2016

Utilities Report
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The City of Manhattan Public Works
Department is pleased to present the
2016 Water and Wastewater Divisions
Utilities Report. Our mission is to provide
essential infrastructure to the community
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manhattan, with
of water lines
existing system that delivers vital services distribution system and
The City uses 20
to our growing community. to 6 water storage tanks
groundwater wells to Chemical processes are where adequate pressure
supply water to the applied at the plant to
The year 2016 proved to be a successful is maintained until the
Water Treatment Plant. remove contaminants,
year for the City. This success was made water is needed.
reduce hardness and
possible with the support and help disinfect the water.
from our engineering division, other approximately 300 miles 5.6 miles added in 2016
City departments, local consultants
and contractors. All maintenance and
improvement projects in 2016 were
completed in full compliance with
How Much Water Do We Use?
local, state and federal regulations and

6.9%
Total of 5 billion gallons
requirements. (compared to
of available water rights
industry stadard
Randy D. DeWitt, Assistant Director of 10% increase to 2.675 billion of 15%)
Public Works/Water & Wastewater gallons treated in 2016
water loss through main breaks and
2.417 billion gallons of leaks that caused water to be lost
Rob Ott, Director of Public Works water treated in 2015 before reaching a meter
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 The Water Treatment
Plant has seven Class
IV certified operators,
the highest level of
certification available.
Among the plant’s
11 staff members,
there is 150 years of
experience operating
and maintaining the
City’s plant.
Water distribution
crews fixed 45
main breaks during
2016. These crews
respond 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week
and work until water
service is restored to
customers.
Cross Connection & Backflow Prevention
The Cross Connection Control and Backflow The most common cross connection, however,
Prevention Program helps keep our water supply is your everyday garden hose found in most
system safe by protecting drinking water pipes homes and businesses. That is why it is so
and mains from possible contamination. important for outdoor hydrants to be protected
by simple vacuum breakers.
The program requires backflow prevention
devices to be installed at all connections The program also requires that testable varieties
where contaminated water or other harmful of backflow preventers be checked each year
substances could flow back into the water by certified technicians. City staff maintains
supply system. Such connections include lawn records of more than 3,700 testable backflow
and fire sprinkler systems, boiler feed lines, preventers at public and private locations
industrial processes, and hospital equipment. throughout the city.
Water Quality &
Monitoring
Program
We take great care in providing the
Manhattan community with only the
highest quality drinking water every
minute of every day.
Samples are collected directly from
our groundwater wells, through a
voluntary Wellfield Water Quality
Monitoring Program. Manhattan is the
only community in Kansas with such a
program. These samples give us insight
into the nature of our water before it even
reaches the City’s Water Treatment Plant.
As water is treated and pumped into our
storage tanks and towers, the City collects
nearly 12,000 samples manually, and
even more sampling is done through an
automated system. Following sampling
schedules outlined by Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) regulations,
hundreds more samples are collected
from taps throughout the distribution
system and are analyzed for more than 80
potential contaminants.
All of the samples collected in 2016
were well within the limits established
by Kansas Department of Health and
Environment and EPA. You can view the
results of these tests at any time in our
annual Water Quality Report, also referred
to as the Consumer Confidence Report, at
CityofMHK.com/CCR.
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 Plant Expansion Improves Efficiencies
The City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant received
significant upgrades during a plant expansion
that was completed in 2014. Biological Nutrient
Removal components were added in October
2012 as part of the expansion, and efficiencies
in wastewater treatment have improved since
that time.
A key component to the upgrades was the
removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from
water discharged from the plant. Levels of
these elements have decreased significantly
to meet standards established in the City’s
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. Improvements have also been seen
in the removal of other materials during the treatment process that exceed minimum required
removal targets.
30
20
mg/L
Plants Ensure
Operational
Efficiencies
The City of Manhattan’s Wastewater
Treatment Plant and Water Treatment
Plant staff enforce proper maintenance
for every operation done at the facilities,
365 days a year.
Samples from the wastewater treatment process
Our approach involves effective,
preventive and corrective procedures. We
have implemented maintenance protocols
that reflect manufacturers’ warranties for
existing and newly purchased equipment.
As part of this approach, equipment
maintenance and repair history is tracked
and is made available, which enables
the City to make educated decisions
when it comes to repairing or replacing a
particular component.

City staff has been instrumental in

10 recommending and initiating upgrades
and repairs to plant equipment that
increases operational efficiency.
0 All of this was accomplished with a
software program that tracks scheduled
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 maintenance, produces work orders and
identifies the cost of maintenance.
Nitrogen concentration in effluent water This proactive and effective approach
Permit limit for nitrogen, effective 2015 to maintenance at both plants has
provided us with enhanced opportunities
Phosphorus concentration in effluent water
to understand and manage the entire
Permit limit for phosphorus, effective 2015 treatment process for the City as a whole.
Biological Nutrient Removal components added, October 2012
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SPOTLIGHT:
Russell Still,
Superintendent
Russell Still, Wastewater Treatment Plant
superintendent, plays an integral role in
providing reliable wastewater operations
and plant personnel management to the
City of Manhattan. He joined the staff in
2015.
“From the outset of my employment to
present day, my goals have been to offer
reliable, responsive services in the face
of challenges while maintaining optimal
plant operations at all facilities for the City
of Manhattan,” Still said.
He has more than 35 years experience in
water and wastewater management and
is licensed in six states. Still upholds a
stellar safety record, uses an integrated
solutions approach and has strong
operational knowledge of biological
nutrient removal.
Infrastructure Investment Pays Dividends
The City’s investment in maintaining its existing
sewer infrastructure is paying dividends at
the Wastewater Treatment Plant. For the last
decade, the plant has recorded an average of
approximately 5 million gallons of waste coming
into the plant per day. In that same time period,
Manhattan’s population has increased 13%. The
City also began treating waste from the Blue
Township area of Pottawatomie County in 2011,
with an average flow of 0.158 million gallons per
day. Cured-in-place pipe sewer lining process
The steady flow demonstrates the improvements
in the sanitary sewer collection system and the reduction in outside substances entering the
waste stream. During the last four years, the City has increased its investment in cured-in-place
pipe re-lining projects to an average of $412,208. A yearly average of 17,925 linear feet have been
completed during this time. This process inserts a protective liner on older sewer lines to prevent
breaks in the line that can allow other substances in the waste stream or cause a sewer backup.
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
City of Manhattan Estimated Blue Township
Population Growth Population Growth
Average Daily Flow at the Anticipated Average Daily Flow
Wastewater Treatment Plant Based on Population Growth 5■
Pretreatment 2016 Sewer Maintenance and Monitoring
Program
Monitors Waste
A mandatory Industrial Pretreatment
Program ensures harmful waste is not
5.8
miles of sewer main added
580
feet of manholes
64,012
feet of sewer line viewed
discharged into the City’s sanitary sewer to the City’s infrastructure, rehabilitated to prevent through CCTV to check for
collection system. City staff administer mostly through the groundwater from entering line weaknesses and clogs
the program by issuing discharge construction of new the waste stream at a cost of that can contribute to sewer
permits, performing site inspections, subdivisions $51,406.11 backups
sampling discharged waste, and enforcing
pretreatment standards and requirements
at eight facilities in Manhattan.

These facilities produce significant

amounts of non-domestic waste or
Program Prevents Grease-Caused Backups
process wastewater and are classified as
The City of Manhattan’s Grease Management Permit
Significant Industrial Users (SIUs). The
Program helps prevent damage to sewer mains from
City reports annual monitoring results and
excessive buildups of cooking grease. Grease clings to
the status of compliance of SIUs to both
the interior walls of sewer pipes and can eventually clog
the Environmental Protection Agency
the pipe completely, causing the sewer to overflow. Such
and Kansas Department of Health and
overflows are messy, can damage private property, and
Environment.
can contain harmful micro-organisms.
2016 PERMITTED SIGNIFICANT
The program requires all food service establishments
INDUSTRIAL USERS (SIUs)
that produce greasy wastes to have and maintain a
1. Parker Hannifin Corp.
grease trap or interceptor. Grease traps and interceptors
2. Florence Corp.
are installed in the plumbing systems of such
3. Manko Window Systems Inc.
establishments, which collect grease from the waste
4. KSU – Veterinary Medicine
stream and prevent it from doing harm. These grease
Diagnostic Lab
traps periodically need to be cleaned out in order for
5. KSU – Old Chemical Waste Landfill
them to operate and perform correctly.
Groundwater Remediation Project
6. Tallgrass Brewing Co.
The program also requires food service establishments to clean and maintain their grease traps
7. KSU – Biosecurity Research
and interceptors at proper intervals and show that they are inspected each year by a City-licensed
Institute
plumber. The program currently tracks approximately 180 grease traps and interceptors at more
8. Liberty Inc.
than 160 food service establishments in Manhattan.
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Water, Sewer Improvements Planned in 2017
Water Treatment Plant
Construction is anticipated to begin on a project
to make significant electrical improvements
at the Water Treatment Plant (WTP).
Improvements include:
• Adding a 2-megawatt emergency
backup generator
• Decommissioning an existing Westar
substation
• Converting low-service pump
station gear to 480 volts to match
the remainder of the WTP electrical
infrastructure
• Adding an emergency bypass to prevent
flooding in the basement of the plant
This $4 million project is being funded using
a 20-year low-interest loan from the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund. It will
significantly reduce the risk of future power
outages resulting in system water outages or
boil water advisories similar to what occurred in
August 2016.
Denison Avenue Water Line
Approximately 2,700 linear feet of deteriorating
and undersized waterlines along Denison
Avenue will be replaced from Anderson Avenue
to Claflin Road. The project includes:
• Improving water quality and fire flow
through the corridor with installation of
larger water lines
• A coinciding mill and overlay street
improvement project from Anderson to
Claflin
• Completing reconstruction of the Claflin
and Denison intersection
• Planning for future growth and
redevelopment in the west campus area
$550,000
Sunset Lane Water Line
Approximately 700 linear feet of deteriorating
and undersized waterlines on Sunset Lane will
be replaced east of Sunset Avenue. This project
includes:
• Improving water quality and fire flows along
Sunset Lane
• Eliminating a dead end main by connecting
to the water line on Delaware Avenue
$155,000
Grand Mere Parkway Water
Line
Approximately 1,500 linear feet of new water
lines will be installed along Grand Mere Parkway
between Grand Champions Drive and Players
Terrace. This project includes:
• Completing a section of main that will
provide a redundant transmission main
route between the Northwest Booster
Station and the Northwest (Colbert Hills)
Water Tower.
$130,000
Northview/Allen Road Sanitary
Sewer
Approximately 1,000 linear feet of new 12-inch
sanitary sewer will be installed along Allen Road
between Judson Avenue and Casement Road.
This project includes:
• Alleviating capacity constraints that
result in sanitary sewer overflows and
backups during wet weather events
• Conveying all sanitary sewer flow from
upstream of the problem area to the
Casement Interceptor where there is
capacity
$200,000
West Anderson Sanitary Sewer
Interceptor
Approximately 3,500 linear feet of new 12-
inch sanitary sewer will be installed parallel
to West Anderson Avenue, west of the Scenic
Drive/Kimball Avenue intersection. This project
includes:
• The first of two phases extending a sanitary
sewer interceptor to the Grand Mere area,
which will allow for the elimination of 1-2
lift stations, which are costly to maintain
$500,000
Anticipated project design
and construction cost
($1,535,000 total)
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Water Fund Wastewater Fund
Revenue 2016 Budget 2016 Actuals
Revenue 2016 Budget 2016 Actuals
Beginning Fund Balance $6,000,000 $6,971,677
Beginning Fund Balance $2,600,000 $3,535,377
Service and Sales $9,582,000 $9,948,491
Service and Sales $9,658,000 $9,953,820
Other Revenue $745,000 $631,022
Other Revenue $64,000 $144,642
Total $16,327,000 $17,551,190
Total $12,322,000 $13,633,840
2016 Actual Expenses Personnel Services 2016 Actual Expenses Personnel Services
$10,036,130 $2,017,000 (20.1%) $10,403,073 $2,119,773 (20.4%)
Cash Reserves
2016 Budget Contractual Services $1,918,927
$1,381,304 (13.8%)
2016 Budget
$16,327,000 (18.4%)
$12,322,000 Contractual Services
$1,111,122 (10.7%)
Cash Reserves Commodities
$6,290,870 $1,125,115 (11.2%)

Commodities &
Other Charges Other Charges
$394,936 (3.9%) Transfer Charges $414,446 (4.0%)
Capital Outlay $2,197,895 (21.1%)
$1,285,439 (12.8%)

Debt Service Capital Outlay

Transfer Charges Debt Service
$1,503,612 (15.0%) $1,574,889 (15.1%)
$2,328,723 (23.2%) $2,984,947 (28.7%)

Planning for the Future

In 2016, the Public Works Water and
Wastewater Division, Alfred Benesch Co. and
Carollo Engineers began a Facilities Plan update
to analyze and assess various areas of the
water supply and treatment and wastewater
treatment systems and facilities. As the City
continues to grow and transitions to a regional
supplier of water supply and wastewater
treatment services, it is critical to plan for the
future in order to ensure the City will be able
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to continue to meet those growing needs
and remain in compliance with all current and
expected regulatory requirements.
For wastewater, the major component of the
update will focus on how the City will handle
the biosolids produced in the wastewater
treatment process in the future. Growth within
the service area has already caused constraints
on the City’s ability to dispose of biosolids
using current practices. New methodologies
of treating and disposing of the biosolids will
be considered along with the potential of
expanding the current processes.
For water, meeting the growing domestic
and fire protection needs on the west side
of Manhattan is a challenge. The plan will
look at developing a new peak demand water
treatment plant on the west side.