{"id":18343,"date":"2024-08-12T14:51:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=18343"},"modified":"2024-08-12T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:51:34","slug":"treatment-plant-work-set-city-employees-praised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/treatment-plant-work-set-city-employees-praised\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment plant work set; city employees praised"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s a dirty job but someone’s got to do it\u201d is an old saying which rings true at Decatur’s wastewater treatment plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And at the plant, it’s the city employees who do the dirty work, producing considerable financial savings for the city and earning a considerable amount of praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dirty work came up again at the latest board of works and safety meeting when Wastewater Superintendent Karey Fuelling was given approval to renovate four of the seven aeration tanks at the plant on Monmouth Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other three were done several months back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuelling said the four \u2013 like the other three were \u2013 are nearing the end of their 15-20 year life expectancy \u201cand are not doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aeration tank work earlier this year<\/em>. (Archive Photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sanitaire, of Charlotte, NC, gave the city two quotes for providing equipment for the work: $54,500 for two tanks or $94,720 for all four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchasing the equipment for all four tanks will provide a savings of $14,2380 over doing two now and two next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuelling has funds in this year’s budget to do two tanks, but not four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After some discussion, board member Craig Coshow moved to have all four done, using ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds to cover the two not budgeted. The board agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuelling said it would probably be 16 or so weeks to get all that’s needed for the project and that the work needs to be done before winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two tanks will be done first. \u201cI wouldn’t feel comfortable taking all four out of service at one time,\u201d Fuelling explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Sanitaire will provide the equipment, city employees will perform the task \u2026 at a considerable savings to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their efforts provided \u201ca significant savings\u201d on the first three tanks, Mayor Dan Rickord said. He had previously estimated that savings at around $70,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing the next round of work \u201cwill save us thousands and thousands more,\u201d he continued. \u201cAll our departments do this; it’s great.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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