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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 y g 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:

Cit f Li Cit f Li – City of Livermore City of Livermore – 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 ajo eat e t ac t es e ajo eat e t 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 d hl i ti ) d hl i ti ) and chloramination) and chloramination) – 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 Training Manual Operations Plan 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-

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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

• f procedures used to operate facilities
• f 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 $ 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

• 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 In from DPH p y p y

• 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 y g y Supervisor Supervisor

Sample Of DPH Sample Of DPH Required Procedures Required Procedures Sample Of DPH Sample Of DPH-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 g y g

Sample Of Procedures Sample Of Procedures Not Required Not Required Sample Of Procedures Sample Of Procedures 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-

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Del Valle Conventional Water Treatment Plant T i i Pl I d Training Plan Index

Number Title Operator initial Supervisor 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 DV Pl t 8 h M i t Sh td d R t t DC-00-06 DV Plant 8 hour Maintenance Shutdown and Restart

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) N l ti 5th f ilit ( lt t

• Now completing 5th facility (consultant no

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

QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS?