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Gallipolis Water Pollution Control Facility Gallipolis
Water Pollution Control Facility protects
the Ohio River in an environmentally responsible manner so that its water
resources can be used for the benefit of all people. The Water Pollution Control Facility is
responsible for providing complete treatment of wastewater from sanitary sewers
to produce a fully treated, clean effluent for discharge into the Ohio River.
The quality of this water either meets or exceeds
all Ohio and Federal EPA requirements. The division responsible for
processing, handling and the ultimate disposal bio-solids that are generated by
the wastewater treatment process. The treatment plant operation includes
plant maintenance and repair to preserve the city’s investment in the
associated facilities. The
Water Pollution Control Facility will
treat an average of 1.0 MGD and a maximum of 5.7 MGD.
Wastewater treatment includes influent pumping, grit removal, primary
sedimentation, oxidation towers (for secondary treatment), final sedimentation,
chlorination and de-chlorination. Solids
treatment includes primary anaerobic digestion that is heated and mixed.
Secondary digestion is included with land application of bio-solids for
final disposal. The
Water Pollution Control Facility sewer
ordinance and protection of sewer ordinance are enforced by city officials.
The most recent changes was the oil and grease management plan that was
enacted to keep fats, oils and grease from city sewers. The
Wastewater Treatment Plants last major
upgrade was in 1987 with a 5.7 million dollar expansion plan. This
was the last grant/loan financing options allowed by the EPA. The most recent project was a successful odor reduction
project that was completed in spring of 2003 a cost of 350,000.00. The
Water Pollution Control Facility is
staffed with four operators, one administrative assistant and one supervisor.
Three of the four operators are state certified by the Ohio EPA.
Certifications range from class 1 to class III operators.
The plant is staffed 365 days a year.
Daily lab analysis is performed in a fully functional laboratory.
Monthly Operating Reports (MOR’s) are generated by using the SWIMS
(surface water information management software) program.
The
Gallipolis Water Treatment Plant is performing well below its state monitoring
guidelines. The water is cleaned,
disinfected, and returned to the receiving stream.
The environment benefits from the combined effort and dedication of all
its employees that work in this facility. John Westfall: WPCF Superintendent Email Address: gwpcf@gallianet.net
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