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Wastewater Management Division

A Career Overview

Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF)

5607 W. Jensen Ave.

Fresno, CA 93706

559-621-5100

City of Fresno

Department of Public Utilities

Work at the Wastewater Management Division

is performed by highly qualified professionals

State Certified Operators

Maintenance Mechanic

Electrician

Distributed Control Specialist

Heavy Equipment Operator

Power Generation Operator/Mechanic

Storekeeper

Laborer

Property Maintenance Worker

Painter

Instrumentation Specialist

Equipment Service Worker

Collection System Operators

Wastewater Distributor

Professional Engineer

Engineering Technician

Laboratory Technician

Environmental Control Officer

Reclamation Coordinator

Programmer Analyst

Management Analyst

Safety Specialist

Administrative Clerk

Accounting Clerk

Vision Statement: We are nationally recognized as an industry leader in wastewater management.

Administration • The WMD team is comprised of 132 employees managed by the Assistant

Director of the Department of Public Utilities. This workgroup is the liaison of the administrative and financial needs of the Division with the rest of the Department and the City

• The administrative duties, include accounting, budget, human resources, payroll and safety related issues. The administrative team provides support and internal and external customer service at the reclamation facility

Competitive: We perform our work in a cost effective and innovative manner, providing the best value.

Positions:

•Management Analyst II/III

•Senior Secretary

•Principal Account Clerk

•Senior Account Clerk

•Account Clerk I/II

•Senior Administrative Clerk

•Safety Specialist

Collection System Maintenance • Collection System Maintenance operators maintain and repair the

network of sanitary sewer infrastructure that conveys over 65 million

gallons of wastewater to the Reclamation Facilities. Using newer

technology has allowed better management of the conditions of the

main sanitary sewer lines, improving cleaning efficiencies and helping

build a sustainable capital improvement program.

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Reclamation Facility Operation

• Operating the treatment facilities is a 24/7 job headed by State Certified Operators for Wastewater Treatment holding grades I through V certifications. The State requires a Grade V State Certified Operator to lead operations of the designed 80 million gallon per day reclamation facility. The process to become a certified operator at the various levels combines experience, knowledge and the ability to pass the State exam. Operator in Training (OIT) is the first step to get into the wastewater treatment operation field.


Mechanical Maintenance •The Mechanical Maintenance workgroup repairs, services, constructs and maintains equipment and inventory at the RWRF. Personnel in this group are mechanics, storekeepers, equipment service workers, laborers, construction workers and painters.

Team Focused: We value the contributions of our co-workers and care about each other's well being and development.

Field Maintenance

The Maintenance Field workgroup takes care of the facility’s 3,200 acres

ensuring maintenance of pond areas and canals and management of

recycled products. Personnel in this group are heavy equipment

operators, wastewater distributors and ground maintenance laborers.

Professional: We perform our work in a courteous, conscientious and ethical manner while demonstrating a high level of expertise.

Property Maintenance

The Wastewater Property Maintenance worker works very closely with

all the other plant trades. They work on routine maintenance as well

as new construction and building projects.

Safety: We are dedicated to a healthy and injury free work environment.

Electricians

The Electrician workgroup installs, maintains and repairs electrical

systems, instrumentation and equipment, and operates and maintains the

telemetry and computer systems, including the Supervisory Control and

Data Acquisition System (SCADA). Personnel in this group are

electricians and water systems telemetry and distributed control

specialists


Instrumentation

The wastewater plant has hundreds of sensors, meters, and process test

equipment that must be tested and calibrated to ensure proper plant

operation.

Customer Focused: We provide excellent service to our internal and external customers.

Water Systems Telemetry &

Distributed Control Specialist

The plant’s distributed control specialists work on the plant LAN system,

the intranet, desktops and their applications. All of the plant’s PLC

programming and SCADA systems are managed by this group. They are

also responsible for the plant automated security and camera system.


Technical Services / Engineering

• The Technical Services workgroup keeps up with needed rehabilitation, upgrades and all processes related to expansion projects within the treatment plant. This group manages projects that help maintain the facilities running competitively and safely. Professional engineers and engineering technicians form this group which is constantly looking into meeting the community’s current and future needs.


Power Generation Operator/Mechanics

The Wastewater Management Division’s power generation facility’s two

Gas Turbine Generators are capable of producing 8 megawatts of

electricity fueled by Methane and natural gas. The Methane is produced

at the plant as a by product of digesting sludge.

Environmental Stewardship: We provide for the protection and conservation of our land, air and water.

Environmental Control

• The Pretreatment Program is managed by the Environmental Service workgroup comprised of environmental control officers in charge of inspecting, permitting, monitoring and enforcing local, state and/or federal regulations for industrial users.

Environmental Stewardship: We provide for the protection and conservation of our land, air and water.

Laboratory Services

• The Laboratory Services workgroup works closely with the Environmental Services and Operations groups, ensuring timely production of data for the purpose of process control, revenue or pretreatment program, and mandated reporting information. A team of chemists and biologists work at a State Certified (ELAP) Environmental Laboratory


Protecting and developing the

wastewater and collection infrastructure.

• The facility has been upgraded through the years from the 8 septic

tanks built in 1907 to the 80 million gallons a day project that was

completed in 1998 and the current organic upgrade project due to be

completed in 2009. By plant staff constantly overcoming all conditions

and properly treating the current and future wastewater flows, the

community’s and the environment’s health and welfare are protected.


Protecting and developing the

wastewater and collection infrastructure.

• New regulations require elimination of sanitary sewer overflows.

Preventive maintenance, assessment of condition of sewer lines, use

of newest technology and well trained operators help achieve that

goal.


There is a wide variety of equipment utilized at the

Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility

Customer Focused: We provide excellent service to our internal and external customers.

The diverse skill set of the Mechanical Maintenance workgroups

includes complete design and build functions including Gas, Mig,

Tig, and Arc welding as well as plasma and gas cutting.


Over the years there have been many expansions, some of which

required the removal of existing structures. Plant staff have and will

continue to be key in some of these projects.


We are able to make many repairs in-house using the various

machine and millwright skills our mechanical maintenance staff

have.

Safety: We are dedicated to a healthy and injury free work environment.

The City of Fresno’s main web page can be found at: www.fresno.gov

To access additional information about the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility go to the following link:

http://www.fresno.gov/Government/DepartmentDirectory/PublicUtilities/Wastewater/default.htm

Vision Statement: We are nationally recognized as an industry leader in wastewater management.

Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division

http://www.fresno.gov/




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