City Council Meeting March 3, 2010, click here.
City Council Meeting February 3, 2010
Scroll down for past meetings and workshops.
For a look at the Wastewater Lagoons in Winter, click here.
For the Elements of a Quality Assurance Plan, click here.
At the Salmon City Council meeting on Feb 3, 2010, Mike Overacker explains that he has the land, can use the water, and offers to work with the city to solve the wastewater problem the city has with EPA violations.
Click here to see the land that Mike is
describing. Estimates for the sprinklers
are: The center pivot uses 1,584,000, wheel line 2,042,496, and other
sprinklers use 604,800 gallons per day. Total estimated use from May
through September is 423,129,600 to 486,599,040 gallons of
water. Each day during the season the system uses 4,231,296 gallons.
Calvin Leman explains the need for specific data when making decisions concerned with wastewater issues. Click here for xls file.
Jim Sustaire Explains the Hardship the wastewater tax puts on the people.
End of February 3, 2010 City Council Meeting
City
Council Workshop
January 25, 2010
including all documents.
Keller Associates Draft Jan 4, 2010
The EPA documents Cal is showing are:
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Salmon,
City of Wastewater Treatment Plant Salmon, ID ID-002000-1 |
10/01/07 -- 09/30/12 | City of Salmon Final Permit (PDF) (26 pp. 171K) |
City of Salmon Fact Sheet
(PDF) (36 pp. 542K) |
No comment received USDA and NRCS show constructed wetlands make sense for municipal wastewater. |
The 40 CFR that the EPA document references are: 40 CFR 101 ff
Pertinent Data
Vassar,
Greenway work to improve
sustainability Media
NOAA Climate Data Salmon Idaho
AERATED LAGOON TECHNOLOGY Dr Linvil G. Rich Aerated Lagoon Technology (1) pdf file
(2) EPA Manual
Working Documents Excel file pH etc
Ponds — Planning, Design, Construction USDA 590
Documents in Response to this Meeting:
Keller Land Analysis (response to this meeting)
Keller Nutrient Summary from DMRs
Land Application Study Office 97-2003 (Cal)
Testimony February 3, 2010 (Cal to City Council)
For Cle Elum, Washington Brown & Caldwell
Facts on the Reservoir Wetland Cropland
Photos on the USDA Reservoir Wetland Cropland
City Council Workshop Part 1 of 9 January 25, 2010
Cal explains the problems we have with the aerated lagoon we are using. The problems include how EPA specifies violations and how Salmon is completing the NPDES Permit requirements.
We have these problems only because we are discharging water from the lagoon into the Salmon River. We don't have to. We can send the water to a constructed wetland for 1/2 to 1/8 the cost of what we are doing now.
EPA in 2007 changed our removal rate from 65% to 85%. If a monthly average is out of compliance, that is 30 violations.
The EPA Data Cal is Showing are:
EPA Data on Permit No.: ID-002000-1
Staff and Phone Listing for EPA Region 10
Water Discharge Permits (PCS)
Water Discharge Permits (PCS) Salmon
Get Effluent Data
EPA 2004 & 2005 Report
DEQ says ok as is, apparently
EPA Notice of Violation
Response Oct 2008
Response Nov 2008
Query 10/07 thru 12/09 Violations
EPA Violation 9/12/2009
Data 2000 to 2009 pdf
ID0020001 - City of Salmon, 2008 NPDES Compliance Inspection [1]
What a Constructed Wetland may look like as developed:
Constructed Wetlands: The Natural Treatment Colorado State
Mature Constructed Wetland
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City Council Workshop Part 2 of 9
Cal shows other cites who have solved their wastewater problem by using a constructed wetland. He explains that Salmon is in a river valley, which is similar to the problems these other towns had and that other towns solved their problem.
Wetlands can remove nitrogen, phosphorus, and other substances. Lagoon can't. Lagoons don't have the time or the biology to remove nitrogen and phosphorus.
City Council Workshop Part 3 of 9
Ken Gutzman says for the first time that getting the land for the constructed wetland is an issue. Cal agrees. Other towns had similar problems. We can solve our problem of getting the land. The council explores the issue of storing the water during the winter. Jim Mullens of Keller Associates says the wetland will cost more. Why does it cost more for Salmon, when the cost to other towns is 1/2 to 1/8 the cost?
City Council Workshop Part 4 of 9
Ken Gutzman said for the second time that getting the land is expensive, where will we get land, how will the people feel about the wetland. Cal points out the the decision is whether to work with EPA as we are now or find another way to deal with Salmon wastewater. George Ambrose explores how to design the holding pond, with bentonite or other liner. Jim Mullens says a wetland is not right for Salmon because Salmon has a lagoon now, because it is too expensive, and because we have to pump the water to the wetland.
City Council Workshop Part 5 of 9
George Ambrose said that we need to find if the wetland is a 50-year solution, that a mechanical wastewater facility is maybe $10 million, that out current system is likely to have continual expenses, and that we need more data (maybe a month) to make a decision. Ken Gutzman said for the third time that cost and where to get the land is an issue.
City Council Workshop Part 6 of 9
Jim Mullens says Keller's solution now will solve our wastewater problem. Cal asks if Keller will specify that we will not get a violation in the contract. Jim says no.
City Council Workshop Part 7 of 9
Cal explains that EPA must enforce the Clean Water Act and the DEQ may be easier to work with for a wetland and land application. Ken Gutzman said that we can't know what will happen in 20 years; how can we say a wetland is a 50-year solution. Jim Kluesner says that houses are near the Overacker land, that Overacker has sold that land, and that "it will never happen." Ken Gutzman brings up the land issue for the fourth time. Cal explains that we need to decide if we can deal with EPA or we want to try a different way.
City Council Workshop Part 8 of 9
Jim Kluesner says the ground water is near the surface. Jim Mullens says they can work with Cal to develop the numbers we need, so we can come to an agreement before we come to the council. Jim Kluesner says we should explore getting the water across the river. George Ambrose asks Jim Mullens if they can tell us by Wednesday how much land we need. Jim Baker wants to know how much this land will cost. Ken Gutzman said for the fifth time that we need to find the land.
Ending of current sewage disposal pollution of the land and aquifer, which is an aesthetic and olifactory nuisance as well as an environmental hazard.
- Built as the heart of a planned ecological – educational Bird Park.
- Serving as an example of extensive wetlands in Arava Valley for other neighboring communities and as a test ground for appropriate plants and building methods to our desert climate.
City Council Workshop Part 9 of 9
Ken Gutzman (sixth time) said ranchers and farmers say they don't want to sell us their land. What good is your study then? Jim Baker again said we need to know how much the land costs.
(1) wetland
(2) water-storage reservoir
Two components of a wetland reservoir
subirrigation system: (1) a
wetland (top photo), and (2) a water-storage reservoir (bottom photo) at
the Defiance County demonstration site.
End of Meeting
Constructed Wetland Projects
Monaghan County Council Wetland
Smoky Trout Farm Wetland
Watching the Watershed
Sustainable environment and a multi-functional public park
Bioremediation
Agriculture and nature
USA - California (Arcata) - Constructed Wetland: A Cost-Effective Alternative for Wastewater Treatment
Next:
Cal Explains the Problem and the Solution to Salmon Wastewater
The Document that Cal is Discussing is here.
Part 1 of 3
Part 2 of 3
EPA Notice of Violation Oct 7, 2008
Response Oct 2008
Response Nov 2008
Query 10/07 thru 12/09 Violations
Part 3 of 3 Treatment Wetlands
Other Information on Constructed Wetlands
Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Course Materials
Those serving on the Waste Water
Citizen’s Advisory Council
are: Sandra Barrett, Dave Blauser,
Harlan Finnemore,
Steve Gould,
*Ken Gutzman, *Leo
Marshall, *Dan Maiyo,
William Teuscher,
*Harry Shanafelt,
*Mickey Verbeck, Bob Wiederrick, Luke
Prange and *George Ambrose
Messages About Wetland Solutions
Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program
