THIRD QUARTER REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND
1. PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS (See First Quarter R & A)
2. ANNUAL OPERATIONS (See First Quarter R & A)
3. F.Y. 2001 GOALS (See First Quarter R & A)
4. PROBLEMS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
A. Industrial Discharges and Pretreatment Program
1. Grease accumulations are seen in nearly all the City’s pump station wet wells. WWTP personnel continue to clean these stations on a regular schedule with the Vactor truck. The waste is taken to the Septage Receiving Building for Lime stabilization and storage. The treated waste is subsurface injected to agricultural land with the sludge applicator for disposal. The Pretreatment Program continues to monitor dischargers and enforce the regulations to reduce the amount of grease accumulations.
2. Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Salisbury is meeting all requirements for the Pretreatment Program.
3. Perdue’s compliance has remained good since the past Consent agreement.
4. Although Red Lobster is meeting the City code, following their grease violations, accumulations of grease remain a problem at the Red Lobster lift station. Investigation is ongoing.
5. WWTP has seen an increase in the amount of silver coming to headwoks. Pretreatment is investigating.
6. Design for the plant upgrade to BNR is ongoing.
7. Scenic Drive lift station continues to degrade due to the discharge from Sharp Water Service. Sharp has signed a Consent Agreement which included a penalty of $15,000 and a requirement for mitigating the corrosion problem. Sharp’s plan has been approved. The pretreatment department is awaiting a timeline for the plan’s implementation.
8. The Pretreatment Department has made numerous attempts to fill the Pretreatment Technician position. Recruitment for the position is ongoing.
9. Linens of the Week submitted a plan to reduce their BOD and to supply representative sampling and analysis. Compliance remains inconsistent, and additional penalties have been and will be assessed.
B. Wastewater Treatment Plant
1. Overall compliance for the quarter (January and February) was 98.6%.
Compliance for March 2003 - not yet available
2. Violations for the quarter:
January - 7 permit violations this month, 97.9%
February - 2 permit violations this month, 99.3%
March - information not yet available.
C. Septage Handling Program
1. The Septage Facility is open and receiving septage.
2. The septage fee charged to septage haulers for the City to receive, treat, store, and land apply residential septage generated within Wicomico County is currently set at $66/1,000 gallons. The fee for out-of-county is the same.
January February March Total
KWH Used 10,208 9,088 7,808 27,104
Grease Gallon 3,200 1,700 7,310 12,210
Hauler Gallons 11,050 24,550 34,400 70,000
Tickets 20 44 61 125
Total Fees $660 $1,452 $2,013 $4,125
City’s Share $640 $1,408 $1,952 $4,000
County’s Share $20 $44 $61 $125
D. Biosolids Department
1. Hauled sludge to Rider, Collins, and Bradley farms.
2. Sludge input quality to beltpress remains unimproved and is still not of adequate quality to run beltpress efficiently.
3. Submitted annual Federal EPA and Maryland Department of Agriculture
reports.
4. Decanted lagoons, as needed, to provide storage space. Sludge buildup in lagoons (due to beltpress inefficiency, unapproved capital improvement items, and poor weather for land application) is approaching critical level.
5. Performed maintenance on equipment and vehicles.
6. Sludge hauled: Liquid Beltpress
January None 28.2 dry tons
November 75,000 None
December 272,500 None
Leachate hauled: October No data
November No data
December No data
Days Storage: Working 2.3 days @ 18,000 gpd
Reserve 3 days @ 18,000 gpd
5. GENERAL FUND ACTIVITIES
A. Citywide Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk
Contract No. A-7-03: 60% Complete
B.Citywide Blacktop
Contract No. 9-00-BT - Blacktop - 86% Complete
Contract No. 9-01-BT - Blacktop - 100% Complete
Contract No. 9-02-BT - Blacktop - 63% Complete
C. Aerial Topographic Mapping
We have all 160 ortho photos leaving 14 topo maps yet to be purchased via City funds.
D. Pavement Millings
Contract No. 8-02-PM - Extension - 84% Complete
6. SEWER FUND ACTIVITIES
A. Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements per Federal/State Grant and State Loan
1. The DPW is in the process of amending the Facilities Plan to incorporate additional wastewater treatment and sludge handling facilities to be provided under an additional Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund contingent upon Maryland DOE and U.S. EPA approval as part of the BNR upgrade.
2. An effluent-discharge dilution study is in progress via the City's engineering Consultant, O' Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc., to verify and establish site specific discharge limits for the City's new NPDES permit.
3. Dredging and modifications Wastewater Treatment Plant outfall diffuser in the Wicomico River was completed October 18, 2000.
4. MDE issued a consent order to the City of Salisbury requiring the 9 minimum combined sewer overflow control plans and operations and maintenance manual for our sanitary and combined sewer systems as outlined in our new NPDES permit. City Public Works and O' Brien and Gere are in the process of finalizing the implementation plan for long-term control of combined sewer overflows by July 31, 1999.
5. O' Brien and Gere Engineers have prepared and submitted a design report for the BNR upgrade to MDE. City Public Works proceeding with preliminary engineering for upgrading the WWTP for Phase II BNR and 8.5 MGD capacity.
7. WATER FUND ACTIVITIES
A. The design for replacing the electrical upgrade at the Park Water Plant and Paleo Plant was initiated by EBL Engineers in October 1997. The bid documents for same are 97% complete.
8. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
QUARTER
1 2 3 4
C Plans Reviewed 22 28 20
C Plans Approved 6 8 3
C Waivers Granted 1 0 0
C Inspections Performed 0 0 0
9. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Aspen Hills Village (Dykes Rd.)
Avalon Plaza
Barnes & Noble Bookstore (N. Salisbury Blvd.)
Briancliff Estates (Dykes Rd.)
Cedar Crossing (Onley Rd.)
Chili’s Restaurant (Leonard’s Mill Property, Lot 2)
Collegiate Park
Cottages @ River House (Pemberton Dr./Marine Rd.)
Eckerd Drugs @ St. Albans Commons (Mt. Hermon Rd. & Beaglin Park Dr.)
Fountains, The (Merritt Mill Rd.)
Go-getters Senior Housing (Callaway St.)
Golden Corral (E. Naylor Mill Rd.)
Harbor Point - Phase II, Section 4 & 4A (Harbor Point)
Hebron Bank, St. Albans Commons (Pad #9)
Hebron Savings Bank, St. Albans Pad 9 (Mt. Hermon Rd.)
Heritage (Pemberton Dr., Culver Rd.)
Hospitality House @ the Fountains (The Fountains-Merritt Mill Rd.)
Jenkins Lane (105-109)
Marley Manor
McDonald’s (S. Salisbury Blvd.)
Mill Pond Village Apartments-Phase II (E. Naylor Mill Rd.)
Miller’s Edge (Pemberton Dr.)
Millpond Water Realignment (E. Naylor Mill Rd.)
Newtown Park (Broad St., Poplar Hill Ave., Ellen St.)
Northgate Business Park - Phase II - (Northgate Dr.)
Northgate Business Park, Lot 3BB (Northgate Dr.)
Pepsi Expansion (Snow Hill Rd.)
Rayner Development (Pemberton Dr.)
9. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (continued)
Rector Property (Honey Suckle Dr. & Varsity Ln.)
Riverside Exchange - Riverside Med. Pk. II (Wicomico St.)
Robertson Farm (Old Ocean City Rd., Sharen Dr.)
Salisbury Commons (Dykes Rd.)
Salisbury Mall Renovation - (Civic Ave. & Glen Ave.)
Salisbury Seniors' Cottages (Foxfield Apts.) - (W Zion Rd.)
Sam’s Club Fueling Station -(N. Salisbury Blvd.)
Sam’s Club Store Expansion (N. Salisbury Blvd.)
SECU (1101 Mt. Hermon Rd.)
Shady Grove (Dykes Rd.)
Stonegate - Phase IV, 2a, 3a (Stonegate Dr.)
Three Creeks (W. Naylor Mill Rd.)
Three Creeks (W. Naylor Mill Rd.)
Tim Man Acres
University Park - Phase II (Milford St.)
Villages @ Tony Tank Creek - Phase II (S. Division St.)
Waterside Landing (Canal Park Dr.)
Wicomico County Drill Academy (Fooks Rd.)
Williams Landing (Riverside Dr.)
Woodcock Property (Hammond and Caroline St.)
10. SPECIAL PROJECTS
City-wide traffic intersection improvements
Construction inspection of WWTP improvements
Culver Road - drainage design - Concept Design Completed
DPW and Planning & Zoning coordination of development and subdivision requirements
Topographic digitized mapping
Pretreatment program
Sludge management applications/permits
Safety program, CPR training, forklift training - inspection completed by insurance
carrier. Proceeding to correct deficiencies found.
Street paving survey
Traffic sign upgrading per MSHA grant
Implementation of computer-aided design/computer-aided mapping system
Evaluation of odor control, BOD removal and sludge disposal methods
Evaluation of WWTP process capacity
Direction Signs
Problem with City and County Street sweeper fire hydrant connections
Railroad crossing upgrading
Traffic survey - corridor improvements - feasibility study
Traffic surveys - regulatory signing
10. SPECIAL PROJECTS (continued)
WWTP - sludge holding pad drainage design
Northeast Collector Road Water and Sewer - Phase IIA design (Brittingham Square
Apartments to Emmanuel Wesleyan Church) by McCrone, construction completed
during
11. PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION/RESUBDIVISION/EASEMENT PLATS
Aspen Hills - Subdivision (Dykes Rd.)
Atlantic Bank & Donald Williams - Subdivision (Riverside Dr.)
Burkett, John & Brenda, Lot 3-A-1, 3A-2 - Subdivision (Milford St.)
Chili’s Restaurant Lot 2 - Easement (W. Dagsboro Rd.)
Cottages @ Riverhouse - Easement (Pemberton Dr.)
Eckered Drugs - Easement Plat, St. Albans Commons - Lot 8 (Mt. Hermon &
Beaglin Prk. Pad 8
Fountains, The - Subdivision (Merrit Mill Rd.)
Go-getters Inc. Sub & Resubdivison (Calloway St.)
Harbor Point - Phase II, Section 4 - Subdivision (Harbor Point)
Heritage - Subdivison (Pemberton Dr. & Culver Rd.)
Lawrence, Robert, Lots 1-6 - Resubdivision (Decatur Ave. & Rt. 13)
Leonards Mill Property, Lots 2A & 2B - Subdivision (W. Dagsboro Rd.)
Mill Pond Village Lots 4 & 5 (E. Naylor Mill Rd.)
Mill Pond Village - Public Easement Relocation - Easement (E. Naylor Mill Rd.
& Connector Rd.)
Marley Manor - Easement (Snow Hill Rd.)
Northgate Business Park, 2002 - Subdivision (Lot 3B)
Raynor Development - Subdivision (Pemberton Dr.)
Rector Property - Subdivision (Honeysuckle Dr. & Varsity Lane)
Stonegate - PH IV, 2a, 3a, - Section 4 - Subdivision (Stonegate Dr.)
Stonegate Sec. 4, Block C, Lot 1 - Resubdivision (Stonegate Dr.)
Villages @ Tony tank - Phase 2, Subdivision (S. Division St., Ext.)
Villages @ Tony tank - Phase 2, Lot 18A, Blk - Resubdivision (Piney Grove Ct. &
Parkwood Dr.)
Woodcock, Lots #270-292 - Resub, (Caroline St.)
12. ANNEXATIONS
Honey Suckle Drive - Rector Property
Johnson Road - Johnsons Retreat
Pemberton Drive - Rayner Development
Schumaker Drive - Robertson, Shultz and Brittingham
Three Creeks - Causey Property
U. S. Route 50 West - Todd
U.S. Route 50 - Milford St. Associates
Old Ocean City Rd. - Farlow Property
East Naylor Mill Road - Ruark Property
13. RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND EASEMENTS
New Subdivisions
Processing various deeds
Research in Land Records
14. LAND SURVEYS AND ACQUISITIONS
As-Built Surveys: Schumaker Manor - Stormwater Management
Harbour Pointe - Water & Sewer
Gateway Village - Water & Sewer
Stone Gate - Water, Sewer & Stormwater Management
Jersey Road - County Park Water Extension
Villages at Tony Tank Water & Sewer
Mill Pond Village - Water, Sewer, and Stormwater
Northeast Collector - Water and Sewer
Walmart - Easement Acquisition
Topo: Milford Street - Regional Storm drain Study
Walston Ave. Drainage
Culver Rd. Cross Sections
Surveys: Rt. 50 East to Stadium - Sewer & Water
Northeast Corridor - Right of Way Acquisition
15. MISCELLANEOUS - SURVEYOR
Review subdivision plats and site drawings
Provide cadastral information to the public
City-owned land inventory completed
Public relations - land information and annexations
Logging field book index on computer
16. DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
East Naylor Mill Road - Street lighting underway
Northeast Corridor - McCrone has designed street and storm drainage, and water and sewer from U.S. 50 to Old Ocean City Road. City will acquire right of ways within corporate limits
Northside Pump Station - agreement to use existing overflow for emergencies is active.
Citywide combined sewer separation - Engineering for development of the long-term separation is underway.
Wellhead delineation for Park well No. 17 and 18 is being performed by Maryland Geological Survey. This work is part of the City s Wellhead Protection Program to protect municipal drinking water sources from contamination.
17. TRAFFIC DIVISION
Repaired/Maintained streetlights at following locations:
Rt. 50 Monument 219 and 223 Creekside Picnic Island
Woodbrooke St. Albans Terrapin
Eastern Shore Dr. E. Northpointe Canal Woods
Waverly Carroll St. Market St.
Main St. Circle Ave. Riverwalk
Plaza Camden Beam
Goddard W. Dagsobro Lot #10
Court Marvel Armstrong
Troopers Way S. Park E. Naylor Mill Road
Larch Way James Ct. Monitor Ct.
Repaired underground fault: E. Naylor Mill Rd. & Cypress St.
Installed conduit under roadways at Harbor Pointe.
Put down pavement markings/painted curbs & parking spaces at the following locations:
Lake/Isabella Spring/College Lot #1 (installed flex post)
Replaced signs and posts at the following locations:
Ashylon, Anne Baker, Bell Island Trail, Baccharis
Beaglin Park, Beaverdam, Brooklyn Broad, Baker
Camden, Catherine, College, Clemwood Calvert, Carroll, Creekside, Church
Division, Delaware, Deborah, Davis Eastern Shore
Fitzwater, Forrest Grier
Hazel, Hemlock, Hammond, Hickory Hartford, Hanover
Isabella Johnson
Lincoln, Locust, London, Lehigh Lake, Linwood
Main, Middleneck, Monticello, Mill Miller Place, Mitchell
New York, Naylor, Naylor Mill Olive, Ohio, Oakside
Powell, Prince, Pemberton, Parsons Plaza, N. Park, Pinehurst
Patterson, Parkwood Roger, Russell, Railroad, Rose
Smith, Spring, Seagull Lane, S. Blvd. Schumaker, Snow Hill, St. Peters Spring
Crest Truitt
Village Oak Ward, Waverly, E. William
Windsor, Weldon Place
Signal Maintenance and Installations:
E. Main/Moss Hill College/Super Fresh
N. Division/Isabella S. Division/Circle
E. Main/Ward S. Division/Milford (underground problem)
Isabella/Lake S. Blvd./Eastern Shore Dr.
Delaware/Isabella E. Main/Truitt/Long
Locates: Numerous Miss Utility locates
Miscellaneous:
Removed Christmas Decorations
Assisted Parks Branch with tree trimming
Assisted with snow removal efforts
Repaired overhead wiring on Picnic Island
Numerous repairs made for other divisions of City. Vehicle Maintenance, numerous reports and meetings, and training done during quarter.
18. STREET DIVISION
Hotmixing - citywide
Coldmixing - citywide
Patching potholes - citywide
Cleaned catch basins (per plan)
Assisted Sanitation with Bulk Pick-ups
Grading Alleys
Top soiling & seeding - citywide.
Set barricades, cones, signs, and cans for organizational functions
Assisted with leaf recycling
Placed barricades out for the storms
Assisted with snow removal
19. PARKS
Recycling Christmas trees
Tree trimming at the Water Plants’ wells and water towers
Maintain sidewalks in snowstorms in January and February
Assisted sanitation Department with bulk pickup
Transplanted oak tree from the yard to park for flagpole
Planted bulbs on Plaza and East Main Street
Tree removal on the lot by Woodcox Playground
Purchased new edger and pole saw
Attended Lower Shore Pesticide Re-certification Course at the Delmarva Convention
Center
20. CARPENTER SHOP
Reinforced roof on Zoo Visitor Center by installing column beams
Remove double doors and closed in opening on back of gift shop at the Zoo
Rebuilt and installed castor wheels on slat body racks for Street Department
Built and installed three bulletin boards for Engineering Department
Cut hole in wall and framed opening for wall heater at the Fire Station Headquarters
Repaired doors, railings, and modified storage locker at Salisbury Police Department
Built concrete form/installed and poured new base for relocation of City Yard flagpole
Rebuilt storage container for Utilities Branch’s mole
Installed 38’ of safety railings on concrete stairs from S. Park Dr. to Picnic Island Bridge
Installed 40’ of iron safety railings on Plaza
21. UTILITIES
Sewer: Quarter Totals (January, February, March)
New Service 10
Renewed Service 6
Repaired Service 6
Abandoned Service 5
Service Stoppages 89
Main Stoppages 34
Mains repaired 4
Manholes repaired 6
Miss Utility Tickets 766
Water: Quarter Totals (January, February, March)
New Service 13
Renewed Service 15
Repaired Service 12
Abandoned Service 5
Hydrant Repairs 8
Fire Services Installed 3
Mains repaired 13
Large Meter Replacement 15
Valves/Vaults Adjusted 16
Coupon Pits 6
Storm Drains: Quarter Totals (January, February, March)
Mains repaired 1
Inlets rebuilt 0
Manholes rebuilt 0
Inlets repaired 0
Main Stoppages 3
Inlet Stoppages 9
Misc/Jobs 25
*Utility Branch two positions short and one to two utility employees assisting meter readers daily
22. WATER PLANT
Water pumped from: (January, February, March)
Main Street Water Plant Paleo Water Plant Total
January 62,957,000 102,846,000 165,803,000
February 58,628,000 93,797,000 152,425,000
March 62,913,000 112,124,000 175,037,000
23. SALISBURY ZOO
Monthly Visitors Count:
January 2003 1,696
February 2003 1,419
March 2003 15,997
Total Visitors count for fiscal year 2003 Third Quarter - 19,112
Staff: ¹ Jim Rapp and Mary Seemann attended “Small Museums
Conference” in Ocean City
¹ Jayme DiGennaro, Education Program Coordinator, resigned in February
¹ Krista Kuntze hired as Seasonal Guard
¹ Completed career ladder concepts for Recreation Facilities Career
Field (includes Zoo, Park, Marina, Carpentry Shop) Staff Projects: ¹ Shoveled snow for two months! ¹ Continued working on Tropics Trail with $15,000 gift from the
Hallowell Foundation ¹ Renovated former prairie dog yard for box turtles and
bird/butterfly garden ¹ DPW Engineering Division prepared contract for construction of
new river perimeter fence Master Plan: Prepared for planning sessions with WDM Design in April and May Events: ¹ Attended Tri-County Council reception in Annapolis in January ¹ FOSZ earned $1,700 from “Teddy Bear Brunch” in February ¹ Planned Earth Day and Zoo Stampede (April 19), Delmarva Birding Weekend (April 25-27) ¹ Planned event to plant 15-acres of marsh at Blackwater NWR (May 15-17) ¹ Planning for 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2004 Education Report: ¹ Hosted “Winterpretation” planning sessions with Docents in January ¹ Testified in Annapolis for $25,000 grant from MD State
Department of Education during the month of February ¹ Planning to host “Diary of a River” Summer Center in July with
Wicomico Board of Education, Ward Museum, and Pemberton
Park ¹ Partnered with Art Institute & Gallery for “Drawing Animals in
Nature” class ¹ Trained over 20 new Docents in March ¹ Added new carpet to Visitor Center Resource Development: ¹ Received $9,500 grant from Gannet Foundation for Education Animal Facility ¹ Received $3,600 grant from Community Foundation for portable anesthesia machine ¹ Ocelot Spot Gift Shop opened for the season in March