OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL - Kennedy Twp

1 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL Kennedy TOWNSHIP SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM MARCH 2010 REVISED: DECEMBER 2012 PREPARED FOR: Kennedy Township 340 Forest Grove Road Coraopolis, PA 15108 (412) 771-2321 PREPARED BY: 1000 Church Hill Road Suite 220 Pittsburgh, PA 15205 (412) 263-2200 Table of Contents I. GENERAL INFORMATION - SYSTEM 1 A. 1 B. MANUAL User 1 C. Operation and Managerial 1 D. Description of Pumping Stations and Pipeline 6 II. COLLECTION SYSTEM 6 A. Organizational 7 B. 8 C. 8 D. 9 E. Communication and Customer 10 F. SSO Notification 10 G. Record 10 H.

2 Legal 10 III. Collection System OPERATIONS , MAINTENANCE and 12 A. 12 B. 12 C. Planned MAINTENANCE and 12 D. Internal Inspection Program (Televising).. 12 E. Sewer 14 F. Chemical Cleaning and Root 14 G. MAINTENANCE of 14 H. Emergency 16 I. Equipment and Tools 16 J. Pump Station 16 K. Pump Station Operation: 18 L. Pump Station Operation: 18 M. Pump Station Operation: 18 N. Pump Station Operation: Record 20 O. Pump Station Operation: Force Mains and Air Vacuum 22 P. Pump Station Operation: Parts 22 IV. Collection System Capacity Assurance 25 A. 26 B. Engineering: 26 C.

3 Engineering: 26 D. Engineering: System Mapping, As-built plans, and 26 E. Engineering: 26 F. Sewer System Capacity 26 G. Manholes and Mainline 29 H. Inflow and Infiltration: Continuing Sewer 29 I. Program Plan 29 Appendix A: SSO Response Plan Appendix B: Sample Forms Appendix C: Capacity, Management, OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE (CMOM) Guidelines Appendix D: Funding and Operating Budget Appendix E: Township Sewer Map I. GENERAL INFORMATION - SYSTEM DESCRIPTION A. Purpose This Operation and MAINTENANCE plan (O & M) is to be used as a guide for the Kennedy Township s sanitary sewer system.

4 The purpose of the MANUAL is to instruct the operating and MAINTENANCE personnel in the proper understanding, techniques, references, and necessary procedures for operating and maintaining the Kennedy Township Pump Stations and sewage collection system. By following the guidelines recommended in this MANUAL , Kennedy Township will be assured an efficient, effective, continuous operation in accordance with the rules and regulations of ALCOSAN, the Allegheny County Health Department, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and United States Environmental Protection Agency.

5 The ultimate goal of this wastewater system is to efficiently convey the incoming waste in the most efficient manner possible. This MANUAL will outline the recommendations and methods permissible by the sewage system; to enable the pump station operating and MAINTENANCE personnel to evaluate the quantity of incoming waste and convey waste at a maximum efficiency in an attempt to achieve this goal. B. MANUAL User Guide This operation MANUAL has been prepared to facilitate easy and quick reference. Pump station operators should study the MANUAL s Table of Contents to become familiar with the information presented in it.

6 The chapters are arranged in a logical order beginning with a general introduction, collection systems management, collection systems OPERATIONS , MAINTENANCE and equipment, collection system capacity assurance program and appendices. It is recommended that all operating personnel read the entire MANUAL so that they become familiar of the details contained in each chapter. C. Operation and Managerial Responsibility The general public is well aware of the effects of water quality and the costs associated with it. The Kennedy Township Board of Commissioners requires high level of performance from its OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE staff.

7 1. Operator Responsibility The person in charge who is responsible for the OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE of the sewerage system is the Sewer Foreman. They have the most difficult and demanding position in the employer s organizational chart. 1 The sewer foreman has to have an operator s license to run the pump stations as well as an intricate knowledge of the sanitary sewer system. MAINTENANCE personnel are expected to have similar knowledge and licenses for operation and MAINTENANCE of the pump stations and sewerage system. a. General Operational Procedures The operator in charge should be thoroughly familiar with his own sanitary sewer system.

8 He should know the function of each unit in the system; how each unit accomplishes its function; how to evaluate the operation of each pump station in the system; how to evaluate each station, and how each unit fits into the overall sanitary sewer system. The sewer foreman should also be thoroughly familiar with the theory and practice of OPERATIONS of his own facilities and those of other types of systems. Accurate Records The sewer foreman and MAINTENANCE staff shall keep complete and accurate records of all phases of pump station OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE . Managing Operating Funds The Township will prepare an annual operating budget and a five (5) year capital projects budget.

9 The following items are to be included in the budget: 1) Separation of MAINTENANCE Costs This portion of the operation and MAINTENANCE MANUAL is provided to guide pump station personnel in the keeping of adequate records to enable costs of MAINTENANCE to be extracted and MAINTENANCE budgets to be compiled. Pump station information on MAINTENANCE costs are very important for their incorporation and MAINTENANCE budget. It is important to divide the MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS into service categories and keep costs separate for each category. The service categories recommended are: Preventive MAINTENANCE Corrective MAINTENANCE Major repairs or alterations It is recommended that the facility s personnel work in conjunction with the municipal bookkeeping department to maintain the information on cost and man-hours.

10 2 Preventive MAINTENANCE Most of the cost attributable to preventive MAINTENANCE will be in man-hours since a major part of this MAINTENANCE is performed with a minimum of consumed parts and materials. Costs should be further divided into the following: Site Work Building housekeeping Equipment and tank cleaning Painting Lubrication Administration Miscellaneous Corrective MAINTENANCE The costs falling into this category will include labor and materials for replacing parts in machinery and making repairs to leaking pipes, fittings, valves, etc. Corrective MAINTENANCE costs shall be made up of labor and materials.