Water/Sewer
When a resident drops off a water sample for testing, hat are we testing it for?
A. Disinfection byproducts
B. Iron
C. Coliform and E. coli
Public Works has a lab that is certified to test for coliform and e. coli. The lab has to get recertified on an annual basis.
What is the design speed of a roadway with a speed limit of 55mph?
A. 70 mph.
B. 65 mph.
C. 60 mph.
The design speed is 60 mph. not 110!!!
What is the cost of a culvert permit application?
A. $35
B. $50
C. $25
The cost of a culvert permit application is $25. This covers the admin. cost of processing the permit.
How much is the bulk charge for a table and 4 chairs?
A. $50
B. $125
C. $25
This is a hot debate within CCS.
Lori/ Haylee- $25
Heather/ Deb - $50
Taylor - $125
If you want to have fun ask them what the charge for a sectional couch is...
In what year was the Laflin Rand Powder Company explosion in Pleasant Prairie?
A. 1911
B. 1923
C. 1932
A little after 8pm on March 9, 1911 millions of pounds of dynamite exploded at the Laflin Rand Powder Company. This was located near River Oaks and Chateau area. The explosion was felt for 500 miles.
How many gallons of sewage did Pleasant Prairie send to the City of Kenosha last month.
A. 50 million gallons.
B. 99 million gallons.
C. 63 million gallons.
The Village sent 99million gallons of sewage to the City of Kenosha last month. Before 2010 the Village operated 2 of its own treatment plants but because all of the water taken from Lake Michigan needs to be returned to Lake Michigan the DNR forced us to close those plants in 2010.
How many servers are used in the Village?
A. 77
B. 55
C. 47
A server is used to store data and support different software programs. The Village uses 77 servers to support the many departments within the Village.
Where does Public Works install round sign posts?
A. On all curb and gutter roads.
B. On all roads.
C. On rural roads.
Round sign posts are installed on roads that have curb and gutter.
How many people had drop offs at the RRC so far in 2023?
A. 15,956
B. 13,423
C. 25,711
So far in 2023 there have been 25,711 drop offs at the recycle center. 17,919 were during the week (Tuesday/Friday) and 7,792 were on Saturdays.
What is the average number of service requests created by CCS each month for 2023?
A. 215
B. 144
C. 174
CCS creates an average of 144 service requests each month. They are the face of Public works with the public.
Who were the top 3 water users last month?
A. Niagara, Fair Oaks, Old Products.
B. Niagara, Froedtert, Fair Oaks.
C. Froedtert, Fair Oaks, Haribo.
The top 3 water users last month were Niagara (29.5 million gallons), Fair Oaks (6.1 million gallons) and Olds Products (4.2 million gallons).
If you were foolish enough to stand on top of a 12 foot ladder, how fast would you be going when you fall off and hit the ground?
A. 5 mph.
B. 19 mph.
C. 8 mph.
You would be traveling at 19 mph.
When was the first snowplow deployed and in What City?
A. Milwaukee 1862
B. Chicago 1896
C. Buffalo 1875
The first snowplow was deployed in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1862. It was attached to a cart that was pulled by a team of horses.
How PTO is accrued in 2024 is changing?
A. True
B. False
This is is true. The way we earn PTO is changing in 2024. HR will have more information coming in the near future.
What is the size of the Chiwaukee Prairie?
A. 485 acres
B. 620 acres
C. 300 acres
Chiwaukee Prairie State Natural Area is part of the last unbroken stretch of prairie of its kind in the state and home to more than 400 plant species, including 26 rare plants. It covers 485 acres.
How many sewer lift stations are maintained by Public Works?
A. 16
B. 17
C. 19
Public Works maintains 17 lift stations 5 water towers and 2 booster stations.
What is the combined amount of disk storage used by the different departments within the Village?
A. 145 TB
B. 140TB
C. 142 TB
The Village uses about 140 TB of storage by the various departments. A terabyte is 1,000 gigabytes and 1 terabyte can hold 1,000 copies of the entire Encyclopedia Britannica
Where was the first Pleasant Prairie Highway Department located?
A. Sewer D
B. Prange
C. Hwy 50/Menards
The first Highway building was located on Hwy 50 where Menards is today.
What do you use as a user name to log into ESS?
A. Windows password
B. Email address.
C. 4-digit employee number.
When logging into ESS the user name is your 4-digit employee number. ESS houses a lot of information useful to employees and is where you log in to complete open enrollment for insurance benefits.
How many acres does the Parks Department mow in the Village?
A. 360 acres.
B. 520 acres.
C. 245 acres.
The Parks Department is responsible for mowing 245 acres of grass in the summer.
How many gallons of water was pumped on our max day in 2022?
A. 6.3 million gallons.
B. 5.9 million gallons.
C. 7.2 million gallons.
On July 3rd 2022 we pumped 7.2 million gallons of water. Typically the max day will always be on a weekend, usually a Saturday due to energy costs.
Prairie Highlands water tower is 119' tall and holds 750,000 gallons of water. If the tower was half full what would be the water pressure at the base of the tower.
A. 43 psi
B. 38 psi
C. 47 psi
The pressure would be approximately 43psi. You would get 1psi for every 2.3 feet in elevation.
Where did the Village get their salt from before they built the salt shed?
A. Kenosha County HWY Dept.
B. City of Kenosha Streets Dept.
C. Town of Bristol HWY Dept.
The Village used to get their salt from the Kenosha County HWY Dept. which had a shed on the 5600 block of 60th street.
How many tons of garbage was collected in 2022?
A. 4379 tons
B. 7396 tons
C. 5480 tons
DPW collected 7396 tons of garbage in 2022 and 1842 tons of recycling.
What does CCS stand for?
A. Crazy Customer Support
B. Customer Clerical Staff
C. Central Clerical Services
CCS stands for Central Clerical Services. Currently we have 5 people in CCS that handle all of the administrative tasks for DPW.