
Ground water, site tubes, water quality parameters, flow
Gayla Manor, Pine Grove, Wildwood State Inspections Annually 10 inspections 16
Complete system walk throughs, records inspections
Eaglesnest, Surrey Junction, Jackson Pines, Alarm testing Monthly 6 14 Activate, verify call outsViewpoint Estates, and
Tiger Creek Weed abatement- Spraying / mowing/Weed eating 2 x's per yr 10 systems 750 Chemicals/Equipment/Labor
Septic tank inspections Annually 330 tanks 166Quick checks- Open and close 105 tanks
on standby
Regulatory Septic tank inspectionsEvery 3 yrs 330 tanks 113
Detailed inspections- Open and close, take measurements on 105 tanks on
standby
Site tube measurements * 632 site tubes 263*Monthly monitoring after 5" of rain or
bi-monthly
Dosing Counters Weekly 37 160 Verification and logging
Ground Well Monitoring
Semi Annual 16 64
In house and Lab-DO, pH, temp, Turbidity, Specific Conductance, TC-15,
NO3, TDS and TKN
Program Development ie: SSMP Occasionally Occasional regulatory requirement on
system needs
Instrument calibrations- analyzers and
recorders Weekly 4 35 DO, pH and Chlorine analyzer
Plant Routine - includes run off control Daily 585Records, water quality, chemical feeds,
and system inspection
Pond operation-Algae Control 3x's per yr 356 Chemicals, cleaning, Labor
Irrigation system maintenance weekly 60 sprinkler heads and 6 valves 1506 fields- Sprinkler heads, valves, control
wires, breaks and run off
Leach Field / Squirt tube adjustments Monthly 24 Balance ball valves / squirt tests
Sampling / Lab work
Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 30
In house and Lab- DO, CL2, BOD,SS, TSS, TC, pH,Sodium, Chloride, No3, TDS, and
TKN
Grease trap inspections and Monitoring Quarterly 7 grease traps 2 Open and close, take measurements
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Wastewater Improvement District 1 Details Page
WWID# 1 Tasks Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments
Fairway Pines, Mace Meadows Dosing Tank Maintenance 2 x's per yr 11 tanks and 18 dosing bells 3
Air recharge, 4 Online and 1 off line
Gayla Manor, Pine Grove, Wildwood ARV cleaning Qrtly 104 ARVs 104 Disassemble, clean, reassemble
Eaglesnest, Surrey Junction, Jackson Pines, Viewpoint Estates and
Tiger Creek Lift Station Maintenance- Floats transducers, auto dialers, generators,
pump/motor work, clean screens Weekly 5 lift stations 86
Log reads and check sump pump, Clean floats, degrease, check
pump operations and verify pump rates.
Filter Maintenance- Bio tubes and piping Quarterly 24 Desludging / cleaning
Collection System Flushing Quarterly 24Flush with fire hoses and remove
debris
CMMS documentation Daily 10 systems 52 Office documentation
USA's As Needed 52 Customer / contractor locating
Operations and Maintenance
Customer ServiceAs Needed 10 systems 52
Training/Customer Questions/Complaints
I & I work, pipe, clean outs, vaults On going mnthly 36Plugging, sealing, Inflow
prevention
Smoke testing Annually Insufficient staff
Gravel Filterbed Maintenance
Quarterly 32
Squirt tubes cleaned and brushed, Re-set tubes below gravel, gravel maintenance. Need to cover with
plastic in the winter
Recirculation Tank Maintenance- Valves, 3
pumps, 1 ball float and filters Quarterly 16
Pull filter for cleaning and inspection, desludging,
maintenance
CL2 Contact Chamber Quarterly 4 Desludging / cleaning
Evaporation System Maintenance- 3 units,
Nozzles, pumps and motors Weekly 20Unplug nozzles, check pumps and
motors.
Work on septic tanks w/ pump systems Intermittant 12 Customer Driven
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Wastewater Improvement District 1Operations & Maintenance Budget $89,000
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Cost Per Customer to Operate SystemWastewater Improvement District 1
$471,568 (Based on 2012/13 Budget)
÷ 410 Customers in District
=$1,150.16 Per Customer Annually
= $95.85 Per Customer Monthly
*Note: Pine Grove Customers pay extra for loans
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Wastewater Improvement District 11Camanche Budget $387,365
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Wastewater Improvement District 11 CamancheSalaries & Benefits 163,838
Vacation$9,914
6%
Sick $6,6104%
Holiday $6,6104%
Emergency Work $4,910
3%Training/Certs
$1,1011%
Planning/Safety$3,787
2%
Regulatory Wk $68,16542%
O&M $41,22025%
Project Work$9001% Admin/Mgt/Eng
$20,16012%
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Wastewater Improvement District 11 Details Page
WWID # 11 Tasks Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments
Lk Camanche Reporting Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 1 system Andrea/Dave 20 Water quality parameters, flows
State Inspections Annually 1 system 2Complete system walk throughs,
records inspections
Alarm testing Monthly 4 lift stations 12 Activate, verify call outs
Regulatory Instrument calibrations- analyzers and recorders Weekly 3 instruments 27 DO, pH and Chlorine Analyzer
Weed abatement- Spraying 2 x's per yr 28 Chemicals/ Equipment/Labor
Weed abatement- Mowing 10 x's per yr 140 Equipment and Labor
WW Treatment Plant Routine
Daily 790Wiers, Records, water quality,
chemical feeds and system inspection
Aerators-Primary Pond Monthly 4 24 Cleaning
Turbomisters-1 , Barges-3, Towers-2 Weekly 60 nozzles 40 Cleaning
Spray system
Weekly150 sprinkler
heads 2507 fields- sprinkler heads, valves, control wires, breaks and run off
State Required Weekend work Weekly 104
Pond operation (IE: Algae) Weekly 30 Chemicals, cleaning and removal
Rain and Surface water control Daily In with plant
routine Valve Adjustments on Tailwater ditch
Program Development ie: SSMP
Occasionally 6Occasional regulatory requirement in
system needs
Sampling / Lab work
Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 12 samples 40
In house and Lab BOD, TSS, CL2, Effluent samples of BOD, TSS, TC,
SS,NO3, TDS, TKN. Influent Samples of BOD and SS
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Wastewater Improvement District 11 Details Page
WWID # 11 Tasks Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments
Lake Camanche
Chemicals Used
Daily 3 chemicals 20 Cl2, ProBiotic, Algae control
Headworks Daily Routine Cleaning
Operations and Maintenance
Lift Station Maintenance- Floats transducers, auto dialers, generators, pump/motor work,
clean screens
Weekly* 4 lift stations 440
Log reads and check pump operations, and verify pump rates, clean floats, and
degrease. *L.S. D is Daily.
I & I work, manholes, pipe, co, vaults On going wkly 350 Plugging, sealing, Inlfow prevention
Smoke testing Annually Included with I &
I Insufficient staff
CMMS documentation Daily 26 Office documentation
USA's As Needed 40 Customer/ Contractor locating
Customer Service As Needed 40Training/Customer
questions/Complaints
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Wastewater Improvement District 11 Camanche Operation and Maintenance Budget $132,115
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Cost Per Customer to Operate SystemCamanche Wastewater Improvement District 11
$387,365 (Based on 2012/13 Budget)
÷350 Customers
=$1,106.75 Per Customer Annually
=$92.23 Per Customer Monthly
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Martell Wastewater System (22)Budget $517,196
Wastewater Improvement District 12 (Martell) Budget $517,196
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Wastewater Improvement District 12 Martell
Salaries & Benefits $143,776
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Wastewater Improvement District 12 Details PageWWID # 12 Task Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments
Martell Reporting Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 1 system Andrea/Dave 14 Water quality parameters, flow
State Inspections Annually 1 system 4Complete system walk throughs, records
inspecitons
RegulatoryAlarm testing Monthly
6 lift stations 36
2 lift stations on SCADA. Activate and verify call outs
Grease trap inspections and
Monitoring Quarterly
31 grease traps in system 124 Open and close and take measurements
Program Development ie: SSMP Occasionally 6Occasional regulatory requirements on
sytem needs
Manhole maintenance H 2 S and I & I Annually 122 Plugging, sealing, Inflow prevention
Operations and Maintenance Lift Station Maintenance- Floats
transducers, auto dialers, generators, pump/motor work,
clean screens Weekly6 lift
stations 367
Log reads and check pump operations, verify pump rates, clean floats,
degrease. Desludge- Qrtly/2x's per yr.
Collection System- Jetting,
Inspecting and maintenance As needed Weekly 1240 Flush with fire hoses and remove debris
CMMS documentation Daily 52 Office documentation
USA's As Needed 52 Customer / Contractor locating
Customer Service As Needed 40Training/Customer
questions/Complaints
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Martell Operations & Maintenance Wastewater Improvement District 12
Budget $246,997
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Wastewater Improvement District 12 (Martell)Cost Per Customer to Operate System
$517,196 (Based on 2012/13 Budget)
Commercial Customer Residential Customer
Median: $175.78/month $74.05/month
The cost per Commercial Customer adjusts annually based on actual water usage.