Architect's design shows improvements to the West Bay County Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant. Wastewater Plant Boasts Energy Conservation, Power Generation Potential
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Not only are Essexville and Hampton Township shucking long ties to Bay City for wastewater treatment, they are "going green" big time with a $30 million new plant.
The communities are looking to stabilize sewer rates, subject only to cost of living adjustments, and be able to set their own rates.
Actually, according to Tom Paige, assistant director of the Bay County Department of Water and Sewer, they would like Bay City and other municipalities to join them in the modernized West Bay County Wastewater Treatment Plant Bio-solids Digestion & Energy Management Facilities.
The revamped plant will give the east county municipalities independence for the first time and a chance to develop some of the most modern methods of treatment.
After the improvements, it will still have more than 40 percent of capacity available for expansion, officials said.
Bay County Department of Water and Sewer (DWS) retained Fleis and Vandenbrink Engineering, Inc., of Midland, to identify cost effective options to replace the lime stabilization facilities and increase the bio-solids storage capacity. The firm has six offices in Michigan and two in Indiana.
The official start of construction was marked last week with a ceremony at the township, said Hampton Township Supervisor Terry Spegel and Essexville Administrator Dale Majerczyk.
"The Hampton Sanitary Sewer Project has begun," said Mr. Spegel in a posting on the township website.
Traffic disruptions are scheduled to take place beginning at the intersections of 22nd and Trumbull Streets and Youngs Ditch and Scheurmann Roads. The construction route will turn and head north up Scheurmann to Nebobish Street. The route will turn east on Nebobish and continue to Burns Street in Essexville. Detour routes will be set up to route traffic away from these areas. Local traffic will be allowed access to their home or businesses.
This project is expected to be completed in late October.
"Thank you for your patience -- this project is a huge undertaking that will be beneficial to all residents of Hampton Township and the City of Essexville," Mr. Spegel concluded.
Any questions, please contact Terry Spegel, Hampton Township Supervisor at (989) 893-7541 or Cell (989) 239-0231.
F&V's evaluation used dynamic process modeling and high-rate digester performance demonstrations to demonstrate that, with good digestion and elimination of the lime, existing storage facilities could be re-rated for higher wastewater treatment capacity without costly improvements.
In addition, the preliminary design identified 30 percent to 40 percent energy conservation benefit and power generation potential of the high rate mesophillic digestion systems in comparison to aerobic treatment processes.
F&V completed the design for these facilities and is currently using Open-Book designer-led Construction Management systems to construct them, according to sources at the firm.
Bay County Department of Water and Sewer (DWS) retained F&V to develop the most cost effective method to upgrade the facility from 10 to 18 million gallons per day.
F&V deployed dynamic process modeling and hydraulics modeling to identify innovative facility reuse and expansion options.
Collaborating with client representatives, F&V then fine-tuned and validated the model results using real-time operating data. The firm confirmed that the 8 million gallons per day expansion could be accomplished for less than $6 million.
In addition, the expansion included a 53 million gallons Green Stormwater Management retention basin improvement to effectively eliminate historic problems and provide blending. The retention basis will be located in Bangor Township.
Subsidized funding for this project is projected to exceed $2.5 million of grants. F&V completed the design for these facilities and is currently using Open-Book designer-led Construction Management systems to construct them.
Other communities to be served by the improved treatment plant include Frankenlust, Bangor, Kawkawlin, Monitor, Williams and the city of Auburn.
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