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METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
2009 BUDGET
• Inspect/clean Westside wet well to address liquid vortexing and pump cavitation problems, and reduce the frequency of
major maintenance required on impellers, wear rings, and casings;
• Conduct Arc Flash training and procurement/rental of protective gear in accordance with NFPA 70E ;
• Rehabilitate the Main Stream Pumping Station (MSPS) dewatering and discharge valve chamber cranes;
• Retrofit post centrifuge back-drive motor to improve reliability and increase useful life;
• Replace 400kW portable emergency generator;
• Continue sewage collection/treatment and biosolids processing, all within the limits of our NPDES Permit;
• Pelletizer Facility in full operation and related operational changes Division-wide to accommodate and make use of the
efficiencies created by the new facility;
• Continue to cooperate with Engineering for additional Sewer Rehabilitation such as the lining of Salt Creek #3 in
LaGrange Park;
• Building rehabilitation program to comply with GASB 34, including rehabilitating the Battery C Gallery;
• Under assistance of M&R, SWRP Building & Grounds plans to revise the SWRP landscape contract in order to reduce the
use of chemicals and ultimately utilize more environmental friendly materials;
• Improve snow removal/de-icing by using environmental friendly approaches;
• Continue railroad track, railroad car, and locomotive preventative maintenance and repair.
2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Rehabilitated a rotating assembly at Racine Avenue Pump Station;
• Procured services and parts to repair Southwest Main Sewage Pump 66-inch Discharge Valves;
• Continued program to procure and replace WS Main Sewage Pump cast iron rotating elements with stainless steel, which
are estimated to last at least three times longer than cast iron;
• Installed new pneumatic controls in the Aerated Grit Pump Gallery to isolate the gallery from the tanks in order to prevent
flooding during any potential pipe failure;
• Procured four pre-digestion centrifuge rotating assemblies. The new design of the assemblies will result in higher output
and significantly lower energy usage;
• Replaced existing audible gas alarm with Federal Select Tone – Standardize alarm throughout plant;
• Replaced regular AC source to flashing lights with solar panels for increased reliability and decreased maintenance labor
costs at Location 13A PS Railroad Crossing;
• Replaced hard-wire with wireless communication systems for increased reliability and decreased maintenance labor costs
for West Side Overflow Bypass;
• Upgraded UPS system at the MSPS to increase reliability, minimize outages and costs of repairs;
• Replaced surge arrestors on Main Sewage Pumps at MSPS to eliminate costly motor breakdowns and increase equipment
reliability;
• Replaced outdoor surveillance cameras with pan, tilt and zoom dome cameras. The new units will decrease downtime and
maintenance costs as well as enhance security at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant;
• Installed control panel for the air compressors city water break tank. This will provide an additional source of cooling
water for the air compressors at the Pump & Blower House in the event effluent water become unavailable;
• Registered elevators with the Illinois State Fire Marshall, completed inspections, and plans for updates for elevators in
order to comply with the Illinois Elevator Safety Regulation Act;
• Installed two additional ammonia analyzers in Aeration Batteries B and C to improve plant operability. This equipment
will be included in the new DCS, per our request to Engineering;
• Earned the National Association of Clean Water Agencies Platinum Peak Performance Award. This honor is in recognition
of complete and consistent NPDES permit compliance, and the receipt of Gold Awards for five concurrent years;
• Continued the Bubbly Creek drawback operations which allows for movement of water in this portion of the river system
to help contain odor emissions;
• Installed odor control unit at 43 rd Street and East Avenue per study recommendations;
• Continued building rehabilitation program to meet GASB 34 goals: Battery B Gallery rehabilitation and a new roof at
Mainstream Pump Station;
• Worked with District Police staff to improve SWRP security through fence and monitoring enhancements;
• Maintained Natural Prairie Landscape Area – 13.5 acres installed at Stickney WRP and MSPS;
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