Annual Report 1983, City of Louisville

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Page 14 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS INTRODUCTION WATER AND WASTEWATER PLANTS The year 1983 proved to be a busy one for this division. This division of seven certified operators, T and Superintendent Val Leiker, processed and he year 1983 saw the formal organization of a treated over 585 million gallons of potable water, Department of Public Works. Mr. Karl Kasch joined and 320 million gallons of wastewater effluent. This the Louisville staff as Director in August 1983, with division proudly produced high-quality water, always the charge of consolidating the Water, Wastewater, meeting or bettering State Water Quality standards, Engineering. Street Maintenance, and Vehicle and initiated system improvements, netting increased Maintenance divisions into an efficiently managed plant output and operational cost savings. and productive team. The other goals of the new The year also saw the substantial completion of department were (1) improved budgetary manage- the Phase I Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion. ment. (2) establishment of responsive and justifiable This 0.9 MGD expansion was the first of four future programs. (3) compilation and use of sound data, expansion phases which will ultimately treat and mapping, and records, (4) creation of good, long- discharge 4.5 million gallons per day. The Coal range Public Works planning, and (5) improved Creek Water Quality Study was initiated in 1983, management of consultants and the City's Street, and results from this 12-month analysis will be releas- Utility, and Storm Drainage Capital Improvements. ed in 1984. The year 1983 was the beginning of a new and ex- Louisville continued its active program of water citing period for this branch of Louisville Municipal rights acquisition in 1983. Louisville used 1,603 acre- Government. feet of raw water in 1983, and has 3,449 acre-feet of adjudicated rights currently available for use. Con- The Department saw the addition of several new struction of the Marshall Lake 60-inch pipeline and faces in 1983. Mr. Val Leiker joined the staff in Outlet Works began in late 1983, and final engineer- August as Superintendent of Water and Wastewater ing and issuance of CWCB permits neared comple- Plants. and Mr. Robert Carpenter "came aboard" in tion in 1983 for the 1984-85 construction of the November as City Engineer. Both gentlemen offered $3.7 million, 700 acre-ft. Harper Lake. new energy and approaches to the engineering and Bids were also received for the Pre-Treatment, utility divisions. The Public Works Department Yard Piping, and the High Zone Pump Station Im- employed 30 full-time employees in 1983. provements at the North Water Treatment Plant. STREET MAINTENANCE DIVISION Those improvements were scheduled for completion by "load-season" 1984. In addition to their normal maintenance duties, this division. under the supervision of Mr. Lawrence VEHICLE MAINTENANCE Rickman, boasted some real accomplishments in Mr. Lemoine Bammer and crews continued to 1983. Street crews responded to the mid-May and provide high-quality fleet maintenance services to Thanksgiving Day blizzards with swift and effective over 60 vehicles and heavy equipment. In addition service. The framework for a more formal to improving existing preventive maintenance pro- EMERGENCY SNOW PLAN was drafted in 1983, grams, these crews provided additional Public Works with a formal city-wide plan to be implemented in 1984. City street crews also assisted in the support with special fabrication and welding services. reconstruction of Cherry Street, and the preparation The vehicle maintenance staff looks forward to the and paving of more than 18 city alleys. construction of expanded facilities in 1984. WATER/WASTEWATER DISTRIBU- ENGINEERING DIVISION TION DIVISION Mr. Robert Carpenter succeeded City Engineer Under the guidance of Mr. Fred McNulty, this divi- David Blanchard in 1983. This year was particularly sion responded to 16 major utility emergencies, 140 busy, as the engineering staff reviewed over 50 new service calls, and provided tapping, metering, and in- developments, and provided over 1800 man-hours spection services for over 600 new 1983 water and of development inspection services. This division also sewer taps in Louisville. This division maintained coordinated the Phase I Street Improvements on over 150 miles of water and sewer mains. two sewer South Boulder Road. In addition to coordinating all lift stations. and 250 hydrants and valves. Capital Improvement Engineering and Construction, The year also saw the completion of the 12" water this division has targeted a major mapping effort for main replacement in Main Street, and the third and 1984 as a high priority. In addition to expanding the final segment of the Southside Wastewater In- scope of the 20-year Water, Wastewater, and Major terceptor. Thoroughfare Improvements programs, staff began