Page 269 - Watauga FY22-23 Budget

PROPRIETARY FUNDS

DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS
DIVISION / ACTIVITY: WASTEWATER COLLECTION – FUND 40-094
LOCATION: HOURS OF OPERATION:
7800 Virgil Anthony Sr. Blvd. Monday – Friday 7:00 A.M. – 4 P.M.
Watauga, Texas 76148
Phone Number: 817-514-5843
MISSION / PROGRAMS / SERVICES:

The City of Watauga Wastewater Division:
• Maintains 81 miles of sewer mains
• Maintain compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations in
monitoring and reporting overflows
• Perform preventive maintenance flushing of sewer mains to reduce blockages
• Replace and repair sewer mains and service lines
• Perform video inspections to locate deficiencies for repair or replacement
• Perform manhole and main line inspections to identify and repair inflow infiltration
• Inspect grease and grit traps to ensure customers are in compliance with City ordinances
• Provide world class customer service to citizens

FY2021-2022 HIGHLIGHTS / ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Performed preventative flushing of sewer mains to prevent blockages and unauthorized sewage
bypass
• Video inspections, manhole inspections for inflow/infiltration
• Repaired and replaced numerous customer sewer service lines in streets and right-of-ways
• Inspected grease traps to ensure compliance with City Ordinance # 1060 to prevent Biochemical
Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) as well as unauthorized discharge
• Quarterly BOD/TSS sampling

FY2022-2023 GOALS/ OBJECTIVES:

• Continue video inspections, manhole inspections for inflow/infiltration and preventative
maintenance flushing of sewer mains to unstop and prevent sewer main blockages as well as
locate problem areas and repair as necessary
• Major problem areas will be listed for inclusion in the Capital Improvement Plan
• Grease traps will be inspected monthly to ensure compliance with City Ordinances
• Continue to repair or replace old, deteriorated sewer mains
• Continue to provide world class customer service

MAJOR BUDGETARY ISSUES AND OPERATIONAL TRENDS:
• Must remain in compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
regulations
• Perform routine sewer main cleaning to prevent blockages and unauthorized sewage bypass
• Repair or replace damaged sewer mains and sewer service lines within the city
• Perform video inspections to identify problem areas in need of repair or replacement
• Perform manhole inspections to prevent inflow infiltration
• Perform grease trap inspections to ensure customers remain in compliance with City Ordinance
# 1060
• Staff Recruitment

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