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Rebar for a vortex separator at Midland
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Monthly report—June 2006
Midland conveyance crosses Creek
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Completion of the installation of underground
electrical duct bank from the underground disinfection
tank toward the Tallman Street regulator.
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Continuation of the concrete pours for the vertical
walls of the RTF. In total for the entire facility,
17,534 cubic yards of concrete have been placed of an
estimated 23,000 cubic yards planned for the total
facility (76%).
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The HVAC contractor installed stainless steel ductwork
in the underground storage tank.
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Rebar, forms, and supports continued to be installed in
the storage tank and concrete placed for the tank's
roof structure.
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The electrical contractor continued to install conduit
and panels in the electrical gallery and underground
duct banks on site.
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Dewatering and testing continued before beginning
installation of the 144-inch pipe. Eleven dewatering
wells have now been installed along the pipeline
route.
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As of June 30, $29,188,189 has been paid on the four
prime contracts, which is 54.7% of the total contract
sum.
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Continued to progress Phase III conveyance design.
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County is in the process of acquiring five properties
needed for the Phase III project.
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County has closed on one property to date.
Construction continues on the biosolids handling
improvements at Metro. During June, concrete was
placed for the floor and the wall corners in the new
sludge blend tank building, and the contractor
completed laying all underground piping for the
project. Demolition has begun on the second floor of
the Sludge Dewatering Building in preparation for new
construction. The electrical contractor completed
installation of new electrical panels in the Sludge
Process Building.
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Sewer separation: cutting into the street
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Construction began on the next sewer separation
project involving sewers in the area of South Avenue,
Bissell, and Centennial Drive. A pre-construction meeting
with contractor, C.O. Falter was held on May 10. Taping
of the preconstruction video of existing conditions
in the combined lines was completed, and installation
of new sanitary sewers has commenced along South
Avenue. This project will eliminate two existing
combined sewer overflows, 047 and 048.
Onondaga County submitted the 50% design and engineering
report on the conveyances for the Harbor Brook CSO
abatement project to DEC on June 28 for their review.
The floatables-control skimmer vessel operated twice a
week in the Syracuse Inner Harbor during June. Over 23
tons of trash were collected in the 2005 season.
(ACJ completion date—Phase II RTF—9/1/05 (revised) & Phase III Conveyance—5/01/07. Further Milestone revisions requested)
Phase II construction continues
Concrete pours continued this month for vertical walls
in the RTF and the roof of the underground storage
tank. Total amount of concrete poured to-date is
17,534 cubic yards of an estimated 23,000 yards for
the completed facility (76%).
Dewatering of the site continued with daily sampling
and flow rates taken at the eleven existing wells in
the area where the 144-inch conveyance pipe will be
installed.
Geotechnical monitoring instrumentation reports
continue to be compiled and submitted to the County.
The electrical contractor continued to install conduit
and panels in the electrical gallery and the
underground duct banks. Installation of the
underground electrical duct bank from the underground
disinfection tank toward the Tallman Street regulator
structure was completed this month.
Installation of supports and formwork continues in the
underground storage tank area.
The Midland Avenue bridge will remain closed through
the fall of 2006 due to construction activities.
Emergency services and others including the city
school district were notified in May that the closure
will continue.
See photos of laying the pipe across Onondaga Creek, a segment of the conveyance that will connect the Midland RTF with the Bellevue Regulator.
Upcoming work
Work anticipated for July 2006 includes:
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Continuation of installation of conduit in the
treatment facility, underground disinfection tank, and
underground duct banks
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Continuation of wall pours in treatment facility,
vortex separators, and wet well areas
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Continue installation of supports and formwork and
more sections of the cast-in-place roof on the
underground storage tank
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Installation of sheeting on the second half of the
66-inch pipe from the storage tank toward Onondaga creek
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Continue with dewatering pump tests and needed
excavation prior to installation of 144-inch pipe.
Midland Phase III activities
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Continued to progress Phase III design
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Continue property acquisition activities for five
properties needed. Purchase was completed for one of the
properties.
Construction on the Phase III pipeline will begin at
the West Castle Street end and progress over the 2½
years toward West Newell Street. No single area will be
affected for the full 2½ years, and the length of
effect along each street depends on the size of
the pipe to be installed. The pipeline ranges in size
from 12 ft in diameter near West Castle Street to 4 ft
in diameter near Newell Street during the latter stages
of construction.
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Workers installing rebar near the Sludge Dewatering Building
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Construction continues on the new biosolids
handling improvements at the Metro site.
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During June, the contractor, C.O. Falter,
completed placing all underground piping necessary for
the project and began demolition of the offices and
lunchroom in the second floor of the existing sludge
dewatering facility in preparation for the new
construction.
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The electrical contractor is continuing to run
electrical conduits and install new electrical panels.
This month the contractor completed installation of
the new transformer adjacent to the sludge dewatering
facility.
C.O. Falter was awarded the general construction
contract for this $1.9 million sewer separation
project—located along Onondaga Creek near Bissell,
Onondaga Avenue, South Avenue, and Centennial Drive.
The notice to proceed was issued May 9, 2006, and a
pre-construction meeting was held between the County and
contractor on May 10. A pre-construction video was
completed to document existing conditions of the
sewers. Installation of the new mainline sewers began
in June along South Avenue. About 300 ft of new sewers
were installed by the end of the month.
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Device used to capture video of the existing sewer —
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in the Bissell-South Avenue sewer separation area
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(ACJ dates—Commence construction of conveyances and RTF—10/28/04 (revised)—Further milestone revision requested.)
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Conveyance-related work
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RTF-related work
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Continued work on easement descriptions and additional survey work
Continued work on geotechnical report including microtunneling final design
Meetings held on needed property acquisitions between County and design engineers.
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Continued work on RTF facility layout and site considerations
Continued work on geotechnical design
considerations. EEA reviewing groundwater pump test
reports and supplemental geotechnical data.
Completed property survey and site acquisition maps and descriptions for RTF site
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The goal of the Clinton project is to address the
abatement of eleven CSOs between Fayette and Oneida
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 near Clinton
Street between the elevated railroad tracks and Onondaga
Creek.
(ACJ completion date for in-water system—7/1/02—Not implementable—Milestone Revision requested)
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Conveyance-related work
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RTF-related work
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50% design drawings sent to DEC on June 28 for their review
Meetings held between County and design engineers
on proposed property acquisitions.
Consultant continued working on easement descriptions.
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Geotechnical reports for lower basin RTF site under review
Continued work on Phase II environmental site assessments for Harbor Brook RTF sites
Continued work on property survey-site acquisition investigation for RTF sites
Continued work on RTF facility layouts
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The Facility Plan recommends specific technologies and sites
that includes two regional storage and treatment
facilities, five underground floatables control
facilities, upgrading one pumping station, and
installation of conveyance pipeline to transport CSO
flow to the facilities. The two sites identified for
purchase for the storage and treatment facilities are
on vacant privately owned land.
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Lake Day 2006: Children watch fish from Onondaga Lake
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The Onondaga Lake Partnership held its fifth annual Onondaga
Lake Day event on Saturday, June 3, 2006 from 10:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Onondaga Lake Park. Despite
day-long rain, hundreds of people of all ages
participated in the variety of activities offered that
included boat tours on the lake, making bluebird
houses, a learn-to-fish clinic, and lots of hands-on
displays.
Participants also received free rain gauges, tree
seedlings, frisbees, recycling bins, posters, and door
prizes. This year's theme was “The Lake is getting
better. See how YOU can help!”
The following projects have been completed since July
2002. They are not classified as
interim projects.
The following is a summary of the projects completed
under the Amended Consent Judgment (Appendix B pages 10-12). 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 by date completed:
Under Appendix A of the Amended Consent Judgment, 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 were completed well ahead of
schedule. The projects are listed below by date
completed:
Sampling conducted this month included:
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Measuring a fish during an electro- fishing excursion on Onondaga Lake
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Quarterly extended tributary sampling done on
June 13 and special high-flow tributary sampling
conducted on June 29. This was the third of the
required minimum of five tributary high-flow sampling
events for the year.
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Special weekly samples relating to the Midland
dewatering project were collected on June 5 and 19 at
Dorwin Avenue.
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Completed weekly double lake sampling (nearshore
and South Deep stations) on June 6 and June 20 and
special weekly sampling on June 12 and 26.
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On June 26, a Ninemile Creek storm sampling event
was initiated at Route 48. Sample frequency was
conducted every 2 hours for the first day and every 4
hours for 2 consecutive days thereafter.
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Commenced fisheries monitoring activities for the
new sampling year. Completed events four and five of
eight for the pelagic larvae sampling the weeks of
June 5 and June 19. This type of sampling is to be
completed biweekly from April to July.
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Completed spring gill net sampling the week of May 29
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Completed event five of five walleye larval trawls special study of Ninemile Creek
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Completed once a year nesting survey the week of June 5
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Completed event one of the Wednesday night Salt
City Bassmasters Tournament tagging on June 21
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Started event one of six of the juvenile seine events
on the week of June 26 (to be completed every 3 weeks
from July-October).
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Sampling on Onondaga Lake in the evening, June 2006
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None to report.
Property management services:
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Contract with Wolf Construction Management
amended for property management services relating to
the Midland Avenue conveyances and RTF project.
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Contract amendment amount: $65,000. Executed: 6/21/06.
None to report.
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Authorizing the acquisition of real property to
enable the County of Onondaga to comply with
requirements set forth in the Onondaga Lake Amended Consent Judgment for
the construction, operation, and maintenance of Phase
III of the Midland avenue RTF and conveyances project
($304,800).
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Calling for a public hearing for the purpose of
considering an increase in the cost of proposed
improvements for the Midland Avenue project.
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Calling a public hearing pursuant to Article 2 of
the New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law before
considering the acquisition of property for the
Clinton Street sewer improvement project.
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Approving the increased cost of certain
improvements for the Midland RTF.
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Authorizing the issuance of an additional
$49,890,420 bonds of the County of Onondaga to pay
the increased cost of certain improvements for the
Midland RTF.
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Calling a public hearing pursuant to Article 2 of
the New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law before
considering the acquisition of property for the
Midland Avenue sewer improvement project
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Calling a public hearing pursuant to Article 2 of
the New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law before
considering the acquisition of property for the
Harbor Brook sewer improvement project
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Adopting a determination and findings pursuant to
Article 2 of the New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law and
authorizing the acquisition of property for the
Clinton Street sewer improvement project.
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Appropriating $3,000,000 of the proceeds of the
bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to resolution
no. 231 dated September 7, 1999 to provide funds for
property acquisition and other related expenses of the
Clinton Street conveyances and RTF projects.
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Onondaga Lake, June 2006
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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: $92,362,936.
Federal EPA funds
None to report.
Total received to date in Federal EPA funds: $68,323,303.
Federal Army Corps of Engineers funds
None to report.
Total received to date from U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers funds: $8,394,750.
The following reimbursement payments were received
from EFC during June:
None to report.
Total reimbursement monies received to date through
EFC loans for the funded ACJ projects: $159,069,198
(short term), $10,303,528 (long term).
 Chronology of project construction starts
Contractors for construction projects
Lake Improvement Project Office
Grants and loans applied for—not yet approved
Grants received
Financial status report
— Midland photos courtesy of Ken Jackson, CDM
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Susan Miller, Project Deputy Director
Onondaga County Dept of Water Environment Protection