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2005 GOALS & PROJECTS · The Primary Digester rebuild project should be completed in early 2005. There have been some operations problems since it came back online, but these are being worked out with staff and Howard R. Green. Also, some of the new equipment did not arrive in 2004. This project exposed some structural problems with the secondary digester. The secondary digester may have to have the cover removed in 2005 to correct the problem. City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report Work on the Digestor Cover Durin, 2004 · The Treatment Facility headworks upgrade project should begin in mid-2005. This will be a major project and could carry over into 2006. Howard R. Green has been working on the final upgrades to the Treatment Facility in order to bring it up to final capacity. This will not be done now but projects such as the headworks will be built to full capacity. The final plans should be completed in 2005. Expansions will be completed as needed. · The discharge permit (NPDES) will need to be renewed in 2007. At that time, we will receive a phosphorus discharge limit. I anticipate this to be a limit of I mgll or less. A phosphorus removal process will be installed with the headworks project. Plant personnel will be trained on the operation and maintenance of a phosphorus removal system. This will also require training on the lab testing for phosphorus to maintain a level of I mgll or less. By beginning this in 2005, we will have ample time to meet the limit for the new permit phosphorus testing planned in 2005 throughout the collection system to identify any heavy dischargers of phosphorus. The phosphorus levels entering the facility indicate that most of the phosphorus is domestic rather than industrial. I have been working with MN Tapp from the University of Minnesota on public education for reducing phosphorus levels in the home. A possible method would be to send out brochures with the monthly billing that would provide information on alternatives for soaps, etc. · The department has two new operators who will still be on probation during part of 2005. We should be back to a four employee on-call rotation by June 2005. · The one-third of the collection system that was not cleaned in 2004 will be cleaned first in 2005. The old part of the system is cleaned every year. A portion of the remaining system will be cleaned as time permits. The 2005 budget contains funding for upgrading the lift at Upland Avenue and Main Street. This is the last remaining station that has not been upgraded.