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i <br /> ~ WASTEWATER DIVISION PAGE 7 <br /> ' ; <br /> BIDSOLIDS MANAGEMEI~IT FACILITY <br /> i <br /> ~ phase one, in preparation for planting poplar starts in the <br /> `''+r~a~ _ spring of 2004. Irrigation equipment specifications were <br /> J 4 _ developed and the equipment was purchased. Unfortunately, <br /> I. ~h~, ` ii.~ the hose reels met an early demise. Evidently, the hose <br /> ~ <br /> ~ ~ t~ reels, being transported by truck, were a little taller than the <br /> ~ ~ ~ driver thought, and the hose reels and bridge met rather <br /> ! ~ ~ L ws J~' abruptly. New hose reels have been ordered from the manu- <br /> _ ~ , P facturer... <br /> I <br /> 1 <br /> f~ }~a <br /> rcr..~ . ~ ~ ~ Increased work load <br /> When the dewatering facility came on line, it was quickly <br /> realized that the only way to increase production was to in- <br /> crease hours of operation. With this in mind, we expanded <br /> ` our typical work day to cover 13.5 hours/day, operating the <br /> j Dewatering Operations dewatering facility from 5:00 am to 7:30 pm. To maximize <br /> More dry tons of biosolids produced and recycled than ever! production as much as possible, we also worked many <br /> For the calendar year 2003, the Residuals work section, with - - - - <br /> the help of all the other work sections, produced and recy- <br /> cled 4,720 dry tons of biosolids to 671-acres of local farm <br /> land. This is an increase of over 44-percent from the previ- <br /> ous record or 3119 dry tons, set in 2001. Of course, the rea- <br /> son we were able to accomplish this feat was due to operat- r <br /> ing the dewatering facility at, or beyond design capacity for ~ ` <br /> much of the summer months. Water supply, or more accu- ~ ~ <br /> <br /> 1 rately, lack of water supply, limited belt filter press (BFP) ~ 1r'~ 5 <br /> I y ' <br /> operations prior to 2003 to two units at a time. Well devel- j <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> opment and increased water volume developed in 2003 al- ~ ` _ <br /> lowed us to operate all three BFPs simultaneously, resulting <br /> in increased production. ` <br /> i , ~tnf. <br /> x <br /> i <br /> I <br /> y <br /> i ry <br /> ~ _ Y r~.. <br /> ~ r <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> weekends. With increased production comes increased sol- <br /> ids mana ement. E ui ment o erations e. . dred in haul- <br /> . , <br /> g g <br /> z g q p p g <br /> ing and mixing, also needed to increase. Equipment opera- <br /> _ ; <br /> tors put in many extra hours throughout the operating sea- <br /> son to complete these tasks. With the addition of the Biocy- <br /> cleFarm and the increased workload associated with the O <br /> BiocycleFarm Development and Construction & M ,the challenge in front of us now, is how do we bal- <br /> 2003 saw the finalizing of specifications and the beginning ance our work efforts to achieve the best results for the Di- <br /> ofconstruction for the first phase, 157-acres, of the 596-acre vision. <br /> BiocycleFarm. Residuals participated in the design and <br /> specification development of the reclaimed water line and <br /> irrigation pump station. In the late summer and early fall of K E N Y A N D E R F O R D <br /> 2003, the contractor installed irrigation lines, headers, and <br /> service roads to all of the BiocycleFarm. Field work, e.g. <br /> soil ripping, liming, and tilling were also completed for <br /> I <br /> <br />