From: Gerald Fisher
Sent: Wed Oct 19 17:20:07 2016
To: Jason Clifford (Molalla WWTP); Mark Strandberg (Ring-Bender); J.W. Ring (Ring-Bender); Dan Huff (Molalla)
Subject: FW: regularly scheduled activities and additions to CIP
Importance: Normal
Hi Jason,
Please see Tiffany’s email below. Can you give Dan, me and the RB folks a rundown of how you document need and depths of the sludge mat. Thanks.
Mark and Jeff,
I have told her repeatedly that the search for effluent applications sites will be part of the WWMP update. This will take time and I still do not have the RFP done. I keep dealing with emails and reports to DEQ and am not able to work on the stuff I should be working on. Let us know how you want to respond to her inquiry. Thanks.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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From: YELTON-BRAM Tiffany [mailto:tiffany.yelton-bram@state.or.us]
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 11:09 AM
To: 'Gerald Fisher' <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: regularly scheduled activities and additions to CIP
Hi Gerald
I was thinking some more about the CIP that you shared and our previous conversations to date about the regular actions Molalla does to manage the overall wastewater system. I don’t know how the city documents the actions that are taken but DEQ needs to know when in the year the city measures the biosolids in the ponds and determines how much to remove and when. The annual biosolids report does not address these decision making steps but instead documents the outcome of the solids removal. The May 2014 Biosolids Management Plan again set a goal for the amount to remove but does not document decision making steps. It is important for Molalla and DEQ to be clear in understanding when and how these decisions are made.
The same is true for Recycled water application. How does the city determine that additional sites will be needed? DEQ has been very clear and firm that additional sites are needed. The CIP that you shared with me does not include any capital expenditures to provide recycled water to other sites. I do not know if commitments have been made yet but I do remember hearing from Dan Huff after the city council meeting that Molalla Redi Mix might be able to use some water. I recently sent you a message that includes a reminder that additional sites/uses would be updates to the Recycled Water Plan. DEQ wants to work with you to assure that those additions are made in a timely manner.
Please let me know, Gerald, how these decision making steps will be documented and provide me copies of that documentation. Thanks! Please call me if you have questions.
Tiffany Yelton Bram
WQ Source Control Manager
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
700 NE Multnomah St., Suite #600
Portland OR 97232
Desk 503 229 5219
Mobile 503 975 0046