PUBLIC WORKS — UNDERGROUND DIVISION

The Underground Utilities Division is committed to providing a full range of maintenance and repair to the Village of Carpentersville underground infrastructure. The Division has two main objectives. The first is to operate, maintain, repair, and update the Village infrastructures through careful planning and use of Village staffing and contractual services. The second is to develop long-term programs that identify, prioritize, and facilitate repairs and updates to each system in the most cost-effective manner while providing the best service possible to the community. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Water Distribution

1. Water main repairs and updates.

2. Valve and hydrant maintenance, repair, and replacements.

3. System mapping and CAD updates.

Sanitary Collection

1. Annual sewer main cleaning, which includes root and grease removal.

2. Sewer main and structure (manhole) repairs.

3. System televising, mapping and CAD updates.

Storm Conveyance

1. Catch basin maintenance, reconstruction, and replacement.

2. Mainline cleaning

3. System televising, mapping and CAD updates.

4. Flooding.

Additional Division Responsibilities

1. J.U.L.I.E. Locates.

2. New construction inspections and Acceptance/ Maintenance punch lists.

3. Construction restorations (Concrete and Landscaping).

4. Building and Equipment Maintenance.

5. Plan Review.

6. Contractor and C.I.P. Assistance

2009/2010 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
(Bold indicates Improved Performance)

1. B-boxes: Replaced 77, repaired 18, and cleaned 48

2. Fire hydrants: Replaced 7, repaired 98, and inspected and flushed entire system

3. Main breaks: Repaired 13

4. Distribution Valves (in house): Replaced 25, repaired 4

5. Distribution Valves (contracted): zero

6. Completed contracted Valve Exercising Program

7. Initiated new In-House Leak Detection Program

8. Cleaned lines for Monthly “Bad Spot” program totaling 64,668 lin. ft.

9. Responded to 73 sewer calls that included jetting 19,631 lin.ft. (Only 13 were mainline blockages)

10. Annual Sanitary Jetting Program: Cleaned 193,278 lin. ft. Root Cut 3,623 lin.ft.

11. Sanitary Manholes: Replaced 3 and repaired 7

12. Sanitary Main: Replaced 35 lin. ft. at 4 locations and completed 4 mainline repairs

13. Infrastructure Televising (New Equipment): 3,623 lin. ft. (126 man-hours)

14. Storm structures: Replaced 10, rebuilt 29

15. Storm Sewer: Replaced 371 lin. ft. at 8 locations

16. Spent 71.5 man-hours cleaning storm lines, 65.7 man-hours cleaning catch basins and 887.5 man-hours cleaning inlets due to flooding

17. Performed 2,620 J.U.L.I.E. locates (1,188.5 man-hours)

18. Spent 342.5 man-hours performing atlas reviews, upgrades, and corrections

19. Responded to 417 citizen/service requests

20. Divisional Training: Class “A” CDL, Confined Space, Locator Operation, J.UL.I.E., AWWA, and IPWSOA, Snow Operations, Quarterly and Weekly Safety Discussions, NIMS 100, 200, and 700 certification (EMI – FEMA), San. Televising, E.A.P., Joint Restraint, Cascade Water works, Supervisor Training and Monthly Assoc. Meetings (332.5man-hours)

21. Hauled in 166 loads (1697 tons) of gravel, stone, and topsoil and disposed of 168 loads of spoil (2184 tons)

22. Replaced concrete at 35 locations

23. Performed site restorations at 100 locations

24. Performed 6 acceptance/ maintenance punch lists (37 man-hours)

25. Spent 683 man-hours assisting contractors on Capital projects and 221.5 man-hours assisting contractors

26. Reviewed 15 construction plans

27. Vehicles and Equipment: Performed 40 (in-house) repairs

28. Excavated 139 out of a possible 175 days (Eight Month Construction Season)

1. To operate, maintain, repair, and update the Village infrastructures through careful planning and use of Village staffing and contractual services.

2. To develop long-term programs that identify, prioritize, and facilitate repairs and updates to each system in the most cost-effective manner while providing the best service possible to the community.

3. Continue all existing programs. (Due to funding, there will be no Sewer Lining and Valve Exercising and Valve/Hydrant replacements are reduced)

4. Clean the entire original sanitary system

5. Complete In-House Leak Detection Program

6. Complete updates to the Utility Atlas.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

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Contact Information

Chris Settipani , Underground Superintendent
220 Lake Marian Road, Unit A
Carpentersville, IL 60110
Phone: (847) 551-3493
Email: CSettipani@vil.carpentersville.il.us