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Design Flows & Loadings
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Average Design Flow:
2.2 million gallons per day |
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Maximum Design Flow:
5.5 million gallons per day |
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BOD Loading:
5142 lbs. per day |
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Suspended Solids Loading:
4972 lbs. per day |
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Population Equivalent:
30,000 |
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Supervisor:
Tony Steber (Email) |
The City of Olney WWTP (Wastewater Treatment Plant) consists of a
preliminary, primary, secondary (activated sludge with single stage
nitrification), and tertiary (sand filters) filtration system.The
percent efficiency of nutrient removal is consistently in the 98 to
99.5 percent range. The treatment plant discharges to an unnamed ditch
to Fox River.
The sewer collection system consists of approx. 45 miles of sewer
lines ranging in size from 8 inch to 36 inches. There are at present
nineteen sewer lift stations.
Staffing at the sewer plant consists of six permanent operators with
one additional person in the collection system.
The City of Olney Wastewater Treatment Plant is 1 of 7, out of 166
state wide, up for nomination for "Plant of the Year" by Illinois EPA.
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Contact Info
Olney Sewer Department
1001 S. Oak St.
Olney, IL 62450
Ph. (618) 392-8331 |
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