INFRAMARK WATER INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS  Ebensburg Municipal Authority  May 2023 monthly report for Ebensburg WWTP    OINFRAMARK WATER INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS  June 26, 2023 Ebensburg Borough 300 West High Street Ebensburg, PA 15931 Dear Authority Members,  Inframark is pleased to submit the May 2023 monthly report detailing the operations and Thank you for the opportunity to provide Operations and Maintenance Services to the Borough of Ebensburg. To ensure we are providing material that is of value to you, please provide any questions or comments to me regarding this report.  maintenance of the Ebensburg wastewater treatment facility.  Sincerely, Michael Montgomery    Executive Summary  During the month of May 2023, Ebensburg wastewater treatment plant treated 16.007 million gallons of clean water to Howells Run. This equates to a daily average of .516 million gallons for the month of May. All testing and operational requirements were met for the month of May. Centrifuge operation was run as needed for the month of May and  11.776 tons of sludge was sent to the landfill.  On the Radar  The Influent valve project is complete. The New valves and actuators are working well.  Influent Valve Project  During the valve replacement project Inframark helped the contractor with the following.  Unloading and setting up portable pumps and lines pumps were running during the process. Worked on breaking free rusty bolts on valves Helped remove and install new valves  Worked around the clock while bypassing to fuel pumps and make sure bypass  Filled scrap dumpster with old valves and sent to scrap yard  Will repair yard area due to equipment making ruts during valve replacement Helped tear down portable pumps and lines to be loaded up on the truck  Monthly Report  Page 1    Operations Compliance:  Mon, Wed, Fri SBR tank testing is done for process control purposes. Tues, Thurs influent and effluent compliant testing is done for reporting to DEP. All data is entered into the computer daily for monthly reporting. Monthly reports are sent to DEP electronically by the 28th of each month. Made plant rounds and equipment checks daily several times a shift.  Plant Operations  Ran centrifuge as needed for the month. Influent screening unit hosed and cleaned daily. Work orders complete for the month 314  Swept and hosed influent building floor, centrifuge building floor, centrifuge Plant safety inspection complete for the month of May 2023.  sludge dumpster area.  Maintenance & Repair  Greased decanters on SBR tanks for the month. Monthly safety inspection complete for the month. Centrifuge building floor hosed and cleaned as needed. Control building floors swept and mopped weekly. Cut grass and weed eating around the plant as needed.  Work orders complete fori the month was 314, 4 correctives were influent valves  Monthly Report  Page 2    Financial Update  Maintenance Expenditures  Uni-Mart Uni-Mart Sheetz Ace Hardware Tractor Supply Ebensburg NAPA Hoovers Garage Wal-Mart Grainger State Chemical Ebensburg MGS 230 MXU Water Meters  $350.62 $69.44 $18.51  Diesel for portable pumps, valve project Gas for mower, weed eater Gas for mower, weed eater Portable compressor,4 extension cords, 8 hose, 4 hose repair kits, 3 grinding wheels 1b bow clevis,3 lifting straps,4, 5- gallon  $595.70 cutting wheels, scraper, putty knife, garden $327.60 buckets, rain suit, battery charger, 5-gallon  diesel can, 1 shackle 1-gallon Antifreeze, belts for blowers Lawn mower blade office supplies, glass and floor cleaner Lube spray, Bee spray for plant Diesel for portable pumps, valve project As per Kelly's request  $54.47 $20.30  $108.95 4pair of gloves, rubber boots, case of water, $285.36 Paper towels and c-fold towels for the plant  $491.29 $260.75 $6,133.0  Caps For WWTP Maintenance Cap Sludge  Contract Total per Year $25,691.76 $84,782.76  May 2023 $8,715.99 $3,470.87  Contract year Remaining to date $11,400.72 $14,291.04 $16,593.98 $68,188.78  Balance  Health & Safety  There were no accidents in the month of May. Personnel have worked 6694  Days (18 years 2 month) without an accidentinjury. Inframark Training and Presentations  Weekly tailgate meetings COVID-19 news and updates Personal Protective Equipment Cyber security up  Monthly Report  Page 3    Personnel Name Michael Montgomery Sharon Burkett Kyle Smiley Jake Dumm  Title Plant Manager Lab Supervisor Operator Operator in Training  Wastewater Operator Certifications PA Class A, E, Wastewater Subclass 1,2,3,4 PA Class A, E, Wastewater Subclass 1,2,3,4,5 PA Class A, E, Water Subclass 1  Monthly Report  Page 4    OINFRAMARK WATERI INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS  Ebensburg Municipal Authority  May monthly report for WTP  EOIES    OINFRAMARK WATER INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS  June 26, 2023 Ebensburg Borough 300 West High Street Ebensburg, PA 15931 Dear Authority Members,  Inframark is pleased to submit the May 2023 monthly report detailing the operations and Thank you for the opportunity to provide Operations and Maintenance Services to the city of Ebensburg. To ensure we are providing material that is of value to you, please  maintenance of the Ebensburg water treatment facility.  provide any questions or comments to me regarding this report.  Sincerely, Luke Byrne    Executive Summary  During the month of May, the Ebensburg water treatment plant treated 27,967,000 gallons of reservoir water. This equates to an average of 902,161 gallons per day. The table found in plant operations of this packet showcases past month's historical average flows. Annual monthly flow comparisons are not representative in May due to Nanty An average of 57,839 gallons per day was purchased from Saltlick and blended into Inframark staff replaced a 120V relay and a check valve on a 2-inch sump pump in the  Glo purchasing in May 2022. Ebensburg's distributions system.  basement level.  Reviewed Nanty Glo's bill for accuracy of flow totals.  Submitted EMA's 2022 consumer confidence report certification to Pennsylvania DEP. Annual albratonverncatons were completed on flow meters at the WTP facility. During this time Inframark offered to assist with ensuring the meters in EMA's distribution system were also calibrated for 2023. Hillcrest and Ogden flow meters Inframark staff replaced caustic chemical feed line and equipment due toi failure. On May 24th PA DEP collected raw water samples to begin monitoring for cyanotoxins in the raw water source. There were no detects in the samples collected. On May 24th-25th Pennsylvania DEP conducted a full sanitary inspection of EMA's water treatment plant and distribution system. The inspector was very pleased with the overall cleanliness and upkeep oft the EMA's water treatment facility. One minor deficiency that was noted was the lack of a carbon monoxide detector in the generator room at the WTP. Another minor deficiency that was noted was damaged perimeter fencing at the elevated tank site. Inframark staff has installed a carbon monoxide detector and a fencing company has been contacted to repair the perimeter fence at the tank site. The inspector was very happy to see the collaboration between Inframark and Josh during his first state distribution inspection. Overall, the inspection went really well Inframark would like to thank the borough maintenance crew for cutting the grass at the On May 26th the upper reservoir stream flow valve was opened to satisfy the 270,000  received calbration.vertneation for 2023.  with no violations noted.  WTP facility prior to EMA's state inspection. gallon per day down stream flow requirement.  Monthly Report  Page 1    On the Radar Service clarifiers  PA DEP inspection correctives Air scour blower maintenance  Operations Compliance:  What is the monthly compliance reporting? We send about 10 pages of data that have been collected by our operators and SCADA system. These reports consist ofover 20,000 points of data that are compiled into a report and sent to the state every month called the "Monthly Operating Report" (MOR). This report is a representation of how well the plant is operating during the prior month May monthly compliance reporting was collected and submitted to PAI DEP Every month we are required by state regulations to collect and analyze a minimum of nine bacteriological samples per a state approved sampling site plan. In May, we collected nine samples. Of the nine samples zero were found to be total coliform positive. Every month we are also required to monitor chlorine levels in the distribution system. A minimum of one sample per week is required and the sample must be equal to or greater than 0.20mg/L free chlorine. Five samples were collected in May and all five samples were at or above the Inframark submitted a study/plan to PA DEP detailing historical water loss and future plans to address unaccounted for water. We are currently waiting fora  minimum requirement response from PA DEP  Submitted CCR certification to PAI DEP Completed annual flow meter calibrations Collected annual VOC, IOC, SOC, and RAD samples  Calibrated online and lab instrumentation to conform to PA DEP requirements Collected and documented comparative grab samples to ensure accuracy of Collected and documented comparative grab samples to ensure accuracy of Monitor water quality in clearwell for all compliance compounds and secondary  continuous chlorine analyzers  continuous turbidimeters and pH analyzers  contaminants  Monthly Report  Page2    Plant Operations  Plant production has fluctuated through the month ranging from 786,000- Filters are washed every 144 hours which results in each filter being washed Filters have been performing well during longer runtimes and also reduce the  1,070,000 gallons/day once per week  amount of backwash water used weekly Conduct process control analysis  Backwash flow rates are monitored during backwash cycles Filter media is observed daily for rregularities  Clarifiers are continuously monitored for sludge content and settling capability Flows and chemical feed rates are adjusted daily to meet system demands  DAF scraper adjustments DAF air saturation setpoint adjustments Monitor clarifier flow setpoints  Online instrument flows are verified multiple times daily Downstream flow is monitored daily and adjusted as needed  Past month's historical average flows  Date May, 2022 June, 2022 July, 2022 August, 2022 September, 2022 October, 2022 November, 2022 December, 2022 January, 2023 February 2023 March, 2023 April. 2023 May, 2023  Average galions filtered per day 1,013,742 786,433 760,323 775,935 1,047,267 949,452 1,017,267 915,387 1,041,323 885,143 895,484 909,202 902,161  Total gallons filtered per Days Supplying  month 31,426,000 23,593,000 23,570,000 24,054,000 31,418,000 29,433,000 30,518,000 28,377,000 32,281,000 24,784,000 27,760,000 27,276,000 27,967,000  Nanty Glo 17 0 0 7 30 15 15 0 19 0 2.5 0 0  Maintenance & Repair  Inframark staff completed 88 work orders in the month of May  Caustic pump equipment replacement Greased DAF recycle pump Greased DAF scraper Fire extinguisher inspection SCBA inspections Ladderi inspections  Monthly Report  Page 3    Sump pumps exercised Eye wash/safety shower inspections Grease clarifier drives Cleaned clarifier troughs Chlorine room alarm test Greased finished water pumps/motors Alternated finished water pumps Cleaned pH and turbidity meters weekly Jar testing to optimize chemical usage DAF sump level sensor verifications Monitored filter bed expansion Cleaned lagoon vault Cleaned facility  Financial Update  Maintenance Expenditures  Vendor Heritage Environmental USA Blue Book Ace Hardware Scanlan Electric Home Depot Long Barn  Expense $502.00 $300.18 $136.00 $139.42 $25.65  Description Hydro 250 pH probe Chemical feed equipment/check valve Plumbing fittings for sink and sump line 120v relay for sump pump Faucet plumbing  $185.99 Chemical pump mounting Campsyelecincaingning  Caps  Caps For WTP Maintenance Cap  Contract Total per Year $26,522.00  Previous Balance $24,352.41  Total Spent This Month $1,289.24  Remaining Balance $23,063.17  Monthly Report  Page 4    Health & Safety  There were no accidents in the month of May. Personnel have worked 1,216  days (3 years 5 months) without an accident/injury. Inframark Training and Presentations  Weekly tailgate meetings COVID-19 news and updates Personal Protective Equipment Lock out tag out review  Personnel Name Luke Byrne Kyle Smiley Jacob Dumm  Title Water Plant Manager Operator Operator in training  Wastewater Operator Certifications PA Class A, E, Water Subclass 1,7,8,10,11  PA Class A, E, Subclass 1 Preparing for Exam  Monthly Report  Page5