Water System
Supply and Treatment
5 wells:
- 2 - 1954, Max. Capacity 22.7 l/sec, 30 h.p., Na chlorination
- 3 - 1963, Max. Capacity 19.25 l/sec,30 h.p, Na chlorination
- 4 - 1984, Max. Capacity 26.5 l/sec, 40 h.p., Na chlorination
- 5 - 1984, Max. Capacity 26.5 l/sec, 40 h.p., Gas chlorination
- 6 - 1990, Max. Capacity 32 l/sec, 40 h.p., Gas chlorination
Booster Stations:
- I.P. Booster Station - Golf Course and Industrial Park
- Penn Lake Heights B. Station - Penn Lake Heights Community
Reservoir:
- Used to balance system pressure, regulate pump and provide water during power outage
- Capacity - 4950 cubic meters
Water Quality Monitoring:
- Weekly bacteriological sampling
- Regular physical/chemical sampling
- On-line turbidity, chlorine residual monitoring
- Annual lead testing
All storage facilities and drinking water systems are covered and secure.
No non-compliance and adverse results recorded in last inspection reports.
Operators (OCWA):
Reporting and Corrective Actions:
- Alarm systems installed
- Qualified persons promptly dispatched when an alarm sounded
Distribution
- 7,125 km's Cast iron pipe
- 18,439 km's Ductile pipe
- 2,435 km's HDPE
- 3,933 km's PVC
- 255 km's Steel
- 1,379 residential and 142 commercial/industrial services
- 308 fire hydrants
- Pressure in distribution system 60-70 psi
- Contingency plan for flushing every section of pipe over three year period
- No boil water advisories since 2003
- Operators:
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- 1 - Class III distribution
- 1 - Class II distribution
- 2 - Class I distribution
- Operation plans and contingency plans and procedures are in place
- Logbooks for record keeping, identification for responsibilities for who is serving as Operator-in-charge, and complaint sheet are available at Works & Operations Yard
Wastewater System
Treatment Plant:
- Grit channels (Quantity 2)
- Shredder
- Splitter chamber (diverts flow to plant 1 or plant 2)
- Plant #1 and #2
- Aeration Chamber
- Clarifier
- Sludge holding tank
- Sludge Press (25 to 30% solids)
- Contact Chambers (Quantity 2)
- Effluent discharge pipe (300m)
Collection System:
- 26 km's of sanitary sewers
- 550 sanitary manholes
- 1521 sanitary service connections
- 4.4 km's of storm sewers
- 139 storm manholes
- 93 catch basins
Lift Stations:
- Evergreen Station - 1.7 mega liters per day
- McCullough Station - 1.2 Mega Liters per day
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More Info:
Consolidated Water & Wastewater Financial Plan 2012-2017
Drinking Water Quality Management System
Groundwater Study 2009 (update of 2003 study)
Drinking Water Lead Sampling 2008 Report
2008 (03) P - Lead testing sampling and action log
2008 (09) P - Lead Testing Sampling and Action
Water System Annual Inspection 2010-11 Report
OCWA 2010 Annual Summary Report
Water System Annual Inspection 2011-12 Report
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