Definition
A major wastewater treatment plant spill occurs when wastewater
that is not fully treated leaves the treatment plant property,
gets into a stream or river, endangers public health and/or
creates a nuisance.
Target
As a major wastewater treatment plant spill represents
catastrophic failure, a target of 0 has been set for this service
level.
Purpose
Our performance with this service level reflects proper capacity,
operation and maintenance of facilities at the wastewater
treatment plant.
Critical Impacts
Critical work activities that influence our performance on this
service level include planning for adequate system capacity;
designing reliable facilities; maintaining facilities to assure
that they are in good operating condition; training staff to
assure that good operational practices are followed; and
implementing methods to detect and respond to spills quickly.
Even if facilities are managed properly, spills can still occur
because of extreme or unusual operating conditions.
