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WASTEWATER • • FROM ORENCO ° A Pattern of High Water Quality used as nightly irrigation for approximately three The City of Morgan's Point Resort benefits from be- acres (1.2 ha) of greenbelt easements between ing located immediately to the east of Lake Belton, residences, additional effluent is also discharged into which offers a wide-range of recreational activities, Lake Belton. including fishing, boating, and swimming. The lake, "We're pretty proud of our lab results," remarks however, also fulfills a much more fundamental Measles, and a quick glance of the data reveals need: it's the source of drinking water for the town's why. Levels of both BODS and TSS consistently 4,400 residents. hover around 2-5 mg/L, far below the limits set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Working under the direction of Wastewater Superintendent Dale Sellears, Measles handles maintenance and operations for both the water and the wastewater departments, along with two other full-time operators, Ben Wilkerson and Damon Balboa. According to Measles, wastewater maintenance is pretty routine, so "we spend most of our time on water issues." Saving Time and Preserving the Environment When it comes to the smooth operation of their wastewater system, however, the job is simplified by The effluent sample on the left,discharged from the Orenco AX100 unit, an Orenco TCOMTM telemetry control panel installed is almost indistinguishable from a water sample taken directly from Lake Belton. Weekly effluent tests from the AX system show consistently better at the facility. This touch-screen panel gives opera- results than are required by the TCEQ. tors the ability to remotely monitor and control the performance of mechanical equipment in real time. For this reason, Wastewater Operator Jesse Measles For instance, if a pump were to malfunction, the pays close attention to the weekly lab results that panel would auto-dial the operator on call, alerting show the high quality of effluent being released by him to the situation and saving him the time of hav- his facility. Although the treated effluent is primarily ing to troubleshoot the source of the problem. Morgan's Point Resort,TX 76513�!JSA Constructed by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers,Lake Belton is located on the Leon River and offers arguably some of the best fishing,camping,and boating in central Texas. Orenco Systems'•800-348-9843•+1541-459-4449•www.orenco.com NCS-36 Rev.3©04/21 Page 3 of 4