Don't Believe This $hit!

[Made in the USA]

Let's just go ahead and surround the whole damn town with $HIT!! I say put the waste pond in the center of Downtown Dodge, it has went to $hit anyway! Seems like I have heard this, "It won't stink" crap, several times now! Why does our county allow the City to put all of their "undesireables" out onto us rural folks???!!! We moved out here to get away from all of that crap!!



City commission gets schooled
Wichita firm educates city leaders on available sewer options
By Mark Vierthaler
Dodge City Daily Globe

The Wichita-based consulting firm that presented the Dodge City Commission with an estimated $33 million price tag on needed improvements returned Monday, offering options for the biggest upgrade: sewers.

Professional Engineering Consultants, which was contracted to do a study on what improvements would be needed before a casino could be built in Ford County, presented commissioners with various options for sewage treatment plants Monday night.

Kevin Rood of PEC told commissioners that the current system in place in Dodge City was already pushed to capacity.

Rood said the extreme amount of sewage needed for both a special events center, which is expected to be built next to whichever casino is approved, and a casino would require a brand-new plant.

The new study showed that the city could cut costs by allowing sewage to flow naturally rather than pumping it. Almost all of the city north of U.S. Highway 50, formerly known as the bypass, is on a northbound drop.

With almost all new development coming north of town, Rood said the best bet in terms of cost would be to place a new treatment plant at least one mile, or as far out as three miles, north of town.

A northern treatment plant would also allow some current northern developments to tie into the new system rather than pumping to the current plant 12 miles south of town.

Although Rood stressed that the current study was extremely bare-bones no specific sites have been considered he told commissioners that what his firm had could give the city some direction.

Suggestions

In a cost-saving effort, Rood said he felt it was necessary that whatever was chosen for a new sewage plant, the wastewater had to be treated to such an extent that it could be reused.

The current wastewater plant uses treated water to irrigate crops not meant for human consumption. Rood said similar steps could be taken with a new plant, using treated water to irrigate Mariah Hills Golf Course, the community college campus, parks and baseball fields.

Solids could also be similarly treated, then used as fertilizer.

Rood added that Kansas Department of Health and Environment regulations were very strict on the level of treatment required before water or solids could be reused in such ways.

Commissioner Jim Lembright said he felt comfortable about supporting treatment of the wastewater, especially if the city could parlay those byproducts into something sold to area growers.

"We wouldn't have a problem getting rid of those," he said. "And, there's a value to the city."

Over time, Rood said it was possible the city could recoup some expenses by selling the treated water and solids.

Rood also told Commissioner Jim Sherer that the city could acquire some sophisticated equipment and treatment processes within the $33 million estimated price tag.

Future developments

Rood warned that if the city did decide to place the plant north of town, it would limit what kinds of development they could push for.

Development on the southwestern edge of town would be discouraged, he said, because the wastewater would not be able to naturally flow north and southbound pumping is already pushed to its limit.

New infrastructure would have to be built to pump north, he said, raising the burden on the city.

However, Rood did say that residences could be built within a 1,000 square-foot radius around a new plant. He used the Haysville plant as an example, where medium- to high-range homes had been built within sight of the plant.

"There's been little to no complaints about smell," he said.

EDITOR'S NOTE: For complete coverage of the rest of Monday night's city commission meeting, check out Wednesday's Daily Globe.

Reach Mark Vierthaler at (620) 408-9932 or e-mail him at mark.vierthaler@dodgeglobe.com.

[Kodiak]

Yeah but, as long as you are outside the 1000 foot radius of the new ponds, you shouldn't be able to smell our shiit. LOL

[Tony Clams]

Originally Posted by Kodiak

Yeah but, as long as you are outside the 1000 foot radius of the new ponds, you shouldn't be able to smell our shiit. LOL

I duuno about that. After a few burritos from the roach coach I can clear a quarter mile radius from my bathroom.

[Kodiak]

hahahahaha

[Highwayman]

Mine doesn’t stink.

[CRAZY HORSE]

How About A Nice Electronic Meter To Record Each Flush And Then Keep Track Of The Flushes To Pay For The New System In A Fair Proportionate Manner
As An After Thought ----it May Take A Few Years Of Discussing To Get This Done

[dustinwadams5]

PPF? (Pay-Per-Flush) That might cause some penny pinchers to crap themselves figuratively and literally lol

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by dustinwadams5

PPF? (Pay-Per-Flush) That might cause some penny pinchers to crap themselves figuratively and literally lol

Or a lot of little baggies to be dropped off at city hall.