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Defiance council authorizes emergency repair of UV disinfection system after storm flood
Summary
The Defiance City Council on July 1 adopted an emergency ordinance to fund repairs to the ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system at the city's wastewater treatment plant after a June storm flooded the UV room and damaged equipment; the plant is temporarily using liquid chlorine and the city is seeking insurance reimbursement.
Defiance City Council adopted an emergency ordinance July 1 authorizing a contract to repair and restore the ultraviolet disinfection system at the city's wastewater treatment plant after a June 18 storm flooded the UV room and damaged control equipment.
The work is intended to return the facility to its UV-based disinfection process, which council members were told is the final step that kills E. coli before treated wastewater is discharged to the Maumee River. While repairs proceed, plant staff have resumed disinfection with liquid chlorine.
City staff said a fast, powerful nighttime storm on June 18 bent a utility pole outside the wastewater treatment facility and caused a brief electrical flicker. That event, combined with a suspected failure in the plant's battery backup and monitoring systems, left the plant's controls reporting a low flow while actual flow exceeded 15…
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