Wastewater Treatment Plant
The City of Ellis is served by
an activated sludge treatment
plant constructed in 1997.. The capacity of the plant is 300,000
gallons per day. The
effluent from the wastewater treatment plant has polymer a drying agent
added to it and is then pumped through a belt press system to
remove excess liquid. The plant uses a manual barscreenwith
provision for grit removal. UV disinfection of the effluent is
provided. The solid is then placed in drying beds and
is then applied to agricultural land. Soil samples are taken
periodically to determine the nutrient and metal levels in the soild
and
determine the application area.
Kansas Rural Water Association smoke
tested the city's main sewer line in 2002. The city has a
sewer cleaning and vacuum machine to perodically clean problem sewer
mains. The city contracts with a vendor who annually cleans a
portion of the
city's sewer main lines. All of the city sewer main lines have
been cleaned in the last seven years.
Rates for all sewer
customers are based on the average water usage
from December through March and are recalculated annually and adjusted
on the April 1st billing. The rate schedule effective January 1,
2007, the following classes of users and charges to those users are
hereby established:
(a) Class I: Users which contribute 3,000
gallons per month or less; $9.70 per month plus $.00015 per gallon for
operation and maintenance, including replacement and debt service.
(b) Class II: Users which contribute between
3,001 gallons per month and 4,000 gallons, inclusive, per month; $9.70
per month plus $.00130 per gallon for operation and maintenance,
including replacement and debt service.
(c) Class III: Users which contribute between
4,001 gallons per month and 8,000 gallons, inclusive, per month; $9.70
per month plus $.00216 per gallon for operation and maintenance,
including replacement and debt service.
(d) Class IV: Users which contribute between
8,001 gallons per month and 20,000 gallons, inclusive, per month; $9.70
per month plus $.00230 per gallon for operation and maintenance,
including replacement and debt service.
(e) Class V: Users which contribute between
20,001 gallons per month and 30,000 gallons, inclusive, per month;
$9.70 per month plus $.00216 per gallon for operation and maintenance,
including replacement and debt service.
(f) Class VI: Users which contribute between
30,001 gallons per month and 49,000 gallons, inclusive, per month;
$9.70 per month plus $.00179 per gallon for operation and maintenance,
including replacement and debt service.
(g) Class VII: Uses which contribute between
49,001 gallons per month and 99,000 gallons, inclusive, per month;
$9.70 per month plus $.00130 per gallon for operation and maintenance,
including replacement and debt service.
(h) Class VIII: Users which contribute between
99,001 gallons per month and 199,000 gallons, inclusive, per month;
$9.70 per month plus $.00108 per gallon for operation and maintenance,
including replacement and debt service.
(i) Class IX: Users which contribute between
199,001 gallons per month and 999,000 gallons, inclusive, per month;
$9.70 per month plus $.00101 per gallon for operation and maintenance,
including replacement and debt service.
Requests for sewer repairs and maintenance or conerns about strong
sewer odors should be reported the the Public works Department, 815
jefferson, (785)726 4741 during regular hours (Monday through Friday
8-5).