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City Council W~er & Sewer Subcommi~ee May15,2003 Page 15 THEREFORE READING OVER A HALF MILLION LINES OF DATA PER YEAR FOR THE RACE SYSTEM. WATER PLANT OPERATORS ALSO RECEIVE ALL CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON WEEKENDS AND AFTER HOURS AND DISPATCH PERSONNEL LOGS OF ALL ACTIONS MUST BE RECORDED, WITH OVER 800 REQUESTS LAST YEAR. THIS INCLUDES NOTIFYING DIG TEST OF LOCATIONS WHERE PUBLIC WORKS PERSONNEL NEED TO DIG TO REPAIR WATER LINES. IT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR LESS THAN TWO PERSONS PER SHIFT TO CONSISTENTLY INSURE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. A SINGLE PERSON ON DUTY COULD POSE A RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OR FAILURE TO MEET STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. WE MUST ADEQUATELY STAFF THE TREATMENT PLANT AT ALL TIMES TO INSURE THE PUBLIC IS NEVER EVEN POTENTIALLY PLACED IN JEOPARDY. City Manager Malone said that many comments made in those documents also relate to the manning of the wastewater treatment plant and recommendation number 5 by Councilman Plata was to cut operators manning the wastewater treatment plant from 2 people per shift to 1 person per shift. The City Manager said that some of the plants in some of the other cities are being compared to our plants, even though we have not been to see them, are not the same type plants. He said that they are not of the same complexity and they do not require the same vigilance and operation as the city's. City Manager Malone explained that the operations of these systems are complex. He said that these comparisons cannot be made in such a simplified manner without spending money on consultants to do a real comparison in detail. He stated that there are some differences between Paris and the cities that the City