KRMA News
December Monthly Report
Thursday, 17 January 2008
KRMA’S DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
During December, Joliet Boiler and Welding Co. repaired the generator heat exchanger. The work consisted of disassembling the heat exchanger and identifying the leaks and making welding repairs or replacing the bad tubes. The bundle was then re-installed with new gaskets and the system was checked for leaks.
Also in December, Digester #3 was re-seeded with sludge from a wastewater treatment facility in Frankfort. Sludge from another source is occasionally introduced to the KRMA system to assist with sludge analysis.
KRMA also received notice that the Illinois Public Risk Fund (IPRF) has reserved a grant in the amount of $2,300 for KRMA to use for safety and educational programs. The IPRF requires information on how KRMA will utilize this grant by March 14, 2008. A $700 grant was received in 2006 and $1,300 in 2007. Gas detector equipment and safety training videos were purchased with the grants.
Robert Latham, Maintenance Coordinator, and Jim Rigney, Maintenance Technician, will be retiring from KRMA on January 4, 2008. A celebration is planned for both individuals for February 16, 2008. KRMA extends a sincere thank you to Bob and Jim for their hard work and dedication.
During December, operations and maintenance staff completed 244 scheduled /preventative maintenance work orders and 110 repair orders. At the end of December there were 86 open work orders. There are approximately 107 open work orders at this time.
INFLUENT FLOW
Table 2.1 summarizes total flow and average daily flow to the facility from each municipality.
ODOR ISSUES
There was one odor complaint during the month. This complaint was related to a hauled-in waste odor released into the atmosphere.
SAFETY
Jack Renchen is on a workers’ compensation leave due to a slip/fall which resulted in an injury to his right knee. At this time, his surgery has been scheduled for January 8, 2008.
PERSONNEL
Jerry Bennett has returned to work on December 10, 2007, from on Family Medical Leave due to a knee injury.
Jim Rigney is on an unpaid leave until January 4, 2008, at which time he is to retire.
Negotiations for the union contract began on October 31, 2007. The next scheduled meeting was on December 5, 2007.
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Hours of work in the maintenance department:
Hours of Scheduled Work Orders Performed: 290
Hours of Repair Work Performed: 257
Hours of Corrective Work Performed: 11
Hours of Training (includes safety training): 27
Hours of Safety Upgrades Performed: 4
SLUDGE HANDLING
The total amount of sludge at the end of December was approximately 2,000,000 million gallons.
Downloadable Files
 Table_2.1-Dec.doc
Downloadable Files
Table_3.1-Dec.doc
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