KRMA News
FEBRUARY MONTHLY REPORT
by Edie Surprenant
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS
KRMA will begin a dewatering process for the sludge disposal next month. This process will dewater the sludge and turn it into a cake substance that can be stored and later land applied when weather permits. This process in addition to the land application of the liquid sludge will allow KRMA to manage the sludge disposal process in a more efficient manner.
Also, at this time, Generator #1 is under a major overhaul. Charles Equipment has removed the generator to take it back to their shop to complete the overhaul process. Charles Equipment will be rebuilding the engine to manufacturer’s specifications and current product upgrades.
The Clean Energy Community Foundation (in coordination with ComEd) has reviewed KRMA’s request for a grant to improve the process energy efficiency at the facility. One area of focus is to implement a control device for the D.O. (Dissolved Oxygen) probes which would control the output of the blowers which in turn would save energy. The total preliminary estimate for this project is approximately $353,000. KRMA has been requested to submit a proposal for a grant of up to $161,500. The grant is intended to pay up to one half of the expense and KRMA would pay the remaining amount.
During February, operations and maintenance staff completed 273 scheduled /preventative maintenance work orders and 106 repair orders. At the end of February there were 159 open work orders. There are approximately 127 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 were no odor complaints received this month.
EFFLUENT QUALITY
Table 3.1 summarizes the effluent quality data.
SAFETY
The Safety Team met on February 27, 2007, to review the safety concerns at KRMA.
The Safety Team will be implementing a revised safety incentive program during March. This safety incentive program will encourage KRMA staff members to do additional safety activities for which they will earn points. Once a staff member has reached a designated point level, they will earn a reward. This safety program will be reviewed after a year.
The IPRF (Illinois Public Risk Fund) grant in the amount of $1,300 will be used for training videos. We will be ordering additional safety training videos for the monthly training. The KRMA staff will be trained in fork lift training and tornado/ inclement weather topics in the upcoming months.
PERSONNEL
At this time, KRMA staff will continue to train on various aspects of the new equipment.
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
Hours of work in the maintenance department:
Hours of Scheduled Work Orders Performed: 650
Hours of Repair Work Performed: 304
Hours of Corrective Work Performed: 3
Hours of Training (includes safety training): 33
Hours of Safety Upgrades Performed: 5
SLUDGE HANDLING
The total amount of sludge at the end of February was 4,794,535 gallons.
Downloadable Files
 Table 2.1 & 3.1
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