2013-2014 budget - City of Syracuse

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DEPARTMENT OF WATER
WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT SECTION
I. Program Responsibilities:
The Water Quality Management Section is responsible for watershed management and purification of the water
supply. Surveillance of the quality of Skaneateles Lake water is maintained by patrolling the watershed; strictly
enforcing the Watershed Rules and Regulations; reviewing plans for sewage disposal systems; making
microscopic examinations of the water in Skaneateles Lake and the City reservoirs for taste and odor control; and
treating the water with copper sulfate when necessary. Primary treatment of the water with chlorine and
hydrofluosilicic acid takes place at Skaneateles and secondary treatment with chlorine takes place at the City
reservoirs.
II. Major Functions
III. Cost of
Function as
a % of Total
Budget
IV. Activity Indicators
V.
2011/2012
Actual
VI.
2012/2013
Estimate
VII.
2013/2014
Anticipated
Surveillance of the Watershed
Policy
25% Days Spent Patrolling Watershed
Violators Cited
Percolation Tests Witnessed
Dead Deer Removed From Watershed
342
28
26
51
350
40
50
75
350
50
50
100
Water Quality Control Surveying 25% Microscopic Exams of Lake Water Samples
Microscopic Exams of Reservoir Water Samples
Microscopic Exams of Residential Water Samples
Algicide Treatments Applied to City Reservoirs
108
92
3
9
100
75
5
10
100
75
5
10
Purification of Water Supply 50% Million Gallons Treated per Day at Skaneateles
Lake
Residential Water Samples
43
4
43
5
43
5