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WASTEWATER • • FROM ORENCO ° <br /> Ecc_7__� <br /> © T U D Y <br /> An Affordable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Solution for Municipalities and Communities <br /> • - - Vol-I X I Municipal and <br /> Problem Approaching forty years in operation, the wastewater treatment Community Market <br /> plant at Morgan's Point Resort,Texas, was rusted so much that it Project Overview <br /> was literally in danger of falling apart. It also had constantly running aerators that MORGAN'S POINT <br /> used a lot of energy and were so loud that nearby residents complained. <br /> RESORT, TEXAS <br /> mff <br /> Solutio City leaders toured another town served by an Orenco liquid- <br /> only(effluent)sewer, followed by Orenco's AdvanTex®Treatment <br /> System, and became convinced they should install their own AdvanTex facility. <br /> This would not only eliminate the noisy aeration process required by their old <br /> sludge plant, but would also reduce operation and maintenance costs. <br /> New Texas Treatment System Surpasses <br /> TCEQ Requirements <br /> Design Parameters <br /> • -75 households <br /> • 5,500 gpd(20.8 ml/day)average daily flow <br /> — - — • 15,000 gpd(56.8 ml/day)capacity <br /> Start-Up Date <br /> i�,r:• s.- _ • 2007 <br /> i -�� <br /> Funding Sources <br /> • Certificates of obligation issued by the city <br /> Fees <br /> • $83.04/month per residence <br /> Primary Treatment <br /> • 40,000 gallon(151.4 m)primary tank <br /> The city of Morgan's Point Resort is situated next to Lake Belton, which serves as the source of the Secondary Treatment <br /> city's drinking water,in addition to providing recreational opportunities to local residents. The marina • 6 AdvanTex AX-100 pods <br /> has been designated as a"Certified Clean Texas Marina." Tertiary Treatment <br /> When its 1960's-era activated sludge plant failed, the City of Morgan's • Chlorine disinfection per TPDES permitEffluent Quality* <br /> Point Resort, Texas, had no choice but to haul its waste to neighboring • <5 mg/L BODS and TSS <br /> treatment facilities. Fortunately, its new wastewater facility was nearing Dispersal <br /> completion at a site just a few yards away. Surface irrigation of approximately 3 acres <br /> (1.2 ha)of greenbelt easements between <br /> As far back as 2003, city leaders saw the need to begin planning to re- residences.Remaining effluent discharged <br /> place their aging wastewater facility, which was originally installed in into nearby Lake Belton per TPDES permit. <br /> 1965. According to Robert Russell, then Superintendent with Morgan's Monitoring and Control <br /> Point Resort, the old plant "took a lot of man hours to keep it main- OrencoTCOMTMtelemetry control panel <br /> tained, and it was just too dangerous for the employees."' Finall , an `Samples collected and analyzed by a third party <br /> 1 gY between 3 December 2007 and 27 March 2008. <br /> arm that braced one of the aeration chambers gave in, causing the <br /> plant to be shut down. <br /> Orenco Systems®•800-348-9843•+1541-459-4449•www.orenco.com NCS-36 <br /> Rev.3©04/21 <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />