Daily Tasks
- • Check Flow meter readings and record water production
- • Check and record water levels in storage tanks
- • Inspect chemical feed pumps
- • Check and record chlorine residual at the point of application
- • Check and record chlorine residual in the distribution system
- • Record well pump running times and pump cycle starts
- • Inspect well pumps, motors, and controls
- • Investigate customer complaints.
Weekly Tasks
- • Inspect chlorine equipment
- • Clean pump house and grounds. Make sure fire hydrants are accessible
- • Record pumping rate for each well or source water pump.
- • Conduct weekly security check
Monthly Tasks
- • Read electric meter at pump house and record
- • Take appropriate monthly water quality samples
- • Check and record static and pumping levels of each well.
- • Read all customer meters and compare against total water produced for the month,
- • Inspect wellhead
- • Lubricate locks.
- • Confirm submittal monthly reports
Annual Tasks
- • Overhaul chemical feed pumps, such as O-rings, check valves, and diaphragms ( First Friday in January)
- • Inspect and clean chemical feed lines and solution tanks ( first Friday in January)
- • Calibrate chemical feed pumps after overhaul first Friday in January)
- • Begin safety equipment repair log. Maintain log continuously throughout the year (first Friday in January)
- • Operate all valves inside the pump house. Maintain log continuously throughout the year (First Friday in January)
- • Inspect chemical safety equipment and repair or replace as needed (first Friday in February)
- • Operate all valves inside pump house ( first Friday in February)
- • Inspect, clean, and repair control panels in pump house ( First Friday in March)
- • Exercise half of all mainline valves (first Friday in March)
- • Inspect and clean chemical feed lines and solution tanks (first Friday in April)
- • Calibrate chemical feed pumps (first Friday in April)
- • Inspect storage tanks for defects and sanitary deficiencies (first Friday in May)
- • Clean storage tanks if necessary (first Friday in May)
- • Flush the distribution system and exercise / check all fire hydrant valves (first Friday in June)
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• Perform preventive maintenance on pump house buildings (first Friday in June)
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• Inspect and clean chemical feed lines and solution tanks (first Friday in July)
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• Calibrate chemical feed pumps (first Friday in July)
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• Operate all valves inside the pump house (first Friday in August)
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• Exercise mainline valves that were not exercised in March (first Friday in September)
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• Make sure unnecessary equipment is properly decommissioned (first Friday in September)
- • Inspect and clean chemical feed lines and solution tanks (first Friday in October)
- • Calibrate chemical feed pumps (first Friday in October)
- • Contact an electrician to check running amps on well pumps (first Friday in December)