The Division of Water Pollution Control is responsible
for the network of sewers conveying sanitary sewage and industrial
waste in the City of Cleveland from their point of origin to the
treatment facilities for treatment and disposal. The Division
maintains, cleans, repairs and improves sewers and their appurtenances,
including catch basins and relaying of sewer connections.
The Division also is responsible for the cleaning
and maintenance of a network of approximately 127,000 catch basins
and adjoining laterals. Utilizing Divisional equipment and manpower,
they service approximately 13,000 catch basins per year. The Division
is also charged with the responsibility of managing and supervising
matters relating to the elimination, control or regulation of
pollution of water courses within the City limits. The Division
has established a preventive maintenance program in known flooding
areas to eliminate potential street and basement flooding problem
before they occur. The Division has two TV inspection truck units,
which are modem preventive maintenance vehicles that provide a
safe method for inspection of sewers. The Division is also responsible
for the maintenance of 20 lift stations.
To further enhance pump station maintenance, the
Division plans to install a computer monitoring system for the
large lift stations to monitor these stations from our main facility.
Ms system will assist us by discovering problems on a more timely
basis and will reduce manpower needed to check lift stations thereby
enabling us to spend more time performing preventive maintenance.
This effort is critical to our desire to minimize the potential
for discharges to the environment.
The Division of Water Pollution Control implemented
a computerized complaint and work order system to more efficiently
provide service delivery, reduce back log and response time. Administrative
efficiency has been greatly improved as a result of installing
this office information system, which is a network of data processing
equipment that allows for sharing of existing information such
as work records, production reports, budget information, personnel
records, and other data. The system was upgraded last year.
The Division plans to continue its test tee installation
program, which is an improved level of service. Additionally,
Water Pollution Control has in recent years expanded services
by adding more crews, and upgrading service equipment. This has
allowed Water Pollution Control to further enhance its proactive
preventive maintenance program The Division is reviewing core
business practices to identify ways of gaining greater efficiency.
This is consistent with our continuous improvement management
philosophy.
MISSION
To provide for the free-flow of surface water by
cleaning and maintaining a network of sewer and sewer connections.
