GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONS MANUAL FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

1) Table of Contents: ) I!ent f" ea#$ %a&o' #$a(te' an! also ea#$ se#t on o' s)b*#$a(te' n t$e #$a(te' an! se(a'ate ea#$ #$a(te' b" labele! tabs+ ) Pa,es- tables- an! f ,)'es %)st be n)%be'e! .('efe'abl" at t$e botto% #ente' of t$e (a,e) fo' eas" 'efe'en#e+ /) Plant Des ,n: ) 0' efl" !es#' be t$e %et$o! of t'eat%ent sele#te! fo' t$e fa# l t" an! !eta l t$e 'eason fo' sele#t on+ ) G 1e a b' ef !es#' (t on of ea#$ )n t o' ('o#ess n#l)!e! n t$e t'eat%ent t'a n an! t$e ' 'elat on to ea#$ !o2nst'ea% )n t+ In#l)!e a s %(le flo2 s#$e%at # as 2ell as a $"!'a)l # ('of le+ ) D s#)ss t$e o1e'all !es ,n eff # en#" of t$e (lant as 2ell as t$e !es ,n eff # en#" of ea#$ )n t o' ('o#ess+ In#l)!e a s)%%a'" of t$e !es ,n #$a'a#te' st #s of ea#$ )n t o' ('o#ess+ 3) O(e'at ons of Un t P'o#esses: ) Des#' be ea#$ )n t %e#$an #all"- n#l)! n, ea#$ )n t #o%(onent an! ts f)n#t on+ ) Des#' be t$e flo2 se4)en#e t$'o),$ ea#$ )n t- !ent f" n, all 1al1es()%(s- o' ,ates n1ol1e!+ I!ent f" t$e no'%al o(e'at n, (os t on of ea#$ ,ate o' 1al1e .o(en o' #lose!) an! ('o1 !e a !eta le! flo2 s#$e%at # !ent f" n, ea#$ 1al1e- ,ate- ()%(- et#+ lo#at on+ T$ s flo2 s#$e%at # .o' ( ( n, ! a,'a%) s$o)l! enable t$e 'e1 e2e' to !ete'% ne 2$e'e flo2 2 ll be ! 'e#te! )(on o(en n,5#los n, a 1al1e- en,a, n, a ()%(- et#+ ) 0' efl" !es#' be t$e t'eat%ent ('o#ess e%(lo"e! n ea#$ )n t #o%(onent+ 1) Des#' be alte'nate o(e'at onal %o!es- !ent f" n, a(('o(' ate 1al1e (os t ons- an! !es#' be a!1anta,es of t$e %o!e an! s t)at ons 2$ #$ %a" ! #tate a #$an,e to an alte'nate %o!e+ 6) Cont'ol of Un t P'o#esses: ) Des#' be t$o'o),$l" an! n !eta l $o2 ea#$ )n t s to be #ont'olle! an! t"( #al ('o#ess #ont'ol (a'a%ete's an! 'an,es to be )se! n t$e #ont'ol ('o#ess+ T$ s ! s#)ss on s$o)l! n#l)!e no'%al o(e'at onal le1els an! $o2 t$e" a'e %a nta ne! as 2ell as a ! s#)ss on of t$e 'es)ltant

a#t ons of 'a s n, o' lo2e' n, t$e no'%al o(e'at onal le1el+ In#l)!e fo'%)las an! !ata ne#essa'" to #al#)late t$e #ont'ol (a'a%ete's+ ) In#l)!e a ! s#)ss on of #o%%on o(e'at n, ('oble%s 2$ #$ %a" be en#o)nte'e! n ea#$ )n t ('o#ess+ I!ent f" t$e ('obable #a)se an! ! s#)ss (oss ble #o''e#t 1e a#t ons+ 7) Plant Staff n,: ) In#l)!e a #$a n of #o%%an! be, nn n, 2 t$ t$e Ma"o' o' a(('o(' ate #$a '(e'son to t$e (lant le1el an! e8ten! t$e #$a n t$'o),$ e1e'" le1el of t$e (lant+ ) In#l)!e s(e# f # 'e#o%%en!at ons fo' staff n,- n#l)! n, est %ate! ann)al %an*$o)'s ne#essa'" fo' ('o(e' o(e'at on of ea#$ )n t ('o#ess+ In#l)!e &ob t tles- &ob !es#' (t ons an! 'e#o%%en!e! 4)al f #at ons fo' ea#$ &ob t tle+ 9)al f #at on %a" n#l)!e e!)#at on- e8(e' en#e'e4) 'e! o(e'ato' #e't f #at on- %an)al !e8te' t" s: lls- et#+ ;) Re#o'!s: ) D s#)ss t$e %(o'tan#e of %a nta n n, a##)'ate 'e#o'!s+ ) 0' efl" ! s#)ss t$e follo2 n, 'e#o'!s an! ('o1 !e e8a%(les s(e# f # to t$ s fa# l t"+ .1) Da l" o(e'at n, lo,< ./) Mont$l" 'e(o'ts to t$e EPD< .3) Ann)al a)! t of (lant (e'fo'%an#e< .6) O(e'at n, #osts . f not n#l)!e! n ann)al a)! t)< .7) Pe'sonnel< an! .;) In!)st' al %on to' n,- f a(('o(' ate+ =) Safet": ) D s#)ss t$e %(o'tan#e of safet" an! $o2 to %(le%ent an effe#t 1e safet" ('o,'a%+ ) D s#)ss #o%%on safet" $a>a'!s an! ('e#a)t ons to ta:e to ('e1ent an n&)'"+ In#l)!e an e%e',en#" ($one l st to n#l)!e f 'e- %e! #al- (ol #eet#+ ) In#l)!e a l st of 'e#o%%en!e! safet" e4) (%ent an! s)((l es as 2ell as 'e#o%%en!e! lo#at on.s) fo' t$e safet" e4) (%ent+ ?) Ut l t es: ) 0' efl" !es#' be t$e )t l t es se'1 n, t$e (lant alon, 2 t$ #onta#ts an! ($one n)%be's+ In#l)!e a ! s#)ss on on alte'nate o' ba#:*)( (o2e'+

) 0' efl" ! s#)ss t$e #olle#t on s"ste% a(()'tenant to t$e (lant an! t$e !'a na,e a'ea t se'1es+ D s#)ss (oss ble ('oble%s t$e (lant %a" e8(e' en#e !)e to: .1) a#t 1 t es %a nta n n, an!5o' o(e'at n, t$e #olle#t on s"ste%< an! ./) n!)st' al ! s#$a',es nto t$e #olle#t on s"ste%+ @) A((en! 8 .The following items should be summarized in a one-three page discussion for each item.) ) Co(" of t$e NPDES o' LAS (e'% t+ ) Co(" of t$e M)n # (al Se2e' Use O'! nan#e+ ) Co(" of t$e Wate' 9)al t" Cont'ol A#t an! t$e R)les an! Re,)lat ons fo' Wate' 9)al t" Cont'ol+ 1) Co(" of t$e Ce't f #at on A#t an! t$e R)les an! Re,)lat ons fo' O(e'ato' an! Labo'ato'" Anal"st Ce't f #at on+ 1) E4) (%ent o(e'at on %an)al fo' ea#$ %a&o' ( e#e of e4) (%ent 2 t$ na%e of %an)fa#t)'e'- %o!el an! se' al n)%be'- %a ntenan#e s#$e!)le- et#+ 1 ) Fo' 'e)se fa# l t es- n#l)!e #o( es of t$e #)''ent )se' a,'ee%ents 1A)Labo'ato'" O(e'at ons ) In#l)!e a b' ef ! s#)ss on on ea#$ (e'% t an! ('o#ess #ont'ol (a'a%ete' an! $o2 t$e !ata s )se!+ ) In#l)!e a flo2 s#$e%at # 2 t$ 'e#o%%en!e! sa%(le lo#at ons labele! fo' bot$ (e'% t an! ('o#ess #ont'ol (a'a%ete's+ ) In#l)!e a s)%%a'" of sa%(le ('ese'1at on an! $ol! n, t %es+ 1) Fo' LAS fa# l t es- n#l)!e a %a( !ent f" n, all %a&o' so l se' es- all ,'o)n!2ate' %on to' n, 2ells- an! s)'fa#e 2ate' %on to' n, lo#at ons+ Also n#l)!e a ! s#)ss on on %a nta n n, an!- f ne#essa'"- sa%(l n, of t$e #o1e' #'o(+