The City Council on Monday received the annual report on the Chickasaw Waste Water Treatment Plant. Veolia Water North America has been providing wastewater management, operation and maintenance services to the City of Bartlesville since 1986. Currently, Veolia operates the waste water treatment plant and 20 lift stations. The report notes:
- 3.02 billion gallons of wastewater was treated last fiscal year (July 2020 through June 2021)
- The daily average flow through the plant was 8.2 million gallons
- More than 3.7 million gallons of biosolids were land applied, which is equivalent to 612 dry tons of material
The contract with Veolia is structured to share in savings for electrical, gas and chemical use, as well as electrical power savings from the fine bubble diffuser system. The electrical, gas and chemical did not generate any savings this fiscal year, and the fine bubble diffuser system generated a savings of $54,031.
The maintenance ceiling established for the fiscal year, which is for repair/replacement of equipment, structures and vehicles, had a savings of $35,701.74. Thus, the net rebate for the City’s wastewater plant capital reserve fund is $89,732.