10.02 - Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Policy

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Police City of Pequot 218 - 568 -8111 Lakes Fax 218 -568 -5647 plpd@pequotlakes- mn.gov = 4638 County Road Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 www.pequotlakes - mn.gov 1. Purpose City Hall 218 - 568 -5222 Fax 218 - 568 -5860 cityhall @pequotlakes - mn.gov Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Policy City of Pequot Lakes It is the policy of the City of Pequot Lakes to properly maintain the City's sewer system. This includes: manholes, sewer mains, lift stations, and the wastewater treatment plant. The City intends to provide effective and efficient maintenance to its sanitary sewer system by completing an annual jetting of all city sewer mains, and a daily inspection of problem -area manholes and the main lift station. All other lift stations are checked on a weekly basis, and all lift stations are serviced annually by a private contractor. Procedures identified in this policy are intended to maintain the sanitary sewer system and to prevent sewer backups. These procedures may also extend the service life of various components of the sanitary sewer system. The City has approximately 42,412 feet of public sanitary sewer mains, 131 manholes and 6 lift stations. The City documents all of the manhole and lift- station inspections and all jetting. When the lift - stations have their annual service checks, the City gets a copy of the results from the contractor. All of these documents are on file at the Water Treatment Plant located at 31150 County Road 112. The City has developed and implemented this policy that takes into consideration: public safety, the City's budget and personnel, environmental concerns, and the cost of implementation versus the benefit to be achieved. The City will use its employees, equipment and/or private contractors to provide these services. While the City fully intends to meet the guidelines established in this policy, there may be times when this is not feasible. Issues including, but not limited to, budget constraints, critical equipment failure, or weather and other emergencies, may prevent the City from meeting the guidelines established herein. The Wastewater Supervisor may override provisions established within this policy. Deviations from the goals established in this policy will be documented. The City will use this policy to guide any sanitary sewer maintenance activities to be provided by its employees or contractors.