Dec. 2024 Raleigh Water Employee Newsletter

Maintenance (604) / Remote Facilities (608) - cont ’ d:

The Remote Facilities Maintenance Team is responsible for the reliability of equipment at our two smaller wastewater treatment plants – Smith Creek Resource Recovery Facility (SCRRF), Little Creek Resource Recovery Facility (LCRRF) – as well as approximately 130 sewer lift stations nestled throughout Wake County. These stations help convey wastewater to each of our three treatment plants. Our NCDEQ State - issued Collection System Permit requires that each week staff make regular visits to every facility, document the findings, and generate work orders for repairs. These mechanics are highly skilled in the operation and maintenance of lift stations with automated pump controls and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) telemetry. They play a vital role in protecting the environment and public health by making sure we “ keep it in the pipe. ”

Both teams adhere to the highest standards of safety and compliance. They go through rigorous emergency response training, ensuring

quick and effective solutions to maximize uptime and maintain plant and/or station operations. Their work is captured within our Cityworks Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) for use in condition assessment and asset management decisions.

(pictured above: plant maintenance mechanics, Cameron Newcomb and Brian Craver , work on a grit pump at NRRRF headworks, on right: Bryan Johnson , Plant Maintenance Supervisor, Leo Lima , Utilities Coordinator, and Wendy Gresham , Senior Electrician)

Land Management (605): Farm & Biosolids Management Contributed by: Christopher Sauls

Resource Recovery's Land Management Program has a multi tude of responsibilities which include the land application of biosolids and residuals on and offsite, farming hundreds of acres which include land preparation, planting and harvesting, and spray irrigation. This includes maintenance of the interior grounds of the NRRRF plant as well as the acreage surrounding the farm fields and road sides. They market and distribute water plant residuals and class A biosolids to interested third party farmers as an organic and nitrogen source for crops, as well as hauling rags and screenings from multiple locations to an onsite debris drying bed to dispose of it at the landfill. They have a crew of two mechanics that are heavily involved in keeping up with the constant need for heavy equipment

maintenance on site and some off site equipment as well. As always, staff are prepared to assist in storm preparation with high rainfall events and ensure that plant roads are clear during winter weather. (pictured above in truck: Eric Batchelor , Equipment Operator III, Milo Harvest)

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