City Of Tacoma

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES/OPERATIONS DIVISION STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

Dock Street Overflow SOP

“Failure to follow these instructions may result in adverse impacts on the
environment.”
Service Group: Activity Definition:
Operations, Source Control, Engineering DURING STORM EVENT IF DOCK ST YARD WEIR GETS TO
HIGH WATER ALARM
Equipment Name: # of Personnel required to do work:
Dock St Yard Overflow Weir 1 SOURCE CONTROL
System: Total Estimated Personnel Hours:
Wastewater collection system Varies depending on storm event
Work Environment Conditions: Service Interval:
Stormy weather As needed
Personal Protective Equipment: Lockout & Tag-out Locations/Equipment:
As appropriate NA
Tools: Parts:
Measuring tape, hook to open MH NA
Related Equipment:
NA
Control Strategy:
NA
Procedures
Outline Step-by-Step
1. Operations to monitor level at When high water level alarm goes off
Dock St Yard overflow weir  Operations to call Source Control 253.502.2222

2. Source Control field visit Dock  Visual Observation, there are level sensors recording
Street Yard the data on the sanitary and storm side

3. Source Control field visit MH  Measure the distance from the water level to the rim.
6772632 (Puyallup Ave & East Document in report log.
K St)
4. Source Control field visit MH  Measure the distance from the water level to the rim.
6772168 (East 26th St East J St, Document in report log.
670 ft west)
5. Repeat Steps 2-4 in order to
document levels every 10
minutes at indicated locations.
6. Next day get all reports to Asset
Management Group

DOCK ST OVERFLOW WEIR SOP ANNUAL REVIEW

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Standards

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Operational Information
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Dock St Overflow Weir/Gates

No

Change level of
Storm event Monitor level gate
imminent or reading for High Level Alarm
Operations

underway Dock St weir

Note: Do not change Yes

gate level without
Engineering review End Notify Staff *
Call Source Control
253.502.2222

Notify Caraustar of potential high water

Mark Lindstrom – General Manager (253) 627-1197, (253) 502-5741
Mike Trussell – Plant Manager (253) 627-1197, (253) 502-5720

Go to WW MH
Field Verify Level at
6772632 per map Document time and
Dock Street Overflow
attached water level
(Visual Observation)
(Greyhound)

Yes
Go to WW MH
Source Control

6772168 per map

Continue workflow cycle until a attached
downward trend of water level at (Caraustar)
Dock Street Yard has occurred for 60
minutes.

No
Downward Trend Document time and
Requirement Met water level

Yes

Document time and water levels using logs in SOP Damaging Property or Health & Safety - Contact
Submit logs to Maintenance Supervisor (Chris Roberts @
Follow SOP for documenting and reporting SSO(s). Engineering 253.820.0185) to lower gate.
Engineering

Review data to
Notify Staff of Adjustment of
determine if gate level
Findings* Gate Required
needs to change

No
* O&M DM and ADMs
S&E DM and ADMs End
 MH 6772168 (E 26th St E J St, 670 ft west) Log

Distance from water Distance from water

Date/Time (am/pm) level to RIM (ft) Date/Time (am/pm) level to RIM (ft)

MH 6772168 Data Report.xlsx

 MH 6772632 (Puyallup Ave E K St) Log

Distance from water Distance from water

Date/Time (am/pm) level to RIM (ft) Date/Time (am/pm) level to RIM (ft)

MH 6772168 Data Report.xlsx