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Water and wastewater crews report high flows during June storm but plants stayed in compliance
Summary
Inframark reporting to council on July 29 said a June rain event pushed wastewater flows to peaks near 7,700 gallons per minute (about 11 million gallons per day); operators maintained compliance by increasing aeration and augmenting UV disinfection with chlorine. Capital repairs and staffing updates were also reported.
Operators told council July 29 that a June rain and flooding event caused a sharp, temporary rise in wastewater flows that the treatment plant handled without violating permit limits.
Doug (Inframark operations) reported the system was flowing about 2,000 gallons per minute before the storm and peaked near 7,700 gpm during the event, which he estimated equates to roughly 11,000,000 gallons per day. He said operators manned the plant around the clock during the event, increased…
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