Eugene/Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility 1984-1991

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Section F: EQuiPI~NT MAINTENANCH RIVER ROAD~SANTA CLARA PUMP STATIONS The pump station crew successfully started up eight new lift stations in the River Road/Santa Clara area between 1985 and 1987. The new stations have microwave telemetry for equipment status and alarm monitoring. CANNERY WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY Staff researched, designed, and wrote specifica- tions and installed new magnetic flow meters for the pivot irrigation system at the Cannery Waste Management Facility. LIQUID SLUDGE TANK TRAILER Rebuilding a used tank trailer to haul sludge saved the plant nearly $50,000. The trailer was pur- chasedfor $5,000, and staff completely overhauled and rebuilt it, saving the cost of purchasing a new trailer. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE The implementation of a preventive maintenance schedule. for all plant equipment and electrical switch gears was a substantial project, resulting in Page 51 a 40 to 50 percent reduction in unscheduled main- tenance work requests. SAFETY RECORD The equipment maintenance work section has worked more than six consecutive years without a lost-time job injury. Considering the dangerous work environment, this is anextxaordinary accom- plishment. INFILTRATION~I.NFLOW MONITORING PROGRAM Implementingaformal infiltrationandflow-moni- toringprogram will require dependable flow-moni- toringequipment. The maintenance staff plans to check existing meters and repair metering devices and associated equipment. MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Future goals include eliminating much of the paper handling. If the plant is successfill, corrective main- tenancerequests could be entered at any computer terminal at the plant and then mailed electroni- cally. The stored information could be used for a variety of purposes, such as tracking the parts inventory, checking the status of work requests, and generating maintenance reports.