Giving Staff the Information Giving Staff the Information Th They Need to Do Quality Work They Need to Do Quality Work Th N N d t d t D D Q Q lit lit W W k k Designing Around Regulatory Designing Around Regulatory Requirements Requirements Requirements Requirements Zone 7 Water Agency Zone 7 Water Agency
Zone 7 Service Area Zone 7 Service Area
Zone 7 Water Agency Functions Zone 7 Water Agency Functions g g y y • Flood protection for Eastern Alameda County Flood protection for Eastern Alameda County (425 square miles) (425 square miles) • Treated water wholesaler (45,000 AFA) for: Treated water wholesaler (45,000 AFA) for: – City of Livermore Cit Cit City of Livermore f Li f Li California Water Service Company (portion of Livermore ) – California Water Service Company (portion of Livermore – City of Pleasanton City of Pleasanton – Dublin San Ramon Services District (including Dougherty Dublin San Ramon Services District (including Dougherty Dublin San Ramon Services District (including Dougherty Dublin San Ramon Services District (including Dougherty Valley under special agreement) Valley under special agreement) • Untreated water supplier (5,000 AFA) for: Untreated water supplier (5,000 AFA) for: – 74 agricultural & irrigation customers 74 agricultural & irrigation customers – Primarily vineyards Primarily vineyards – Local wine industry estimated at $200 million/year Local wine industry estimated at $200 million/year • Groundwater Basin Manager Groundwater Basin Manager
Five Major Treatment Facilities Five Major Treatment Facilities e e ajo ajo eat eat e t e t ac t es ac t es • Del Valle Conventional Del Valle Conventional - - 44 MGD (DAF and Super 44 MGD (DAF and Super ( ( p p Pulsators; both solar and mechanical sludge dewatering) Pulsators; both solar and mechanical sludge dewatering) • Patterson Pass Conventional Patterson Pass Conventional - - 13 MGD (Solids Upflow 13 MGD (Solids Upflow Clarifier ; both solar and mechanical sludge dewatering) Clarifier ; both solar and mechanical sludge dewatering) Clarifier ; both solar and mechanical sludge dewatering) Clarifier ; both solar and mechanical sludge dewatering) • Patterson Pass UF Patterson Pass UF - - 8 MGD (Solids Upflow Clarifier; 8 MGD (Solids Upflow Clarifier; membrane filtration; shared solids handling with membrane filtration; shared solids handling with conventional plant) conventional plant) conventional plant) conventional plant) • Well Fields Well Fields - - Total 40 MGD Total 40 MGD – Mocho Groundwater Demineralization Mocho Groundwater Demineralization - - 6 MGD (Reverse Osmosis 6 MGD (Reverse Osmosis and chloramination) and chloramination) d d hl hl i i ti ti ) ) – Chain of Lakes Chain of Lakes – – 8 MGD (common chloramination facility) 8 MGD (common chloramination facility) – Others (wellhead chloramination) Others (wellhead chloramination)
Ultra Filtration Plant Ultra Filtration Plant Ultra Filtration Plant Ultra Filtration Plant
Del Valle WTP Del Valle WTP Del Valle WTP Del Valle WTP
Mocho Demineralization Facility Mocho Demineralization Facility Mocho Demineralization Facility Mocho Demineralization Facility
Operations Plan = Training Manual Operations Plan = Training Manual Operations Plan Operations Plan Training Manual Training Manual • Original Ops Plan submitted to CDPH Original Ops Plan submitted to CDPH – Original Ops Plan submitted to CDPH Original Ops Plan submitted to CDPH fulfilled requirement but not used in fulfilled requirement but not used in- -house house • Idea develops for new Ops Plan, made up • Idea develops for new Ops Plan made up Idea develops for new Ops Plan made up Idea develops for new Ops Plan, made up of procedures used to operate facilities of procedures used to operate facilities • Question: Which procedures required? • Question: Which procedures required? Question: Which procedures required? Question: Which procedures required? – Guidance Manual for Ops Plan Guidance Manual for Ops Plan – Hired consultant and utilized in house Hired consultant and utilized in house WQ staff to help develop Ops Plan and WQ staff to help develop Ops Plan and procedures (Huge Job) procedures (Huge Job)
Consultants Contribution Consultants Contribution Consultants Contribution Consultants Contribution • Hired WQ Engineering Consultant Hired WQ Engineering Consultant • Cost Cost – $ 24,000 over 1.5 to 2 yrs Cost Cost $ 24,000 over 1.5 to 2 yrs $ 24,000 over 1.5 to 2 yrs $ 24,000 over 1.5 to 2 yrs • Consultants Contribution to Project Consultants Contribution to Project – Conceptual layout Conceptual layout Conceptual layout Conceptual layout – Wrote the Operations Plan for the first Facility Wrote the Operations Plan for the first Facility – Assisted in identifying required SOP’s Assisted in identifying required SOP’s Assisted in identifying required SOP’s Assisted in identifying required SOP’s – Developed procedures (Working Sessions) Developed procedures (Working Sessions)
Ops Plan Guidance Manual Ops Plan Guidance Manual Ops Plan Guidance Manual Ops Plan Guidance Manual
Operations SOP Development Operations SOP Development Operations SOP Development Operations SOP Development • Established SOP Development Established SOP Development – Received Conceptual Buy Received Conceptual Buy-In from DPH p p y y In from DPH • CDPH approval letter February 10, 2005 CDPH approval letter February 10, 2005 – Established SOP 2 Established SOP 2- -week review process week review process p – Safety, WQ Engineering or WQ Lab, Safety, WQ Engineering or WQ Lab, Storm Water Manager & Facility Storm Water Manager & Facility g g y y Supervisor Supervisor
Sample Of DPH Sample Of DPH Required Procedures Sample Of DPH Sample Of DPH-Required Procedures Required Procedures Required Procedures • Action Plan For A Chlorination Interruption Action Plan For A Chlorination Interruption • CT Compliance Calculation CT Compliance Calculation • Filter Operation and Control Filter Operation and Control • Online Analyzer Monitoring and Alarms Online Analyzer Monitoring and Alarms y y g g
Sample Of Procedures Sample Of Procedures Not Required Sample Of Procedures Sample Of Procedures Not Required Not Required Not Required • Retailer Notification Retailer Notification • Unplanned Emergency Discharges Unplanned Emergency Discharges • Planned Discharges Planned Discharges • Fire Pump Alarm Verification Fire Pump Alarm Verification p
How Big is the Operations Plan? How Big is the Operations Plan? How Big is the Operations Plan? How Big is the Operations Plan? • Current Operations Plan only 16 pages Current Operations Plan only 16 pages – References required procedures References required procedures References required procedures References required procedures – Not all procedures sent to DPH (only Not all procedures sent to DPH (only Required Procedures) Required Procedures) Required Procedures) Required Procedures) – SOP Revisions sent to DPH annually SOP Revisions sent to DPH annually
Operations Plan Becomes a Operations Plan Becomes a p Training Manual Training Manual • Maintain Electronic SOP Library Maintain Electronic SOP Library • Several hard copies available Several hard copies available Several hard copies available Several hard copies available • Training includes mentoring by senior staff Training includes mentoring by senior staff • Supervisors complete training with • Supervisors complete training with Supervisors complete training with Supervisors complete training with procedure review and sign procedure review and sign- -off off
Del Valle Conventional Water Treatment Plant T Training Plan Index i i Pl I d Operator Supervisor Number Title initial initial Date DC-00 - Startup and Shutdown DC-00-01 DV Plant Dewatering DC-00-02 DV Plant Shutdown (Scheduled Long-Term) DC-00-03 DV Plant Shutdown (Short-Term) DC-00-04 DV Plant Start-Up After Short-Term Shutdown DC-00-05 DV Plant Start-Up After Long-Term Shutdown DC 00 06 DC-00-06 DV Pl DV Plant 8 hour Maintenance Shutdown and Restart t 8 h M i t Sh td d R t t
Lessons Learned Lessons Learned • Process provided higher quality Process provided higher quality procedures • Time intensive process especially for the • Time intensive process especially for the supervisors (Who already have a Job) • Now completing 5 th facility (consultant no 5 th f N l ti ilit ( lt t longer Required) • Improved Training Of Operations Staff
Contact Information Contact Information • Rich Gould Rich Gould – Water Systems Superintendant – rgould@zone7water.com rgould@zone7water com • Rick Andersen – Water Facility Supervisor – randersen@zone7water.com
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