The laboratory for the Water Resource Recovery Facility serving the City of Carson City has an excellent reputation for doing precise, accurate analysis. The State of Nevada certified laboratory performs testing for both drinking water and wastewater.

The Water Resource Recovery Facility maintenance personnel perform a wide variety of large equipment overhauls, repairs, and installations. The maintenance staff is responsible for repairs, maintenance, and servicing of all the Water Resource Recovery machinery, buildings and grounds along with effluent reuse pipelines/pump stations and 5 raw sewage lift stations.

The Water Resource Recovery Facility operations personnel perform laboratory and biological analysis to determine the operating characteristics of the Wastewater Plant. The operations staff is responsible for insuring compliance with Permit #NEV90008 issued by the Nevada State Division of Environmental Protection. This is achieved by making plant operational process changes and flow adjustments.

The Administration staff at the facility has a wide variety of responsibilities and expertise. This group is made up of the Public Works Utilities Operations Manager, Environmental Manager and Wastewater Operations Supervisor.

These three individuals commonly provide the following services and support to the facility and staff:

• Manage and provide direction to all treatment plant personnel
• Ensure that all staff is properly trained and provide continuing educational opportunities
• Provide communication to the Public, City of Carson City, all Federal, State, local and regional agencies
• Coordinate and oversee the design and construction of treatment plant expansion
• Conduct NDPES discharge permit negotiations for permit compliance
• Coordinate communications and cooperation between plant staff
• Develop, analyze and coordinate annual operating budget
• Provide financial internal controls by reviewing and processing expenditures
• Perform administration and analysis of cost tracking system
• Provide clerical and coordination support for all personnel
• Perform files and records management
• Provide systems support for all computer equipment, both process control and business applications
• Develop data base applications specific to plant staff requirements and needs
• Conduct statistical analysis of scientific data and perform research for facility process optimization and effluent quality concerns
• Utilize water quality models to predict effects of pollution loads and for TMDL compliance
• Many numerous other responsibilities associated with the successful management of a 6.9 million gallon per day wastewater treatment facility