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Reedsburg council adopts annual CMAR wastewater report, notes influent flow capacity issue
Summary
The council approved Resolution 4579-25 adopting the city's CMAR (Compliance Maintenance Annual Report) for the wastewater treatment plant; the report shows the plant met permit limits for several parameters but received an F for influent flow/loadings because the inflow exceeds the plant's capacity.
The Reedsburg Common Council on May 12 approved Resolution 4579-25, adopting the city's Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR) for the wastewater treatment plant and certifying submission to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Steve Blakesley, public works staff, summarized the CMAR and highlighted an "F" grade for influent flow and loadings because inflow exceeds the capacity of the existing plant. "If you look at that last page, the influent flow loadings, we got an F. That's because the influent flow and the loadings exceeds the capacity of the existing plant," Blakesley said.
Blakesley said the plant met permit requirements for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), ammonia and phosphorus, and received an A for biosolids handling. He also reported staffing and certification levels, saying the city met operator certification requirements and that a recent hire is completing training. "Operator certification, you have to have at least 2 people that are fully certified. I think we have 4 out of the 5 and the is a new person, new hires, so they're going through the training," Blakesley said.
The DNR requires the council to adopt a resolution annually before submitting the CMAR, Blakesley noted. The council moved to approve the report — Jason Schulte made the motion, John Dietrich seconded — and the motion carried on a voice vote.
Council members and staff noted that an upcoming new treatment plant will improve the CMAR score once online. The report documents current performance and the city's compliance with permit parameters despite the influent capacity issue.
