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Flashing being installed along the precast columns of the BAF
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Monthly report—April 2004
Ammonia reduction on target
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The BAF system to reduce ammonia levels in the
Metro effluent is working well and is on target to
successfully meet effluent compliance levels for
ammonia by the ACJ date of May 1, 2004.
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the new ultraviolet disinfection
system is now disinfecting 100% of the BAF effluent.
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The new phosphorus removal facilities (HRFS) are
over 90% complete.
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The Operations-Chemical Building is 65% complete.
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Letter of intent to award was sent on April 13,
2004 to successful low bidder, Empire Dismantlement
Corporation, for the demolition contract related to
the construction of Phase II of the Midland project.
Phase II involves the construction of a regional
treatment and storage facility and the necessary
conveyances. Demolition activities are slated to begin
in early May.
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Bids were advertised for the construction
contract for the Phase II Midland regional treatment
facility and conveyances on March 5, 2004. A prebid
conference was held on March 24. Three addendums were
prepared and sent during April. In addendum 2,
issued April 23, the bid opening date was extended
from May 5 to May 19.
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Planning underway for Onondaga Lake Partnership's
third annual Onondaga Lake Day, to be held Saturday, June 5,
2004 at Onondaga Lake Park near new Griffin Visitors'
Center.
(ACJ completion date for ammonia full-scale—11/3/03—schedule revision requested)
(ACJ completion date for phosphorus removal Stage II—4/1/05—on schedule)
Summary of structural work on major component facilities
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Installing forming for the concrete fillet pours in the HRFS settling tanks
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BAF structure (ammonia removal):
All structural concrete work is complete.
HRFS facility (phosphorus removal): All structural concrete work is complete.
UV disinfection facility: All structural concrete work is complete.
Secondary effluent pump station: All structural concrete work at this facility is substantially complete. A formal preliminary punch list was issued to contractors.
Operations-Chemical Building:
Structural concrete work is complete. Work continued
on the installation of concrete masonry block with
substantial completion accomplished this month. The
brick veneer and glass block work continued on the
Plant Operations Center entryway facing Hiawatha
Boulevard. The brick veneer work on the north exterior
of the Operations Center building is complete. The
masonry, brick veneer, and glass block work is complete
on the Chemical Building.
Summary of mechanical work this month
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Installing a new condiut for power to the sewer maintenance building
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BAF facility:
The BAF facility continued to accept 100% of the Metro secondary effluent flow. Additional instrumentation training for County staff which was requested by the County has been completed by Kruger.
HRFS facility: The mechanical work including
installation of the process equipment and piping is
now substantially complete. Work on insulation
continued this month, along with installation of the
balance of PVC piping for process chemicals and
installation of the power and control wiring for
process equipment.
Secondary effluent pump station: Mechanical work in
this structure is substantially complete.
UV structure: The required 14-day performance testing
was completed on the UV disinfection equipment. Some
malfunctioning equipment was repaired.
Operations-Chemical Building:
Contractors have made extensive progress on all three
floors of the operations center. Roughed in electrical
work is complete on the third floor and continues on
the second floor. All HVAC and heating components are
complete on the first and second floors. Work is now
concentrated on the second floor mechanical room where
installation is taking place of air-handling equipment
and the heating system. Plumbing work is fully
complete on the third floor and 80% complete on the
second floor.
Architectural work this month
BAF facility: Architectural work continued this month
on this structure with installation of the BAF louvers
and exterior alucabond panels. The work is 90%
complete. The brick veneer piers are 90% complete as
well.
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Workers getting ready to roof the new Chemical Building
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Other structures: Remaining work on the UV facility
include louvers, exterior wall panels, and flashing.
On the Operations-Chemical Building, 75% of the
exterior metal studs and insulation was installed by
the end of the month. Installation of interior sheetrock
is 40% complete on the third floor.
Other information
The contractor resumed work installing the storm
drainage system onsite and hauling and disposing of
excavated stockpiled material from the site.
The contractor started excavations for the roads and
parking lots.
Beneficial occupancy taken on the Secondary Effluent Pump
Station, BAF facility, and UV disinfection facility.
Many meetings continue to be held on various aspects
of the construction, punch list items, and start-up
activities with appropriate contractors, consultants
and County personnel.
This is the largest and most costly single project
in the Amended Consent Judgment program
and will have the greatest positive effect on the water quality of Onondaga Lake
by removing more ammonia and phosphorus
from the Metro effluent discharge.
(ACJ project milestone—January 1, 2012—project completed)
Pipe installation and restoration work completed:
Under this $2.1 million project, 2864 feet of mainline
sewer was installed in the streets along with 1760.5
feet of lateral sewers to eighty-four houses,
thirty-nine new copper water service lines in the
right-of-way, fifteen new manholes, and twelve new
catch basins hoods.
This sewer separation project involved about eight
blocks on the City's south side. Work included
installation of a new mainline sewer and conversion of
existing combined lines to use for stormwater only.
Lead water services encountered during sewer
construction were replaced in the right-of-way by the
County to reduce extent of lead services. With the
project completed, two former combined sewer overflows
(053 and 054) no longer release combined untreated
sewage and stormwater to Onondaga Creek when it rains.
The overflows now only release stormwater. All
wastewater goes to Metro for treatment.
(ACJ completion date Phase II RTF—5/01/04 & Phase III Conveyance—5/01/07 Revisions requested)
Notice of intent to award for demolition sent
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Proposed Midland RTF, as seen from Blaine Street
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The notice of intent to award was sent to the
potential successful low bidder, Empire Dismantlement
Corp. on April 13, 2004. The contract is expected to be
signed in early May. A preconstruction meeting is
scheduled for May 4. Demolition contractor expected
to mobilize and begin demolition with removal of
asbestos during first week of May. Demolition
scheduled for completion during July.
Bids solicited for construction of Midland facility
and conveyances On March 4, 2004, the County
advertised for bids for the construction of Phase II
of the Midland project which involves construction of
a regional treatment and storage facility and
conveyances to carry stormwater and combined sewage
overflows to the facility.
A pre-bid conference was held on March 24 with a
number of potential contractors attending. Two
addendums to the bid documents were sent during
April (April 5 and 23), and an additional addendum
was expected to be sent on May 10. Bid opening
on the contract had originally been set for May 5 but has been
postponed until May 19.
,h4 Other meetings held
Meetings were held this month between County staff,
program managers (CDM/C&S), and design engineers (EEA)
regarding construction schedule, coordination,
sequencing, and staff assignments. In addition,
meetings were held to discuss and prepare addendums to
bid documents for the construction contract and to review
bids on the demolition contract.
Additionally, discussions continue between County and
City officials on the Midland and Clinton projects.
Next sewer separation project bid
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Overflow point on Onondaga Creek at Tallman Street. It will be eliminated with the latest sewer separation project.
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The next CSOs slated for sewer separation are 038 and
040 in the Tallman-Midland area and 046A and 046B
near Onondaga Avenue on the City's west side. Bids were
advertised on April 6, and a pre-bid meeting was held
on April 14. Bids were opened on April 27 and are
under review. Three bids were received. A post-bid
meeting is scheduled for May 4.
The total construction cost of the project is
estimated at $4.9 million with 70%-30% reimbursement
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Construction is
estimated to take 200 calendar days from the notice to
proceed.
The project will install new sewers and convert
existing combined sewers to stormwater only, thus
eliminating the release of combined sewage and
stormwater from four overflow points along Onondaga
Creek.
The intermunicipal agreement has been signed on this
project by both the County and the City and approved
through their respective legislatures. Initial project
notifications were mailed to area residents and property
owners.
(ACJ dates—Commence construction of conveyances and RTF—May 1, 2003—milestone revision requested.)
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Facility plan distribution on hold pending
outcome of negotiations with City.
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Final draft environmental information document
and draft environmental impact statement/SEQR forms
prepared. Release pending outcome of negotiations with
City.
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County and City officials meeting for discussions
on project regarding technologies and sites. No
resolution reached to date.
The goal of the Clinton project is to address the
abatement of ten CSOs between Fayette and Adams
Streets to be served by a Clinton area facility
located near downtown Syracuse. The Clinton CSO Abatement Facility Plan (March 2002 draft)
evaluates alternative technologies to address the
overflows and alternative sites for a
storage-treatment facility.
(ACJ completion date for In-Water system- 7/1/02—Not implementable—Milestone Revision requested )
Activities this month
The design consultants, Brown & Caldwell,
worked on the following items:
Further development of environmental information
document and SEQR-related information for the project
by subconsultant, EcoLogic. Submittal of 60% draft to
County for review.
Archeological consultant requested to finalize
Phase IA archeological report and work plan for Phase
IB for submittal to State Office of Historic
Preservation.
Work to identify areas to be slated for
archeological investigations at potential sites
and confirm property owners to be notified.
Maps created on potential size and location of
facilities for use by EcoLogic for EID, by Sear-Brown
for traffic study and by Hartgen for archeological
investigations.
Developed cost analysis for middle basin FCFs as
compared to sewer separation.
Meetings with County staff to decide further
monitoring needs and site size plans.
The Harbor Brook CSO Abatement Facilities Plan was released in March 2002. The draft plan
outlines and evaluates alternative technologies
including the in-water system for abating and treating
the eighteen CSOs that release to Harbor Brook. This
draft plan also identifies potential sites for CSO
abatement facilities.
A new trash skimmer boat made its maiden voyage and
began cleaning the Inner Harbor on April 22. The new
boat was built by Alpha Boats of Weedsport, NY,
the successful bidder on the new 5-year contract with
the County to collect floatable debris in
the Inner Harbor at the end of Onondaga Creek. The
vessel is larger than the previous boat used for the
operation and was constructed specifically for this
use.
The boat will clean the harbor once a week during
May and twice a week during June, July, and
August. Meetings were held by the County with the
Lakefront Development Corporation and the Canal Corporation
before starting this year's operation for
coordination purposes. Additional meetings were
held with the City contractor working on total
reconstruction of Solar Street to coordinate access to
the harbor.
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At Onondaga Lake Day in 2003, Ronny Raindrop welcomed visitors to cruise around the lake
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Plans began this month for Onondaga Lake Day to be sponsored by
the Onondaga Lake Partnership on Saturday, June 5. County Outreach
Committee representative Sue Miller was asked to take
the lead on planning the day's events.
Onondaga Lake Partnership activities continue with County
representatives taking part in meetings and
discussions of the three committees plus the Executive
Committee as a Senior Partner member of the
Partnership.
The year 2002 was important in the Amended Consent Judgment program because
ten CSO-related projects met their major milestone
completion date of July 1, 2002 (ACJ, Appendix B pages
10-12). Some of these interim projects were completed
well ahead of the major milestone dates, and all but
two met the major milestone. The Kirkpatrick
Street Pump Station and the Harbor Brook In-water
System required milestone extensions. New York State is
reviewing the County's requests for the extensions.
The projects are listed below by date completed:
(ACJ Project milestone—January 1, 2012—Project completed 2003)
Pipe installation and restoration work was completed.
Under this $2.1 million project, 2,864 feet of
mainline sewer was installed in the streets along with
a total of 1,760.5 feet of lateral sewers to
eighty-four houses, thirty-nine new copper water
service lines in the right-of-way, fifteen new
manholes, and twelve new catch basins hoods. The
project was completed on time and under budget.
This sewer separation project involved about eight
blocks on the City's south side. Work included
installation of a new mainline sewer and conversion of
existing combined lines to use for stormwater only.
The County replaced lead water services encountered
during sewer construction to reduce lead services.
With the project completed, two former combined sewer
overflows (053 and 054) no longer release combined
untreated sewage and stormwater to Onondaga Creek when it
rains. The overflows now only release stormwater. All
wastewater from these areas goes to Metro for
treatment.
Under Appendix A of the ACJ, certain improvement
projects at Metro were designated as interim projects
and given a major milestone date for completion of
July 1, 2002. All six projects were completed by the
milestone date and most well ahead of schedule. The
projects are listed below by date completed:
Joe Mastriano (WEP) and Mark Arrigo (EcoLogic) gave a
presentation on the Ambient Monitoring Program and its
fish monitoring component to the April 13 meeting of
the Central New York Chapter of the Air and Waste
Management Association.
Sampling conducted this month included:
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Routine biweekly tributary sampling, conducted on
April 28
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Double lake sampling event completed at South and
North Deep stations on April 6. South Deep sampling
was conducted April 27.
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River winter monitoring on April 7, 22, and 29 in
four locations including the Onondaga Lake outlet, Seneca River at
Plainville Bridge, Seneca River at Route 48 bridge, and
Seneca River at the Route 370 bridge
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Conducted event one of eight for the
pelagic larval trawls on April 26 related to
fisheries sampling program.
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Preparing a ditch at Metro for a new water line
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New contracts:
None to report.
Amendments to existing contracts: None to report.
Change orders: Full-scale ammonia/phosphorus removal:
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Contract with The Pike Company amended to include
increase in estimated unit quantity for disposal of
MGP-affected soils.
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Contract Amendment Amount: $460,551.90. Executed
4/7/04.
Action items of the County Legislature in April:
No items.
Upcoming for May legislative session:
Tour of construction site of new ammonia/phosphorus
facilities at monthly EP Committee scheduled for May
11.
Upcoming for May committee: No items.
State Bond Act funds
Payments received this month from State Bond Act funds:
Onondaga Creek FCF: Final request in the amount of $44,215.74 received on 4/22/04 for total aggregate received of $442,154.
Total received to date in State Bond Act funds: $54,939,741.
Federal EPA funds
Payments received this month from Federal EPA funds:
None to report.
Total received to date in Federal EPA funds: $46,464,451.
Federal Army Corps of Engineers funds
None to report.
Total received to date from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funds: $5,490,428.
Loans
The following reimbursement payments were received
from EFC during April:
None to report.
Total reimbursement monies received to date through EFC Loans for the funded ACJ projects: $158,115,456 (short term), $9,088,289 (long term).
Metro photos by Joe Lorah
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Susan Miller, Project Deputy Director
Onondaga County Dept of Water Environment Protection