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Capital & Major Projects

Between 2016 and 2023 the District completed many plant upgrade projects, safety improvement projects, and odor control projects.

A list of some of the major projects are:

2016-2023 Projects
Updated EH&S Plans
Odor Control Canopy over Septate & Sludge Unloading Facility
Odor Control Covers on headworks rags discharge falcility
Primary Tank Roll-Up Doors & Safety Improvements
Installation of Odor Perimeter Monitoring Units
Primary Tunnel Structural Improvements
Plant watermain replacement projects
Trunk Sewer Evaluation
Generator Controls Upgrades
On-Call Engineering Services
Air Compressor System Project
Temporary Flow Monitoring

In 2024 the District completed work on plant upgrade projects as well as odor control projects.

A list of projects that the District completed in 2024 are:

2024 Projects
Railroad Crossing Improvements
AC Compressor, valving, piping and abatement Admin bldg
Primary Tank skimmers (Tank 1) – Design & Construction
Primary Tank Skimmers (Tank 2) – Design
Headworks rags grinders - Design
Final Clarifiers (Center Column repairs, etc.)
Secondary Heat Exchanger Replacement
Carbon Replacement Incinerator
Outfall Cleaning
Trinnex Watercast Reporting software
Cone Valve Replacement No. 1
Meraki Network switch upgrade
Driveway and Pavement sealing, painting
Trunk Sewer lining - prelim design
Plant assessment Study
Culverts in ROW assessment and maintenance
Sludge storage blower motor replacement & energy rebate design
Odor control evaluation
Guida’s Dairy - BOD compliance
Title V permit - Application Submission
Etter Engineering -Incinerator GasTrain Safety Improvements

In 2025 the District's capital improvements budget includes additional plant upgrade projects-as well as odor control projects:

2025 Projects
Primary Tank Skimmers (Tank 2)- Construction starting Fall 2025
Headworks rags grinders - Project on hold
Final Clarifiers (Center Column repairs, etc.)- Work underway
Incinerator Carbon Replacement - Completed April 2025
Outfall Cleaning - Fall 2025
Cone Valve Replacement No. 2 -Completed April 2025
Driveway and Pavement sealing, painting - Spring 2026
Trunk Sewer lining - Final design underway
Trunk Sewer lining Construction- Fall 2026
Plant assessment evaluation - Completed May 2025
Culverts in ROW repairs and improvements - Work completed Spring 2025, Phase 2 work underway.
Sludge storage blower motor replacement & energy rebate - project detrermined unfeasible at this time.
Guida's Dairy - BOD compliance improvements - Work underway

Odor control evaluation and improvement projects:

  1. For a full list of odor control projects- Click Here
  2. Evaluate and optimize odor treatment dosing for the Middletown Pump Station -Work on-going
  3. Improvements and repairs to the Sludge Storage Bioway Sump - Work completed Summer 2025
  4. Centrate Pump Station Upgrades- Design and contract bidding completed Summer 2025, Construction Fall 2025
  5. New Dewatering Building automated roll-up door- Design and bidding completed Spring 2025, door installed Summer 2025, automation to be completed Fall 2025
  6. Air flow balancing improvements for odor control treatment systems - Work completed Spring 2025
  7. Headworks peroxide odor treatment dosing pilot test - Spring 2026
  8. Dewatering Building chemical odor treatment system replacement evaluation - Evaluation underway

 

ODOR CONTROL PROJECTS

START
DATE

BALANCE TO
FINISH

Plant Odor Evaluation

6/28/24

COMPLETED

Centrate Pump Station Design & Middletown PS Bioxide Dosing Eval

3/10/25

ON-GOING

Centrate Pump Station - Materials

10/10/25

COMPLETED

Centrate Pump Station - Construction

10/1/25

COMPLETED

Odor Monitoring for CTREG 22a-174-23 & retest Middletown PS WW

11/21/24

COMPLETED

Middletown Pump Station Dosing Evaluation- continued

10/13/25

ON-GOING

Dewatering Bldg Chemical Tower Replacement Evaluation & Recommendation

7/1/25

ON-GOING

Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - Engineering Services

6/27/24

ON-GOING

Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - Engineering Services

6/6/25

ON-GOING

Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - Roll Up Door & Installation

10/1/25

COMPLETED

Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - Hawkeye

3/12/25

ON-GOING

Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - NIC

3/12/25

ON-GOING

 

 

2025-2026 CAPITAL & ODOR
CONTROL PROJECTS
START DATE EXPECTED COMPLETION & REMAINING  BALANCE TO COMPLETE
Facility & Equipment Assessment   4/29/2024 Evaluation Completed
Culverts Assessment in ROW  4/29/2024 Evaluation Completed
Load assessment for 14 Access Hatches & signs  12/1/2025  
Mercury Non-Compliance Evaluation 2/24/2025 Evaluation Completed
Dewatering Stairwell Structural Design 8/15/2024 Work Completed
Incinerator Regulatory Compliance 7/8/2025 Work On-Going 
Culvert cleaning project - (design & permitting for 6 culverts) 12/1/2025  
Trunk sewer backflow assessment & modeling 3/13/2024 Evaluation Completed
Sludge storage blower motor replacement design 4/15/2024 Project Cancelled
Sludge storage blower motor replacement EVERSOURCE rebate application 11/21/2024 Project Cancelled
Plant Odor Evaluation 6/28/2024 Evaluation Completed
Centrate Pump Station Design & Middletown PS Bioxide Dosing Eval 3/10/2025 Work On-Going 
Centrate Pump Station - Materials 10/10/2025 materials delivered
Centrate Pump Station - Construction 10/1/2025  
Odor Monitoring for CTREG 22a-174-23 & retest Middletown PS WW 11/21/2024 Evaluation Completed
DOE grant Assistance 6/28/2024 Work On-Going 
GHG's Inventory & Benchmarking 12/9/2024 Work On-Going 
Flood Vulnerability Study 7/19/2024 Work On-Going 
Middletown Pump Station Dosing Evaluation- continued 10/13/2025 Work On-Going 
Dewatering Bldg Chemical Tower Replacement Evaluation & Recommendation 7/1/2025 Work On-Going 
Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - Engineering Services 6/27/2024 Evaluation Completed
Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - Engineering Services 6/6/2025 Evaluation Completed
Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - Roll Up Door & Installation 10/1/2025 Evaluation Completed
Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - Hawkeye 3/12/2025 Work On-Going 
Dewatering Bldg Roll Up Door Replacement - NIC 3/12/2025 Work On-Going 
Develop SPCC  and Stormwater Plans per new requirements 12/1/2025  
Energy Rebates for Air Comressor System 4/12/2023 Evaluation Completed
   

TOTAL COST ODOR CONTROL PROJECTS Balance to Complete
$573,000.00   $128,000.00  
TOTAL  COST ALL PROJECTS  
  $950,000.00   $370,000.00  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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