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October 9, 1965 <br />TO: Members of the Common Council <br />RE: Wastewater Treatment Plant Worthington Pump <br />The attached Ordinance is for the first major repair on one <br />of three pumps at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. This <br />particular pump had the greatest number of hours of use of <br />the three at the plant. The pumps are alternating with one <br />in operation, one on stand -by and one available for over- <br />hauling. The pump will pump up to 44 million gallons of <br />sewage per day and averaged 37 million gallons per day in <br />1967. The responsibility of the pump is to lift the sewage <br />from the lower wet well to the upper wet well. The sewage <br />then flows by gravity through the rest of the processing in <br />the plant. <br />When we first investigated this particular pump, the Worth- <br />ington man advised us major repairs were needed. This was <br />expected due to the use over an eleven year period. The <br />approximate cost for each pump new is around $45,000. <br />We have received only one bid, which is understandable, since <br />Worthington is the manufacturer of the pump and would do a <br />better and less expensive job cost wise. I might also point <br />out that other individuals bidding would have to purchase the <br />parts from Worthington, thereby causing their bids to be <br />higher. <br />t of Utilities <br />Enclosure <br />