Town Branch Wet Weather Storage Public Information Meeting February 19, 2014 Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Division of Water Quality
EPA/DOW Violations Clean Water Act Sanitary Sewer Overflows Consent Decree
Consent Decree Requirements Remedial Measures Plan (RMP) Capacity Management Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) Capacity Assurance Plan (CAP)
Consent Decree Requirements Stormwater Quality Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP) Fines/Penalties
Remedial Measures Plan (RMP) 82 Projects $600,000,000 Complete 2024 Upgrade/Upsize/New Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure
Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant (TB WWTP) Design – Average Day30 MGD – Peak Day64-70 MGD Average Annual day 18 MGD Dry Day11 MGD Wet Weather Day 126 MGD
Design Basis 2 Year, 24 Hour Storm Event 3.2 in Rain Eliminate SSOs Fines
Town Branch Wet Weather Storage (TB WWS) 44 Million Gallon Storage Tank 3 Phases – Phase 122 Million Gallons – Phase 2 11 Million Gallons – Phase 311 Million Gallons
Town Branch Wet Weather Storage (TB WWS) Phase 1 : 300’ L x 300’ W x 50’ H Complete Project: 600’ L x 300’ W x 50’ H
Town Branch Wet Weather Storage (TB WWS) Excavate 125,000 – 130,000 yd 3 Borrow / Landfill – Clay 54,000 yd 3 – Top soil8,700 yd 3 185,000 ~ 190,000 yd 3
Borrow / Landfill Sites Borrow Site – 4.3 acres – 9’ removed Landfill – 11.2 acres – 10’ placed
WWS Tank Reinforcement – 1,500 tons (3,000,000 lbs) Concrete – 25,000 yd 3 (2,500 truck loads) Base Slab – Varies 18” – 60” Walls – Varies 18” – 30” Buttresses – 70 (3’ Thick x 8’-10’ horizontal x 25’-42’ height) Pump Stations (2) – 44 MGD Capacity
Opinion of Cost Engineering/Legal - $1,200,000 Construction - $30,000,000 Contingency - $4,500,000 Total -$35,700,000
Schedule Advertize : March 2014 Award : May 2014 Construction : June 2014 – May 2016
Issues Disruption – Visual – Dust – Traffic Old Frankfort Pike Lisle Industrial Avenue Forbes Road Odors
Statements of Fact Remedial Measures Plan Single Largest Investment There will be: Sanitary Sewer Overflows Fines Rate Increases
Summary RMP Response to EPA Enforcement Action $600,000, Years Investment in Lexington Cleaner Environment Economic Vitality Quality of Life
Contact Mark Fischer, PE Project Manager
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