Operating and CIP Budget Fiscal Year 2015-16

Wastewater Operations (continued)

FY 14-15 HIGHLIGHTS

 CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16 OPERATING AND CIP CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY15-16  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET   Flushing: Increased time spent flushing mains with video review workflow in place, which provided flushing crews with an understanding of their cleaning effectiveness  Inspection: Purchased state-of-the art camera and mobile video center, improving in flushing techniques and identifying defects in the larger sewer mains – a task made possible by the equipping crews with the appropriate equipment  Repairs: Increased internal point repairs and pipeline improvements by utilizing advanced materials and techniques, most notably the area of internal repair patching which make repairs less costly and enable crews to perform a greater number of repairs  H-Lift Station Rebuilt: Lift station difficult to maintain due to design of the wet well. This is an older lift station that has reached the end of its life cycle. The lift station rebuild is part of the overall ongoing maintenance and replacement program for all the City’s lift stations FY 14-15 ACTIVITY GOALS  Support Engineering Department with deployment of Capital Improvement Plan  Integrate flushing program data, maintenance forms, and flushing logs, into web-based asset management pro- gram. This will provide a stable environment and will enhance the crew's ability to effectively and efficiently store and retrieve the wastewater system infrastructure data and historic records  Undertake a rate study for the wastewater enterprise to analyze and respond to the effects of the ongoing drought in California  Secure bond funding for capital projects within the City and in response to SCRWA project funding needs  Write a strategic business plan for the wastewater enterprise that takes a long term view of wastewater opera- tions and capital programs FY 14-15 WORK PLAN  Integrate Wastewater asset management data collection activities into a cloud-based environment for data ac- cess and management efficiency  Complete strategic business plan for the Utility Division of the Public Works Department  Engage the community in a wastewater rate conversation to determine the cost of sustaining a level of opera- tional reliability that meets the public's expectations for health and safety

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