PSEM19730618• CITY OF MUSXEGO
HINU:TES OF PUBLIC SI W jr� COIF Z.1.T TEII 11.F_'ET r u U HELD JJivE 18, 1973
1TINUTES OF THE MEETING OF TF1E' PUBLIC &TWER. COPMi7.I TTEE HELD Oil
JUNE 183 1973. PREIEN:t' WERi, AbD" . ANUDSEN,AND CLARNECKI,
MAYOR GOTTFRIED, JOF.,'N 1�r1'ELKi., 3LL`G. INSP. LEE, SUPT. OF
ROADS WILL,ARD BERTRAlf.
THE 1:)URPOSE OF THE Il-EETING UAS TO DISCUSS WITH. 11 . JOHN
ITIELF'E THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE O..XIDAT.£ON SYSTEM ON EFFLUENT
BEING TREATED FROM THE IV ORTIIW.EST SEWER DISTRICT, THE EFFECT
THE INFILTRATION OF SURFACE WATER HAS ON THE TREATMENT OF
SEWAGE, AND WHAT COULD BE DONE TO INCREASE;' THE C6.PACITY OF THE
OXID.fITION SISTEP1 IF IT 1:S Nb.,EL)ED. JOHN 1T.I'.ELK.F ctD7IS.ED THE
COMMITTEE THAT TERRY ITOE, A FtE.P'RESENTATIVH OF THE DI'f.R HAS BEEN
TAKING SAMPLES FROM THE' OUTFLOW TO DETERMINE THE; EFFECTIVENESS
OF TREATMENT AFTER OXIL`ATIOAr .A3 COMPARED TO PRIOR INSTALLATION
OF THE OXIDATION SYSTEM, HE, REPORTED THAT THE 30D (.i io-
CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND) HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY GOOD. HE
POINTED OUT THAT IF THE . 0D IS LE,;iS TH.�ii'V 2.0 PARTS PER MILLION,
IT WOULD INDICATE 90J W.ATEil Pi7RITY. SINCE THE BGD HAS BEEN
AVERAGING LESS THAN 155 P.ART.S pER .i"ZILLION THE CHANCES OF PURIFI-
CATION HAS BEEN BETT.T'R TRAM 91:)/00 HE FURTHJ:R STATED THAT
SUSPENDED SOLIDS OR: THE .PER; ;'E'N'TAGI;; OF S'USPI.NDED SOLIDS WAS
WAY D OWN.
A. BIELKE INDICATED TH.41' AT f'HE ()RESENT TIME THERE WAS VERY
LITTLE PHOSPHATE RE'M3VAL T-4ZIN'G PI:JACE", HE FURTHER STATED THAT
THE AMOUNT OF NITRO'G.',N .REMOVE?:) WA:3 SOlYlEWH.AT. NEGLIGIBLE AND W.45
NOT TOO IMPORTANT SINCE THE QUA.'VT.I"TY OF' NITROGEN DEPENDED UPON
ELECTRICAL STORMS, Rl7NO.Fi'% FROM AG,'4ICULTURE, ETC.
HR. lVIELKE REMINDED THE C0P.MPMI.i'' 2':4_'E THAT THE CITY WAS EXPECTED
TO IMPOSE A SUFFICIEdT S'EWE'F? C'H.4RiiE ON INDFrcmY TO RECOVER THE
COST OF EXTRA TREATMENT. HE: IN3I(7ATED THAT BUSINESSES, SUCH AS
BOLDT BUTTER AND EGG,) S.Y(:)ULD f?E Ti?STED TO .)E'TEj13TINE THE EFFECT
OF 30.0 ON THE NORTHEAST FACZ'ra T r .4ND THAT THE FLOW METER
SHOULD BE READ TO DE.'ERitMINF.' %✓.F.i�ETHiii;R OR NOT EXCESSIVE USE OF THE
SEWAGE; FACILITY WAS BEING' i3EJ:`Oi'VD THE '100, C100 GALLONS PER
QUARTi;R.
A DISCUSSION WAS HELL? REGARL'I,N'G THE INFILTRATION PROBLEMS
a
OCCURING AT THE NORF.WEST TRE'A'flf.T TT FACILITY„ BUILDING INSPECTOR
LEE ADVISED THE COM,111-T.TE'E° TFi''AT 6"j INDIVIDUAL, INSPECTIONS HAD
BEEN MADE DURING WHICH .TI EY iv ()UArD 8 VIOLATIONS. THE PROS AND
CONS OF HAVING THE SEWER LINEnS 1 V '"
ED WAS DISCUSSED. AR. 11IELKE
INDICATED THAT THE ESTIMATED COST WOULD BE, 45 CENTS PER FGOT AND
HE DID NOT RECOMMEND THAT' BE DONE EXCEPT AS A LAST RESORT. HE
ADVISED THE COMMITTEE THAT THERE COULD BE RECORDING DEVICES
PLACE1) IN THE MANHOLES TO HELP ISC.TZ.TED S.Eli,IOUS INFILTRATION
SOURCES,
46IT WAS DECIDED BY THE COM:1ITTEE TO HAVE THE JENSEN PUMPING
STATION CHECKED TO DETERMINE WlIEThEIR OR NOT THE FLOW OF SEWAGE
THROUGH THAT STATION WAS IN E,XCELSS OF WHAT NORMALLY COULD BE
EXPECTED.
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SEWER COMMITTEE, PAGE 2
JUNE 18, 1973
THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY TI:iI': LI, T STATIONS BECOMING INOPERATIVE
DUE TO LACK OF ELECTRICAL POWER WAS ALSO .:)ISCUSSED. THE
QUESTIONS OF PROVIDING 1{ GElERAT(:7R TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY PGWER
WAS .DISCUSSED. JOH11 11.IELKF'i lD7I:aED THE COMMITTEE THAT THE
COST COULD BE EXTREMELY HIGH CON:')IDERING THE FEW TIMES IT MIGHT
BE NEEDED. 11R. BER'="RA,l EXPRE75SE1.) CONCERN THAT IN SPITE OF THE
FACT THE ELECTRIC C(W PAjlY 11RIORITY SERVICE IN ThE
EVENT THE PUMPING STATIONS FAIL 2`0 F'UNCTI6,'N DUE TO ELECTRICAL
LOSS. THERE WAS NO TELEPI-10Y.E: 1dU1.2'BER AVAILABLE TO HIM WHICH
HE COULD USE IN CASE 017 I AYOR GOTTFRIED ADVISFD
THE COMMITTEE THAT HE INTENDS .TO CONTACT THE .911ECTRIC COMPANY
REGARDING THIS PROBLEM -
THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED WITH JOHN ZIEL.KE `L'HE POSSIBILITY OF
INCREASING THE CAP.AC"IT:t' OF `.TRE SEWER LAGOGNS IN ORDER THAT
ADDITIONAL GROWTH IY TINE ARIA COULD BE ENCOURAGE)). THE
COMMITTEE WAS ADVISED ThrAT ':T;S':E' C�."TYWOU.LD HAVE TO DETERMINE
THE EXTENT OF GROWTF.L' THEY WISHED TO HAVE OCCUR AIID AN ESTIMATE
OF THE NUMBER OF PEC)PLi:' THAT GF;OP'TH WOULD GENERATE BEFORE A
COST ESTIMATE COULD BE MADE ON INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE
•PRESENT NORTHWEST LAGOON' SY.:3TEN'. JTR IJIEZ',KE ADVISED THE
COMMITTEE :THAT IT .I:' P(%SSIBI:,Is THF; CITY COULD RECEIVE 80% AIDS
ON THE COST OF THE UPGRADING OF THE SEWAGE PLANT, HOWEVER NO
AIDS WOULD BE RECEIVED FOR 11H'E SEWER LINES THEMSELVES. HE
ADVISED THE COMMITTEE THAT '11110 POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING AIDS
WAS SOMEWHAT REMOVE SINCE IS" W.AS BASED ON PRIORITY AND OVER
400 COMMUNITIES WOULD BE AHEAD OF" 11USKE"GO ON THE WAITING LIST.
ALD. KNUDSEN ASKED AR. h'IELKE WHAT ACTION THE CITY SHOULD BE'
TAKIArG IN REGARDS TO THE SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS
IT HAS RECEIVED. 17R. 1,'XELKESUGGESTED THAT CONSIDERATION
WOULD HAVE TO BE GIVEN TO THE:' ,VTJ'MB.;CR. OF DWELLING UNITS PROPOSED
AS WELL AS THE SCHEDULE' .FOR DEVELOPMENT. .11E STATED THAT IF
ALL PUILDINGS WERE TO BE CO.".fPLETE.D WITHIN .A FEW YEARS THERE
COULD BE CONSIDERABLE NUMBE.S; OF PROBLEMS G.�,'NERATE'D. IF, HOWEVER
THEY WERE SPREAD OVER A PER10i? OF UP TO '.TEN YEARS, WE MIGHT BE
ABLE TO ABSORB THEM. DEPENDING UPOW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREAT—
MENT PLANT.
1 R. IJIELKE REITERATE.? THAT THE' CITY SHOULD NOT ONLY BE CONCERNED
WITH THE GALLONS OF' 3EWAG'E BE.+ AfG TREATED BUT HOW' EFFECTIVE THAT
TREATMENT IS. HE RE'M.IND131) THE COMi'°TITTEE THAT THE STATE WITHIN
A VERY SHORT TIME WI,�L 3E IiEV iSINC; ITS CRITERIA FOR THE TREAT—
MENT OF EFFLUENT AND THAT COULD H.,4VE AN EF.FF;CT ON WHAT STEPS
THE CITY MIGHT HAVE .TO 'TAKE TO TNi:;REASE TH,5' EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE NORTHWEST TREATMENT FACz&xT.r. IT WAS YIS .FEELING THAT THE
CITY SHOULD NOT SPEND ANY 1',fO,NE'Y" U„'1i'TIL, IT H,48 RECEIVED NOTICE
FROM THE STATE AS TO WHAT QUALITY OF TREATMENT THEY ACCEPTED.
SIR. LzE
BROUGHT UP THE
P.
O&'LE.7-
OF SCHROEDEJi; PLUMBING AS IT
RELATED
TO THE FILLIPTG
OF
LINES
WITH SAND AND GR.A✓EL AS A
RESULT
OF INSTALLATION
OF
LATERAL:;
BY' TEIAT CO`PAN.Y.
10IT WAS A DECISION OF THE COI jYlTS)ELl TO GIVE SCHROEDER 10 DAYS TO
CLEAR THE LINES ALONG SHERW'OOD CIRCLE AND IF IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE
IN THAT TIME, THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE LINES CLEARED AND CHARGE
IT BACK TO 111R, SCHROEDER. I' in WA.S FURTHER DECIDED THAT NO PLUMBING
PERMITS WILL BE ISSI-I.ED TO SCHRO.E'DE.R UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED.
THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11: '30.
JEROME J. GOTTFRIED
ACTING SECRETARY
JJG/R s