July 27-August 24, 2024 Operations Report

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Nick Kluge, Operations Manager

During this period:

  • Staff cataloging/mapping of CAA survey markers

  • Corresponded with multiple state agencies regarding the development of LISECC property

  • Temporary repairs made to a Clubhouse external wall outlet

  • Removed damaged Marina bulletin board

  • Calibration and verifications of online and portable analyzers

  • Jepson & Associates onsite visit for CAA survey and boundary marking

  • Jar testing of various alternative water treatment coagulants and filter aids

  • Hydrant testing for fire flow at the Beach Ave and Holiday Lake standpipe

  • Monthly, bi-monthly and weekly dam inspections and vegetation clearing complete

  • Reservoir vertical profiling with lab sample analysis

  • Working with Kingworks Engineering to finalize the permit requirements for the reservoir dock

  • R&D of system components for improving the current WTP performance

  • Cleaned and serviced chemical feed pumps, injection quills, and solution day tanks

  • Reviewing media replacement plan with DOH engineer and specialists

  • Site visit with the WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, District Biologists, to investigate local bat colony

  • Began constructing fish cages to protect pipe inlets in the lakes

  • Sieve analysis of filter media

  • Weekly leakage surveying

  • Lead Service Line Inventory Survey

  • Monthly distribution system flushing

  • Daily groundskeeping various locations

  • Vegetation clearing of ditches and culverts at various locations

  • DOH monthly meeting

Upcoming Projects:

  • Optimize coagulation and filtration process Ongoing

  • Continue leak detection and distribution repairs Ongoing

  • New WTP review w/ Wilson Engineering Ongoing

  • Repair Cabana bathrooms Ongoing

  • Install fish cages in the lakes September, 2024

  • Install Marina cameras September, 2024

  • Install new distribution sampling stations Summer, 2024

  • Reservoir floating dock Summer, 2024

  • Filter media replacement Summer, 2024

July 2024 Water Usage (in gallons)

Total Water Produced 521,700 Chlorine monitoring (0.178 gpm) 7,946
Flushing 3,000
Metered Usage 418,140
Other (Chlorine residual testing, BW) 2,325 Authorized Consumption 431,411
System Leakage 90,289
Percentage of loss 17.3% Average gallon per minute loss 2.0