Plant Virtual
Tour
Enjoy an online tour through the wastewater
plant. Learn the steps taken to clean the used water from
the community.
Facts and Figures
Find out about plant flows, biosolids
processed, expenditures and projects.
WW
Quality Report
Learn about the concentrations of pollutants
that are in the influent (incoming) flow and what is left over
in the effluent (outgoing) flow after we are done treating it.
The plant operations staff
consists of 1 Operations Supervisor and 5 Plant Operators with
an additional 2 Stationary Equipment Operators. All Plant Operators
are required to hold a wastewater license from the Colorado
Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board.
The licenses have 4 different levels: A, B, C and D, with A
being the highest. Currently, we have 5 level A and 1 level
B wastewater certifications, with many operators holding water
certifications as well.
The goal of plant operations is to treat the community's wastewater
in a fiscally responsible manner that will protect the public
health and environment. Staying fiscally responsible and efficient
ranges from changing the way we aerate to save electrical power,
to using the smallest amount of chemical addition to get the
desired effect in treatment. Protecting the public health and
environment is achieved by using maximum diligence in operations
monitoring, testing and process control adjustment. This ensures
that all plant processes work in synergy and that the final
effluent will meet all limits set forth in the discharge permit
issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
In looking toward the future, a growing population in the Grand
Valley means a growing wastewater volume to be treated. Several
plant improvement projects have already been implemented that
will make the Persigo plant more reliable and efficient. As
needs continue to change, we will adapt to meet those needs
now and in the future.
