ROBERTSDALE, Alabama -- A municipal water pollution prevention annual report was presented and approved at the Robertsdale City Council meeting Monday night.

City engineer Greg Smith presented the report, characterizing it as “pretty good.” The report was approved through a resolution by the city council at Monday’s meeting and will be presented to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s Municipal Section Water Division in Montgomery.

The report is broken down into eight parts, including plant usage, age and disposal, plus operator certification, financial status, subjective evaluation and a summary sheet.

Points are generated which are intended to communicate to ADEM and the governing body the actions necessary to prevent violations. Out of a possible 783, the city accumulated 74 points, according to the report.

The city received one maximum point accumulation pertaining to the collection and disposal of sludge, which accounted for 50 of the 74 points accumulated.

The city currently stores sludge on a 3.5 -acre lined lagoon. Originally constructed in 1979, the lagoon has not needed to be cleaned out since then, according to the report.

The points were accumulated because the city does not have access to and approval for sufficient land disposal site to provide proper land disposal.

“It is a very expensive process,” Smith said. Instead the city uses enzymes and bacteria to digest the sludge. “We could aerate the pond and it would digest even further, reducing the need for off-site disposal.”

Another deduction accumulated by the city pertained to overflow events of untreated wastewater prior to the headworks caused by heavy rainfall.

In 2012, there were four overflow events caused by heavy rain fall. Only one of the events has been corrected, resulting in a 15-point accumulation on the report. The city also reported four overflow events caused by equipment failure, but all have been corrected, so no points were accumulated.

Most of the events caused discharge into Rock Creek, Smith said, adding that a city project which began this week will hopefully alleviate the problem.

“We are currently working to replace the 8-inch line located west of College Avenue and south of Carolina Street with a 10-inch line,” he said. The hope is by replacing the line it will reduce the overflow and help with sewer collection capabilities.

The city’s wastewater treatment received its last major renovation in 2010, according to the report.

Last year, the city spent a total of $70,024 on upgrades and major repairs to the property including:

• $22,000 to replace the Palmer Street pump station.

• $19,000 to upgrade and repair the Rock Valley pump station with 20 horsepower pumps.

• $13,500 to repair and upgrade the pump station riser pipes at the College Avenue pump station.

• $3,800 to replace the basin No. 2 liner bottom at the wastewater treatment plant.

• $1,724 for the pump station remote monitoring mission unit at the Rock Valley pump station.

The city council voted unanimously to approve the report with all council members present.

In other business Monday, the council heard drainage concerns from property owners at Erybane Subdivision in Robertdale.

Officials told property owners that steps could be taken on property owned by the city which could alleviate some of the issues.

Also at Monday’s meeting the council:

• Voted to donate $1,000 to the Robertsdale High School volleyball team to assist with tournament expenses to an invitational tournament to be held Aug. 28-Sept. 7 in Orlando. Total cost is $799 per player for approximately 15 players, which includes accommodations, tournament fees and admission to Disney World.

• Approved the Robertsdale Volunteer Fire Department personnel list for 2013.

• Renewed the city’s insurance for 2013 with Blackmon Insurance at a total cost of $116,163.

• Approved a request to take over streetlight cost for Shadowbrook Subdivision at a cost of $52.

• Approved an annexation request from Kaye Honzik on Hughen Street.