OHA Drinking Water Services
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| PWS ID: | OR41 00414 | ||
| PWS Name: | JOSEPH, CITY OF | ||
| Who Was Contacted and Phone: | Rowdy Smith, DRC (541) 263-0310 | ||
| Contact Date: | 06/18/2009 | ||
| Contacted By: | BURNETT, GARY (DWP) | ||
| Contact Method/Location: | Office | ||
| Assistance Type: | OTHER REGULATORY - REGULATORY ASSISTANCE | ||
| Reasons: | Operations Operations |
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| Details: | SUMMARY: SSF plant shut down due to lightening strike. Back-up well (EP-B) in use. DETAILS: A lightening strike on Tuesday 16 June knocked out electronic controls for the slow sand filtration plant. The city is now using the back-up well EP-B. Chemical samples for the well were taken in 2008 but the well has been designated as Inactive emergency backup. It is expected to take 2 weeks to repair all the electronic equipment to get the SSF plant running again. ACTION NEEDED: The City plans to sample for IOCs from EP-B in 2011 to complete the 3 sample sets required to reduce monitoring to once every 9 years. However, the use of the well is limited to emergencies and the Inactive emergency source designation is still appropriate. | ||