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Midland Ave Regional Treatment Facility & Conveyances—Facility Plan, Jan 2003
by Environmental Engineering Associates, LLP
for Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection

Appendix H: Preliminary basis of design

I. Regional treatment facility

A. Design Flow Rate

     Storm frequency, year - 1
     Storm duration, hour - 2
     Rainfall interval, minutes - 15
     Peak influent design flow rate, cubic feet per second (cfs) - 330
     Peak instantaneous flow rate (cfs) - 495
     Total design storm volume, million gallons (mg) - 14.8

B. Sewers Influent to Facility

1. Tallman Avenue CSO Transmission Pipeline

     Type - Pre-Stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP)
     Diameter, inches - 84

2. Midland Avenue CSO Transmission Pipeline

     Type - PCCP
     Diameter, inches - 144

3. Bellevue Avenue CSO Transmission Pipeline

     Type - PCCP
     Diameter, inches - 66

C. Trash Rack

     Type - Manual
     Location - Influent stilling well
     Clear opening, inches 4
     Number of units - 2 (one vertical, one inverted at 60 degs.)
     Materials of construction - Aluminum or stainless steel
     Length, feet - 42
     Height, feet - 4 (vertical), 7 (inverted)

D. Grit/Debris Removal Facilities

     Type - Grit sump
     Location - Influent stilling well
     Grit Sump Dimensions, length x width x depth, feet - 42 x 5 x 3
     Removal mechanism - Clamshell with overhead bridge crane
     Disposal - Truck hauler
     Estimated grit/debris quantity, cubic yards/year - 535

E. Influent Pumps

     Pump type - Mixed or axial flow
     Number of units - 3 (2 operating, 1 standby)
     Capacity per unit, cfs - 170
     TDH, feet - 24
     Pump column diameter, inches - 48
     Pump suction bell diameter, inches - 78
     Motor horsepower - 600
     Drive type - Constant speed
     Motor voltage, volts - 460
     Pump speed, rotations per minute (RPM) - 300
     Potential manufacturers - Fairbanks Morse, Patterson

F. Vortex Solids Separator Influent Gates

     Type - Motor-operated sluice gate
     Materials of construction - Fabricated stainless steel
     Number - 2
     Size, width x height, inches - 72 x 72
     Potential manufacturers - Rodney Hunt, Fontaine

G. Vortex Solids Separator

     Type - USEPA swirl concentrator
     Design settleable solids recovery, percent - 90
     Number of units - 2
     Capacity per unit, cfs - 170
     Materials of construction - Reinforced concrete basin with coated steel internals
     Inlet channel, Dl, inches - 72 x 72
     Chamber diameter, D2, feet - 42
     Scum ring diameter, D3, feet - 28
     Overflow weir diameter, D4, feet - 23.3
     Chamber depth, H, feet - 10.5
     Basin volume, cubic feet - 12,640
     Underflow pipe diameter, inches - 24
     Overflow pipe diameter, inches - 72

H. Underflow Control

     Underflow rate, cfs (maximum) - 33
     Percent of design peak influent flow - 5
     Means of flow control - Submerged orifice
     Discharge - Gravity sewer to main interceptor sewer
     Diameter, inches - 24

I. Dewatering Pump

     Pump type - Submersible, recessed impeller, grit handling
     Number of units - 3 (2 installed, 1 spare)
     Design points - l.OOO gpm @ 41 feet, 1,800 gpm @44 feet, 2,600 gpm @ 48 feet
     Pump discharge diameter, inches - 10
     Motor horsepower - 60
     Pump speed, RPM - 1,880
     Drive type - Variable frequency drive
     Potential manufacturers - Hayword Gordon, Wemco

J. Disinfection Chemical Storage Equipment

1. Chlorination

   a. Chlorination Chemical
     Type - Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite
     Design chemical strength, percent - 10
     Chlorination Chemical Storage
     Type - Vertical, cross-linked HDPE
     Number of tanks - 2
     Nominal capacity, gallons (each tank) - 2,000
     Working volume, gallons (each tank) - 1,500
     Potential tank manufacturer - Nalgene, Chem-Tainer

2. Dechlorination

   a. Dechlorination Chemical
     Type - Liquid Sodium Metabisulfite
     Design chemical strength, percent - 38
   b. Dechlorination Chemical Storage
     Type - Vertical, cross-linked HDPE
     Number of tanks - 2
     Nominal capacity, gallons (each tank) - 500
     Working volume, gallons (each tank) - 450
     Potential tank manufacturer - Nalgene, Chem-Tainer

K. Disinfection Chemical Feed Equipment

1. Chlorination

     Dosage, mg/L - 14
     Chlorination chemical feed point - Chlorination chamber of disinfection tank
     Type of chemical feed pumps - Peristaltic, variable speed
     Potential pump manufacturers - Watson Marlow/Bredel
     Number of on-line chemical feed pumps - 2
     Number of installed backup chemical feed pumps - 2
     Total number of chemical feed pumps - 4
     Design feed rate, gallons per hour - 630
     Chemical feed pump capacity, gallons per hour - 1,386
     Motor horsepower - 2
     Number of chemical inductors - 2
     Potential chemical inductor manufacturer - USFilter/Waterchamp
     Motor horsepower - 75

2. Dechlorination

     Dosage, mg/L - 11
     Dechlorination - Dechlorination chamber of disinfection tank
     Type of chemical feed pumps - Peristaltic, variable speed
     Potential manufacturers - Watson Marlow/Bredel
     Number of on-line chemical feed pumps - 1
     Number of installed backup chemical feed pumps - 1
     Total number of chemical feed pumps - 2
     Design feed rate, gallons per hour 342
     Chemical feed pump capacity, gallons per hour - 528
     Motor horsepower - 15
     Number of chemical inductors 2
     Potential chemical inductor manufacturers - USFilter/Waterchamp
     Motor horsepower - 75

3. Disinfection Control

     Type - Oxidation Reduction Potential
     Potential manufacturers USFilter/Stranco

4. Sample Pumps for Disinfection Control

     a. Chlorination
     Sample point location - Chlorination chamber of disinfection tank
     Type of sample pump - Non-clog, submersible
     Potential pump manufacturers - Flygt Pumps
     Number of sample pumps for Chlorination control - 2 (1 uninstalled spare)
     Design capacity range - 45 to 75 gpm
     Motor horsepower - 1.8
     Dechlorination
     Sample point location - Dechlorination chamber of disinfection tank
     Type of sample pump - Non-clog, submersible
     Potential pump manufacturers - Flygt Pumps
     Number of sample pumps for dechlorination control - 2 (1 uninstalled spare)
     Design capacity range - 45 to 75 gpm
     Motor horsepower - 1.8

L. High-Rate Disinfection Tank

     Type - Cast in place, reinforced concrete, plug flow
     Approximate area, square feet - 11 500
     Design water depth, feet - 16.8
     Approximate volume, cubic feet - 134,000
     Length to width ratio - 31 to 1
     Chlorination contact time @ 330 cfs, minutes - 5.0
     Dechlorination contact time @ 330 cfs, minutes - 1.0
     Method of washdown - Tipping buckets
     Potential tipping bucket manufacturers - Waste Tech, John Meunier, GNA

M. Outfall

     Type - Reinforced concrete culvert with flexible flap valves
     Location - Disinfection tank effluent
     Design flow rate, cfs - 495
     Dimensions, length x width x depth, feet - 49 x 16 x 11

N. Facilities Information

1. Building

     Foundation type - Reinforced concrete footing, walls, and slabs
     Approximate area, square feet - 22,000
     Architectural features - Concrete masonry block walls, flat roof
     Roof type - Precast concrete T-beams and planks

2. Electrical/Instrumentation

     Incoming power information - Primary metering, dual/redundant service with electrically operated fused switches
     Primary voltage, kilovolts - 13.2
     Switchgear voltage, volts - 4,160
     Facility distribution - Dual/redundant transformers with electrically operated main and tie fused switches/switchgear Controls - Programmable logic controller based controls with coordinated communication with existing/planned County systems

3. Heating

     Type - Natural gas-fired, pulse-type hydronic boilers
     Estimated heating load, million Btus - 3.0

4. Ventilation

     Air changes per hour (ACPH) during event and occupied, wet areas - 12
     ACPH during nonevent, wet well only - 2
     Wet area exhaust - To odor control system

5. Odor Control System

     Type - Activated carbon multiple canister system utilizing water regenerable carbon
     Number of vessels - 3 (2 active, 1 backup)
     Unit dimensions, length x width x height, feet - 32 x 6 x 11
     Total air flow rate, cubic feet per minute - 56,500
     Unit capacity, cubic feet per minute - 30,000
     Potential manufacturers - Calgon Carbon

6. Noise Control Measures

     Reduced noise generation will be criteria in selecting all equipment
     Wall construction adjacent to spaces containing noise generating equipment (pump room, odor control room, etc.) will employ noise dampening measures (acoustical block, noise dampeners, etc.)
     Acoustical louvers will be used for inlet louvers connected to spaces containing noise generating equipment
     Rooftop equipment (i.e., supply fans) will be housed in sound attenuating enclosures

O. Emergency Controlled Diversion

     Type - Reinforced concrete culvert with flexible flap valves
     Location - Influent sump
     Design flow rate, cfs - 1,000

II. Storage tank

A. Storage Tank

     Type - Cast-in-place, reinforced concrete
     Approximate area, square feet - 28,800
     Design water depth, feet - 17
     Design volume, cubic feet - 335,000
     Design volume, gallons - 2,500,000
     Method of washdown - Flushing gates
     Potential manufacturers GNA, Waste Tech

B. Odor Control Building

     Type - Reinforced concrete slab, concrete masonry block walls
     Approximate area, square feet - 4,000
     Odor control system type Activated carbon multiple canister system utilizing water regenerable carbon
     Air changes per hour (ACPH) during event - 6
     Number of units 3
     Unit dimensions, length x width x height, feet - 26 x 6 x 11
     Unit capacity, cubic feet per minute - 22,000
     Total air flow rate, cubic feet per minute 64,000
     Potential manufacturers - Calgon Carbon


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