Annual Report Water & Sewage 1964
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WATER & SEWAGE
DEPARTMENT
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HIGH SERVICE PUMP BUILDING
FILTER BUILDING
SECONDARY BASIN
SOFTENING BASINS
CHEMICAL BUILDING
CALCINE FURNACE
LIME SLURRY STORAGE
RIVER INTAKE PUMP
DESIL TING BASIN
QUONSET STORAGE BUILDING
CITY OF SALINA
MUNICIPAL WATER PLANT
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CITY OF SALINA
KANSAS
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1964 ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE WATER AND SEWAGE DEPARTMENT
Donald Tucker. Mayor. April 1964 to June 1964
Carl R. Rundquist. Mayor, August 1964 to April 1965
R. W. Bull, Commissioner
G. E. Spangler, Commissioner
Ralph Exline, Commissioner
Robert W. Stark, Commissioner *
Norris D. Olson, City Manager
* Appointed to fulfill the unexpired term of Donald Tucker who resigned
June 15, 1964.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter of Transmittal ---------------------------------
Department Organizational Chart -----------------------
Supply, Treatment and Distribution
Supply and Consumption ---------------------------
City of Salina Well Field ------------------------
Smoky Hill River Watershed -----------------------
Typical Well Cross Section -----------------------
Production ---------------------------------------
Major Projects at the Water Treatment Plant ------
Active Accounts and Revenues Chart ---------------
Miscellaneous Projects at the Water Plant --------
Water Pumped, Sewage Flow & Hell Hours Pumped ----
Water Distribution Maintenance -------------------
Meter Maintenance --------------------------------
Schematic Diagram of Water Treatment Plant -------
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Customer Service and Accounting
Personnel ----------------------------------------
Statistics ---------------------------------------
Special Projects ---------------------------------
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Sewage Collection System ------------------------------
Sewer Maintenance
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Personnel ----------------------------------------
Cost of Electrical Power -------------------------
Sewage Gas Production ----------------------------
Cost of Natural Gas Used -------------------------
Statistics for 1964 ------------------------------
Cost of Sewage TreatEent -------------------------
Operational Data ---------------------------------
Schematic Diagram of Sewage Treatment Plant ------
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Directors Office -------------------------------------- 37-38
How the Money is Allocated ----------------------- 39
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CITY OF SALINA
WATER and SEWAGE DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION CHART
1964
CITY COMMISSION
CITY MANAGER
Norris Olson
DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES
Ron Webster
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SUPPLY. TREATMENT ~ DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CUSTOMER ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
R. S. Fassnacht. Superintendent W. E. Harris. Office Manager
CHEMICAL AND OPERATION AND CASHIER BOOKKEEPER
PUMPING FOREMAN MAINTENANCE FOREMAN ( 1) (1)
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CUSTOMER SERVICE BILLING AND
SOFTENING AND HIGH SERVICE PUMP AND COLLECTIONS ACCOUNTING
PURIFICATION AND FILTERS (4) (5)
(3) (4)
SERVICE FOREMAN
DISTRIBUTION RECALCINING (1)
MAINTENANCE (3)
(4)
SERVICE ~ REPAIR METER READING
(3) (4)
METER REPAIR BUILDINGS ~ GROUNDS
(2) MAINTENANCE
(1)
SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL PLANT
Lyle Cunningham. Superintendent
SANITARY SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM
Day Lewis. Superintendent MAINTENANCE FOREMAN PLANT CHEMIST
(1) (1)
LIFT STATION SEWER MAINTENANCE PLANT OPERATORS
ATTENDANTS (3) (4)
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SUPPLY, TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
R. S. Fassnacht, Superintendent
PERSONNEL
PUMPING AND CHEMICAL
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Francis Walker, Foreman
Woodrow Looney, Foreman
SOFTENING AND PURIFICATION
HIGH SERVICE PUMPERS
Arthur Edwards
Jack Lundstrom
Albert Bender
Harry Yoder
Jack McCabe
George Kohr
Melvin Morlock
MAINTENANCE OF MAINS
CALCINING
Albert Korbe, Foreman
Andrew Crook
Tom Crough
Ralph Dean
Milton Bender
Bob Hindman
Ernest Anderson
METER REPAIR
MAINTENANCE
BUILDING ANn GROUNDS
Harry Hoffman, Foreman
Marvin Curran
1 Part-time Help
SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION
The City of Salina has continued to obtain its water supply from the fifteen
(15) wells, located primarily in the eastern one-half of the City. See page 6,
for a complete layout of the City's wellfield and collection systems to the treat-
ment plant. These wells are generally rated at 1000 gpm (gallons per minute), and
at times have exceeded this capacity.
We also use the ~urface water of the Smoky Hill river, our diversion point is
located in Oakdale Park, just east of the water plant, and we pump this water di-
rectly into our 1.6 million gallon desilting basin for initial treatment.
Reference is made to page 7, which shows the outline of the complete water-
shed for the Smoky Hill river which contains approximately 8,300 square miles of
area.
The City of Salina has three observation wells located throughout the well
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field. This enables us to keep a record check of our ground water levels, and
note, if any, all variations that occur in the ~ell field. Referring to page 8,
which shows a cross section of a typical well and the data listed below, you will
be able to obtain a comparison of the average depth of water in the well from year
to year and the depth of the well. It is interesting to note the marked increase
in the percentage of well water used in 1964 as compared to the previous years and
the variation of the depth of the water in the field from prior years.
OBSERVATION WELL LOCATION DEPTH OF WELL
# 1 In Oakdale Park 72 feet
# 2 Intersection of 4th & Cloud Streets 58 feet
# 3 One (1) mile north of Pacific Street 85 feet
on Ohio Street
MEASUREMENT OF DEPTH OF WATER IN WELLS
Observation Well Month 1962 1963 1964
# 1 March 37.60 ft. 38.80 ft. 36.00 ft.
# 2 " 23.95 23.35 22.50
# 3 " 56.76 56.56 54.80
# 1 June 38.20 38.90 28.80
# 2 " 23.75 23.05 22.10
# 3 " 56.56 56.56 54.60
# 1 September 38.30 36.90 32.30
# 2 " 23.35 23.05 21.10
# 3 " 56.76 54.66 54.60
# 1 December 38.90 36.70 33.40
# 2 " 23.35 22.95 21.10
# 3 " 56.76 54.96 55.30
TOTAL WATER PUMPED AND TREATED
1962 1963 1964
Total \-1ell Water Pumped 367,417,000 529,501,000 1,088,217,000
Total Surface Water Pumped 1,465,565,000 1,343,368,000 778,573 ,000
Total Water Pumped 1,832,982,000 1,872,869,000 1,866,790,000
Percent Water From Wells 19.7 % 28.2 % 58.3 %
Percent Water From River 80.3 % 71.8 % 41. 7 %
We treated 0.40% less water in 1964 than in 1963 but 1.90% more water than
in 1962.
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UNITS OF WATER MEASUREMENT
An acre foot of water is one acre of
land covered with water one foot deep.
One Acre Foot
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325,850 Gallons
One Million Gallons per Day = 695 Gallons per Minute
VESTED AND APPROPRIATED RIGHTS FOR WATER SUPPLY
AS APPROVED BY THE KANSAS STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
TYPE OF RIGHT TYPE OF WATER GALLONS/YEAR GALLONS/DAY RATE/GPM TOTAL AC.FT/YEAR
Vested Ground-WellS 1,152 Million or
6 Jan. 1955 Nos. 1,2,3,4 1,151.879,750 3,170,000 5500 3535
5,6,7,8
Application
No. 3043 Surface-River 2,607 Million or
2 Mar. 1955 2,606,800,000 7,150,000 6950 8000
Application
No. 5989 Surface-River 3,832 Million or
1 Nov. 1957 3,891,996,000 10,050,000 13,900
Application* Ground-WellS
No. 7635 No. 10,11 ,12, 3,832 Million or
27 Nov.1957 13,14,15,16 3,831,996,000 10,050,000 13,900
Application**
No. 9572 Surface-River 7,742 Million or
8 N ov . 1963 7,742,187,000 12,100,000
SUMMATION OF VESTED AND APPROPRIATED RIGHTS
11,760
11,760
23,760
TOTAL AUTHORIZED FROM WELLS
TOTAL AUTHORIZED fROM RIVER
GRAND TOTAL
1,152 Million Gallons or
1,151,879,750 Gallons or
3,535 Acre Feet
2,680 Million Gallons or
2,680,116,250 Gallons or
8,225 Acre Feet
3,832 Million Gallons or
3,831,996,000 Gallons or
11,750 Acre Feet
* Application no. 7635 was filed to include the new wells that were constructed in
the well field with no additional acre foot allotment.
** Application no. 9572 is for 50,000 acre feet of storage at Kanapo1is Reservoir to
deliver 12,000 acre feet at our Oak dale Park point of diversion. This application
is not authorized as yet.
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER SOFTENED, FILTERED AND PUMPED TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
I YEAR FROM WELLS FROM RIVER GRAND TOTAL
I 1959 620 Million Gallons or 1,050 Million Gallons or 1,670 Million Gallons or
620,160,000 Gallons or 1,050,199,000 Gallons or 1,670,359,000 Gallons or
1903.21 Acre Feet 3222.96 Acre Feet 5126.17 Acre Feet
I 1960 584 Million Gallons or 1,046 Million Gallons or 1,630 Million Gallons or
583,995,000 Gallons or 1,045,573,000 Gallons or 1,629,568,000 Gallons or
1792.22 Acre Feet 3208.75 Acre Feet 5000.97 Acre Feet
I 1961 353 Million Gallons or 1,358 Million Gallons or 1,711 Million Gallons or
353,025,000 Gallons or 1,357,687,000 Gallons or 1,710,712,000 Gallons or
I 1083.40 Acre Feet 4166.60 Acre Feet 5250.00 Acre Feet
1962 367 Million Gallons 1,466 Million Gallons 1,833 Million Gallons or
or or
367,417,000 Gallons or 1,465,565,000 Gallons or 1,832,982,000 Gallons or
I 1127.56 Acre Feet 4497.66 Acre Feet 5625.22 Acre Feet
1963 529.5 Million Gallon or 1,343 Million Gallons or 1,873 Million Gallons or
I 529,501,000 Gallons or 1,343,368,000 Gallons or 1,872,869,000 Gallons or
1624.98 Acre Feet 4122.65 Acre Feet 5747.63 Acre Feet
I 1964 1,088 Million Gallon or 778.6 Million Gallons or 1,867 Million Gallons or
1,088,217,000 Gallon or 778,573,000 Gallons or 1,866,790,000 Gallons or
3339.62 Acre Feet 2389.36 Acre Feet 5728.98 Acre Feet
I TOTAL WATER METERED COMPARED TO TOTAL WATER PUMPED
I YEAR PUMPED METERED DIFFERENCE % ~~~E.
PUMPED
( Ac . Ft . )
I 1959 1,670,359,000 Gallon or 1,383,909,476 Gallon or 879.10 82.8 %
5126.17 Acre Feet 4247.07 Acre Feet
I 1960 1,629,568,000 Gallon or 1,391,940,627 Gallon or 729.25 85.4 %
5000.97 Acre Feet 4271.72 Acre Feet
1961 1,710,712,000 Gallon or 1,376,808,146 Gallon or 1024.72 80.4 %
I 5250.00 Acre Feet 4225.28 Acre Feet
1962 1,832,982,000 Gallon or 1,420,002,284 Gallon or 1267.38 77.5 %
I 5625.22 Acre Feet 4357.84 Acre Feet
1963 1,872,869,000 Gallon 1,434,672,255 Gallon 1344.77 76.6 %
or or
I 5747.63 Acre Feet 4402.86 Acre Feet
1964 1,866,790,000 Gallon or 1,489,855,626 Gallon or 1156.76 79 . 8 %
5728.98 Acre Feet 4572.22 Acre Feet
I In referring to the Vested and Appropriated Rights summation table on page 3,
I you will note the total acre feet a110ted per year is approximately double that of
what we are processing at the present time. Also application no. 9572 would give us
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more than four times as much water as our current consumption demands. This ap-
plication is now in the hands of the Division of Water Resources and is contingent
upon the formation of an irrigation district along the Smoky Hill river between the
Kanapolis Reservoir and the City of Assaria. When this irrigation district is com-
pleted, and our application no. 9572 is approved, the City of Salina's future water
supply will be greatly enhanced. Impounding this water in the Kanapolis Reservoir
will give additional security to the availability of a water supply for our imme-
diate needs as well as a source for any expansion or higher consumption that may
develope.
The table comparing the amount of water metered to water pumped on page 4,
shows the percent of water that is actually accounted for as well as that portion
not directly defined. The percentage figure ~ include such items as, water used
by the Street Department, Sewer Maintenance crew, etc. which amounted to approxi-
mately 1.3 million gallons or almost 4.0 acre feet. This percentage figure ~
~ include such items as major and/or minor fires, loss of water due to breaks
in the mains, dead meters, leaks, water used for fire training or water used in
the eleven parks throughout the City. It is interesting to note from the City
of Salina's Fire Department annual report, the total estimated discharge of water
for the three major fires of 1964 amounts to approximately 1,059,290 gallons or
3.3 acre feet. It is generally agreed that any percentage of metered to pumped
water above 75% is considered to be a satisfactory system.
WATER DEI~AND
YEAR TOTAL GALLONS PUMPED YEARLY AVERAGE MAXIMUM MONTH AVERAGE MAXIMUM DAY
MILLION GALLONS MGD MGD MGD
1954 2073.4 5.20 July - 11.00 13 July - 14.09
1955 1915.0 5.24 July - 10.60 8 July - 14.60
1956 1890.8 5.29 July - 6.96 28 Aug. - 11.40
1957 1618.2 4.42 Aug. - 10.81 13 Aug. - 10.75
1958 1693.4 4.63 Aug. - 5.80 14 Aug. - 9.15
1959 1670.4 4.56 Aug. - 8.45 4 Aug. - 11. 57
1960 1629.6 4.47 July - 7.07 2 Aug. - 11. 04
1961 1710.7 4.70 July - 7.83 5 July - 12.40
1962 1833.0 5.02 Aug. - . 7.38 20 Aug. - 10.45
1963 1872.9 5.13 Aug. - 6.50 8 July - 11.20
1964 1866. 8 5.11 July 8.51 3 Aug. 12.88
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PRODUCTION
The total yearly production can be seen on pages 2 and 5, as well as the
yearly average million gallons per day (mgd), monthly average (mgd) and the
maximum day.
Below is a complete list of chemicals and costs used to soften and treat
all the water produced for the year. In comparing the total costs of chemicals
for 1964 to that of 1963 it is noted the expenditure raised approximately 30%.
This compares favorably to the increased percent of water taken from the wells
for the year on page 2.
1964 CHEMICALS USED FOR TREATMENT
CHEMICAL
TONS COST
218.39 $ 12,221.31
154.30 3,093.72
3,64-1. 00 29,929.02
1,663.65 69,223.75
61. 00 5,917.00
12.50 3,689.75
0.87 272.83
0.11 142.98
5,751.82 $ 124,484.36
Alum
Lime (Commercial)
Lime (Calcined)
Soda Ash
Chlorine
Calgon
Activated Carbon
Potassium Perrnanganate
TOTAL
In June of 1964 the expansion program at our water plant was completed and
turned over to the City for operation. Included in the expansion was the re-
location of the Mount Barbara standpipe for a lime slurry storage tank with a
80,000 gallon capacity for our calcining (reclaiming of lime) operation.
Referring to the chemical list above, we reclaimed and used 3,641 tons of
lime for the year. This finished product is approximately 72% CaD (calcium
oxide). Converting this amount to the equivalent quanity of commercial lime,
would result in approximately 2,631 ton. Our costs of commercial lime is
$20.05 per ton.
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Fallowing is a table of cash savings fo~ this ope~ation:
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Cost of Equivalent Comme~cial Lime (if pu~chased)
2,631 tons x $ 20.05
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O~ total cost to ~claim lime is app~oximately $8.22
pe~ ton. This includes gas, elect~icity, labo~. and
othe~ miscellaneous costs.
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Cost of Calcined Lime
3.641 tons x $ 8.22
Total Savings
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. $ 22.822.53
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This does not include the savings ~alized in not
having to dispose of the sludge. Using a ~easonable
fig~ of $7.00/ton for loading. hauling & disposing.
3.641 tons x $ 7.00
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TOTAL YEARLY SAVINGS .
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$ 48.309.00
Also included in ou~ plant expansion was the necessary piping. gas sc~bbe~,
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comp~ssor and appurtenances to capture ou~ waste stack gases f~om our calcine
operation to be used in o~ ~ca~bonation facilities. Normally our carbon di-
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oxide gas for ~ca~bonation pu~oses is produced by b~ing natu~al gas. On
the next page is a table showing a seven month compa~ison of natu~al gas burned
fo~ this ope~ation as compa~d to the decrease in costs when we were equipped
to utilitze our waste gas. This operation was started in June of 1964.
We hope to show a mo~ ma~ked improvement and savings in the following years.
This yea~ we we~ influenced by the no~al sta~t-up ope~ation period with ac-
companing p~oblems and aquainting ourselves with a completely new piece of
equipment. plus the fact we have begun to mete~ sepa~ately, certain operations
and equipment to let us better unde~stand and analyze our methods and costs so
as to mo~ factually ascertain our condition on any or all operations at the
wate~ plant.
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COMPARISON OF NATURAL GAS COSTS FOR RECARBONATION AND HEATING
1963
Gas Costs Difference
1964
Month Gas (l000 Cu. Ft.) Cost
January 1,371 $ 495.95
February 1,340 488.88
March 1,120 410.34
April 973 357.86
May 556 208.99
June 362 139.73
July 389 149.37
August 208 84.75
September 464 176.14
October 515 194.35
November 742 275.39
December 773 286 . 46
TOTALS 8,813,000 $ 3,268.21
$ 363.03 $ 196 . 30
378.38 229.01
260.43 175.68
245.38 69.24
338.83 144.48
324.13 48.74
370.68 84.22
$ 2,253.86 $ 947.67 *
,~ $947.67 saved in the seven month period of 1964 over the same months in 1963.
MAJOR PROJECTS AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
PLANT EXPANSION
During the month of June, the City accepted the completed expansion program
at the plant. This project included installation of eight (8) new anthricite coal
filters, filter controls, piping, structures and lime slurry tank with associated
piping, pumps, valves, mixers, gas scrubber, compressors and appurtenances.
Total Cost . . . . . .. $ 421,215.91
RIVER DESILTING BASIN
With the failure of the east wall of the basin in December of 1963, construc-
tion of a redesigned structure was completed in June by the Jarvis Construction
Company of Salina. Mr. Gene Ellis, a private consulting engineer from Topeka,
Kansas, was hired as a consultant to determine the feasibility of either repair-
ing that portion of the wall that was down or any other recommendations that he
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might offer. Consultations of the City Commission, t1r. Ellis, Wilson and Company
Engineers, and local government officials resulted in the decision to rebuild the
entire structure. The main problem was. in essence, time, so as to have the pro-
ject completed in time for summer demands. This was accomplished, and all of the
redwood flocculator arms were completely rebuilt and replaced, and a sluce gate
valve was installed in the flocculator area to facilitate removal of the heavy
floc and mud residue created by the desilting operation.
Total Cost . . . . . . . . . $ 71,890.00
HIGH SERVICE PUMP WITH PIPING
In May we started using our new high service pump number eight (8). It is
located on top of the south portion of the two (2) million gallon underground
reservoir at the plant. The pump will deliver 2.300 gpm at 285 feet of head
with a 200 horsepower motor and is used primarily to feed our 500.000 gallon
waterspheroid in Key Acres Addition.
In addition to the high service pump our maintenance crew laid 1,080 feet
of 16" cast iron water pipe along Fifth Street to connect this pump with our
system. Although its' primary purpose is for the southern part of the City by
means of valving we can use it for other areas of our system.
Cost of Pump, Motor, Building, etc. . . . . $ 31,987.47
Cost of 16" pipe 6,957.85
Total Cost of Project. . . . . . . . $ 38,945.32
On page 13 is a graph which shows by the month, for the last four years,
the revenue, active accounts and sewer use fees collected. This graph follows
close to form, with the higher consumption and revenues occurring in the summer
months, and accounts dropping off during cooler periods. The decline of active
accounts in July of 1962 was a result of the missile program being completed and
General Dynamic personnel leaving.
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MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS
Roily water (red water), a problem not rare in the operation of water de-
partments the country over, received specialized consideration and corrective
measures during the past year.
Mr. Paul Haney of Black and Veatch, Consulting Engineers, Kansas City,
Missouri, was hired in July 1963 to study the corrosive action of our water
and recommend possible corrective measures. Mr. Haney, with the cooperation
of Mr. Fassnacht, water treatment plant superintendent, made numerous changes
in the treatment of water during the year in an effort to produce a water of
minimum corrosiveness.
The report, which evaluates operational data of a twelve (12) month per-
iod, was received July 1964. Total cost of the project was approximately
$372.00. We feel that the report was informative and the knowledge obtained,
through various consultations with Mr. Haney, highly valuable.
In summation of the generally favorable r~port Mr. Haney states that the
softened City water is of excellent quality and the treatment provided renders
the water noncorrosive in character. He further states that the water furnished
the consumers is substantially free or iron and believes the City is doing every-
thing that reasonably can be done by the department to prevent corrosion. Mr.
Haney pointed out that "galvanic corrosion" is a problem due to individual
plumbing situations and the City cannot assume responsibility for complete
control of this type of corrosion. He suggests that "dead ends" in the dis-
tribution system should be eliminated to the extent practical and avoided in
the future. He recommends the use of cement-lined cast iron pipe for future
installations, pointing out that the cost differential for the cement-lined
pipe is minor in comparison with the benefits.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters made an official survey of Salina
in October 1964. During their stay they evaluated all facets of water production.
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distribution and fire protection facilities. They supervised fire flow tests
throughout the system, appraised records and maps and studied production fi-
gures. The results of the study should be received the middle of 1965.
Upon direct recommendation of this Underwriter team we installed a radio
receiver in the Water Treatment Plant superintendents' office to monitor the
frequency on which the fire department transmits. In conjunction with this we
installed a completely new intercom system throughout the plant which enables
us to contact all personnel quickly. When monitoring the fire stations fre-
quency our intercom system is designed so when the superintendent is not in
his office he may turn a switch and the frequency is monitored throughout the
entire plant. This enables our night and weekend skeleton crews to become
aware of the happenings at the fire stations. As a matter of record and as
a backup measure when any major fire occurs we are contacted by phone from
the fire station and water distribution personnel are dispatched to the fire.
The graph on page 16 shows by month, the total amount of water pumped as
compared to the total sewage flow treated. In March of 1964, we received more
sewage flow than water pumped due to rain and snow which was collected by our
combined sewers throughout the City.
The sewage flow total was started in April of 1963 when we installed our
magnetic flow meter in the 36" influent line at the Sewage Treatment Plant.
The graph also shows the total number of well hours pumped for each month.
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WATER DISTRIBUTION MAINTENANCE
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Albert Korbe, Foreman
The water distribution maintenance crew supplements plant operations at the
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plant.
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crew towards the latter part of the year. This is a new crew formed to regu-
larly maintain all valves and hydrants in our distribution system. The Fire
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Department contributed a much needed task this year by greasing all the caps
on the hydrants throughout the City.
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Maintenance crew. This truck, as well as the 1/2 ton Ford is equipped with a
utility body and radios. A remote transmitter was installed in the superinten-
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The program of locating and measuring in valves has continued throughout
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system, and helped our cause during the National Board of Fire Underwriters
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inspection.
In addition to the above responsibilities and jobs, this crew performed
the following work.
1963
Hydrants Repaired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8
Hydrants Checked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 47
Hydrants Brought to Grade .. . . . . . . . 8
Hydrants Painted . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 138
New Hydrants Installed . . . . . . .. 20
Leaks Repaired .. . . . . . . .. 8
Valves Repaired . . . . . . 16
New Valves Cut In. . . . . . . . . . .. .. 5
Valves Checked .. . . . . . .
Valves Raised (paved over) . . . . . . . .. 7
Valves Raised . . . . . . . . .
Valve Boxes Repaired . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
Service Taps Made. . . . . . .. . . . .
Service Lines Repaired . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Fire Hydrants in Place & Operating . . . . . . 1,072
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METER MAINTENANCE
Harry Hoffman, Foreman
In 1964 an intensive meter testing program was completed. In an effort to
determine the number of years a meter can economically be kept in service, 282
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meters that had been in service for 15 or more years were removed and closely
tested for accuracy in the meter shop.
The meters were tested for accuracy at flows of 10 gallons per minute (gpm),
full flow, 1 gpm, 1/2 gpm and 1/4 gpm, minimum flow. It is of interest to note
that statistics show that 16% of the water used in the average household is used
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19, it is easy to see the high percent of meters not properly registering under
the 1/4 gpm and this effects the revenue to the City more readily than those
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To closely figure the cost of the test program and to give us an average
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cost for all meters removed, tested and repaired or put back into service with-
out repair, a cost record was kept of all factors involved with meter changes.
Cost of truck mileage to the meter location, and the serviceman's time to re-
move the meter was calculated into the cost of repair as well as labor costs
in the m~ter shop and the actual cost of repair parts.
As you will note in tho table below, of the 282 meters tested 171 (approxi-
mat61y 60.6%) were put back into service without repair; tWE;lve (12) were junked
as the cost of necessary repairs would have been too great to be practical.
RESULTS OF THE TESTING PROGRAM
Total Number Meters Tested
Years in Service
Total Averages/per meter
282
15 to 16 yrs. 15.3 yrs
Percentage
Consumption (Cubic Feet)
42,919,562 eu.ft.
152,197 cu.ft.
Cost - Repair,Mileage,Parts,Time $1,811.11
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Meters Reset without repairs
Meters Repaired
Meters Junked
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The total number of meters that did not test within standards was III (99
repaired and 12 junked). Following is a breakdown, by test flow rating, of the
meters that did not test within standards. Some of the meters were inaccurate
on only one flow test while others malfunctioned when tested on all flows. The
figures and percentages below indicate those meters when inaccurate on any or
all specific flows; in other words, a given meter may b~ listed under all test
flows or under only one.
TEST FLOWS
10 GPM 1 GPM 1/2 GPM 1/4 GPM
Number NOT Wi thin Standards 46 85 36 81
Percentage 16.3% 30.1% 12.7% 28.7%
At the present time the results of the tests indicate that the average
meter can be kept in service for more than 15 years and be assumed accurate on
all flows. TI1e test meters put back into service without repair will be checked
periodically in our continuing effort to determine when a meter loses it's accur-
acy, thereby losing revenue for the City. A more detailed analysis will be made
of the test at a later date and will be presented as a separate report.
The card index file on each individual meter, as set up in 1963, has proven
valuable as a cross reference and check on all work done. The maintenance of
these records are important as they enable us to know exactly where each meter
is located and when it was installed.
Listed below is a detailed breakdown of the meters owned by the City and
the number repaired in our routine maintenance program.
SIZE NUMBER
5/8" 12,737
3/4" 456
1" 249
1 1/2" 113
2" 176
3" 2
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1964 1963
2,881 2,491
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The total number of meters repaired over the past two years represents
approximately 42% of our inventory. This along with our recent controlled
test program would indicate possibly some different action or thought should
be given this phase of our program.
All of our meters are of the Neptune brand, and we are fortunate to have
a field representative of this company located close to the City.
In different areas of the county, raw water analysis varies to a large
degree. This, as well as the method of water treatment applied, has a direct
bearing on the type and mixtures of metals used in our meters. The measuring
chamber of the meter is the only part that comes into contact with the water,
so, this is a part that we are vitally interested in. To combat any aggressive
action on the measuring chamber, that would effect the accuracy of the meter a
test was run on eight (8) different types of chambers that contained different
compounds. After 18 months of testing it was decided to use an alloy that is
called No. 8 Aurum Bronze. This was considered the best admixture that would
suit our particular water.
Page 21 shows a schematic flow d5.agram of how the water proceeds through
our plant and into our distribution system.
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CUSTOMER ACCOUNTING AND SERVICE SECTION
W. E. Harris, Office Manager
CUSTOMER SERVICE & COLLECTIONS
BILLING AND ACCOUNTING
Ivy Thompson, Cashier
Anita Smith
Betty Cain
Helen Dodd
Gertrude Lambert
Elsie Lamme, Bookkeeper
Leoda Gross
Pam Homeier
Edith Jackson
LuCretia Helzer
Carolyn Brockway
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Roy Baker
Jack Baker
K. Kronmiller
Byron Doris
Welday Watson
Ed Barrentine
Bill Sanderson
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PERSONNEL
All office personnel attended a Telephone Proceedure and Courtesy Course
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personnel with the proper use of the telephone so as to give customers courte-
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In June, Mr. Harris, office manager, attended a course on credit and col-
lections sponsored by the Salina Retail Credit Bureau. We joined the Credit
Bureau in 1963 and our membership h2.S proven worthwhile and satisfactory. In
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totaling $889.42 and have received $455.20 for 85 accounts (approximately 51.1%)
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cleared by the Bureau.
All office personnel as well as servicemen and meter readers were asked to
report to work at 8:00 a.m. instead of 8:30. This thirty minute period each day
will be used primarily for instruction and review in all phases of work as well
as general information concerning the City of Salina governmental organization
and operation.
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Mr. Harris also attended the Kansas sectiou meeting of the American Water
Works Association at Hutchinson and had charge of the discussion group on bill-
ing and accounting.
STATISTICS
SERVICE WORK ORDER Year Total Monthly Average
Turn on 4904 409
Turn off 4195 350
Service order 4913 493
Taps made 222 19
Non-payment turn off 334 27
Non-payment turn on 153 13
Non-payment notice 2367 197
Total 18,088 1,507
Based on 22 working days per month, the above average 22,81 orders per day,
per man for the three servicemen .
METER READING
Year Total
Monthly Average
Daily Average
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Meters read
Dial Cards left
Reading time
Figuring time
137,959
16 ,458
5,769 hrs,
1,361 hrs.
11,497
1,372
481 hrs,
114 hrs.
143.71
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DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS
Year Total
Monthly Average
Reminders sent
Final notices
Non-payment turn off
22,174
2,485
336
1,847
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COLLECTION AGENCIES
The five stores handling payment of utility bills collected a cowbined
total of 30,747 bills, averaging 2,562 per month. Their individual totals
and monthly averages were as follows:
Sears St. Clair Ashtons Hi-Way Elmore
Yearly
Total 4,010 7,054 10,942 2,973 5,768
Monthly
Averages 334.2 587.1 911.1 247.9 480 . 0
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It is of interest to note that on a monthly average 13.7% of our customers
were sent delinquent notices each month; 1.4% sent final notices and 0.2% were
actually turned off for non-payment.
ADDITIONAL 1964 WORK COMPARED TO 1963
1963
1964
Service calls made
New taps and retaps
New services
First delinquent notices sent
Final non-pay notices
Non-pay turn offs
Collections by agencies
Total gallons water metered
19,626
424
296
18,896
1,139
286
26,330
1,434,672 ,255
18,088
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2,485
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PLANNING
A great deal of time and effort has been devoted to study for improvement
of our accounting and filing systems. Comparison of tab card systems, computer
systems and modification of our present system has been made. As a l~sult of
this we have recommended that we modify our present equipm3nt and replace our
annual ledgers with a monthly stub-ledger system. In conjunction with this plan
we recommended the purchase of an electronic file, similar to the one in use in
the Police Department. The floor space salvaged by installation of the elec-
tronic file would greatly ease our handicap of inadequate customer service area.
A report was mad8 to Anderson- Johnson Architects on our needs for office
and storage facilities in the proposed joint City-County building.
SPECIAL PROJECTS STARTED OR COMPLETED
Forms for turn on, turn off and service orders were revised so as to provide
more complete information of consumers and property owners as well as enClbling the
service department to maintain a complete record of work done.
The Customer History and Deposit file cards were completely rearranged and
put in alphabetical order.
Efforts to encourage property owners to move wat8r meters outside were con-
tinued with the department furnishing meter tiles and covers for customers re-
locating their meters. In 1964, 118 meters were moved outside as compared to
22 in 1963.
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In July we advertised 1,468 dormant deposits totaling $3,752.00. This was
done after a very exhaustive research in an attempt to contact the depositors.
As provided by law, the deposits remaining unclaimed six months following our
legal notice will be transferred to the general account of the utility.
To eliminate some of the conjestion and machine noise in the office the
billing machines were moved into the rooms with the addressograph equipment.
The inconvenience of having the equipment out of the main office was minimized
when a phone was installed in the billing room to serve as an intercom between
the two sections.
Wilson and Company was retained to fulfill obligations set forth in Ordi-
nance # 6546 which requires biennial examination, by a firm of qualified con-
sulting engineers, of the condition, operation and needs of the water and sewage
system. The results of this analysis were received in March and indicated that
no changes in operation are necessary or desirable; that the only extraordinary
item of maintenance and repair was the repair of the desilting basin. They
further stated that no changes in th~ rate structu~s appear to be desirable
during the 1964 - 1965 period.
In January the first of six remote registers were installed on a trial basis.
The registers, which are installed outside the house, are attached by cable to the
water meter located in the basement or other areas of the building. This enables
the meter reader to read the meter monthly without entering the house thus elimi-
nating the necessity of dial cards and repeated estimated billing because of the
house being locked. Of the six remote readers installed, two Were installed in
series for accuracy checks.
To enable the department to readily collect for the sale of bulk water and
eliminate the inconvenience to fire department personnel, a coin operated water
meter was installed at Fire Station # 1 on West Elm Street in December of 1964.
The results of the meter installation are as yet undetermined but it is felt that
during the summer months, when the sale of water is greatest, a more comprehensive
analysis of the operation may be experienced.
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SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM
Day Lewis, Superintendent
Earl Nye Ed Loader
The City sanitary sewage system consists of 120.18 miles of underground
sewer lines and 27 sewage pump stations. The 27th station on North Ohio Street
was put into operation in July.
Maintenance of all stations is the charge of a three man crew. Each station
is checked periodically, in most cases daily, necessary repairs are made, and reg-
ular cleanup duties carried out. Last year, in addition to routine maintenance
work, the crew overhauled the three pumps in the station located at 500 East Ash
Street. To lessen the dangers involved with manually raising the pumps for major
repairs, safety measures were permanently installed at the station. An eyebolt
was placed through the roof of the building to be used in conjunction with a hoist
to raise the pumps out of the basement, reducing considerably the possibility of
personal injury or damage to the pump.
All sewage collected throughout the City was pumped to the disposal plant
at an approximate cost of $6,968.00 for 696,887 kilowatt-hours of electrical
power used. On page 29 you will note the breakdown of kilowatt-hours used and
the monthly cost.
A bar Screen located just ahead of the pumps at the 500 East Ash Street
station removes large sticks, cans, rags, and other debris from the sewage which
could cause damage to the pumps. Last yoar, 779.7 cubic feet of trash was manu-
ally removed from this screen.
The City insures all pump stations against damages caused by lightning.
The value of this protection was realized last year when lightning struck the
North Street station. The cost of $308.00 to repair the damaged pump was fully
covered by the insurance.
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SEWER MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
George Pauls, Foreman
Norman Korbe
Raymond Nash
The three man sewer maintenance crew has continued its' extensive preventive
maintenance program. In this program all sanitary sewer lines are periodically
checked, flushed and cleaned if necessary, thereby eliminating many stoppages and
resulting complaints from the public.
Last year, the department received approximately 115 calls regarding stop-
pages in sewer lines. When checked, 74 (approximately 64.3%) of the stoppages
proved to be in the private service of the party with the complaint, rather than
in the City's sanitary sewer line. These figures evidence the effectiveness of
the preventive maintenance program.
In September the Central Garage converted one of our dragging machines to a
conventional type bucket machine. In the past when dragging a sewer the deposits
were dumped on the street and then shoveled into a truck for disposal. The con-
version enables us to bring deposits from the sewer line directly into the truck,
eliminating dumping, shoveling and street cleaning. The Flexible Pipe and Tool
Company, manufacturer of the machine, quoted a price of $585.00 plus charges for
shipping the machine to Dallas, Texas, for the conversion. The cost of the same
job as done by the Central Garage was $341.00, an actual savings of $244.00 to
the City.
Additional work done by the department: 1963 1964
Lineal feet of sewer rodded -------- 29,731 18,581
Lineal feet of sewer dragge d -------- 2,127 1,099
Manholes raised -------- 125 62
Manholes lowered -------- 5 7
Manholes built -------- 2 1
Manholes repaired -------- 5 6
Manholes cleaned -------- 33 12
Manholes sealed -------- 151 130
Manhole rings and covers replaced -------- 20 18
Water used for flushing (gallons) -------- 759,500 1,198,000
Powered root killer used (pounds) -------- 1,250 555
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Lyle Cunningham, Superintendent
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Floyd Parks
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Lee Lucas
David Newsome
Thomas Wagner
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Upon completion of our first full year of operations, of the expanded Sewage
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We have continually strived to improve plant operation and to acquaint ourselves
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In summarizing some of the highlights of the plant operations for the year
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bypassing none of it, for any reason, into the Smoky Hill River.
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(a by-product of our function) for the complete year. As has been pointed out
previously, the plant boiler will burn 100% sewage gas, 100% natural gas or any
mixture of the two. This has resulted in considerable savings to the City.
In referring to page 31, we hauled 637,000 gallons of stabilized di~ested
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transferred to drying beds. In essence we cut our work load in half by dispos-
ing of the sludge in its liquid state by reducing the number of times the sludge
has to be handled to only once.
Data on different phases of plant operations is set forth in tabular form
on the following pages.
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Total
Kilowatt-hours Kilowatt-hours Ki1o,vatt-hours Total
1964 Used Cost Used Cost Used Cost
January 52,817 $ 528.17 141,500 $ 1,415.00 194,317 $ 1,943.17
February 44,499 444.99 93,000 930.00 137,499 1,374.99
March 49,093 490.93 115,000 1,150.00 164,093 1,61+0.93
April 54,874 548.74 126,000 1,260.00 180,874 1,808.74
May 55,963 559.63 128,000 1,280.00 183,963 1,839.63
June 64,610 646.10 129,500 1,295.00 194,110 1,941.10
July 75,750 757.50 138,500 1,385.00 214,250 2,142.50
August 70,803 708.03 135,000 1,350.00 205,803 2,058.03
September 65,217 652.17 140,500 1,405.00 205,717 2,057.17
October 50,290 502.90 124,000 1,240.00 174,290 1,742.90
November 57,291 572.91 138,500 1,385.00 195,791 1,957.91
December 55,680 556.80 135,000 1,350.00 190,680 1,906.80
Tot als 696,887 $ 6,968.87 1,54'-1- ,500 $ 15,445.00 2,241,387 $ 22,413.87
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COST OF NATURAL GAS PURCHASED
1964 Cubic Feet per Month
Month
1964
1963
Difference in Cost
January 1,140,870
January
$ 139.38 *
$ 118.57
$ + 20.81
February 1,366,590
February
107.24
141. 89
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March 1,108,400
March
70.14
299.78
-229.64
April 1,158,070
April
68.74
327.78
-259.04
May 1,057,400
May
16.73
200.73
-184.00
June 751,760
June
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201.08
-185.61
July 576,580
July
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August
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September
862,580
September
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162.23
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1,439,100
October
12.95
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- 55.83
November
431,610
November
172 . 34 ~':
79.98
+ 92.36
December
1,212,800
December
79.24
103.08
- 23.84
Total
Daily Average
11,767,890
31,108
Totals
$ 791. 99
$ 1,941.21
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Daily Average
10,513,180
48,237
* January, 1964 was an adjustment period after starting to burn
Sewage Gas.
Nove~ber, 1964, boiler was malfunctioninp, would not burn sewage
gas. Natural gas was used until boiler could be repaired.
** Started burning sewage gas October 2, 1963
+ The figure $1,149.22 represents the actual amount saved by burning
sewage gas. Sewage gas is used in the boiler only. Natural gas
is used for building heaters and the hot water heater.
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Raw Sewage Average Transferred from
Date Total Monthly Temperature Rain Snow Raw Sewage Raw Sludge Primary Digester Digested Sludge Digested Sludge
Flow High Low Inches Bi-passed Pumped to Secondary Dig. Hauled To Beds
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Jan. 109,496,000 490 210 .10 2.0 None 1,078,440 7,000 110,000
Feb. 102,115,000 620 80 .40 1.0 None 1,078,440 52,000
Mar. 128,079,000 550 270 1.60 0.5 None 779,950 - - - - 127,500
Apr. 115,729,000 650 430 1.66 None 876,980 51,000 45,000
May 143,787,000 810 590 2.05 None 937,290 101,400 42,000
June 144,165,000 880 650 7.67 None 1,202,230 47,600 - - - - 47,600
July 176,191,000 970 730 2.13 None 1,056,010 107,100 102,000
Aug. 155,836,000 850 670 5.38 None 1,346,870 64,000 74,000
Sept. 136,489,000 800 610 3.68 None 1,373,132 128,000 176,000
Oct. 118,699,000 710 450 0.05 None 1,212,800 72 ,000 106,000
Nov. 115,067,000 500 360 6.66 1.0 None 1,355,720 60,000 68,000
Dec. 102,040,000 380 230 0.15 5.0 None 1,362,383 - - - -
Tt1. 1,547,693,000 30.53 9.5 None 136,602,245 587,100 637,000 364,100
Aver. 680 440
1963*
Ttl. 1,202,900,000 26.40 2.5 3,680,000 14,940,640 346,000 458,000 220,000
Aver. 810 470
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Note: All figures on this table are gallons unless otherwise specified.
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1964 Monthly Flow Cost/1000 Gallons Total Monthly Cost '"it:
January 109,496,000 gallons $ .069 $ 7,549.53
February 102,115,000 .074 7,563.58
March 128,079,000 .062 7 ,901. 81
April 115,729,000 .067 7,708.58
May 143,787,000 .050 7,308.73
June 144,165,000 .055 7,973.60
July 176,191,000 .056 9,858.79
August 155,836,000 .050 7,823.58
September 136,489,000 .056 7,645.03
October 118,699,000 .060 7,131.67
November 115,067,000 .065 7,527.47
December 102,040,000 .081 8,295.77
Monthly
Averages 128,974,000 gallons $ .062 $ 7,857.34
* The figures for the total monthly cost were rounded off to the nearest dollar
when figuring the cost per 1000 gallons.
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Ph DISSOLVED OXYGEN
River River River Ri ve I' River 2 Miles
Date Raw Sewage Final Effluent Above Plant Below Plant Final Effluent Above Plant Below Plant Below Plant
Jan. 7.7 7.3 8.2 8.1 7.6 14.4 15.4 13.5
Feb. 7.8 7.8 8.1 7.8 8.0 14.0 13.6
Mar. 7.5 7.8 8.4 8.4 7.4 13.9 12.9
Apr. 7.7 7.8 8.3 8.2 7.3 9.6 8.9
May 7.6 8.1 8.1 B.l 6.9 8.9 B.9 10.3
June 7.6 7.7 8.0 7.9 6.7 8.1 8.3 8.3
July 7.3 7.6 7.9 7.9 6.4 8.3 8.0 8.5
Aug. 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.4 6.6 8.7 7.5
Sept. 6.9 8.2 8.2 9.6
Oct. 7.4 7.5 8.2 8.1 7.5 10.5 10.2 11.8
Hov. 7.4 7.5 8.1 8.0 8.1 10.8 9.9
Dec. 7.7 7.5 8.0 8.0 8.9 14.0 12.7
Aver. 7.5 7.6 8.0 7.9 7.4 10.8 10.4 10.3
1963
Aver. 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.2 5.9 9.4 8.9 8.7
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Date Primary 1 Primary 2 Primary 3 Secondary 1 Secondary 2 Primary 1 Primary 2 Primary 3 Secondary 1 Secondary 2
Jan. 93 94 93 80 82 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.0
Feb. 94 94 93 83 84 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.2
Mar. 93 95 93 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.9 7.2
A?r. 93 91 92 81 81 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.3
May 94 94 95 87 87 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.2
June 93 95 95 87 87 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2
July 92 92 94 89 90 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.4 7.4
Aug. 92 93 93 89 90 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.2
Sept. 92 92 94 89
Oct. 93 90 93 84 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2
Nov. 92 92 93 80
Dec. 87 93 92 85 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.3
Aver. 92 93 93 85 85 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2
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lJate Prima 1 Primar 2 Primar 3 Seconda 1 Secondary 2 Prima 1 Primdr 2 Primary 3 Secondar 1 Secondar 2
,:an. 474 528 568 1054 1464
::'eb. 411 495 413 744 744
Mar. 549 466 631 1287 369
~pr. 376 455 420 460 615
tJjay 908 905 1117 1402 1021
June 773 863 816 1240 1034
,July 586 570 579 729 644 495 521 308 635 512
Aug. 577 525 569 549 586 313 462 805 650 525
Sept. 992 537 755 597 898 933 623 532
Oct. 556 671 589 644 740 1023 664 840
Nov. 575 490 548 1008 106U 1010 820 906
')e c . 809 798 670 831 1h.1 1047 871 675
Aver. 632 608 637 933 771 775 832 681 642 627
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Ron Hebster
L. Mitchell, Secretary
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The Department of Water and Sewage in it's third year for the City has seen
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several projects started and completed, new equipment and operations bagun, con-
tinued effort to improve services to the citizens as well as planning for the
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future.
In January we received the Water Distribution Analysis Report of Bucher and
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follows:
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(a) Obtain pressure flow tests on the existing system and determine
any deficiencies.
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an improvement program.
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(c) Predict future population for a design period of ten (10) years.
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(d) Study 1950 fire rating assigned by the N2tional Board of Fire
Underwriters and determine steps to improve oresent fire rating
of the City.
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(e) Tabulate improvements to present system and prepare cost esti-
mates.
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This report was readily received by the department as well uS the Fire Under-
writers team that inspected our system in October. Some of it's recommendations
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nave already been initiated, such as, monitoring the Fire Department's frequency
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and installing a 12" water line going south on Broadway.
In April, I attended the Kansas section meeting of the American Water Works
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Association in Hutchinson and in June the nution21 convention in Toronto, Canada.
It continues to be the belief of this writer, these groups and functions are in-
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In July, a team of engineers from the State Board of Health inspected our
newly completed water plant improvements.
In conjunction with the National Public Works Week of September 28 to
October 4, this department participated with the other City departments in the
first open house of the City of Salina. A brochure was printed and assembled
by numerous employees of several departments and passed out to the "Stockholders"
as they registered at City Hall.
Towards the latter part of the year, we started a program of analyzing all
of our rew water from wells. This was initiated to see if an answer could be
found for the occasional odor that would appear from time to time in our finished
water product. A more comprehensive report will be due next year.
On page 39 is a chart that attempts to explain the operational functions,
financial distribution and requirements of the Hater and Sewage Department. It
is believed to be self-explanatory.
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(Salaries, Materials, Supplies, Etc.)
Including a Sewer Maintenance Crew
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BOND & INTEREST ACCOUNT BOND RESERVE ACCOUNT DEPRECIATION & EMERGENCY ACCT. EXTENSION & BOND RETIREMENT
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. All interest and principal
on bonds.
2. 1/12 paid each month. Due
yearly August 1.
1. $6000 per month
until $300,000
is in account.
2. Solely to prevent
default in payment
of interest or prin-
cipal of bonds.
3. Cannot use until bonds
are paid off - $300,000
must be maintained.
4. Monies to be used to
pay and retire the last
outstanding bonds.
1. $2500 per month until $125,000
in account.
2. Making replacements and keep-
ing in good repair an effi-
cient system.
3. If no other funds available
use to pay cost of operating
department and maintaining
system.
4. Cannot be used to extend or
enlarge system.
1. Once every two years Consulting Engineer makes examination and report on condition,
operation, and needs of system.
2. If any deficiency in (1) and (2) above,
and thirdly from Water and Sewage Fund,
Sewage Fund and (4) an aggregate amount
maintain system.
3. The Department must maintain a monthly income of $26,044.00 from the Sewer Use Fee,
$41,482.00 from the sale of water or a monthly total of $67,526.00 or a gross annual
income of $810,308.00 to fulfill the obligations set forth in Ordinance No. 6546.
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then transfer first from (4),
provided there always remains
sufficient to pay expenses to
second from (3)
in the Water and
operate and
1. Balance of any monies goes
here each month.
2. Pay cost of operation,
maintenance and repairs
to extent necessary.
3. Increasing amounts of 1,2
or 3 (above) or any bond
and interest account or
reserve account that may
be created by the City for
payment of any combined
Water and Sewage Bonds.
4. Pay cost of improving, ex-
tending or enlarging system.
5. Redeeming or paying prior
to maturity, revenue bonds.
6. Cannot use unless justified,
economical and recommended.
7. Limited to $100,000 per
any single purchase with
report of Consulting or
City Engineer.
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In comparing the total results of this year to others, one can point
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kept.
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I believe this year has shown considercble advantage ove~ prior times.
This may be due to numerous factors, but mainly through improved reli?~le
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communications throughout the complete department and the more comprehen-
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sive knowledge of suppling efficient services and finished products.
It is hoped that in the coming year we continue to improve in all
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ated by the announced closing of Schilling Air Force Base.
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Director of Utilities
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