Eugene/Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility 1984-1991

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Section G: FACILITIES MAINTBNANCB ^ STAFFING As responsibilities for additional facilities has grown, the maintenance staff has evolved from a one-person operation to a crew of 10. In 1984, the work section had one permanent Utility III worker, and temporary summer help filled in during peak work periods. Additional positions were added as the responsibility for the new facilities was turned over to the City. At the end of 1985, the section had one Utility Worker III, a Utility Worker II, five Utility Worker I's, and a custodial worker. A year later, a facilities main- tenancesupervisorwas hired to supervise a staff of seven full-time employees. In 1987, the Utility Worker II position was replaced with a parks spe- cialist to care for the landscaping at the facilities. An additional custodial position was added in 1988 to maintain the process and administration buildings. In 1990, two Utility III equipment op- Page 53 erators transferredintoFacilitiesMaintenancefrom the Residuals Management section. Current staffing consists of a facilities mainte- nance supervisor (who is supervised by the plant manager), one Maintenance VI lead worker, two Maintenance V equipment operators, two Main- tenance II's,three Maintenance Is, and one custo- dialworker. Inaddition, temporary summer help is used to meet seasonal maintenance needs. The staffworks afive-day, 40-hourworkweek. The regular workday starts at 7:45 a.m. ends at 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. However, all em- ployeescan be called back after regular hours for emergency maintenance. Flex schedules are used as needed for work that cannot be done during regular hours. ^ MAJOR PROJECTS/EVENTS/ACHIEVEMENTS A good example of the type of emergency the Facilities Maintenance Section must respond to occurred in the summer of 1986 when a major leak developed in the discharge line of the Judkins Point pump station. The station, located next to the Black Angus Inn, serves the area around the Inn and the hillside above it. The maintenance crew needed to fabricate and weld a new connection in the discharge line. Meanwhile, because at that time there was no by- pass connection for pumping around the station, all wastewaterhad lobe pumped into three, 5,500- gallon sludge tankers. The crew hauled approxi- mately451oads (247,500 gallons) sixblocks down Franklin Boulevard to a 72-inch gravity sewer line. After the new connection was completed, a por- table pump had to be set up to pump around the station to maintain the flow of wastewater enter- ing the wet well. Public Works Maintenance used its Gradall to excavate the broken discharge lines. It took staff five days, working long hours, to complete the necessary repairs. During the entire time, the crew maintained 24-hour pumping ser- vice, crane truck operation, and support services. When the project was completed, they also back- filled and replaced the torn-up turf. Another major project occurred during 1988 and 1989 when Facilities Maintenance assisted the Maintenance section in repairs to the Cannery Waste force main. The main runs from the Agripac Cannery to the Cannery Waste Management Fa- cility about six miles away. During each repair, Facilities Maintenance employees provided equip- mentoperation, pumping, traffic control, and sup- port services. Staf f maintains the grouruLs at ali Wastewater Division facilities.