TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARKANSAS
Show Low Moving Forward with Wastewater Plant Project
CALIFORNIA
$2 Billion for California Water Districts to Help Pay for Stricter Wastewater
Requirements
$44 Million for Corona Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project
Sunnyvale-San Jose Recycled Water Project on Hold
FLORIDA
Largo’s WWTP Has Odor Problem
Layne Christensen Announces $90.9 Million Islamorada Wastewater Project
Pembroke Pines Considers $40 Million WWTP Expansion
$5.6 Million for Dade City Wastewater Plant
IDAHO
Jerome Plans Wastewater Plant Improvements
Hailey Planning $2 Million Wastewater Project
ILLINOIS
Hopedale to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plant
INDIANA
Linton Receives $500,000 Grant for Wastewater Plant Improvements
IOWA
Worth County Ok’s Treatment Plant Agreement, Bid
KENTUCKY
Flemingsburg Requesting Bids for WWTP Project
LOUISIANA
Thibodaux Must Raise Fees for New Wastewater Plant
MINNESOTA
Plans for Wykoff's Wastewater Treatment Plant to be Finalized
MISSISSIPPI
Hattiesburg to Upgrade WWTP
Jackson Must Fix Wastewater System
MONTANA
Anaconda Moving Forward with Wastewater Project
NEW YORK
$2 Million for Dolgeville WWTP Project
$13 Million for Ellenville WWTP Project
Oneida County Wastewater Plant Expansion to Cost $138 Million
Suffolk County Tests Wastewater Treatment Technology for Sag Harbor
NORTH CAROLINA
Mebane Moves Forward with Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
Richmond County Receives Grant for Wastewater Treatment Plant
NORTH DAKOTA
$30 Million for New Dickinson Wastewater Plant
OHIO
Cardington Requesting Bids for Wastewater Plant Improvements
Tuscarawas County Ok’s Funding for WWTP Project
Massillon Considering $18 Million Upgrade to Wastewater Plant
OKLAHOMA
Dewey to Receive Report on Wastewater Plant Options
Comanche to Rebid Wastewater Project
PENNSYLVANIA
Abington Wastewater Authority Plans WWTP Upgrade
$5.5 Million for Chambersburg Wastewater Upgrades
Clearfield Continues Prep for Water/Wastewater Upgrades
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bids on St. Matthew’s Water/Wastewater Upgrades being Accepted
TENNESSEE
Mosheim Awards $1 Million Wastewater Grant
TEXAS
Brownsville Planning $32 Million WWTP Upgrade
VERMONT
Upgrades for Essex Junction Wastewater Facility Begin
WASHINGTON
Yakima Planning Wastewater Plant Expansion
WISCONSIN
Reeseville Seeks to Upgrade WWTP
CANADA
New Canadian Wastewater Regulations could Cost Cities Billions
Sechelt Requesting Bids for Wastewater Project
RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS
ARKANSAS
Show Low Moving Forward with Wastewater Plant Project
In September the Show Low City Council recommended that city staff explore
project delivery options for a biolac wastewater treatment plant in the city.
The council voted unanimously to allow city staff to continue looking into
improving the plant through the biolac method.
The move came over a month after the council was presented with an analysis of
alternatives for future expansion of the existing wastewater treatment plant
during a July study session. That analysis was the third and final phase in a
wastewater treatment master plan awarded to Arizona-based civil engineering
services firm Wood/Patel in October 2010.
CALIFORNIA
$2 Billion for California Water Districts to Help Pay for Stricter Wastewater
Requirements
Stricter water quality rules are forcing dozens of wastewater treatment plants
all over California to make substantial changes.
The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District has embarked on a $2 billion
facilities improvement project. The district's new permit from the State has
stricter standards for ammonia, nitrates and pathogens. Stan Dean with the
sanitation district says it has until 2021 to comply with those new standards,
"All of that $2 billion is directly related to more strict requirements in our
permit."
The Rio Alto Water District south of Redding is violating its state permit. The
district is under court order and has been fined for discharging chlorine and
zinc into the Sacramento River. The district’s plan to deal with the problem
includes creating a wetlands and discharge at land. The district could face more
fines before the project is completed. It is already a year behind schedule.
Rio Alto does have a partial funding source for the project. The U.S. Department
of Agriculture guaranteed a loan for $5 million to the district. The cost
estimate is $6 million. Rio Alto hopes state and federal grants will fill in the
gap.
Rio Alto will likely have a lot of competition for that money. There have been
thousands of violations issued against wastewater treatment plants in the last
three years across the State. Many of those districts will likely be looking for
help too.
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$44 Million for Corona Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project
The city of Corona has agreed to direct its wastewater to the Western Riverside
County Wastewater Treatment Plant and help pay for a $44 million expansion of
the facility that is expected to begin next fall.
Capacity at the plant, which is in Corona, will grow from 8 MGD to more than 13
MGD, which will increase the use of recycled water, said Michele McKinney
Underwood, spokeswoman for the Western Municipal Water District, which operates
the plant. The project includes an upgrade to treated recycled water that could
be used for irrigating parks, golf courses and school fields.
Water now processed at the plant is discharged into the Santa Ana River.
Corona’s flows will be diverted from the city’s smaller plant, which may be
closed to save money, McKinney Underwood said.
The plant, which opened in 1998, is overseen by a joint powers authority made up
of Western, Corona, the city of Norco, Jurupa Community Services District and
the Home Gardens Sanitary District. Corona, Norco and Jurupa Community Services
District have expressed interest in using the plant’s recycled water for
recharging groundwater basins and for irrigation, and the authority is preparing
an environmental impact report on use of recycled water.
In addition to increasing treatment capacity, the plant improvements will lower
energy costs, reduce biosolids disposal costs and decrease future expenses for
refurbishing and replacing equipment.
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Sunnyvale-San Jose Recycled Water Project on Hold
Sunnyvale's aspirations to tap into San Jose's recycled water supply have dried
up for the time being after financial concerns led San Jose to put things on
hold.
In March, Sunnyvale City Council approved funding for the initial phase of the
Regional Recycled Water Inter-tie project that would have connected the
Sunnyvale recycled water system to the San Jose-based South Bay Water Recycling
(SBWR). The SBWR System uses water produced continuously at the San Jose-Santa
Clara Water Pollution Control Plant. By connecting to the system, Sunnyvale
could feed its recycled water distribution system with the higher-quality SBWR
water.
But over the past few months, San Jose decided the project was not financially
feasible at this time.
About $1.4 million from the Recycled Water Interconnect project was moved to the
Chlorine Conversion project to fund additional disinfection system needs and the
"Sunnyvale Option" of simultaneous recycled water production. The remaining
$800,000 in the Recycled Water Interconnect project will be reserved for
improvements in the distribution system and continued efforts toward a regional
solution.
Both projects are funded by proceeds from the 2010 Water and 2010 Wastewater
Revenue Bonds.
Meanwhile, Sunnyvale city staff is working with Santa Clara Valley Water
District, Cal Water, and Apple Computer to explore the options for funding part
of these additional improvements. Further details of the Recycled Water Master
Plan will be presented to City Council later this year.
FLORIDA
Largo’s WWTP Has Odor Problem
A $60,700 study concluded, settling once and for all a years-long disagreement
between Paradise Island Motor Home Park and the city of Largo over who is to
blame for the odor problems that periodically blankets the 828-unit park.
The study, summarized recently for the City Commission, puts the blame on the
city's wastewater system.
The city will enact a number of short-term fixes over the next six months that
cost about $10,000, said City Engineer Leland Dicus. Among them: trying
different odor control chemicals and making design improvements to the city's
wastewater system in the area.
City staff will also incorporate the study's findings into more expensive
long-term improvements. Largo is making those improvements to its wastewater
system already as part of a 2006 consent order from the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection for violating federal and state regulations.
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Layne Christensen Announces $90.9 Million Islamorada Wastewater Project
Layne Christensen Company announced recently that Islamorada, Village of
Islands, Florida has approved a design-build-operate contract with Reynolds
Water Islamorada, LLC for a centralized wastewater system. The system will
satisfy the Village's requirement to implement a mandate from the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection to eliminate all residential septic
systems and private wastewater treatment plants in the Florida Keys by December
31, 2015.
Layne's Heavy Civil Division will perform the work on this project.
Engineering for the $90.9 million design-build project is expected to commence
in the next month. Construction is expected to begin early next year and last
for approximately 30 months. The project will provide a combination of vacuum
and low pressure sewers to collect a projected 1.4 MGD of wastewater from the
four islands of the Village. It also includes a transmission system to transport
the flow to Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District's regional treatment
facility, where it will be treated by the District under an intergovernmental
agreement with the Village.
The agreement with Islamorada culminates a more than 12-month selection process
which started with eight national and international competitors.
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Pembroke Pines Considers $40 Million WWTP Expansion
The city of Pembroke Pines may decide to expand their wastewater treatment
plant. Residents near the plant have complained for years about odor problems
from the plant.
The Pembroke Road plant treats wastewater generated west of Flamingo Road. A
plant on Johnson Street in Hollywood treats the other half of the city's
wastewater. But Hollywood has proposed increasing Pembroke Pines' rates for
2013. The city could have to pay Hollywood $200 million over 10 years for
upgrades to the system.
To avoid that, Pines officials are considering expanding the city's existing
plant near Century Village. It would be cheaper for the city to operate and
expand its own plant rather than continuing to pay Hollywood to treat half of
the city's wastewater.
The city would have to borrow $140 million to expand its existing facility. It
is estimated it would cost the city $7 million a year to pay off the debt and
operate the system. Currently, the city pays Hollywood $8 million annually to
treat the wastewater.
If Pines decides to abandon the contract and treat all of the city's waste, it
would be more cost-effective to expand its existing plant by Century Village
rather than build a second plant. It would be too costly to build and staff a
completely separate plant.
The decision to end the contract with Hollywood and expand the city's own plant
could take a few months. Commissioners are expected to discuss the issue at the
September budget hearings.
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$5.6 Million for Dade City Wastewater Plant
Dade City's decision to abandon a plan to expand its wastewater treatment
operation will cost $65,942 in fees. The money covers revision plans drafted by
the project's engineering firm, Baskerville-Donovan.
After an outcry from nearby residents last October, commissioners reversed their
decision to install a 2 million gallon recycled water system in the middle of
the residential neighborhood. The new plan calls for the improvements, including
future irrigation tanks, to be constructed on the city's 50-acre property south
of town.
The project will cost $5.6 million, which includes $2.4 million in grants from
the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Southwest Florida Water Management
District.
The city engineer will begin accepting bids this month for the first phase of
the rehabilitation. It will take months before construction begins.
IDAHO
Jerome Plans Wastewater Plant Improvements
Jerome city needs more wastewater capacity to allow for future economic
development.
Proposed improvements at the plant are also closely linked to sewage overflow
issues that occurred more than a year ago. In early 2011, the wastewater
treatment plant’s membrane filtration system was clogged by a foreign substance.
Initially, city officials said calcium discharge by an industrial source led to
the problem. But after further analysis, the city announced this March that
wastewater discharges resulted from city operator error.
Since then, the city has been working with the U.S. EPA to address concerns.
Jerome officials are also working with environmental engineering firm Keller
Associates to put together a master plan for the wastewater treatment plant.
To cover the cost of a planned expansion, the original plan was to take a bond
request to voters in November. But last month the City Council voted to hold off
so they will have more time to develop a plan for improvements.
A bond amount still has not been set, but $43 million is the maximum under the
city’s budget for the next fiscal year.
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Hailey Planning $2 Million Wastewater Project
The Hailey City Council will review a study in coming weeks that is expected to
call for a sewer bond tax increase of up to $2 million to cover the cost of a
new building as well as new processes at their wastewater facility.
At a recent meeting Hailey’s Wastewater Superintendent Roger Parker presented
photographs of rusted walls, doors and fittings within a dome-shaped facility
that houses the “dewatering” portion of the city’s wastewater facility.
Parker said increased restrictions on phosphate discharges from the facility
into the Big Wood River, expected to be in place by 2017, pose a related
challenge to the city. Increased phosphate restrictions would require increased
efficiency of treatment practices at the facility.
ILLINOIS
Hopedale to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plant
The village of Hopedale will receive a $2.1 million federal loan to upgrade its
wastewater treatment plant.
The grant, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is part of $14.5 million
being given to improve water and wastewater systems throughout Illinois, mostly
in smaller, rural communities.
The money going to Hopedale will bring the plant into compliance with Illinois
EPA safe water requirements.
The funding will be used to replace essential equipment and sand drying beds,
expand the administration building, and build a new storage building. The
treatment plant serves 375 customers.
INDIANA
Linton Receives $500,000 Grant for Wastewater Plant Improvements
The city of Linton is among 38 Hoosier communities that will receive Community
Focus Fund (CFF) grants.
Linton will receive a $500,000 grant to assist with its $4.6 million wastewater
treatment plant improvement project. Linton Mayor John Wilkes said the money
will help to upgrade the wastewater treatment system and make it more efficient
and increase capacity.
IOWA
Worth County Ok’s Treatment Plant Agreement, Bid
The Worth County Board of Supervisors recently took further action toward
construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.
The supervisors approved a resolution for a General Obligation Urban Renewal
Loan Agreement not to exceed $3.95 million for construction of the wastewater
treatment plant and water treatment plant.
The plan will double the capacity of the existing wastewater treatment plant to
accommodate future commercial development.
The supervisors also approved a bid of $3,364,544 by Larson Contracting Central
LLC of Lake Mills for construction of the wastewater treatment plant. The Larson
bid was the low bid of six submitted for the project.
KENTUCKY
Flemingsburg Requesting Bids for WWTP Project
Bids are due October 11, 2012 for a new wastewater treatment plant in
Flemingsburg.
For more information go to: flemingsburgKY.htm
LOUISIANA
Thibodaux Must Raise Fees for New Wastewater Plant
The Thibodaux City Council may move on a plan that would raise seweage fees to
finance a new wastewater treatment facility.
The City Council will hold a public hearing and discuss Mayor Tommy Eschete’s
proposal at its next meeting.
The mayor first proposed the plan in early August. Since then, the plan has
drawn the ire of some residents who feel it will primarily serve the interests
of north Thibodaux.
Most council members agree an upgrade is necessary. Pumping stations on the
north side of the city that transfer wastewater to the existing treatment
facility to the south are often pushed to capacity and are in need of
improvements.
MINNESOTA
Plans for Wykoff's Wastewater Treatment Plant to be Finalized
The Wykoff City Council held a public hearing recently regarding the
construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, as plans for the new plant are
to be finalized soon with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
Michelle Vrieze, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural
Development program, and Kevin Graves, of WKHS of Rochester, the engineering
firm handling Wykoff's street and wastewater improvements, reported that the
plans are close to ready for submission and that the "goal is to have bids in
January or February, construction throughout the summer of 2013, and have the
plant ready by fall 2013," according to Graves.
The $1 million wastewater treatment plant project replaces Wykoff's aging
wastewater treatment plant, as parts for the existing plant have become
obsolete, making the plant hard to repair.
MISSISSIPPI
Hattiesburg to Upgrade WWTP
The city of Hattiesburg’s need to upgrade its wastewater treatment facilities
and a desire to standardize utility contracts could lead to higher rates for
Lamar County residents who live in utility districts that contract with
Hattiesburg to treat their waste.
Among utilities in Lamar County that have contracts with the city of Hattiesburg
to treat wastewater are Acadia Oaks Utilities, F&H Utilities LLC, Sandy Run
Utilities and LePapillion Utility Co.
Hattiesburg City Engineer Bert Kuyrkendall said the city is working to meet
future nutrient limits, which can’t be met with the current lagoon system.
Hattiesburg has developed a Web site, www.investinhattiesburg.com, to discuss
possible options for upgrading its wastewater treatment capabilities. Three
options discussed on the site include replacing the existing lagoons with a
mechanical treatment facility; retrofitting the existing lagoon system with an
additional treatment process; and spreading treated wastewater on additional
land through irrigation.
“We have to decide by the spring of next year,” Kuyrkendall said of the option
the city will select to upgrade its current system. “We’re locked into a
timeline with DEQ.”
“We want to standardize our contracts, Kuyrkendall said. Since most of the
utility companies in Lamar County have not yet been approached on the matter, he
said, new contracts would probably take effect on Oct. 1, 2013, the beginning of
a new fiscal year. Contracts are renewable every year, he said, but added, there
is some room in the existing contracts to modify rates. We are looking at that
by the end of the year.”
Tom Coggins, manager/owner of the LePapillion Utility Co., said the company has
a contract to tie in to the city’s wastewater treatment system, but that it
doesn’t expect to tie in for about four-to-six more months. “Right now we’re
using a lagoon,” Coggins said, adding that the company has been discussing tying
in to the Hattiesburg system for more than a year.
The city of Petal currently is contesting a rate increase that Hattiesburg has
proposed for treating that city’s wastewater. Mayor Hal Marx said Hattiesburg
officials have proposed charging the city of Petal – along with all other
entities outside the city of Hattiesburg that are connected to that city’s
wastewater treatment system – double the cost that Hattiesburg residents pay.
Petal’s wastewater has been treated at the Hattiesburg lagoon since about 1985,
when Petal’s lagoon was removed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of a
flood control project.
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Jackson Must Fix Wastewater System
The Jackson City Council could authorize as soon as this month a deal with the
Environmental Protection Agency in which the city would agree to spend hundreds
of millions of dollars on sewer upgrades and pay a sizeable fine for violating
federal clean water laws.
Negotiations have been ongoing for two years between the EPA and the city of
Jackson, which like many cities nationwide has drawn federal scrutiny for its
outdated sewer system.
There are problems treating sewage at the Savanna Wastewater Treatment Plant.
There are occasional overflows caused by line breaks and other problems that
have been known to spew sewage into yards, and the stormwater runoff system is
fundamentally flawed. Currently, stormwater in Jackson drains directly into
sewage pipes, contaminating water that entered the sewer essentially clean.
The work needed will include almost all components of the sewer system,
including collection lines, force mains and the treatment and disposal systems.
The city will rely heavily on a combination of low-interest loans from the state
and probably rate increases to pay for the project. The city will also try to
get a sales tax initiative through the state Legislature, a proposal that has
been revised or killed in eleventh hour negotiations each of the last two years.
The agreement seems likely to earn council approval because the EPA could impose
even harsher penalties if the city does not comply.
MONTANA
Anaconda Moving Forward with Wastewater Project
The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commission has scheduled two public meetings to
discuss proposed sewer and wastewater treatment projects that, if approved,
could raise monthly rates by as much as 400 percent.
The first meeting is on September 27 and the second is October 3.
County officials are looking into extending municipal sewers into the West
Valley, where homes are on individual septic tanks. Repairs are also needed at
the wastewater treatment plant to ensure it can handle the additional users.
Project manager Ed Janney, with DOWL HKM, estimated the total cost at about $11
million, including rehabilitating one-fourth of county sewer pipes to cut back
on groundwater infiltration, and building a third storage pond for treated
wastewater.
NEW YORK
$2 Million for Dolgeville WWTP Project
The village of Dolgeville will hold off on putting its planned $2 million
Environmental Facilities Corporation wastewater treatment plant and inflow and
infiltration project to bid.
Wastewater treatment plant operator Edward Scharpou made the recommendation to
the village Board of Trustees recently, a recommendation that was seconded by
Chet Szymanski, project engineer for C.T. Male Associates.
“As we are still waiting for review and approval of the final designs and
drawings, it might be best to wait to put the project out to bid in late January
or early February and begin construction in the spring,” said Scharpou.
“Construction season has almost passed and winter is fast approaching.”
Szymanski said the designs and drawings are awaiting approval from the state
Department of Environmental Conservation and bid packets could be mailed out
once approval was received.
Szymanksi added his only concern with holding off on putting the project out to
bid in early 2013 is the potential for an even more dramatic rise in the cost of
fuel. “The savings from doing construction in spring rather than winter,
however, should offset any increase in fuel prices,” he said.
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$13 Million for Ellenville WWTP Project
The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) has approved $4
million in grants to the village of Ellenville and $12.4 million in
interest-free loans for improvements to its wastewater and drinking water
systems.
The village will receive a $2 million grant toward construction of an $11.1
million wastewater treatment plant. Environmental Facilities Corporation will
also provide a $2.33 million interest-free loan. It has also been awarded a more
than $1.9 million federal grant.
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Oneida County Wastewater Plant Expansion to Cost $138 Million
Oneida County officials have presented a $138 million plan for an expansion of
its wastewater treatment plant to the state for review.
The plan would double the plant’s capacity and would help fix some of the
overflow issues that led to state intervention in 2007. The project’s cost is
part of the county’s $183 million sewer repair plan mandated by the state.
The county is hoping to get state and federal aid to cover some of the costs. So
far, the state has offered $21.8 million in low interest loans, and $4 million
in aid. Nothing has come from the federal government.
During periods of heavy rain or snow melts, large amounts of storm water had
been pouring into sanitary sewer lines along the Sauquoit Creek sewer line. The
water sometimes overwhelmed the Sauquoit Creek pump station and forced raw
sewage into the Mohawk River. Utica’s sewers also run into the treatment plant,
and they have a similar problem. About half of Utica’s sewer system mixes
sanitary sewers with storm sewers.
The city is not under a state mandate but has been directed to make repairs. The
sewage treatment plant is 40 years old. It is able to handle all the area’s
waste on dry days, but in wet weather, overflow goes into the river, said Steven
Devan, county water quality and water pollution control commissioner.
The plant can handle 53 MGD of wastewater, but after the overhaul capacity will
be up to 111 MGD.
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Suffolk County Tests Wastewater Treatment Technology for Sag Harbor
On August 27, Suffolk County officials in conjunction with Sag Harbor Village
and the Southampton-based Evergreen Wastewater Treatment Systems, Inc. installed
Global Water’s Wastewater Recycling Test system at Sag Harbor’s Bay Street
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
According to a representative of Evergreen Wastewater Treatment Systems, Inc.
the “green” wastewater recycling system is one the United States military has
used for over a decade. The system produces potable effluent and no sludge.
“It’s a totally green system,” said the Evergreen representative, who will have
the rights to sell the system on Long Island if Suffolk County officials find
the test in Sag Harbor is successful.
Suffolk County and an independent environmental testing firm will complete the
study on the system’s effectiveness by the end of September.
NORTH CAROLINA
Mebane Moves Forward with Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
The Mebane City Council moved forward with wastewater treatment plant upgrades
designed to help the city comply with the Jordan Lake Rules.
The council voted to establish a capital project fund to pay for the project,
which will likely take three to five years. The city had appropriated $2 million
from the water and sewer fund in the 2012-2013 budget for the project and
transferred that money to the new capital project fund.
The amounts appropriated for the project are: $930,000 for design and
engineering, $5,820,000 for construction, and $550,000 for contingency for a
total of $7,300,000. Along with the $2 million transfer, the city will seek and
$5,300,000 in installment financing to pay for the project.
Work on Phase One will begin immediately with filter up-fit and flood control
for $2,000,000. A digester and solids handling upgrade in phase two at a cost of
$1,000,000 will take place in 2014-2015. Phase three will take place in
2016-2018 with a biological nutrient removal upgrade at a cost of $4,000,000.
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Richmond County Receives Grant for Wastewater Treatment Plant
Richmond County will be receiving federal funding to expand its wastewater
treatment plant, according to an announcement made recently by U.S.
Representative Larry Kissell. The funding was secured through the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Program to provide assistance for
public facilities.
“This grant of $459,400 will help give Richmond County the ability to expand the
water treatment facility and provide families in Richmond County a vital
service,” Kissell said.
The project will include the construction of a three-story addition to the
existing control building, two new sedimentation basins, three flocculation
basins, filters with media, clarifier, flash mixer, air scour in all plant
filters, air condition filter system, various new electrical and mechanical
controls, piping, yard lighting, and necessary appurtenances.
It is part of an overall project totaling more than $5.8 million, paid for by a
mix of grants and a loan.
NORTH DAKOTA
$30 Million for New Dickinson Wastewater Plant
Dickinson will be getting a new wastewater treatment plant. Contractors have
begun building the $30 million project, which will be used for treating water
for irrigation and oil field fracking. The facility will accommodate a
population of 35,000 people.
City leaders say the project is important for future growth.
"Having a facility like this come online will not only help us deal with the
quantity of materials we’re processing, but also with the quality of the
materials that we’re processing. We can only discharge into the river at certain
period and at certain quality levels. Using a facility like this will allow us
to discharge much more often," said a city administrator.
The state`s Land Board granted $8 million in oil and gas impact funds. City
leaders say the facility should be completed in October of 2014.
OHIO
Cardington Requesting Bids for Wastewater Plant Improvements
At their September 4th meeting, Cardington Village Council authorized Poggemeyer
Design Group to start the design and bidding process for improvements to the
village wastewater treatment plant.
Speaking to council was Michael Atherine, Jr., principal owner of the company
who reviewed the company’s work in drawing up the second study on the plant. He
presented the findings to the council and the costs. He said the original study
did not get to the crux of the problem. A second study was made during the
period where storms had caused an overflow monitoring and “that’s what we
wanted.”
“We used that information to evaluate the plant,” he said and he presented a
summary of breakdown of the costs and showed the improvements to be made. He
said they had come up with a plan to fit the original project budget which was
$2.2 million submitted to the EPA. There was also a 50 percent principal
forgiveness on that loan. Referring to the second plan, he said “we came up with
this plan and it was a little under that $2 million. He noted there had been a
conference call with the Ohio EPA Financial part and principal forgiveness part,
and they agreed with the study and accepted it.
Atherine said to keep the principal forgiveness amount the project design and
bid must be awarded by the end of the year. “We have set a schedule to meet that
date and have the bid awarded by the end of 2012. He added that to do all the
EPA requirements and keep the grant money, the requirements must be met by
December 15.
He detailed the plant’s capacity now and the improvements that must be made both
inside and outside the plant. Overflows must be corrected; blockages are
occurring.
“Your influence sewer is not sized large enough. We’re putting a relief sewer
alongside the existing sewer to get the flow to the wastewater plant. In
addition, the pumps in the wastewater plant are not large enough to pump the
flow into the plant and we are going to replace them with larger pumps that can
pump three MGD into the plant. Another restriction is the grinder system. We are
replacing that with a screen to take out the solids instead of grinding them.
That will have the capacity of three MGD.” He also noted improvements to be made
in the plant itself from the splinter boxes the ultra violet disinfection
system.
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Tuscarawas County Ok’s Funding for WWTP Project
Tuscarawas County Commissioners signed a memorandum of understanding to fund a
new system that will reduce E. coli in the water at the Twin City Sewage
Treatment Plant.
The ultraviolet light disinfectant system will reduce the amount of E. coli in
the wastewater to meet Environmental Protection Agency standards. It also will
eliminate the sulfur dioxide used to remove chlorine from the water.
The water treatment plant serves approximately 3,300 households in the Twin City
area. The new system is set to cost $767,200, with a community development block
grant contributing $383,600. Fawcett said the remaining funds will come from an
Ohio Public Works Commission loan of $299,000 with zero percent interest, to be
repaid during the next 20 years. The Twin City Water and Sewer plant will cover
the remaining cost.
The project will be completed by spring 2013. It has yet to be bid for
contracts.
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Massillon Considering $18 Million Upgrade to Wastewater Plant
The city of Massillon is considering an $18 million upgrade and expansion to its
regional wastewater treatment plant to limit phosphorus discharges and meet
future capacity demands.
The county would share half of the cost, which does not include an additional $3
million for engineering, administrative and legal fees.
CTI Engineers in Canton will be the engineers for the project.
In its latest permit for the plant, the EPA is requiring that the city reduce
the amount of phosphorus being released following treatment into the Tuscarawas
River. The EPA wants the city to reduce phosphorus from between 4 to 6
milligrams per liter to 1. The city must begin construction by Sept. 1, 2013. It
could face fines if it does not comply.
“The plant also must prepare for future growth of its residential and industrial
customer base.” city engineer Keith Dylewski said.
It processes about 10 MGD and has the ability to treat 15.8 MGD. The last
upgrade was in 1999. CTI is recommending the plant be able to handle 17 MGD,
based on surveys of local industries and a review of potential areas where new
industries could locate.
The Massillon Wastewater Treatment Plant is within the EPA’s Region 5, which has
been identified as having “impaired water” due to oxygen depletion or excess
nutrients. The Massillon plant empties into the Tuscarawas River, which is part
of the Ohio River Basin, which carries to the Mississippi River.
To further reduce phosphorus, it would continue to be treated biologically,
rather than chemically, by removing roughing filters, changing the flow of and
adding media to aeration tanks.
The project cost is 46 percent expansion, 27 percent phosphorus removal and 27
percent equipment rehabilitation.
The project should be completed sometime in 2015.
OKLAHOMA
Dewey to Receive Report on Wastewater Plant Options
When the Dewey City Council meets in September, they will hear an engineering
report on the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The plant operates in
compliance with current regulations but the city has been examining what
improvements may be needed to meet the needs of future growth and tighter
regulations.
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Comanche to Rebid Wastewater Project
The Comanche City Council voted to reject all bids in relation to the wastewater
treatment plant lagoon project as the received bids were much higher than
anticipated.
The cost for one part of the project was estimated by engineers working with the
city at $600,000 to $700,000 with the lowest bid received for that part coming
in at $1.2 million.
During the special meeting, council members voted to reject all bids and to
re-bid and see new bids for the required modifications and upgrades to be made
to the wastewater treatment plant lagoon system.
Comanche has been working with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
to lower the levels of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD) for the lagoon system.
“All the bids came in extremely high, twice as high as estimated in some areas,”
city manager Wilt Brown said.
The project was estimated to start construction on Sept. 1 with a completion
date of March 2013 but with the re-bidding of the three parts of the project,
City officials worked out a later date for completion, pushing the date back to
September of 2013.
The project includes changes to the piping used in the lagoons and the formation
of the lagoons to allow the wastewater to travel through eight different cells
to allow the chemical process to take effect of treating the wastewater and
removing the bacteria. Re-routing some or all of the transfer piping around the
facility will help the wastewater circulate better, which will help keep the
levels of TSS and BOD under the requirements set by the DEQ.
PENNSYLVANIA
Abington Wastewater Authority Plans WWTP Upgrade
The Abington Regional Wastewater Authority plans to spend half of an estimated
$34 million in project funds to reduce phosphate and nitrogen discharges of
treated sewage that makes its way to the Chesapeake Bay.
The authority plans to upgrade and expand the sewage treatment plant that serves
the Clarks Summit area to comply with the EPA’s mandate to help curb discharges
in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Bids to build the project in phases may come as early as Nov. 1 for construction
that under EPA requirements must be finished by October 2015.
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$5.5 Million for Chambersburg Wastewater Upgrades
As the 2013 budget season approaches, Chambersburg officials are considering
borrowing as much as $8 million and raising sewer rates to cover future projects
in the borough between now and December 2014.
$5.5 million would be used for the J. Hase Mowrey Wastewater Treatment facility
upgrades. Additionally, the project has received a $336,150 matching
Conservation Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural
Resources Conservation Service to start and fund the program. This is the third
grant the upgrade project has received. Two other $1 million grants have been
received - one used to upgrade the UV filters and another to be used for
upgrades to the main headworks.
Upgrades at the plant are estimated to cost about $37 million, which will be
divided among the four municipalities that use the plant - Chambersburg Borough
as well as Greene, Guilford and Hamilton townships. With an original estimated
project cost of more than $83 million various cost-saving initiatives, projects
and grants have helped to bring the overall cost down to about $37 million.
Upgrades to the plant are being done to not only meet the 20-year projected
demand from the four municipalities but also meet the nutrient removal
requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy. The Chambersburg area is
in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
A major costs savings was the start-up of a nutrient credit program that works
with farmers and encourages them to plant cover crops over the winter to remove
nitrogen and phosphorus from the soil before they reach the watershed. This will
be necessary until the plant is fully operational in about two or three years.
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Clearfield Continues Prep for Water/Wastewater Upgrades
The Clearfield Municipal Authority (CMA) continued preparations for upcoming
water system upgrades and the replacement of its wastewater treatment plant.
The CMA is planning to replace its wastewater treatment plant at a cost of
approximately $25 million. However, the project was delayed several months when
last month the state Department of Environmental Protection informed the CMA
that it would have to submit a revised Act 537 Plan for the project. An Act 537
Plan identifies sewage disposal problems and sets forth a plan to accommodate
future sewage disposal needs.
CMA engineer Mark Glenn of Gwin, Dobson & Foreman reported the revised Act 537
plan has been prepared and is ready for review by Clearfield Borough and
Lawrence Township, who also must approve it before it is sent onto DEP for
approval.
Glenn said the CMA is on schedule to submit an application for financing for the
project to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority by Feb. 20 for
consideration at its April 24 board meeting. He said it appears there is a good
opportunity for the authority to receive grant funds for the project.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bids on St. Matthew’s Water/Wastewater Upgrades being Accepted
The engineer for St. Matthews’ wastewater treatment plant and water system
upgrades says the Community Development Block Grant project has seen “a lot of
movement” in recent weeks.
Alliance Engineer Bob Freeman at St. Matthews Town Council’s September meeting
reported all the permits needed for the project, except the one from Norfolk
Southern Railroad, had been obtained.
Bids for the project were accepted beginning Sept. 10, and all bids will be
opened on Oct. 16, Freeman said. He said work will begin on the water/wastewater
project in February 2013 and should be completed within two to three months.
TENNESSEE
Mosheim Awards $1 Million Wastewater Grant
The town of Mosheim will receive a $1 million grant from the United States
Economic Development Agency (EDA) to assist with upgrades to the Lick Creek
Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The upgrades to the system will help pave the way for 430 new jobs in the area.
TEXAS
Brownsville Planning $32 Million WWTP Upgrade
Boosting wastewater treatment capacity for Brownsville’s growing population and
complying with more stringent effluent rules are the goals of a $32 million
project to renovate and expand the city’s Robindale Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The project will also include odor control.
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) officially broke ground on the
project in September, though the construction phase actually commenced in July.
The EPA is covering roughly half the cost through a $16 million grant, with BPUB
covering the rest with its own funds, according to BPUB General Manager John
Bruciak.
When the Robindale plant project is complete, probably in March 2014, its
wastewater treatment capacity will be at 14.5 MGD, up from 10 MGD. Given normal
population growth projections, it should be sufficient for another 15 or 20
years. Its original capacity was 5 MGD. The plant was upgraded in 1995.
The main reason for the current expansion is to meet increasing demands on the
system by a growing population, and to bring the plant in line with stricter
state regulations governing the discharge of ammonia nitrogen.
The Robindale facility will also be completely odor proofed as part of the
upgrade. The process involves covering all basins and tanks among other
measures.
Hector Quintanilla, BPUB’s senior coordinator for water and wastewater
engineering, said the Robindale plant will stop using chlorine gas to kill
microorganisms and instead will use ultraviolet light, which is “operator
friendly” and just as effective.
Discharge from the plant currently goes into San Martin Lake by way of a
drainage ditch and eventually into the Brownsville Ship Channel and Laguna
Madre. However, BPUB plans to begin reusing the effluent for irrigation, power
plant cooling and other uses in the interest of water conservation.
The Robindale project is the first “design-build” municipal wastewater project
in Texas. CH2M HILL, based in Denver is the project’s
designer/builder/contractor.
VERMONT
Upgrades for Essex Junction Wastewater Facility Begin
The wastewater treatment facility in Essex Junction will upgrade its equipment
for the first time since 1983.
Organizers recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at the plant. The nearly $12
million project is funded partially through the state's general fund and
partially through the SRS loan program. Updates to the system are modeled after
projects finished in White River Junction and Quechee.
The project should take two years to complete.
WASHINGTON
Yakima Planning Wastewater Plant Expansion
Yakima hopes to grow local industry by expanding its wastewater treatment
capacity.
Crews are building a new specialized digester to treat high-sugar waste
specifically from food processing companies. Engineers say treating that type of
waste is expensive and strains the system.
The project will let the city extend its industrial waste lines to companies on
River Road. Right now, Yakima only has one hookup from Del Monte.
'If someone came to town right now and said we want to build a plant, can you
treat the waste? We would have to tell them no because we just don't have the
capacity," said Yakima Utility Project Manager Dean Smith.
The city expects everything to be running in time for next year's canning
season. The high-sugar waste will be converted into Methane that will help
reduce the city's sewage output. Wastewater engineers say the additional
equipment will also delay the need for capital improvements to the facility,
which will cost the city millions.
WISCONSIN
Reeseville Seeks to Upgrade WWTP
The following information was released by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources:
The Village of Reeseville has requested Department of Natural Resources approval
of a plan for improvements to its wastewater treatment plant.
The improvements will expand the capacity of the existing aerated lagoon
treatment system to meet the village's near term and anticipated future
wastewater treatment needs. A copy of the complete project proposal is available
for review at the Reeseville Village Hall or by contacting Gerry Novotny,
e-mail: gerry.novotny@wisconsin.gov
Improvements will include installation of a synthetic liner in the lagoons to
prevent leakage; replacement of the lagoon aeration system; replacement of a raw
wastewater pump; replacement of the existing chlorine disinfection system with
an ultraviolet disinfection system; construction of a chemical addition system
for phosphorus removal; construction of an industrial pre-treatment system to
reduce the strength of process wastewater from the Specialty Cheese plant prior
to discharge into the treatment lagoon; and, installation of a new gravity
sewer, metering and sampling station and pumping system needed to connect the
Specialty Cheese plant to the village's wastewater treatment facilities.
The project is needed to update the existing plant, provide capacity for the
Specialty Cheese cheese-making operations and future capacity for the Village,
and to provide for phosphorus removal to meet new effluent limitations.
The project is estimated to cost about $1.5 million. The village anticipates
financing the project with a combination of Community Development Block Grants,
Tax Incremental Financing and a USDA Rural Development grant and loan package.
In addition, Specialty Cheese will be assessed for its share of the capital
costs of the project. User charges for a typical residential customer are
anticipated to increase by 5 8 percent over a three or four year period as a
result of this project.
CANADA
New Canadian Wastewater Regulations could Cost Cities Billions
In July, the federal government announced new regulations to control wastewater
entering Canada's lakes, rivers and oceans.
The announcement prompted the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to
call for federal funding to help pay for upgrades that will cost billions of
dollars.
The government said about 75 percent of municipalities in Canada are already in
compliance with the new rules, but the remaining 25 percent, about 850
individual communities or treatment areas, must upgrade to secondary wastewater
treatment.
Municipalities that are considered high-risk have until 2020 to comply, while
medium-risk municipalities have until 2030 and low-risk jurisdictions have until
2040. By the end of 2014, all wastewater systems that need upgrading will have
been identified and will know which deadline – 2020, 2030 or 2040 – applies to
them.
According to the FCM, Metro Vancouver and Regina are among the municipalities
requiring the most significant upgrades to their wastewater treatment systems.
In the Lower Mainland, local governments collect wastewater with their pipes and
deliver it to Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) pipes from there it goes
to regional treatment facilities.
There are five treatment facilities in the district: Lions Gate, Iona, Annacis
Island, Lulu Island and Northwest Langley. Two of the five – Lions Gate and Iona
– need to be upgraded from primary treatment-only to secondary treatment. Both
treatment facilities need to be completely rebuilt. Lions Gate must be completed
by 2020 and Iona by 2030.
Building a new Lions Gate wastewater treatment facility will cost about $400
million and will require the plant to move from its present location below Lions
Gate Bridge to about one kilometre east in an industrial area in the District of
North Vancouver.
The Iona facility will be rebuilt at the same location in Richmond at a cost of
about $1 billion.
The federal government estimates upgrades associated with the regulations will
cost municipalities a total of about $5 billion. The FCM, however, puts the
number at somewhere between $20 billion and $40 billion.
The FCM said funding for the new regulations must be added to the federal
government’s new Long-Term Infrastructure Plan (LTIP) to pay for the
once-in-a-generation costs of meeting the new requirements. The (LTIP) is being
developed by Infrastructure Canada and will be in place before current federal
funding programs expire in 2014.
The federal government has not yet announced any plans for additional funding to
municipalities that are affected by the new regulations. The FCM has been having
ongoing and positive discussions with the federal government about sharing the
cost of upgrading wastewater treatment facilities.
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Sechelt Requesting Bids for Wastewater Project
The District of Sechelt is one step closer to the construction of a new
wastewater treatment facility.
The District recently issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the design and
construction of a new wastewater treatment facility.
“This RFP is a key step in achieving our mandate of building an
industry-leading, world class, innovative wastewater treatment facility,” said
Sechelt Mayor John Henderson. “The opportunity to potentially convert what is
currently a waste product into a resource is an exciting enhancement that will
benefit the people and environment of Sechelt and lead the way for other
communities.”
According to the District, the RFP directs proponents to design a state of the
art facility that includes the highest standards of any municipality in B.C. for
energy efficiency and odor and noise control. The effluent and biosolids
produced will meet the highest quality standards that currently exist in B.C.
This opens up the widest possible range of options for the beneficial reuse of
both, in keeping with project sustainability objectives.
According to Henderson, a key aspect of the RFP is the level of innovation being
proposed in terms of the technology solution, economic development and
additional community benefits for Sechelt.
The RFP allows that the proponents may propose a treatment plant at two
locations to maximize the possibilities for innovative solutions. Either
location must meet the same standards for noise, control, site appearance,
reliability, etc. Septage will continue to be received at the existing plant.
The RFP has been issued to five firms that prequalified in a request for
expressions of interest process earlier in 2012.
Henderson said, “Many other communities across the province are facing the same
challenges that Sechelt is with regards to growth and aging infrastructure.
Here’s a chance for a firm to come up with a state-of-the-art innovative
project, one that could be the testing site for other projects across the
country,” Henderson said.
Responses to the RFP are to be submitted by Oct. 31. From there an evaluation
committee will review all the proposals with a recommendation hopefully going
back to council by the end of November.
Funding for the project will come from the District’s reserves plus $11.2
million in grants from the Canada - British Columbia - Union of British Columbia
Municipalities Gas Tax Innovations Fund ($8 million) and the Building Canada
Fund ($3.2 million).
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