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found in par. 2.1.3. This text also addresses the special problems encountered in
operating surface supplies.
Specific O&M practices are described in the following subsections and
summarized in Table 7.
Table 7
Maintenance Checklist for Surface Water Supplies
Inspection
Action
(1),(2)
Watershed area
Ensure that facilities are in working order for sewage
Q
disposal and garbage and trash removal; repair facilities
as necessary; remove debris.
Recreational facilities on
Clean and repair facilities as necessary.
M
watershed
Reservoir mosquito
Remove vegetation in shallow water; vary water level a
Every 10
control
few inches.
days
(summer
only)
Reservoir algae
Report algae blooms to operating staff.
W (summer
only)
Reservoir capacity loss
Dredge when necessary.
A
Reservoir sides and
Remove extraneous debris and vegetation from sides and
W
bottom
bottom, if exposed; grade sides to prevent erosion.
M
Concrete and masonry dams: repair upstream face first,
Dams (leakage and
then downstream face.
exposed surface
conditions)
Earth and rockfill dams: sod or gravel slopes; keep riprap
on upstream face even and in good condition; repair leaks
W
by excavating and backfilling.
Ice conditions on
Where ice formations exist, break ice to a few feet
D (winter)
concrete dam
upstream.
Dam spillway conditions
If blocked, remove trash, debris, or ice.
D
Dam gates
Lubricate gates and appurtenances.
M
Intake structures (cracks
Repair cracks; remove silt deposits; take action to prevent
W
and silt deposits; ice
ice clogging.
conditions)
Intake screens
Remove any material not removable by regular operation
W
procedures.
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