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City Council Water & Sewer Subcommittee May 15, 2003 Page 14 BE TAKEN, IF ANY. ALARM CALLS REQUIRE THE DISPATCHING OF LIFT STATION PERSONNEL. WHEN ANY CONDITION CHANGES AT THE LIFT STATION, THE OPERATOR MUST AGAIN CONTACT LIFT STATION PERSONNEL AND HAVE THEM CONFIRM THIS SITUATION. THE WATER PLANT OPERATOR MUST CONTACT THE POWER PROVIDER AND ARRANGE FOR REPAIRS. FREQUENTLY, LOSS OF POWER AFFECTING THE LIFT STATIONS CREATES A POWER OUTAGE OVER A LARGE AREA OF THE POWER GRID AND RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POWER AT GROUND STORAGE, PAT MAYSE PUMP STATION, AND/OR THE TREATMENT PLANT. THE OPERATORS MUST CONTEND WITH THESE PROBLEMS IN ADDITION TO DISPATCHING FOR THE LIFT STATIONS. THE OPERATORS MUST IMPLEMENT A DETAILED WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING POWER OUTAGE ANY TIME THOSE OCCUR AND THIS ALSO INVOLVES DEPLOYING EMERGENCY LIGHTS, STARTING THE GENERATOR, RECORDING STORAGE LEVELS, AND SHUT DOWN OF SOME EQUIPMENT AND OTHER DUTIES SPECIFIC TO AREAS AFFECTED BY AN OUTAGE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE RESPONSE TIME THAT IS ACHIEVED FOR HAVING TWO PERSONNEL ON SHIFT, THE CITY OF PARIS WOULD MOST PROBABLY STILL BE UNDER CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS FROM THE STATE FOR WASTEWATER OVERFLOWS AND BYPASSES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 2,600 ALARM CALLS LAST YEAR. FOR EVERY ALARM CONDITION THERE MUST BE A RETURN-TO- NORMAL CALL AND LIFT STATION PERSONNEL AGAIN MUST BE CONTACTED. SOME ALARMS ARE FOR LOW PRESSURE AT THOSE LIFT STATIONS WITH PRESSURE MONITORS AND OFTEN PUBLIC WORKS MUST BE CONTACTED TO CHECK FOR A WATER LEAK IN THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE AREA OF THE ALARM. THERE ARE POLL CALLS 3 TIMES A DAY OF ALL EIGHTEEN RACE UNITS TO VERIFY WORKING CONDITIONS, OR 1,095 PER YEAR. THERE ARE ALSO 4 AUTO CALLS PER DAY TO ALSO VERIFY THE WORKING CONDITION OF UNITS, OR 1460 CALLS PER YEAR. OPERATORS ARE