Comments on: Sedona Wetlands and Wastewater

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:08:51 +0000

Does anybody remember this comment by a George N. Roy, CPA to an old sewer article in 2011? Time to go down memory lane? Roy wrote and provided this link:

Have you heard about this? What about Sedona’s cattle ranch on 89A???

http://azdailysun.com/news/local/66d17e5a-5db9-503a-b245-d3ede8e9bd65.html

By: Desiree Lister

Desiree Lister — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:40 +0000

ted is awesome

By: Benji Kang, Tempe

Benji Kang, Tempe — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:24:17 +0000

friend shared this article with me in class ^ do watch TED TALK on cows (& other grazers) grazing native non native vegetation in Kenya proving herd grazers are necessary to not destroy earth, it’s worth the education, saw it sometime back & can’t recall scientist name but he is from Africa & his work led to changing local environmental policies that should have worked but failed. no need to reinvent the wheel in sedona.

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:30:09 +0000

I used to bird the Wastewater Treatment Plant with the local Audubon Society. There were about five overflow ponds on the north side of Hwy 89A where the “new” wetlands are going in.

Like our local streets and storm drainage, the ponds were not maintained. Soon plant life invaded. Eventually cows were allowed to graze the area and woof down the native and non-native vegetation. Now Sedonans are getting a $250,000-plus wetlands park when we formerly had a nicer wetlands in the very same location.

By: City of Sedona Wastewater Capacity Compliance Program

City of Sedona Wastewater Capacity Compliance Program — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:09:40 +0000

Beginning in February 2013, the City of Sedona Public Works Department will begin a new inspection program.

The Wastewater Capacity Compliance Program involves conducting random wastewater capacity inspections for non-single family resident users. This group of users includes multi-family dwellings, restaurants, businesses, religious institutions, and professional offices, among others.

The purpose of the random inspections is to determine if users of the wastewater system are operating within the capacities they have paid capacity fees for, and upon which their monthly user charge is based. The maximum allowable capacity paid for may be higher than the amount upon which the monthly user charge is based.

The new program randomly selects several accounts each month for inspection. Prior to the actual inspection, attempts will be made to contact the business. An unannounced site visit may occur if contact cannot be made.

Once an account is selected, it is not subject to another inspection for one year under the program. The City currently has inspection procedures related to issues such as building permit inspections, tenant improvements, and review of complaints or notifications of possible violations. These existing inspections are not part of this program and will continue as appropriate.

If the capacity compliance inspection shows that a user is operating within both the paid capacity and their monthly billing level, they will pass the inspection. Users whose level of operation exceeds either the paid capacity or monthly billing amount will be required to either pay additional fees or reduce their operation so they are operating within both these limitations.

For additional information regarding this new program, please contact David Peck, Assistant Engineer, at (928) 204-7108.

By: Warren

Warren — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:44:01 +0000

“Lunch & Learn” with Adumbs? — Bring a sick bag! More ego tripping and money wasting from our wannabe “venture capitalist” and “visionary” Mayor Adumbs.

Don’t anyone get too excited about the great sounding “A+ grade” effluent. A+ sewer water still contains pharmaceuticals, chemicals, radioactive isotopes from medical drugs, estrogen mimickers and etc.

BTW, this is the same A+ effluent that Adumbs and the other environmental vandals on Council have voted to shove underground via an “injection well.” Once underground, they have no idea where it will end up or when.

I think it should be piped into their homes.