Supplemental Agenda Items - FGUA

as required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the stringent
nutrient removal regulations.
While U.S. Water and the Village tried to enforce warranty with the installation
contractors and manufacturers of its Phase 1 vacuum collection system, U.S. Water
personnel operated and maintained a newly installed by malfunctioning collection
system from 2006 to 2009, preventing hundreds of backups into resident homes and
reducing liability to the Village. U.S. Water continues to provide operating services and
expert maintenance support to the Village staff, in 2009 the Village assigned direct
personnel to manage the collection system with the assistance of U.S. Water.
U.S. Water works closely with the Village staff to provide additional engineering and
operational support for the ever-increasing requirements relating to wastewater
management, water quality and treatment standards required by regulatory agencies.
On behalf of the Village, U.S. Water manages the conditioning, hauling and disposal
of residual sludge, taking on a financial risk in relation to sludge management and the
chemicals utilized. U.S. Water operates with a set amount of funding to dispose of
residual sludge, and must ensure that it properly thickens sludge prior to hauling and
disposal to meet the budget constraints.
U.S. Water is a certified residual hauler and uses its own 5,000-gallon vacuum trucks
to haul and dispose of liquid sludge from the wastewater treatment plant.
U.S. Water has developed a relationship with the Village in which it provides a range
of additional services designed to augment and support Village personnel. This
arrangement is utilized to access its additional staff and operations and maintenance
specialists on an as-needed basis, which allows the Village to utilize these specialized
resources when needed and aids the delivery of high-quality service to the customer.
The company’s full range of professional and trade-level services, along with its fair
and open pricing policies, has given the Village the assurance it needs to receive good
value and service in its dealing with U.S. Water.
Little Venice 0.16 MGD Wastewater Treatment Plant
(Areas 4,5,6) - Marathon
Project: N/A
Owner: City of Marathon
Owner Contact: Susie Thomas, 9805 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050
In keeping with the Department of Environmental Protection’s mandated 2010
requirements, the treatment plant uses an advanced wastewater treatment process
to achieve very low effluent discharges of various nutrients such as nitrogen and
phosphorus. The facility has been operated within proper compliance parameters since
contract start-up.
Team Proposal Florida Governmental Utility Authority
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