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| Sanitation operator
Dave Stanford, owner of Woodland Park-based H2O Consultants Ltd., has been selected as wastewater operator of the new plant at the Fairplay Sanitation District. (Photo by Linda Bjorklund/The Flume) |
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Stanford chosen as operator for Fairplay Sanitation
By Linda Bjorklund Correspondent
Dave Stanford, owner of H2O Consultants, has been selected as wastewater operator of the new plant at the Fairplay Sanitation District. A $60,000-per-year bid submitted by him and Kaupus Laboratories Water Specialists was selected by the district board at its May 14 meeting.
It was one of four proposals. Two other bidders proposed rates of $72,000 a year and $85,000 per year. The difference was in the hourly rates, which were quoted at $65 an hour for H2O and $90 for Kaupus.
Board members said Stanford's proposed rate was lower, and he had been doing the actual work on the plant during the construction period and had proven that he could do the job.
Attorney's report
Robert Tibbals, the sanitation district's attorney, reported that he had been in contact with Ginny Torrez, who works in the enforcement division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, regarding possible penalties for the district's failure to comply with ammonia limit standards prior to the construction of the new wastewater treatment plant.
One of the considerations that will be taken into account, according to Tibbals, is the economic advantage that customers enjoyed by the district's not having taken care of the ammonia level discharge problem earlier. Tibbals stated that Torrez must satisfy the Environmental Protection Agency when she decides the penalties that should be imposed.
Tibbals also reported that Intermountain Rural Electric Association had responded to an offer by the sanitation district to grant a 3,700-square- foot easement on which IREA plans to install new power lines and poles through the district's property.
The sanitation district had proposed a payment of $150,817 for the easement, which was the cost estimated to remove the old head house structure and relocate electrical and water lines that ran through that building. IREA counter-offered $100,000 plus $2,000 for legal fees, and the board voted to accept the counter-offer.
Wastewater
operator's report
Wastewater operator Dave Stanford suggested that the board consider locating the lab facility in the basement of the new plant building, instead of the previous plan to locate it in the old head house building, which is now to be removed.
Stanford estimated the cost of the new lab to be $47,412, which would include relocating the electrical lines so that power would come from the new plant to the office. Water lines would also be re-routed from the old head house site.
Stanford reported that two of the ponds had been drained, which tested the peak hydraulic load limits of the new plant as 325,000 gallons of water were released. According to Stanford the plant is "over-performing at this point."
Sludge from the two ponds that were drained will be moved to the new sludge holding pond, and the two drained ponds will be backfilled to grade level. Fencing will be installed around the new plant and the sludge holding pond. Sludge from the new sludge holding pond is scheduled to be moved to the Climax Mine reclamation area and evaluated at that point to determine possible future disposition of the material. The only tasks remaining for the plant construction are the new driveway into the plant and administration building and final site grading.
Other business
Fairplay resident and former sanitation board member Marie Chisholm said she had seen water running from the sanitation district property into Beaver Creek, and she questioned the legality of the runoff. Chisholm noted that any water coming from the district property should be discharged into the South Platte River system. Chisholm will follow up with the complaint and provide photos of the water flow.
The next regular meeting of the sanitation district is scheduled for Thursday, June 11, at 7 p.m. at the Fairplay Sanitation District office.
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