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CONDITION REPORTS: At the beginning of every contractual operations contract, ESI performs a complementary in-house inspection of every treatment plant, its paperwork and permits.  A Condition Report is created with explanations and photographs depicting not only the condition of the facility upon contract initiation, but lists what repairs and maintenance need to be completed.  The lists include repairs that will get the facility into compliance, repairs to keep it in compliance and future (foreseeable) repairs to keep the facility operating smoothly, within design parameters and in compliance with regulations.  This is repeated at least annually.

FACILITY SCHEDULES: In addition, a Facility Schedule is created depicting required sampling, calibrations, permitting, etc., along with deadlines or anticipated schedules and costs.

Between these two report innovations, most facilities can keep in compliance, stay in budget and plan for the future.

This type of inspection is also available for facilities that do not use our Operations or Repair Services for a fee.  

VALUE ASSESSMENTS: Information found in Condition Reports and Facility Schedules can be vital when buying or selling a treatment facility or a property with a treatment facility as part of the assets such as a Mobile Home Park or Business Property. Along with our Value Assessment (link), new buyers can finally have a tangible report showing the condition of the assets they are buying and offer their lending institutions their much needed evaluations and valuations required.

Experience is not only vital to designing a treatment facility and its many components, but it is also important to have someone knowledgeable and experienced install this equipment.  Much of our work is repairing recent repairs completed by others.  

For example, pressures change on municipal and private sewage lines.  As properties develop, more sewer line tie-ins can cause sewer force-main pressures to rise (or fall depending on circumstances).  Every year, several simple replacement jobs become lift station rehabs because the dynamics change.  If you do not verify field conditions, yesterdays pump and controls may not work and money can be lost by installing like for like pumps that will not work under today’s conditions.

Over the years, ESI has developed their own standards to help facility owners get the most of their system, not only in performance, but also longevity. Doing it right the first time does matter.