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The City of Edmonds recently completed its General Facilities Charges (GFC) study.  GFCs are fees charged by the city for each new single-family-equivalent added to the City's utility system.  Based on this review significant changes are recommended in the GFCs for new development.  Findings of the study can be found in the FCS Group report below.

You are invited to attend the April 3, 2012 City council meeting where the public, especially developers and contractors, are encouraged to provide input related to this update.

• FCS Group - GFC Update Report (November 14, 2011)

• City Council Meeting Notice for April 3, 2012

 

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The Edmonds Utilities Consortium was formed in 1999 by the partnership of the City of Edmonds and the utility franchises of Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1, Puget Sound Energy, Frontier, Comcast and Olympic View Water & Sewer District.

EUC Objectives:

• To provide direction to the contractors, builders, developers, and City of Edmonds staff for a coordinated utility environment which maximizes joint utility opportunities to provide quality service for the citizens of Edmonds.
• To provide direction to the Consortium members in the processes of capital project planning, joint trenching, construction, emergency, rushed and joint pole operations and coordination.

 

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Utility Maintenance

 

 

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The Engineering Division reviews plans and performs inspections on all development projects that affect City infrastructure.  All materials and work shall conform to City of Edmonds Standard Plans and Details, the current editions of the International Building Code (IBC), WSDOT/APWA Standard Specifications and WA Dept of Ecology Stormwater Management Manuals for the Puget Sound Basin, as well as all other applicable local municipal, State, and Federal codes, rules and regulations.

Development Inspections

- Engineering inspection 24-hour request line - 425.771.0220 x1326
- Inspections are performed Monday -Friday, 8am - 4pm, unless otherwise stated on the inspection request line. 
- Requests for Engineering Inspections must be received 24-hours in advance.  You may request an AM or PM inspection.
- Utility installations shall not be backfilled until approved by the inspector. 
- Concrete pours shall not commence until forms have been approved by the inspector.
- Temporary erosion and sedimentation control is the responsibility of the contractor/owner and shall be maintained throughout the project.
- Traffic control shall be provided to MUTCD standards and per approved plans.
- Approved plans and job card must be on site at all times.

Development and Design Standards

* City of Edmonds Standard Details
* SAMPLE General Notes Language
* SAMPLE Construction Sequence

Edmonds Utilities Consortium (EUC)

The EUC is a partnership between the City of Edmonds and its' utility franchise companies.  All EUC members are expected to coordinate their construction efforts by performing joint trenching operations, joint road bores, sharing mobilization and traffic control costs and any other practical effort to reduce the total job cost.
* EUC - developer contact form
* Snohomish County PUD
* Puget Sound Energy
* Verizon
* Comcast
* Olympic View Water and Sewer District  

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How do I get an asbuilt of my water or sewer service?

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The City of Edmonds may have an asbuilt on file for your water service line or santitary sewer line.  We do not have asbuilts for all properties, but we'd be happy to check our files for you. 

Please contact the Engineering Division at 425.771.0220 or email one of our Residential and Commercial contacts for more information.  If you leave a phone message, please include your email address.  If we have an asbuilt on file it can be emailed to you in a PDF format.

 

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Water and sanitary waste that leaves the inside of your home or business enters the Edmonds sewer system and flows through city-owned and maintained pipes into the Edmonds and Lynnwood Wastewater Treatment Plants.  City staff provides maintenance and repair of City systems to ensure federal and state standards are met for water quality, plant-generated air, effluent, and solids.  The Engineering Division is responsible for the long range planning, design and construction management of public sewer system improvements and extensions.  

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The infiltration and inflow (I & I) study provides an analysis of the City's sewer system.  It provides planning information that will guide the City in maintaining and improving the sewer system to mitigate infiltration and inflow into the system.

An I & I study was prepared for the City in June 2010 and is provided here in a PDF format for your reference.

 

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Sewer leak, sewer backups ....

 

What causes a backup?

How could a sewer backup affect me?

What should I do if sewage backs up into my home?

Is there anything I can do to prevent sewage backup into my home?

Private Property -

City Right-of-Way -

During normal working hours please contact the Public Works Department at 425.771.0235

For AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES: Call 911 - the operator will dispatch a utility crew member as required.

 

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The comprehensive plan provides an analysis of the City's sewer system.  It provides planning information that will guide the City in operating, maintaining and improving the sewer system.

• • • 2006 Sewer Comprehensive Plan Document

 

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Most of the incorporated City Limits are served by the Edmonds Public Sewer System.  The City sewer system presently serves an area of about 7.4 square miles within the City limits.

 

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Public Works and Capital Improvement Projects - Current capital projects, city projects and information on the City's six year capital improvement program can be found by clicking on the document link to the below.

 

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City staff operates and maintains the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant and manages the City's pretreatment program.  The plant is a regional facility that treats flows from the cities of Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood; King County; Olympic View Water and Sewer District; and Ronald Wastewater District.

On average the Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant treats 5,600,000 gallons per day.

 

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The City of Edmonds most recent accomplishment was receiving Department of Ecologys' Plant of the Year Award for O & M excellence in Region 10.  The City's application concentrated on cost effective operation coupled with highly automated facility and tightly integrated operations between operators, mechanics, and electricians.

The design of the Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant won a national engineering excellence award in 1991 by the American Consulting Engineers Council for the secondary treatment expansion.  The plant upgrade was designed by HDR, Inc.

The City received a congratulatory letter from the Department of Ecology following the design and installation of a dechlorination system performed by plant staff.  Staff design of the dechlorination process, consisting of sodium bisulfite feed and ORP control, was installed at a cost of only $40,000 to the City.  Department of Ecology's letter to the City states this cost was extremely low for a plant with an 11.8 million gallon per day capacity.

 

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Treated effluent is chlorinated for disinfection purposes and then dechlorinated before being discharged from the Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant (EWWTP) to Puget Sound.

Disinfection - The primary purpose of chlorination at the EWWTP is disinfection (removal of disease causing micro-organisms pathogens).  Chlorination may also serve other purposes such as:

• Odor reduction
• Aid in grease removal
• BOD reduction
• Nitrate reduction
• Control bulking activated sludge
• Algae control

Two factors are extremely important in disinfection:  1)  Time of contact and 2) Concentration of disinfecting agents.

Dechlorination - The purpose of dechlorination at the Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant is to remove the chlorine residual in the effluent caused by the disinfection process.  This is necessary in order to meet the chlorine residual permit requirement and also reduce the toxic effects of chlorine in the secondary treated effluent.

 

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The effluent pump station at the Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant houses five effluent pumps, two variable frequency drives (VFD), three constant speed drives, discharge control valve, motor control center, effluent sampler, and water feature pump.  The effluent pumps have been designed to accommodate the peak rate of 21.5 million gallons per day.

Effluent from the Edmonds Wastewater Treatment Plant may discharge by gravity at elevation 9.5 and below or by pumping above elevation 9.5.  Discharge of effluent is through a 48-inch pipe which eventually reduces to a 36-inch pipe prior to entering Puget Sound.  At Olympic Beach the discharge pipe divides into two separate 36-inch outfall lines, each furnished with 36-inch butterfly valve to control direction of effluent flow.  The final 160-feet of each outfall is a diffuser section with 8-inch diffuser parts spaced every 30-feet.

 

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The bio-solids being fed to the incinerator are 18% to 22% solids.  The bio-solids are pumped with a two piston concrete pump at the rate of 6 to 9 gpm into the fluidized sand bed of the incinerator.  The sand bed is made up of approximately 16,000 lbs of green lightening sand.  Diesel is used as an auxiliary fuel in order to maintain a bed temperature of 1400 degrees Fahrenheit.  The air supply is preheated to 1200 degrees Fahrenheit by a heat exchanger in order to reduce the auxiliary fuel consumption.  The pre-heated air is forced up through the bed of hot sand and causes the sand bed to be fluidized.  When the sand bed is fluidized it acts like boiling water.  1000 gallons of bio-solids can be burnt and it will only generate two quarts of ash that will need to be disposed of.

The addition of 50 gpm of water at the inlet to the Venturi is used to encapsulate the ash particles of the exhaust gases and drop the ash and water out for ultimate disposal.  The Venturi is used to create a pressure drop of 29" of water (1.03 psi).  The exhaust gases are then forced through a 4 stage tray cooler that has 200 gpm of water flowing in the opposite direction of the exhaust gases.  Each stage of the tray cooler has a plate with small holes in it that the air must flow through.  The water runs across the top of each plate and the exhaust gases bubble through the water.  The exhaust gases are reheated with a natural gas fired burner in order to eliminate the vapor plume for aesthetics.

 

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WWTP Interesting Facts and Information  

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The Lab Analyst is responsible for all chemical, physical and bacteriological analysis of wastewater samples necessary to meet the discharge permit and process control requirements.  The analyst assembles results, maintains lab records and manages data using a computer and implements a quality control program for all lab methods and techniques.

In addition, the lab analyst is the lead person at the plant for implementing the Hazardous Communication Act (Right to Know).  MSDS sheets are maintained for the plant as well as for the lab.  Training on hazardous chemicals, lab safety and procedures is conducted by the lab analyst as well.