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Public works reports progress on wells, waterlines and wastewater upgrades; DEQ deadlines and valve installs remain priorities
Summary
Public Works Director Kathy updated the council on well electrical work, a completed raw waterline, near-complete Fifth Street waterline replacement, a finished lead survey, and multiple sewer projects. Engineers estimate 20–25 wetland credits for planned work; staff said a required valve must be installed before DEQ will sign a recycled-water plan.
Public Works Director Kathy briefed the council on a suite of water and sewer projects during the Sept. 24 work session, reporting progress on wells, waterlines, treatment-plant upgrades and permit interactions with state regulators.
Kathy said electrical and instrumentation work for one well is underway, paving and fencing are complete, and the pump and motor are scheduled to arrive by the end of the month. The Third and Cedar raw waterline project has been completed and piped to the treatment plant and is now controlled by SCADA after some tuning.
She reported the Raintree/Alderdale well cultural study was finished and that staff expects final results within roughly a week. The lead waterline survey is complete; Kathy said an OHA draft was received and staff was cleared to proceed.
On wastewater, engineers estimate that planned wetland work and added trails could generate roughly 20–25 credits, which the city could use to offset other obligations. Kathy said the recycled-water use plan cannot be signed by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) until a required valve is installed; staff ordered parts for the contact-chamber upgrade and plans to install the valve when irrigation season ends.
Kathy outlined other items: the MBDS permit is in place but the MAO returned with issues that the city attorney is addressing; the Fifth Street waterline replacement survey has been received and engineering is finalized; industrial pretreatment letters were sent and businesses have a deadline to comply. Kathy and other staff asked the council to rely on the tracking spreadsheet tying work to DEQ deadlines and agreed to add well-production details for council oversight.
City staff said two lagoon valves have been broken for years and recommended installing plug valves and a cofferdam to improve treatment performance and allow planned construction work. Kathy closed by offering to answer follow-up questions and by noting that some items remain contingent on vendor timelines and regulatory signoffs.
