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Wastewater Systems Costs of Operations

Amador Water Agency

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*Eagles Nest *Viewpoint *Surrey Junction

*Mace Meadows/ Fairway Pines &

*Tiger Creek Estates

*Gayla Manor*Jackson Pines*Wildwood Estates

Lake Camanche

System

Martell Wastewater System

Amador Water Agency Wastewater Systems

*Systems in Wastewater Improvement District 1

*Pine Grove

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Wastewater Improvement District 1Budget $471,568

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Wastewater Improvement District 1Salaries & Benefits $244,085

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Wastewater Improvement District 1 Details Page

WWID# 1 Tasks Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments

Fairway Pines, Mace Meadows Reporting Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 6 systems

Andrea/Dave 120

Ground water, site tubes, water quality parameters, flow

Gayla Manor, Pine Grove, Wildwood State Inspections Annually 10 inspections 16

Complete system walk throughs, records inspections

Eaglesnest, Surrey Junction, Jackson Pines, Alarm testing Monthly 6 14 Activate, verify call outsViewpoint Estates, and

Tiger Creek Weed abatement- Spraying / mowing/Weed eating 2 x's per yr 10 systems 750 Chemicals/Equipment/Labor

Septic tank inspections Annually 330 tanks 166Quick checks- Open and close 105 tanks

on standby

Regulatory Septic tank inspectionsEvery 3 yrs 330 tanks 113

Detailed inspections- Open and close, take measurements on 105 tanks on

standby

Site tube measurements * 632 site tubes 263*Monthly monitoring after 5" of rain or

bi-monthly

Dosing Counters Weekly 37 160 Verification and logging

Ground Well Monitoring

Semi Annual 16 64

In house and Lab-DO, pH, temp, Turbidity, Specific Conductance, TC-15,

NO3, TDS and TKN

Program Development ie: SSMP Occasionally Occasional regulatory requirement on

system needs

Instrument calibrations- analyzers and

recorders Weekly 4 35 DO, pH and Chlorine analyzer

Plant Routine - includes run off control Daily 585Records, water quality, chemical feeds,

and system inspection

Pond operation-Algae Control 3x's per yr 356 Chemicals, cleaning, Labor

Irrigation system maintenance weekly 60 sprinkler heads and 6 valves 1506 fields- Sprinkler heads, valves, control

wires, breaks and run off

Leach Field / Squirt tube adjustments Monthly 24 Balance ball valves / squirt tests

Sampling / Lab work

Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 30

In house and Lab- DO, CL2, BOD,SS, TSS, TC, pH,Sodium, Chloride, No3, TDS, and

TKN

Grease trap inspections and Monitoring Quarterly 7 grease traps 2 Open and close, take measurements

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Wastewater Improvement District 1 Details Page

WWID# 1 Tasks Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments

Fairway Pines, Mace Meadows Dosing Tank Maintenance 2 x's per yr 11 tanks and 18 dosing bells 3

Air recharge, 4 Online and 1 off line

Gayla Manor, Pine Grove, Wildwood ARV cleaning Qrtly 104 ARVs 104 Disassemble, clean, reassemble

Eaglesnest, Surrey Junction, Jackson Pines, Viewpoint Estates and

Tiger Creek Lift Station Maintenance- Floats transducers, auto dialers, generators,

pump/motor work, clean screens Weekly 5 lift stations 86

Log reads and check sump pump, Clean floats, degrease, check

pump operations and verify pump rates.

Filter Maintenance- Bio tubes and piping Quarterly 24 Desludging / cleaning

Collection System Flushing Quarterly 24Flush with fire hoses and remove

debris

CMMS documentation Daily 10 systems 52 Office documentation

USA's As Needed 52 Customer / contractor locating

Operations and Maintenance

Customer ServiceAs Needed 10 systems 52

Training/Customer Questions/Complaints

I & I work, pipe, clean outs, vaults On going mnthly 36Plugging, sealing, Inflow

prevention

Smoke testing Annually Insufficient staff

Gravel Filterbed Maintenance

Quarterly 32

Squirt tubes cleaned and brushed, Re-set tubes below gravel, gravel maintenance. Need to cover with

plastic in the winter

Recirculation Tank Maintenance- Valves, 3

pumps, 1 ball float and filters Quarterly 16

Pull filter for cleaning and inspection, desludging,

maintenance

CL2 Contact Chamber Quarterly 4 Desludging / cleaning

Evaporation System Maintenance- 3 units,

Nozzles, pumps and motors Weekly 20Unplug nozzles, check pumps and

motors.

Work on septic tanks w/ pump systems Intermittant 12 Customer Driven

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Wastewater Improvement District 1Operations & Maintenance Budget $89,000

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Cost Per Customer to Operate SystemWastewater Improvement District 1

$471,568 (Based on 2012/13 Budget)

÷ 410 Customers in District

=$1,150.16 Per Customer Annually

= $95.85 Per Customer Monthly

*Note: Pine Grove Customers pay extra for loans

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Wastewater Improvement District 11Camanche Budget $387,365

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Wastewater Improvement District 11 CamancheSalaries & Benefits 163,838

Vacation$9,914

6%

Sick $6,6104%

Holiday $6,6104%

Emergency Work $4,910

3%Training/Certs

$1,1011%

Planning/Safety$3,787

2%

Regulatory Wk $68,16542%

O&M $41,22025%

Project Work$9001% Admin/Mgt/Eng

$20,16012%

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Wastewater Improvement District 11 Details Page

WWID # 11 Tasks Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments

Lk Camanche Reporting Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 1 system Andrea/Dave 20 Water quality parameters, flows

State Inspections Annually 1 system 2Complete system walk throughs,

records inspections

Alarm testing Monthly 4 lift stations 12 Activate, verify call outs

Regulatory Instrument calibrations- analyzers and recorders Weekly 3 instruments 27 DO, pH and Chlorine Analyzer

Weed abatement- Spraying 2 x's per yr 28 Chemicals/ Equipment/Labor

Weed abatement- Mowing 10 x's per yr 140 Equipment and Labor

WW Treatment Plant Routine

Daily 790Wiers, Records, water quality,

chemical feeds and system inspection

Aerators-Primary Pond Monthly 4 24 Cleaning

Turbomisters-1 , Barges-3, Towers-2 Weekly 60 nozzles 40 Cleaning

Spray system

Weekly150 sprinkler

heads 2507 fields- sprinkler heads, valves, control wires, breaks and run off

State Required Weekend work Weekly 104

Pond operation (IE: Algae) Weekly 30 Chemicals, cleaning and removal

Rain and Surface water control Daily In with plant

routine Valve Adjustments on Tailwater ditch

Program Development ie: SSMP

Occasionally 6Occasional regulatory requirement in

system needs

Sampling / Lab work

Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 12 samples 40

In house and Lab BOD, TSS, CL2, Effluent samples of BOD, TSS, TC,

SS,NO3, TDS, TKN. Influent Samples of BOD and SS

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Wastewater Improvement District 11 Details Page

WWID # 11 Tasks Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments

Lake Camanche

Chemicals Used

Daily 3 chemicals 20 Cl2, ProBiotic, Algae control

Headworks Daily Routine Cleaning

Operations and Maintenance

Lift Station Maintenance- Floats transducers, auto dialers, generators, pump/motor work,

clean screens

Weekly* 4 lift stations 440

Log reads and check pump operations, and verify pump rates, clean floats, and

degrease. *L.S. D is Daily.

I & I work, manholes, pipe, co, vaults On going wkly 350 Plugging, sealing, Inlfow prevention

Smoke testing Annually Included with I &

I Insufficient staff

CMMS documentation Daily 26 Office documentation

USA's As Needed 40 Customer/ Contractor locating

Customer Service As Needed 40Training/Customer

questions/Complaints

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Wastewater Improvement District 11 Camanche Operation and Maintenance Budget $132,115

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Cost Per Customer to Operate SystemCamanche Wastewater Improvement District 11

$387,365 (Based on 2012/13 Budget)

÷350 Customers

=$1,106.75 Per Customer Annually

=$92.23 Per Customer Monthly

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Martell Wastewater System (22)Budget $517,196

Wastewater Improvement District 12 (Martell) Budget $517,196

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Wastewater Improvement District 12 Martell

Salaries & Benefits $143,776

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Wastewater Improvement District 12 Details PageWWID # 12 Task Frequency Amount Time in hrs Comments

Martell Reporting Mthly/Qrtly/Ann 1 system Andrea/Dave 14 Water quality parameters, flow

State Inspections Annually 1 system 4Complete system walk throughs, records

inspecitons

RegulatoryAlarm testing Monthly

6 lift stations 36

2 lift stations on SCADA. Activate and verify call outs

Grease trap inspections and

Monitoring Quarterly

31 grease traps in system 124 Open and close and take measurements

Program Development ie: SSMP Occasionally 6Occasional regulatory requirements on

sytem needs

Manhole maintenance H 2 S and I & I Annually 122 Plugging, sealing, Inflow prevention

Operations and Maintenance Lift Station Maintenance- Floats

transducers, auto dialers, generators, pump/motor work,

clean screens Weekly6 lift

stations 367

Log reads and check pump operations, verify pump rates, clean floats,

degrease. Desludge- Qrtly/2x's per yr.

Collection System- Jetting,

Inspecting and maintenance As needed Weekly 1240 Flush with fire hoses and remove debris

CMMS documentation Daily 52 Office documentation

USA's As Needed 52 Customer / Contractor locating

Customer Service As Needed 40Training/Customer

questions/Complaints

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Martell Operations & Maintenance Wastewater Improvement District 12

Budget $246,997

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Wastewater Improvement District 12 (Martell)Cost Per Customer to Operate System

$517,196 (Based on 2012/13 Budget)

Commercial Customer Residential Customer

Median: $175.78/month $74.05/month

The cost per Commercial Customer adjusts annually based on actual water usage.