January 24, 2026-February 20, 2026 Operations Report

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Nick Kluge, Operations Manager

During this period:

  • New part time grounds maintenance position filled, welcome Andy!

  • LISECC Truck maintenance

  • SWSMP document drafting (Source Water Protection, ERP, O&M, WQMP, Inventory, WUE)

  • Troubleshooting and investigating filter performance and efficiency

  • WTP maintenance (meters, injector pumps)

  • Jar testing (Optimizing doses and testing other coagulants)

  • Installed new water deionization filter for WTP lab

  • Installed new WTP filter performance monitoring gauges

  • Ordered new valves and supplies for WTP

  • Continued maintenance on sweeper

  • Groundskeeping and cleared roads of windfall

  • Stormdrains inspected and cleared of debris

  • Pressure washer maintenance

  • Distribution components inspections

  • Monthly/bi-monthly/and annual dam inspections and reporting

  • DOE discharge monitoring tests

  • Monthly distribution system flushing

  • Water samples submitted for DOH monthly quality compliance

  • Cleaned and serviced online analyzers

  • Weekly customer leakage survey

  • Monthly DOH meeting

  • Tested the WTP generator

Upcoming Projects:

➢ Replace catalytic converters on LISE work truck

➢ Decommission old raw water line under the dam

➢ Install new fish cleaning station on marina dock

➢ Replace sampling stations on Cedar Ave, and at the Island/Beach intersection

➢ Replace bent standpipe on Island Dr

➢ PRV vault replacement (seeking bids)

➢ Community road repairs (seeking bids)

➢ Install fish cages in the lakes

➢ Refurbish the Cabana bathrooms

➢ Install Marina cameras

➢ Replace old standpipe valves

➢ Reservoir floating dock

January 2026 Water Production/Usage (in gallons)

Total Water Produced 348,100 Chlorine monitoring (0.178 gpm) 7,946
Flushing 3,000
Metered Usage 228,190
Other (Chlorine residual testing, BW) 2,325 Authorized Consumption 241,761
System Leakage 106,639
Percentage of loss 30.63% Average gallon per minute loss 2.39