Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance (CMOM) Program Self-Assessment and Corrective Action Plan (CAP)
The City of Chelsea retained Weston & Sampson to assist with assessment of their existing wastewater system activities as they relate to a formal Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance (CMOM) program. Weston & Sampson provided assistance in two parts. First, we worked with the city to complete the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Wastewater Collection System CMOM Program Self-Assessment Checklist. This checklist is a comprehensive set of questions to assess a broad range of CMOM topics including, but not limited to:
- Knowledge of collection system components and mapping
- Operation, maintenance and inspection of facilities and equipment
- Condition of system facilities
- Hydraulic capacity
- Organizational structure, staffing, training
- Safety and emergency preparedness
- Customer service and communication
- Recordkeeping and information management
- Financing for operation, maintenance and capital improvement
- Energy use
After completion of the CMOM Program Self-Assessment, the second part of the project was to create a Corrective Action Plan (CAP). The purpose of the CAP was to identify deficiencies highlighted by the Self-Assessment and provide recommendations and schedules for corrective actions to remedy the deficiencies.