City manager reports water-plant regulator fixed; strategic-planning meeting scheduled

City Manager Donald D. Johnson told the commission on July 20 that the city's water-treatment plant returned to operation after staff replaced a failed oxygen pressure regulator that had been delivering high-pressure oxygen and temporarily shut down the new ozone equipment.

Johnson said the regulator that failed was not part of the new ozone equipment but feeds oxygen to it; high-pressure oxygen risked damaging the ozone-making equipment. He said initial repair estimates were 6 to 8 weeks, but PureFlow located and drop-shipped a replacement that arrived the next day and was installed promptly so the plant resumed ozone production within hours. "We managed to get a new regulator that was found for us by the people at PureFlow who had it drop shipped directly to us, and we had it the next day," Johnson said.

Johnson also told commissioners the governor had extended the state of emergency through Aug. 11 and previewed a strategic planning meeting on Friday (Jan. 24) at 8:30 a.m. at the Mount Clemens Community Center. He said binders of materials would be distributed to commissioners.

The commission acknowledged the quick work of water-plant staff and discussed logistics for remote meetings while continuing to observe COVID-19 distancing requirements at future in-person sessions.

Next steps: staff will continue automation work at the plant, pursue associated software/hardware procurement listed in the day's bills, and distribute strategic-planning materials to commissioners before the meeting.