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Iron workers install rebar for base slab of Midland underground storage tank
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Monthly report—July 2005
Subgrade reached for Midland tank
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Work activities on the Midland Phase II project:
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Continued pouring of the vertical walls for the
underground disinfection tank that was begun in June
and now totals 2340 cubic yards of concrete
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Continued excavation of approximately 50,000 tons of
soil material for the underground storage tank area
that has now reached the final subgrade,
elevation
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Installation of all tie-backs for the support of the
excavation system have been completed and tested.
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Dewatering of the site continues.
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Installation continued for the sheeting along the
144-inch pipeline route.
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Work on the Tallman-Onondaga sewer separation
project was in its final stages this month with street
restoration done on all but one street—Lincoln
Avenue, which is underway. Installation of sewers is complete
in all four CSO basins, and cured-in-place liner has
been installed where designed in Onondaga Avenue in basin
046A and along Eloise Terrace in basin 046B.
Post-construction videos are complete for all basins
except basin 040 where street restoration is being
finished on Lincoln Avenue. This entire project is
designed to eliminate four existing combined sewer
overflows that had discharged into Onondaga Creek.
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Drilling to insert rebar, workers prepare Lincoln Avenue for paving after separating the sewers
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In a letter dated July 11, the NYSDEC through its
Division of Environmental Permits ruled that no
dispute existed as to the designation of lead agency
for the Clinton and Harbor Brook regional treatment
facility and conveyances projects because Onondaga
County was the sole involved agency which had asserted
both an interest in and intent to serve as lead
agency. Therefore, no further decision was needed by
the DEC acting commissioner, and the County could
serve as lead agency for both projects. Although the
City of Syracuse had objected to the County's serving
as lead agency, it did not propose to act as lead
agency itself, and Region 7 DEC had concurred with the
County acting as lead agency.
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On July 22, the County forwarded its response
to the State DEC on its previous comments on the
Clinton Street CSO Abatement Project Facility Plan (Feb 2005 draft) and Clinton CSO Abatement: Environmental Information Document (Feb 2005) for the Clinton Street CSO Abatement Project.
(ACJ Completion date for ammonia full-scale—11/3/03—Revision requested)
(ACJ Completion date for Phosphorus Removal Stage II—4/1/05—on schedule)
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Polymer feed lines for a phosphorus removal tank
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All major construction work on the project is now
complete, and contractors are working on punch list
items.
Activities related to the start up of the
HRFS-phosphorus removal system.
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BAF effluent is now flowing through the HRFS
influent channel, through all four trains and the
effluent channel.
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The 30-day performance test on the HRFS facility
began in February and was completed in March. Results
are under review and analysis by the County and the
project's consultant, EEA.
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October 1 is the target to initiate testing under the next step of the phosphorus pilot study.
The ammonia-phosphorus removal upgrade to Metro was
fully completed in 2004. This project 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 milestone date July 1, 2012 completion)
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On Parkside Avenue, workers clean catch basins—one of the last steps in the sewer separation project
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By the end of July, the following were completed on
this project:
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All mainline sewers and new storm sewers and
laterals that were to be placed in all four areas were
completed.
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Cured-in-place pipe liner was installed in
combined sewers along Onondaga Avenue and Eloise
Terrace.
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Street restorations were completed on all but
Lincoln Avenue.
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Post-construction videotapes were completed for
all but basin 040 where Lincoln Avenue is located
This project will separate four combined sewer areas
in the Tallman-Midland-Onondaga Avenue area and
eliminate CSOs 038 and 040 in the Tallman-Midland
area and 046A and 046B near Onondaga Avenue on the
city's west side. C.O Falter was the successful
bidder on the contract.
The total construction of the project is estimated to
cost $4.9 million with 70%-30% reimbursement from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Under this project, new
sewers will be installed and in most areas, existing
combined sewers will be converted for use by
stormwater only. When finished, these four sewer
overflow discharge points (038, 040, 046A, and 046B)
will no longer discharge a combination of untreated
sewage and stormwater to Onondaga Creek.
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Status in July of the Midland underground disinfection tank (looking northwest)
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(ACJ completion date—Phase II RTF—5/01/04 & Phase III Conveyance—5/01/07 Milestone revisions requested)
Work continued this month on the placement of vertical
concrete walls for the underground disinfection tank.
By the end of the month, approximately 50% of the
walls for the tank had been poured—totaling 2340
cubic yards of concrete
Excavation work continued for the underground storage
tank that has reached the final subgrade elevation in
the southwest quadrant with all tie-backs for the
support of excavation system installed.
Dewatering of the site continued with discharge
through an integrated header system.
Installation of sheeting continued along the route for
the 144-inch pipeline.
As of July 31, 335 calendar days were expended on the
project which is 27.35% of the total contract days of
1225.
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Workers install formwork for the concrete base of the Midland underground storage tank
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Completion of the wall pours for the underground disinfection tank
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Continued excavation of the underground storage tank to subgrade
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Beginning of installation of the storage tank slabs
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Continued sheet driving for the 144-inch CSO conveyance pipe
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Installation of manhole 5
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Installation of bypass for 35-inch water line.
Midland Phase III activities:
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Phase 1A and Phase 1B archeological work continues.
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Completed remaining fifteen soil borings as part of geotechnical work. Borings sent for analytical testing.
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Design of regulator connection continues.
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Plan and profile drawings continue to be prepared.
(ACJ dates—Commence construction of conveyances and RTF—May 1, 2003—Milestone revision requested)
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Following review of the comments received from the
State DEC (dated May 27, 2005) on the Clinton Street CSO Abatement Project Facility Plan (Feb 2005 draft) and
accompanying Clinton CSO Abatement: Environmental Information Document (Feb 2005), the County responded to the
comments in a letter dated July 22, 2005. Following
DEC's review of the response, the document will be
finalized.
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The Facility Plan and Environmental Information Document were submitted to the State DEC
for review and comment on March 1, 2005. The report
recommends construction of a regional treatment
facility using vortex technology and high-rate
disinfection with dechlorination at the Clinton
station site. Conveyance pipes will connect the CSOs
to the facility and also serve as inline storage.
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A letter was compiled and sent to the commissioner
of NYS DEC on May 9 requesting a commissioner's
decision for designation of Onondaga County as the
lead agency for the environmental review to be
conducted on the Clinton CSO project. The City
objected and suggested Region 7 DEC should serve as
lead agency. In a letter dated July 11, 2005, the
State DEC determined that no dispute on lead agency
exists because no other agency other than the County
proposed to be lead agency. Therefore, Onondaga County
could serve as lead agency for both the Clinton and
Harbor Brook projects.
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The County issued two requests for proposals on
April 22 concerning the Clinton and Harbor Brook CSO
abatement projects. One RFP covers design,
engineering, and construction services for the regional
treatment facilities. The second RFP covers design,
engineering, and construction services for the
conveyances associated with each project. Proposals
were received on May 27, and the County is currently in
the process of finalizing the contracts. EEA will be
awarded the design services contract for the regional
treatment facilities, and CDM/C&S will be awarded the
design contract for the conveyances associated with
each project. Regarding the regional treatment
facilities, the contract for Clinton RTF covers only
predesign services including the archeological and
geotechnical work. The contract for Harbor Brook
will cover all design services.
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Parking lot in top of photo is the proposed site for Clinton RFP—parking will be restored
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The initial draft Clinton CSO Abatement Facility Plan (March 2002 draft) was released to the public in
March 2002. The 2004 plan includes a specific
recommendation for technology and siting. 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 Facility Plan evaluates alternative
technologies to address the overflows and alternative
sites for a storage-treatment facility and includes a
recommended plan and site behind the elevated railroad
tracks from the Armory Square area.
(ACJ completion date for in-water system—7/1/02—Not implementable—Milestone Revision requested )
Facility plan and EID submitted to DEC
The County forwarded copies of the Harbor Brook CSO
abatement facility plan and the accompanying
environmental information document to DEC for review
and comment on December 30, 2004. The plan specifies
a recommended alternative which includes storage and
treatment at two regional facilities (one near Grand
Avenue and Delaware Street and the other on State Fair
Boulevard), upgrading of two pumping stations, and five
floatables control facilities.
DEC comment letter received
In a letter dated March 29, DEC forwarded comments
to the County on the draft facility plan and EID
submitted to DEC in December 2004. The comments were
reviewed by the County, and a response to comments was
sent to DEC on May 6, 2005. A verbal approval of the
response was received from DEC on June 17, and the
report is currently being finalized for re-submission.
Request for proposals issued for next step
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The County issued two requests for proposals on
April 22 concerning the Clinton and Harbor Brook CSO
abatement projects. One RFP covers design,
engineering, and construction services for the regional
treatment facilities. The second RFP covers design,
engineering, and construction services for the
conveyances associated with each project.
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After review by the County, it has been determined
that EEA will be awarded the design services contract
for the regional treatment facilities, and CDM/C&S will
be awarded the design contract for the conveyances
associated with each project. Regarding the regional
treatment facilities, the contract for Clinton RTF
covers only predesign services including the
archeological and geotechnical work, but the contract
for Harbor Brook will cover all design services.
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The contracts will be awarded and finalized in
August.
County as lead agency
A letter was compiled and sent to the commissioner of
NYSDEC on May 9 requesting a commissioner's decision
for designation of Onondaga County as the lead agency
for the environmental review to be conducted on the
Harbor Brook and Clinton CSO projects. In a letter
dated July 11, 2005, the NYSDEC determined that no
dispute on lead agency exists because no other agency
other than the County proposed to be lead agency.
Therefore, Onondaga County could serve as lead agency
for both the Clinton and Harbor Brook projects.
The initial draft Harbor Brook CSO Abatement Facilities Plan was released in March 2002.
The draft plan outlined and evaluated alternative
technologies and sites for facilities to abate and
treat the eighteen CSOs that release into Harbor Brook. The
2004 Plan recommends specific technologies and sites.
The County continued to support the efforts of the
Onondaga Lake Partnership through participation in the
monthly meetings of the Executive and standing
committees. This month, work was completed to
finalize two brochures for the Partnership that
covered the topics of hazardous waste remediation and
habitat restoration.
The following is a summary of the projects completed
under Appendix B pages 10-12 of the Amended Consent
Judgment. Each of these ten CSO-related projects had
a major milestone completion date of July 1, 2002.
Some of these interim projects were completed well
ahead of the major milestone date and all except two
met the major milestone date.
The projects are listed below by date completed:
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Buoy that collects data in Onondaga Lake for the Ambient Monitoring Program
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Routine biweekly tributary sampling was conducted on
July 11 and July 26. Special weekly double lake
samplings of the nearshore and South Deep on July 6,
15, 19, and 25.
With completion of a high-flow sampling event on April
5, the County has completed four of its required
minimum of five tributary high-flow events to be
sampled annually. No high-flow events were sampled this
month.
The following fisheries-related sampling took place
as required under the AMP this month:
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Biweekly pelagic larvae sampling on weeks of July
4 and July 18. These completed events 5 and 6 of the
required pelagic larvae sampling.
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Event 4 of 5 required for the larval light traps
were conducted during the week of July 4.
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Conducted event 2 of 6 of juvenile seine events for
littoral young-of-the-year during the week of July
18th.
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Attended the weekly Wednesday night bass tournaments
on July 6, 13, 20, and 27 to collect weigh-in data.
This will continue through mid-August.
The annual aerial survey of Onondaga Lake for macrophytes
was completed on June 23. On July 5, AMP personnel
conducted field verification at two of the ten sites
to confirm the species present.
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Parkside Avenue after sewer separation: new paving, newly set curbs, replanted boulevard strips
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New contracts: None to report.
Amendments to existing contracts: None to report.
Change orders:
Midland Avenue Phase II conveyances & RTF:
Contract with Murnane Building Contractors amended
for various factors including modifications to
the Centro shed, steel escalation costs, and plywood
protection for the pole barn.
Contract amendment amount: $58,462.00. Executed
7/20/05.
Action items of the County Legislature in July:
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Appropriating $2 million of the proceeds of bonds
authorized to be issued pursuant to bond resolution
no. 231 dated 9/7/99 to provide funds for engineering
and other related expenses for the Clinton Street CSO
abatement project.
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Authorizing an offer to purchase real property for
the construction, operation and maintenance of the
Midland Avenue RTF and conveyances project ($46,000).
Upcoming for August legislative session: No items.
Upcoming for August committee: No items.
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Workers under contract to Onondaga County rake and collect debris from the shoreline of the Inner Harbor (August 2005)
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State Bond Act funds
Payments received this month from State Bond
Act funds: None to report.
Total received to date in State Bond Act funds:
$80,318,203.
Federal EPA funds:
Full-scale ammonia/phosphorus removal:
Received request in the amount of $213,809.00 on
7/25/05 for total aggregate received of $51,208,412.
Midland Avenue Phase II conveyances and RTF:
Received request in the amount of $1,872,446.00 on
7/25/05 for total aggregate received of $6,455,361.
Total received to date in Federal EPA funds:
$57,663,773.
Federal Army Corps of Engineers funds
None to report
Total received to date from U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers funds: $7,069,365.
The following reimbursement payments were
received from EFC during July:
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Midland Avenue Phase II conveyances and RTF:
Received request #9 in the amount of $1,362,230.89 on
7/5/05 and request #10 in the amount of $1,377,653.18
on 7/30/05 for total aggregate received of
$14,080,043.55.
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Harbor Brook FCF (long-term loan):
Received request #4 in the amount of $27,665.58 on
7/1/05 for total received of $345,258.
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Kirkpatrick Street pump station-force main
(long-term loan):
Received request #4 in the amount of $70,159.19 on
7/1/05 for total received of $828,115.
Total reimbursement monies received to date through
EFC loans for the funded ACJ projects: $158,149,241
(short term), $10,303,528 (long term).
 Chronology of project construction starts
Contractors for construction projects
Lake Improvement Project Office
Grants received
Financial status report
—Midland photos by Ken Jackson
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Susan Miller, Project Deputy Director
Onondaga County Dept of Water Environment Protection