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Objective 5: Accelerate Infrastructure Maintenance & Replacement
Relevant Standards
- Uninterrupted water, wastewater, reclaimed water, and stormwater services
- Maintain appropriate water system redundancy for both infrastructure and power
- Investment and rates based on the full cost of service, including long-term investment needs
- Efficient and cost-effective operations, including applying lifecycle cost analyses
- Accurate inventory of assets and making data-driven asset management decisions
Background
A critical element of ensuring that water and wastewater pipes, pumps, valves, and treatment plants operate reliably and efficiently is that they are proactively maintained or replaced.
Challenge/Opportunity
- Flagstaff has over 470 miles of water lines and the current rate of water line replacement is 2 miles per year. This is appropriate for now, but in the next 10 years, infrastructure that was built in the 1940’s and 1950’s will begin reaching the end of its useful life.
- Flagstaff’s 270 miles of wastewater pipes and 5,700 manhole covers are experiencing higher rates of corrosion because of water conservation efforts (which increases the concentration of wastewater and corrosive gases in the pipes). The current rate of manhole replacement is only 5 per year.
- The Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant and Woody Mountain Booster Station are operating with the same sedimentation basins and sand clarifier equipment, respectively, installed in the 1960’s.
- The North Reservoir Filtration Plant’s filters have not been upgraded in over thirty years.
- Portions of the pipelines delivering water to these facilities are 100 years old and need replacement.
Timing Concerns
Infrastructure maintenance and replacement will be an increasing concern over the next 10 years. Planning for this eventually needs to begin in 2020.
Water Services Strategic Plan 2025 | ||||
Objective 5: Accelerate Infrastructure Maintenance and Replacement |
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Reporting Period: January - June 2021 |
Reporting Period: July- December 2021 |
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Specific Responses
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Accomplishments |
Accomplishments |
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Continue making asset management decisions based on G.I.S. data, inspection data, the function of the asset, and the ramifications of asset failure | Operations Manager, Engineering Manager, Water Production Manager, Water Reclamation Manager, Stormwater Manager |
| Water Reclamation has started to use CMMS system for valve collection. Valve inspections inside plants, work orders for instrumentation of controls in water and wastewater systems. Using standardized terminology, and process management across the entire water system. | Continue this work in expanding the CMMS program |
Begin ramping funding for water mains replacement, reaching 3 miles per year by 2030 |
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| Continue this work to come up with a plan for replacement, as we await the CMMS program |
Increase the inspections and data on corrosion of wastewater pipes and manhole covers, and recommend updated maintenance procedures and increased funding | Water Reclamation Manager | Manhole maintenance incorporated into GIS Cwork order system, with active repairs. | Both WRP: Implemented inspection and maintenance programs for belts, blower voltage, pump vibrations, Arc Flash (req'd) and IR inspection of electrical equipment. Continues as we gather data. Manhole inspections now in CMMS system, with 360 degree camera views. | Continue this work to come up with a plan for replacement, as we await the CMMS program |
Continue developing a more systematic process for capturing data on gas detectors, pumps, and other critical components in water, wastewater, and recycled water treatment plants |
| Co-gen project phase 2 has started wich will give us final plans for construction and a electrical study be conducted to decide best location for power. | Taking steps to incorporate data in plants into the SCADA system | Water Production will determine the best means of completing the Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant Sedimentation Basin Improvement Project with available funding/budget. |
Begin concept design to “loop” the recycled water system to increase redundancy and reliability Develop a more comprehensive risk assessment of potable water wells (based on age/condition) Upgrade the Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant sedimentation basins, Woody Mountain Booster Station sand clarifier, and North Reservoir Filtration Plant Filters
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| Collecting pressures in the reclaimed system to better assist and update the current model for future expansion. |
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Maximize the use of GIS to organize data with respect to geographic location |
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| We have a dedicated position to accurately identify assets locations | Start Design |
Determine the best approach for Inner Basin pipeline replacement. |
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| Appropriated $1.5 in design funding from Environmental Infrastructure bill. | Prepare a bid scope of work for design |
| Water Services Strategic Plan 2025 | ||||
| Objective 5: Accelerate Infrastructure Maintenance and Replacement | Reporting Period: January-June 2020 | Reporting Period: July-December 2020 | ||
| Specific Responses | Champion & TEAM | Accomplishments | Accomplishments | Next Steps |
| Continue making asset management decisions based on G.I.S. data, inspection data, the function of the asset, and the ramifications of asset failure | Operations Manager, Engineering Manager, Water Production Manager, Water Reclamation Manager, Stormwater Manager | WCH WRP: Monitoring inflow and customer use of reclaimed system. Replaced grit lines and weir supports for Primary Tanks. | This project was started in December and complete in Mid February 2021. | RDF WRP: Resurface 3 concrete structures and replace 7 slide gates in September 2020. |
| Increase the inspections and data on corrosion of wastewater pipes and manhole covers, and recommend updated maintenance procedures and increased funding | Water Reclamation Manager | WCH WRP: Implemented inspection and maintenance programs for belts, blower voltage, pump vibrations, Arc Flash (req'd) and IR inspection of electrical equipment. | Continue this work to come up wit a plan for replacement, as we await the CMMS program | |
| Continue developing a more systematic process for capturing data on gas detectors, pumps, and other critical components in water, wastewater, and recycled water treatment plants | WCH WRP: 1. Verifying pump and motor data. Implemented CMMS in chlorine gas detector calibrations across Water Production. | Continue this work to come up wit a plan for replacement, as we await the CMMS program | ||
| Begin concept design to “loop” the recycled water system to increase redundancy and reliability Develop a more comprehensive risk assessment of potable water wells (based on age/condition) Upgrade the Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant sedimentation basins, Woody Mountain Booster Station sand clarifier, and North Reservoir Filtration Plant filters. | Water Production Manager | 1. In Design phase for upgrades/rehab of LMWTP Sedimentaton Basins. 30% & 60% plans received, reviewed and modified. 2. Woody Mountain Sand Clarifier project in site preparations for construction. Equipment on order. | 1. Design for Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant Sedimentation Basin Improvement Project was completed. 2. Woody Mtn. Booster Station Sand Clarifier was rehabilitated with new equipment and coatings as identified in Water Infrastructure Master Plan. 3. RDF WRP: Construction of bypass line at headworks and primary systems in September 2020. | Water Production will determine the best means of completing the Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant Sedimentation Basin Improvement Project with available funding/budget. |
| Maximize the use of GIS to organize data with respect to geographic location | ||||
| Determine the best approach for Lake Mary Raw Waterline replacement. | Began discussions with Carollo Engineers on the replacement of the Raw Water pipline coming from Lake Mary | Start Design | ||