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Wastewater staff report I & I monitoring, plant tour and upcoming facility assessment
Summary
The Wastewater Department reported ongoing inflow/infiltration monitoring (first month of data analyzed, second month underway), a recent plant tour for about 150 professionals, and that AECOM will conduct interviews and physical assessments including analysis of remaining independent from NEORSD.
Wastewater Superintendent Ed Haller updated the Utilities Committee on inflow and infiltration (I & I) monitoring and on a planned facility assessment of the city’s A and B wastewater plants.
Haller said meters have been installed and “the first month of data was collected and is currently being analyzed.” He said crews expect to collect a second month of data soon and that the city will continue some residential investigations but is shifting more focus to commercial sources because plant I & I remains elevated: “we are trying to shift our focus more to commercial… because they are still having so much I & I at the plant.”
Haller said the city paused formal assessments to host a plant tour on May 22 that drew roughly 150 wastewater professionals; he said the event and the plant’s condition drew many compliments. He said consultant AECOM will now conduct interviews with operators, laborers, mechanics and managers and will perform a physical assessment to identify equipment and operational challenges. Haller confirmed the assessment will include evaluation of the benefits of remaining independent from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD).
Council members asked about Cleveland Water grant funding for watermain repairs; City Engineer Matthew Glass said the city has not identified clear candidates for funding this cycle and that Cleveland Water typically contacts cities based on break history. Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz noted the city has had limited success with Cleveland Water grant applications in the past.
