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CITY OF HURST

ENTERPRISE FUND PUBLIC WORKS 0669 WASTEWATER

MISSION STATEMENT

To minimize wastewater collection service interruptions, ensure wastewater collection system
infrastructure integrity and monitor wastewater quality prior to entering the Fort Worth and Trinity
River Authority wastewater collection systems.

DIVISION DESCRIPTION

The Wastewater/Environmental Division is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the
City’s wastewater collection system, which consists of approximately 154.75 miles of sanitary
sewer lines, 2,724 manholes, and 285 cleanouts. The Wastewater/Environmental Division
ensures the City’s compliance with Federal wastewater discharge limitations, implementation of
the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative, monitors high-strength wastewater customers, manages
Grease Hauler Registrations, the Vector Control program, Backflow and Cross-Connection
Programs and assists with the implementation of the City’s Storm Water Management Program.

PRIOR YEAR RESULTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 Submitted the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative 10 year Final Report documenting all
accomplishments to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
 Initiated a Notice of Intent to TCEQ to re-activate a new 10 year SSOI Agreement.
 Managed the Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative (SSOI) program by completing 37 miles
of sewer main cleaning, root treated 3 miles of mains, chemically treated 4.6 miles of
mains for grease control and performed 14 main repairs.
 Managed the Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) program.
 Managed the cities pretreatment program by registering and monitoring 17 grease haulers
who maintain 214 commercial grease traps at various facilities in Hurst.
 Managed the surcharge program to reduce the Fort Worth wastewater treatment charges
by annual sampling 160 commercial and industrial sites.
 Performed Internal Video Inspection of 6.8 miles of problematic sanitary sewer mains.
 Submitted Hurst 2019 Wastewater Flow Projections to the Trinity River Authority for their
Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant operations.
 Submitted the 2019 TCEQ Industrial User Report.
 Managed the Vector Control program by performing mosquito trapping and testing,
implementing area fogging and city wide fogging as needed, and providing educational
material to the public.
 Renewed the Annual Service Agreement with Armstrong Forensic Laboratories for
commercial BOD/TSS Surcharge Testing.

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