Many other efficiency improvement projects have been completed by the staff of KVID. Some are energy saving projects, some reduce maintenance, some improve reliability of the services provided, some are for conservation and green reasons, and a host of other reasons.
The possibilities for improvement are limited more by the imagination and entrepreneurial spirt of the team than by financial resources.
Additional projects completed by the staff of KVID include:
Best value contracting
GASB 34 inventory
Aerobic digester fine bubble aeration
Diesel gen sets installed at all critical points within the system
Constant pressure pumping systems
Administrative streamlining
Project management training
Influent station redesign & construction
Effluent line mitigation project
Evaporation pond construction and pipeline
Reuse design and connection to Forest Highlands (a neighboring community)
ADEQ water system evaluation (grant funded by ADEQ)
Geographic Information System implementation
Prescriptive measure (lighting) project
APS E221 evaluation (project terminated due to unfavorable cost-benefit analysis)
Wasting pump design & implementation
Soft starter and VFD implementations at various points
Altitude valve modifications at north storage
Skimmer flushing automation & construction
AC power analysis & evaluation project
Infrastructure study
Clarifier rehabilitation
RAS injection modifications
Some other projects completed by KVID for other Coconino County entities (revenue generation outside the District) include:
Fort Tuthill County Park Water/Wastewater/Reclaimed/Treatment preliminary design
Fort Tuthill Amphitheater wastewater system and vault and haul system
Fort Tuthill water tank refurbishment
Fort Tuthill back flow preventer design and installation