#1 Acknowledge review of Wastewater Utility 2011 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (File Res. #2012-916)
DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM
May 11, 2012
TO: City Council
FROM: David M. Botts, P.E., Utility Director
SUBJECT: Action on a Proposed Resolution Acknowledging Review of the
Wastewater Utility 2011 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (File
Res. 2012-916)
Summary
All cities, villages, and sanitary districts in the State of Wisconsin that operate
wastewater treatment facilities must prepare and submit Compliance Maintenance
Annual Reports (CMAR) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR).
These reports evaluate the overall condition of a community’s treatment facility and may
be used as a basis to recommend or require corrective actions to deficient facilities.
Department Recommendation
The Wastewater Utility staff prepared this report and recommends that the City Council
adopt the proposed resolution.
Manager’s Recommendation
The City Manager concurs with the Utility staff’s recommendation.
Suggest Motion
Move to adopt Resolution Number 2012-916 acknowledging the Common Council’s
review of the 2011 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report.
Analysis
The WDNR developed the CMAR Program to provide a uniform method to measure the
overall condition of Wisconsin’s treatment facilities. The grading scale is similar to those
used in many high schools and colleges. It is based on a 0.00 to 4.00 point scale with
the final number converted to a letter grade (A through F). When communities receive
low grades the WDNR can require those communities to improve their treatment
facilities.
Grade Corrective Actions Additional Actions
A or B Voluntary None
C Recommended Response to WNDR outlining
community action to correct
D or F Required
deficiency.
The City of Janesville received an A/B for the 2011 report. In September the treatment
plant experienced an equipment malfunction which caused a clarifier to fill with sludge
and started to release. Once identified, the problem was isolated and cleaned up, but
this discharge caused us to get a B grade in that section of the report. The nine other
categories used by the WDNR to evaluate the collection and treatment of wastewater
within the City of Janesville all received a grade of A.
A second part of this process requires the passage of a supporting resolution by the
City Council. This resolution (No. 2012-916) indicates that the Council has reviewed the
Compliance Maintenance Annual Report. The resolution is similar to those used in past
years and has been reviewed by the City Attorney.
cc: Eric Levitt, City Manager
Jay Winzenz, Director of Administrative Services
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-916
A Resolution acknowledging the Common Council’s review of the Compliance Maintenance
Annual Report of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville is required by State regulation to annually prepare a
Compliance Maintenance Report that describes the physical conditions and performance of the City’s
wastewater treatment and collection facilities; and,
WHEREAS, as part of the report preparation process, the Department of Natural Resources of
the State of Wisconsin (WDNR) requires the Common Council to adopt a resolution acknowledging
that it has reviewed the Compliance Maintenance Report; and,
WHEREAS, the Utility Director has submitted the Compliance Maintenance Annual Report of
the City of Janesville Wastewater Treatment Plant, dated April 30, 2012, to the Common Council for
their review.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Janesville
that they have reviewed the aforementioned Compliance Maintenance Annual Report and find that no
action by the Common Council is necessary at this time to maintain compliance with current effluent
limitations.
ADOPTED:
Motion by:
Second by:
APPROVED:
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Dongarra-Adams
Farrell
Eric J. Levitt, City Manager
Kealy
Liebert
ATTEST:
Severson
Steeber
Voskuil
Jean Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Proposed by: Utility Director
Prepared by: Utility Director