Functions
The treatment and disposal department is responsible for the treatment and
disposal of over
one billion gallons annually of wastewater emanating from within the
service boundaries of the District. The
department collects 728 individual influent and effluent samples and 200 miscellaneous
samples annually in accordance with the State of California Regional Water
Quality Control Board
Central Valley Region, Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 5-01-255.
These samples are analyzed by the
laboratory
department to meet water quality standards as well as Environmental Protection Agency
Biosolids 503 Requirements for Agricultural Beneficial Reuse. The operators also take over 3,500 dissolved oxygen and
temperature readings using instrumentation annually for operational control of
the biological treatment units. The
department is responsible for building and grounds maintenance of 30
acres of treatment units, 20 acres of
biosolids dewatering and processing areas, 120 acres of effluent
evaporation and percolation pond area and 20 acres of storm water collection
for ground water recharge, 140 acres of former sludge disposal area, as well as
220 acres of buffer zones surrounding the
facilities.
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