Capital Region Water CONSULTING ENGINEER’S ANNUAL REPORT Wastewater System October 3, 2016 Consulting Engineer’s Annual Report – Wastewater System CONSULTING ENGINEER’S ANNUAL REPORT Wastewater System Prepared for: John Mastracchio, P.E., CFA David Stewart, P.E., BCEE Vice President Director of Engineering Capital Region Water 212 Locust Street, Suite 302 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Prepared by: Arcadis U.S., Inc. 855 Route 146 Suite 210 Clifton Park New York 12065 Tel 518 250 7300 Fax 518 250 7301 Our Ref.: 09059008.0000 Date: October 3, 2016 This document is intended only for the use of the individual or entity for which it was prepared and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any dissemination, distribution or copying of this document is strictly prohibited. arcadis.com i Consulting Engineer’s Annual Report – Wastewater System CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................... v 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Report Methodology and Limitations .............................................................................................. 1 2 Wastewater System Management .......................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Overview of the Wastewater System .............................................................................................. 3 2.2 Wastewater System Description ..................................................................................................... 5 2.2.1 Wastewater Treatment ........................................................................................................ 5 2.2.2 Wastewater Pump Stations ................................................................................................. 5 2.2.3 Wastewater Conveyance .................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Management and Staffing ............................................................................................................... 6 2.3.1 Administration, Engineering, Finance, and Operations Departments ................................. 8 3 Wastewater System Performance ........................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Service Area ................................................................................................................................. 10 3.2 Customer Base ............................................................................................................................. 10 3.3 Regulation and Compliance .......................................................................................................... 11 3.3.1 Operational Performance .................................................................................................. 11 3.3.2 Notices of Violation ............................................................................................................ 12 3.3.3 Sewer Overflows and Bypass Events ............................................................................... 12 3.3.4 Partial Consent Decree ..................................................................................................... 13 3.3.5 Wet Weather Program Accomplishments ......................................................................... 14 3.3.6 Nine Minimum Controls Plan ............................................................................................. 15 3.3.7 Operations and Maintenance Manual ............................................................................... 15 3.3.8 Data Management Systems .............................................................................................. 16 3.3.9 Public Notification and Outreach ....................................................................................... 16 3.3.10 Flow Monitoring ................................................................................................................. 16 3.3.11 Industrial Pre-Treatment .................................................................................................... 17 4 Wastewater System Condition .............................................................................................................. 17 4.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2 Condition Assessment .................................................................................................................. 17 arcadis.com ii Consulting Engineer’s Annual Report – Wastewater System 4.2.1 AWTF ................................................................................................................................ 19 4.2.2 Pump Stations ................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.2.1 Front Street Pump Station ....................................................................................... 20 4.2.2.2 Spring Creek Pump Station ..................................................................................... 22 4.2.2.3 City Island Pump Stations ....................................................................................... 22 4.2.2.4 Market Street Pump Station .................................................................................... 22 4.2.3 Collection System .............................................................................................................. 23 4.2.3.1 Cleaning and Rehabilitation of Sewer Interceptors ................................................. 23 4.2.3.2 Green, Oxford, and Baily Streets and Parkway Boulevard Sewer Inspections ....... 24 4.2.3.3 Water Arsenal Boulevard Area Sanitary Sewer CCTV Investigations .................... 25 5 Capital Improvement Plan ..................................................................................................................... 26 5.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 26 5.2 AWTF Upgrade ............................................................................................................................. 26 5.3 Pump Station Capital Improvements ............................................................................................ 28 5.4 Conveyance Capital Improvements .............................................................................................. 28 5.5 Discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 28 6 Operations and Maintenance Expenses Review .................................................................................. 30 6.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 30 6.2 Historical Wastewater System Expenses ..................................................................................... 30 6.3 Additional Operations, Maintenance, and Repair Costs ............................................................... 31 7 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................... 31 TABLES Table 2-1: Summary of Major Wastewater and Stormwater System Facilities ............................................. 3 Table 3-1: Customer Information ................................................................................................................. 11 Table 3-2: Sewer Overflows and Unauthorized Discharges ....................................................................... 13 Table 4-1: Summary of the Rating System ................................................................................................. 18 Table 4-2: Major Assets Risk Rating ........................................................................................................... 19 Table 4-3: AWTF Improvements ................................................................................................................. 20 Table 4-4: Pump Station Improvements ...................................................................................................... 22 arcadis.com iii Consulting Engineer’s Annual Report – Wastewater System Table 5-1: Capital Improvement Plan .......................................................................................................... 29 Table 6-1: Historical Wastewater System Expenses .................................................................................. 30 Table 6-2: Additional O&M and Repair Costs ............................................................................................. 31 FIGURES Figure 2-1: Wastewater System Infrastructure Map ...................................................................................... 4 Figure 2-2: CRW 2016 Management Level Organizational Chart................................................................. 7 Figure 2-3: CRW 2016 Wastewater Operations Department Organizational Chart...................................... 9 APPENDICES Appendix A –