Here are some of the hundreds of wastewater treatment plant upgrades and new facilities which we are tracking on a bi weekly basis.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
CURRENT PROJECTS
COMPLETION COMPLETION
PLANT OR CITY STATE REPORT DATE PROJECT DATE I DATE II
Osage Basin, AK Nov. 03 new wwtp June 05 Jan.07
Oxnard, CA Nov. 03 new sewer pipeline July 03 and odor control
facility.
Harlan, IA Nov. 03 addition of 5 million Spring 04
retention pond to WWTP
Carp Lake Township, MI Nov. 03 construction of new WWTP Fall 04
Lebanon, OH Nov. 03 $4 million for improvements Phase I Oct. 03 July 05
including new flow equiliza-
tion basin and 4 mg holding
tank. Plan calls for $24.2 million
in improvements.
The above listings provide one of the many indices to the complete database. A 20 page bi weekly update is sent by e-mail. Here are the details on the first plant.
ARKANSAS
State Approval Likely for New Osage Basin Plant
A wastewater treatment plant that is being designed to serve Tontitown,
Highfill and possibly Cave Springs is expected to get state approval to
discharge into a tributary of the Illinois River.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality proposes revising the state
Water Quality Management Plan by including treated wastewater discharge from
Osage Basin Wastewater District into Osage Creek, agency officials said. The
agency is required under the federal Clean Water Act to periodically update its
"208 plan" to reflect changes that will affect the state's water quality, agency
officials explained.
The department also proposes changing its plan to include changes in wastewater
discharges from five other facilities in other parts of the state. Detailed
copies and summaries of the department's proposals are available for public
inspection at the public library in Fayetteville.
One of the main questions facing the proposed Osage project is whether it will
be able to obtain a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit to
discharge effluent into Osage Creek, which flows into the Illinois River.
The department is still reviewing the district's application for the
discharge permit, which must also be forwarded to the U.S. EPA for approval,
according to Dave Kern, agency spokesman. ADEQ included the Osage project in its
208 plan because it anticipates the district will eventually discharge into the
stream, officials said.
Upstream portions of the creek are on Arkansas' "303-d" list of impaired
waterways. Also, Oklahoma officials are keeping a close eye on potential new
sources of water pollution, especially after last year adopting water-quality
standards that include a phosphorus limit of 0.037 parts per million. Oklahoma
officials said earlier this week that they are aware of the planned Osage
project but have not decided whether they will oppose it.
Tontitown Mayor Dan Watson, district chairman, said that he expects the new
treatment plant to be designed and completed within three years. Watson said
that agency officials have indicated that they see "no problem" with the permit.
The district has purchased property with grant funding for a treatment plant
west of Tontitown near where Osage Creek intersects the Benton and Washington
County boundaries.
The district has also received grant money to fund the design of the project and
completion of required historical and archeological studies, which are currently
under way, Watson said.
Both Tontitown and Highfill are planning to build citywide wastewater-collection
systems that will flow into the district's treatment plant. Both communities
rely only on septic tanks for sewer service.
Watson said that Cave Springs officials are considering a less expensive
alternative treatment option, known as a septic tank effluent pumping system.
The district board voted to allow Cave Springs to pursue plans for a STEP
system, while remaining a member of the district, he explained.
Data on Each Plant
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