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CITY OF HURST

ENTERPRISE FUND PUBLIC WORKS 0669 WASTE/WATER

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 155 miles of sanitary sewer
lines, 2,715 manholes, and 278 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

 Received and implemented a new 10-year Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative (SSOI)
agreement with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
 Managed the SSOI program by completing 57 miles of sewer main cleaning, root treated
3.3 miles of mains, chemically treated 0 miles of mains for grease control and performed
15 main repairs.
 Managed the Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) program.
 Managed the cities pretreatment program by registering and monitoring 17 grease haulers
who maintain 225 commercial grease traps at various facilities in Hurst.
 Managed the surcharge program to reduce the Fort Worth wastewater treatment charges
by annual sampling 165 commercial and industrial sites.
 Performed internal video inspection of 1.7 miles of problematic sanitary sewer mains.
 Submitted to the Trinity River Authority (TRA), the City of Hurst 2020 Wastewater Flow
Projections for the Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant System.
 Submitted the 2020 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.
 Completed the 2019-2020 EPA Wastewater Audit without deficiency.
 Renewed the Annual Service Agreement with Armstrong Forensics Laboratories for
commercial BOD/TSS Surcharge Testing.
 Completed and submitted quarterly surcharge strengths for all restaurants, fast food,
grocery, hospital and convenient store grease interceptor customers.

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