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II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -8- Virtually no sidewalks and gutters exist in town, with the exception of those recently constructed in the downtown area. Drainage ditches exist throughout the town. Public Works Equipment - Maintenance work is performed by a three-man crew, using a 1976 10-yard dump truck, a 1969 motor-grader, a 1984 loader, and a 1977 backhoe. The backhoe and grader require continual repair and the foreman recom- mends that they be replaced. Police Department Vehicles - The Police Department leases two Chevrolet S-10 Blazers and equips them with light bars, radio equipment, etc. Parks - The town owns and maintains a several-acre park, located in the west secti on of town, one block from Mai nStreet. The park was destroyed during a flood in 1984; and through the efforts of the Oak Creek Beaut ifi cat i on Committee, a new spri nk 1 er system and sod Ilere installed in 1985. Playground equipment and picnic facilities have been replaced or refurbished. Future plans include rebuilding the restroom/concession building at a higher elevation. Sewer - The Town of Oak Creek has been working toward enlarging and improving their existing sewage treatment facilities since 1976. Present facilities are overloaded and effluent discharges are not in compliance with requirements of the NPDES permit. The Town of Oak Creek's existing sewage treatment facilities were upgraded from preliminary to secondary treatment in 1971 with the addition of an aeration basin, chlorination facilities, and other miscellaneous items. This work was mandated by the State Health Department to rectify the substan- dard treatment of sewage in Oak Creek. The design capacity of this enlarge- ment was established as 0.25 millions gallons per day (mgd). As of 1976, average daily flows were on the order of 0.28 mgd with peak flow days of 0.70 mgd occurring during the spring runoff due to infiltration and inflow into the collection system. Facilities are therefore overloaded and regularly failing to meet discharge permit standards. Planning for enlargement of the treatment facilities commenced in early 1976 and followed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines for preparation of a 201 Facilities Plan. The Facilities Plan has been approved and in September of this year, the Town was advised that its application for federal grant funds had been approved. The EPA offered a grant in the amount of $523,260, which is 55 per- cent of the estimated eligible agreement for this construction grant. The Town has also been awarded a $300,000 grant for purposes of sewer plant improvements. Local share for the project is estimated at $100,000. Site and easement acquisition has been completed, along with various permitt i ng.