Baltimore City Department of Public Works
Baltimore City Department of Public Works Baltimore City Department of Public Works The DPW Mission Mission: We support the health, environment, and economy of our City and region by providing customers with safe drinking water and keeping neighborhoods and waterways clean. Baltimore City Department of Public Works Department of Public Works Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water , Wastewater, Stormwater Provides planning, engineering, construction management, operations, and maintenance of the City’s utility infrastructure. Wastewater: Water: Stormwater: Maintain the wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and collection/conveyance systems to protect the environment, public health and safety, and comply with all Federal, State, and Local regulations. Maintain the water supply, treatment plants, pump stations, reservoirs, and distribution system. Supply high quality drinking water to the region; protect the public health and safety; and comply with all Federal, State and Local regulations. Provide an efficient stormwater collection and conveyance system, to minimize flooding and to minimize property damage. Maintain the streams and open channels within the City, protect the environment, protect public health and safety, and comply with MS4 permits. Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water Facts Serve 1.8 million people in Baltimore City and five counties • Three Reservoir Watersheds: Loch Raven, Liberty and Prettyboy • Three Water Filtration Plants: Montebello I, Montebello II, and Ashburton • Filters and distributes an average of 225 million gallons of drinking water daily • Operates 20 finished water pumping stations and one raw water pumping station • Operates finished water towers, tanks and reservoirs • Operates 2 major chlorinators and 16 remote chlorinators • Maintains 3,800 miles of water mains and 700 miles of public water connections • Maintains 9,100 fire hydrants (City): 13,750 fire hydrants (County) Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water Utility Challenges Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water Utility Challenges The average age of the City’s large water mains is approximately 75 years, and some are in excess of 100 years old. • Deferred maintenance has increased major utility breaks which directly impact public health & safety – this is a national problem • New MDE and EPA regulations require investment in new treatment processes either with partial State/federal contributions or with no financial assistance • Water and sewer rates have increased to meet the demand to fund repairs and improvements • The water systems must support and keep pace with the Mayor’s priorities for a Growing City Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water Main Rehabilitation & Replacements Baltimore City Department of Public Works Wastewater Facts WASTEWATER FACTS: • Two Wastewater Treatment Plants: Back River and Patapsco •Collects and treats up to 250 million gallons of wastewater daily (Back River: 180 MGD/Patapsco: 63 MGD) •There are 3,100 miles of sanitary mains in the system. We maintain the 1,400 miles in Baltimore City. •Operates eight major wastewater pumping stations and ten minor installations. Baltimore City Department of Public Works Wastewater Utility Challenges • • Age Federally mandated consent decree must be funded and completed by 2016, at an anticipated cost of more than $1.5 billion EPA regulations are increasingly stringent and are requiring upgrades at treatment plants to protect Chesapeake Bay, at an anticipated cost of $1 billion 2000 1800 Thousands Feet Installed • Sewer Pipe Installed by Decade 1600 1400 Feet of Pipe 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Decade Baltimore City Department of Public Works Stormwater Facts SURFACE WATER FACTS: • Baltimore City maintains a separate storm drain system: 1,146 miles of storm drain pipes 27,561 storm drain manholes 52,438 storm drain inlets Baltimore City Department of Public Works Stormwater Challenges • Aging Infrastructure. Anticipated $2 Billion cost • Multiple infrastructure failures with traffic and business disruptions • MS4 Permit: 20% Impervious Area Restoration in 5 years. Anticipated $200 Million cost Baltimore City Department of Public Works Department of Public Works Office of Asset Management • The new Office of Asset Management (OAM) was created to systematically address all of DPW’s assets. It reports to the Director of the Department of Public Works. • It is implementing a series of preventive maintenance programs, which will shift the City from a predominantly reactive mode of operation to one that is more proactive, systematic and cost efficient. • On-going activities of OAM include a comprehensive chemical root control program in sewer lines, sewer lateral inspection and repair, and water pipeline condition assessment, water loss control, and unidirectional flushing. • By implementing strategic asset management principles, our objectives are to extend the life and capacity of our assets, minimize system failures, provide a sustained level of service to our customers at an affordable rate. Baltimore City Department of Public Works Office of Engineering and Construction • Office created in 2014 out of two Bureau of Water and Wastewater divisions, (Engineering, and Construction Management ), and Bureau of Solid Waste engineering • Oversees a six-year Capital Improvement Program of about $3 billion • Reports to the Director • Better coordination of planning and execution of infrastructure projects Baltimore City Department of Public Works Office of Engineering and Construction: Water Projects • The total 6-Year Capital Improvement Program for Water projects is estimated to be $2.1 billion. • In FY-2015, Water projects are scheduled, for a total cost of $246 million. • Includes water main rehabilitation & replacement at a more aggressive pace. • Federal Administrative Order to cover all 5 of the City’s Open Finished Water Reservoir Projects continues. Baltimore City Department of Public Works Office of Engineering and Construction: Wastewater Projects • The total 6-Year Capital Improvement Program for Wastewater is estimated to be $790 million • In FY 2015, 21 Wastewater projects are scheduled, for a total cost of $399 million WASTEWATER SERVICE AREA • Includes regulatory driven Enhanced Nutrient Removal upgrades at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant • Headworks improvements at Back River • Consent Decree corrective action improvements Baltimore City Department of Public Works Office of Engineering and Construction: Stormwater Projects • The total 6-Year Capital Improvement Program for Stormwater is estimated to be $135 million • In FY 2015, Stormwater projects are scheduled, for a total cost of $3.7 million Stormwater Projects • • • • • Large stormwater pollution control projects Stream restoration projects Urban environmental site designs Impervious removal/Greening projects Catch basin inserts and large debris collection systems Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water , Wastewater, Stormwater Upcoming Projects • Additional enclosures of finished drinking water lakes • New water treatment facility at Fullerton in Baltimore County • Accelerated water main replacement at a steady 40 miles annually • New Headworks project at Back River • Completion of Enhanced Nutrient Removal projects: Back River and Patapsco • New water billing system • Sewer lateral inspection and renewal • Major sewer construction - Consent Decree • Race Street storm drain construction • Large ferrous mains evaluation • Stream restoration projects • Watershed implementation plans Baltimore City Department of Public Works Back River Headworks Baltimore City Department of Public Works ENR Upgrades at both Wastewater Treatment Plants MDE funding for the Enhanced Nutrient Removal at Back River WWTP is not sufficient to cover total project costs The projects will result in a total Nitrogen Reduction of 2.2 million pounds/year, which is 30% of the State of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Goal Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water , Wastewater, Stormwater Recent Accomplishments • Met all deadlines of Wastewater Consent Decree • New digester building at Back River • New automated-read water meters • Tree root control program for sewers • Prevention of catastrophic Class IV PCCP main failures using proactive technology • Expanded outreach to citizens via social media and through public events • Offering water/sewer line service plans to residents through HomeServe USA • Published first Departmental Annual Report in over a decade Baltimore City Department of Public Works Office of Sustainable Energy Baltimore City Department of Public Works Bureau of Solid Waste Baltimore City Department of Public Works Department of Public Works QUESTIONS? 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