Inframark WTP Report

Ebensburg Municipal Authority: January 2025 WTP Monthly Report

Date: February 24, 2025 Submitted by: Luke Byrne, Project Manager (Inframark) To: Ebensburg Borough Authority Members

Executive Summary & Operations

During January 2025, the Ebensburg water treatment plant treated a total of 38,973,000 gallons of reservoir water. This represents an average daily production of 1,257,194 gallons, which is an increase of 103,613 gallons per day compared to the previous year.

• Water Sourcing: An average of 176,492 gallons per day were purchased from Saltlick and blended into the distribution system. This volume is higher than normal due to excessive water loss in the system.
• Water Quality: First-quarter disinfection by-product samples were collected at sites 700 Mini mall and 701 Airport. Both samples were found to be under the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for Haloacetic acids and Trihalomethanes.
• Reservoir Levels: The upper reservoir water level is currently at -8. 5 ft, which is 0. 5 ft higher than the previous month, attributed to recent precipitation and snow melt.
• Sampling: Inframark began UCMR5 sampling for PFAS and Lithium on January 22. Previous 2024 PFAS sampling yielded no detects. Quarterly testing will continue through 2025, with results submitted to the EPA and PA-DEP.

Maintenance & Repairs

Inframark staff completed 66 work orders in January. Key activities included:

• Rebuilds and repairs for LMI pumps, raw water valve potentiometers, and the Hach CL17 online chlorine analyzer (including new tubing and optical eye cleaning).
• Inspections of fire extinguishers, ladders, DAF lightning mixer oil levels, and eye wash/safety showers.
• Routine maintenance such as sump pump exercises, caustic line flushing, DAF air saturation adjustments, and clarifier drive greasing.
• Weekly cleaning of pH and turbidity meters.

Financial Update

Maintenance Expenditures:

• Wal-Mart: $138. 30 (Compliance binders/calendars/logbooks)
• eBay: $49. 07 (1K potentiometer)
• Harbor Freight: $171. 36 (Electrical items/stepping bits/anti-slip)

Budget Caps:

• Maintenance Cap: The contract total per year is $25,950. 84. With $358. 73 spent this month, the remaining balance is $25,592. 11.
• Chemical Cap: The contract total per year is $93,423. 12. With $10,775. 00 spent this month, the remaining balance is $82,648. 12.

Health & Safety

• There were no accidents in January.
• Personnel have worked 1,827 days (5 years and 1 month) without an accident or injury.
• Training and presentations covered weekly tailgate meetings, winter weather SOPs, and ladder safety.

Personnel & Certifications

The following staff members are listed with their titles and operator certifications:

• Kyle Smiley (Operator): PA Class A, E, Subclass 1, 10, 11, 12
• Tony Perott (Operator): PA Class C, E, Water Subclass 1, 6, 7, 8, 12
• Matthew Hull (Operator in Training): Training for PA DEP exam
• Shawn Jones (Operator in Training): Training for PA DEP exam
• Luke Byrne (Project Manager): PA Class A, E, Water Subclass 1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12; PA Class A, E, Wastewater

Upcoming Items ("On the Radar")

• DAF Spare parts
• WTP finished water pump inspections and rebuilds
• Upper reservoir gate valves
• DAF Cleaning/inspections