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Inside the 144-inch conveyance pipe for the Midland facility
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Monthly report—July 2007
Two projects begin construction
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Work activities on the Midland Phase II
project during July included:
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Backfilling along the remaining portions of
the 144-inch pipe to final grade. It will shortly be ready for topsoil and
seeding.
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Midland Avenue was reopened to traffic on July
1.
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Caulking has begun on the exterior brick and
architectural concrete panels on the RTF.
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The roofing is nearly complete, and painting
continues on the interior of the RTF.
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Concrete pours continued; 20,500 cubic
yards of concrete have been placed to-date of an
estimated 23,000 cubic yards planned for the total
facility.
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As of July 31, $46,445,370 has been paid on the
four prime contracts, which is 86.2% of the total
contract sum. The current sum of the prime contracts,
including approved change orders, is $53,841,647.
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All major construction has been completed on
the biosolids handling improvements at Metro, and the
County has assumed operation of this project. The
cogeneration system is scheduled for delivery the week
of August 20.
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Construction began on July 9 on sewer separation
for CSO 050 (Parkway-Rockland). By the end of the
month, two manholes and approximately 370 feet of
12-inch PVC sewer pipe had been installed. This
project is scheduled for completion by the end of
2008.
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The intermunicipal
agreement related to ACJ projects was signed by
all parties this month. It addresses a number of
issues including mitigation payments, property
acquisitions, and dropping of lawsuits between the
County and the City.
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Bids were opened on June 6 for the Phase III
Midland project. There were three bidders. After
review, the bids were rejected by the County and a
determination made that the project will be re-bid.
The County and its consultants are reviewing the
contract documents for possible cost-saving
modifications.
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The notice-to-proceed was issued on July 11 for
the Clinton conveyances Phase I project to low bidder
Delaney Construction. The pre-construction meeting on
this project was held on July 19. Construction began
on July 23. This $15 million project involves
installation of conveyance pipelines in areas near the
Clinton Street RTF.
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Bid documents were finalized for the Clinton
Street CSO abatement RTF project to be bid in August.
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The County's lake monitoring personnel had a
display and assisted in many ways in the planning and
hosting of the National Bassmaster's Tourney on
Onondaga Lake at the end of July. It was a highly
successful event, and the lake's fishery was the
source of praise and great headlines from these
professional bass fishermen from around the country.
(ACJ completion date—Phase II RTF—9/1/05 (revised) & Phase III Conveyance—5/01/07. Further Milestone revisions requested)
Midland Avenue and bridge were reopened on July 1 to
traffic.
Phase II construction continues
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Contractor
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Installation
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Location
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Plumbing
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Roof drains, leaders, and unit heaters
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RTF
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HVAC
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Duct work
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Chemical room and odor control room
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Electrical
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Conduit
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RTF
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Electrical
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Grounding systems
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Perimeter of underground storage tank
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Electrical
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Second electrical service for RTF
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Roofing sub
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Final roof assembly
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Cleaning the channel for combined sewer overflows in Midland's underground storage tank
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Painting continues on the interior of the RTF.
Caulking has begun on the exterior brick and
architectural panels.
Boxing-out of site roadways and parking areas
continues.
The total amount of concrete poured to-date is 20,500
cubic yards of an estimated 23,000 yards for the
completed facility.
Upcoming work
Work anticipated for August 2007 includes:
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Interior painting
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Completing installation of roofing system
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Backfilling and final grading along 144-inch pipe
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Continued:
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Boxing roadways in and around site for paving of roads and final grading over the underground storage tank
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Installation of louvers and HVAC ductwork
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Installation of plant water lines in the RTF by plumbing contractor.
Midland Phase III Activities this month
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Bids opened on June 6
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Three bids received. After review by the
County, the bids were rejected, and the decision was
made to rebid this project.
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The County and EEA are reviewing bid documents to
determine if modifications can be made to the bid
documents that could bring about cost savings.
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Bid documents compiled for building
demolition contract for Midland Phase III and Harbor
Brook RTF.
Construction on the Phase III pipeline will begin at
the West Castle Street end and progress over 2½ years
toward West Newell Street. No single area will be
affected for the full 2½ years, and the length of time
that construction will take place along each street
depends on the size of the pipe to be installed. The
pipeline ranges in size from 12 feet in diameter near
West Castle Street to 4 feet in diameter near Newell
Street.
The new system is operational, and Onondaga County is
operating it. Beneficial occupancy will be
assumed when all necessary reports and products, such
as the O&M manuals, have been received from the
contractors.
The co-generation equipment is expected to be
delivered week of August 20 for installation.
Sewer separation for CSO basin 050—the Rockland
Avenue-Parkway Drive area of Syracuse—involves
installation of 4200 feet of new sewer pipeline.
Construction
began
on July 9, 2007 at the intersection of Rockland and
Hunt. The project is scheduled to be completed
in the fall of 2008 at an estimated cost of
$3.2 million.
Work underway (July 2007)
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Manhole installed at Rockland and Hunt for the new sewer separation project
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Construction began July 9 and is scheduled to be
completed in fall of 2008.
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Project began at intersection of Rockland and Hunt Avenue.
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First progress meeting held on July 18 at WEP.
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During July, 2 manholes and approximately 370 feet of 12-inch PVC mainline sewer pipe were installed.
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Four sewer laterals were installed with new traps and cleanouts.
Construction begins:
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Marking the Phase I conveyence route
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Notice-to-proceed issued to Delaney Construction on July 11, 2007
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Pre-construction meeting held on July 19
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Construction should commence in August.
Field work for Phase II/III archeological work was
completed on July 20 in parking lot at the corner of
Dickerson and Clinton Streets. Further archeological
work scheduled for fall in the Trolley Lot at site of
former railroad machine shop.
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Archeological dig, Dickerson and Clinton streets
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The contractor began construction on July 23.
Initial work has included relocation of a city
water line, installation of geotechnical monitoring
equipment, and excavation for a pipe-jacking operation
under West Street.
Upcoming work
Work anticipated for August will include:
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Identification of utility locations by ground-penetrating radar
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Pavement sawcutting
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Installation of shafts for microtunneling
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Continued excavation for pipe-jacking pits.
(ACJ date: construction complete 2012)
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Phase II Conveyance-related work
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RTF related design work
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CDM/C&S finalizing bid documents
Meeting held on July 17 with Armory Square
Association representatives to bring them up-to-date
on status and schedule of construction of this portion
of the conveyances and discuss possible uses of
mitigation funding
Meetings held to coordinate creekwalk design between
West Fayette Street and West Jefferson Street that
will be constructed under the Phase II conveyances
project.
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EEA continued to finalize bid documents
RTF to go to bid in August
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The goal of the project is to abate eleven CSOs
between Fayette and Oneida streets. The Facility Plan
evaluates alternative technologies to address the
overflows and alternative sites for a
storage-treatment facility. It recommends:
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In-line storage and a regional treatment facility
(RTF) with a vortex separator as the most
cost-effective approach
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Construction on a site between the elevated railroad
tracks and Onondaga Creek southwest of the MOST on West
Jefferson Street.
(ACJ completion date for in-water system—7/1/02—Not implementable—new stipulated completion date Jan 1, 2012)
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Conveyance-related work
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RTF-related work
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Continued work on 95% design
Evaluated various alternatives for possible
cost reductions
Continued work on instrumentation
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Continued to progress work on 95% design of upper and lower RTFs
Evaluated various alternatives for possible cost reductions
Buildings slated for demolition including in
demolition bid documents compiled for Midland Phase
III and tTo be bid in August. Includes three buildings at
corner of Grand and Delaware needed for Harbor Brook
project.
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The Facility Plan recommends two regional storage and treatment
facilities (RTFs), five underground floatables control
facilities, upgrading one pump station, and
installation of conveyance pipelines to transport CSO
flow to the facilities. The Facility Plan also identifies
two sites, both are privately owned vacant land, for
purchase for sites of the RTFs.
During July, all parties signed the intermunicipal agreement
related to the ACJ and detailing mitigation payments,
property acquisitions, and dropping of lawsuits
between the City and the County. Signators to the
agreement are the County Executive and the
Commissioner of WEP for the County and the Mayor for
the City of Syracuse and the Syracuse Urban Renewal
Agency. The City Board of Education and the City
Industrial Development Agency were signators as well.
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Peter Thliveros won the Bassmasters' Memorial Tournament 2007—held in part at Onondaga Lake
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Professional bass fishermen from around the country
took part in the Bassmasters' Memorial Tournament held
2 days on Oneida Lake and then closing with 2 days
on Onondaga Lake on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29. The
fisherman came in after a very successful day on the
Lake on Saturday with nothing but praise for the
Lake's fishery.
The tourney received nationwide ESPN coverage. WEP
staff from the County's lake monitoring division
assisted in the event and had a very well-received
display at the tourney showing our sampling boat and
photos of fish found in the lake.
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Each summer, the County's skimmer boat collects tons of debris that would otherwise reach the Lake (2005).
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Projects completed since July 2002—not included in
Interim Projects—are the following:
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:
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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Biweekly tributary sampling conducted on July 10 and 24
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Special Onondaga Creek samples relating to the Midland dewatering project, collected at Dorwin Avenue on July 2, 16, and 30
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South Deep bi-weekly sampling of the Lake conducted on July 3, 17 and 31
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Special weekly Lake sampling done on July 3, 13, 17, 23, and 31
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Full Three Rivers sampling (Seneca,
Oneida and Oswego rivers) on July 12 to assist with
completion of Three Rivers Water Quality Model. In
total 16 river buoy sites and three lake outlet sites
were sampled. In addition four effluent locations
were sampled at four wastewater treatment plants (Metro,
Baldwinsville-Seneca Knolls, Wetzel Road, and Oak
Orchard).
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Completed four (of a minimum of five) tributary high-flow sampling events by July 31, 2007.
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Completed event one of six juvenile seine events
of the young-of-the-year on July 2. This type of
sampling is to be completed every 3 weeks from July to
October. Completed event two of six on July 16, 18, and
20.
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Completed event one of two of the special study
of the Onondaga Creek fishery at four locations along
the Creek on July 6 and 18. Locations are Tully Farms
Road, Dorwin Avenue, Newell Street, and Kirkpatrick
Street.
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Completed event six of eight of the pelagic larvae
sampling on July 11. Completed event seven of eight on July
25.
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Staff was present at Wednesday Night Salt City
Bassmasters' Tournament on July 11 to monitor catch
and to respond to questions.
None to report.
Program management: Contract with CDM/C&S amended to include
additional costs associated with the urban best
management practices (UBMP) program.
Amendment amount: $10,000. Executed: 7/3/07.
None to report.
Action items of the County Legislature in July: No items.
Upcoming for August legislative session: No items.
Upcoming for August committee: No items.
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Funds source
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Received July 2007
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Received to-date
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State Bond Act
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None to report
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$93,143,909
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USEPA
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$1,594,255
for Midland Phase II conveyance and RTF on July 19
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$79,228,700
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Corps of Engineers
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$47,570.30
for sewer separation CSOs 047 and 048 on July 16
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$9,352,615
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Date received
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Project
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Amount
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July 2007
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None to report
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June 29, 2007
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Biosolids handling improvements
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$748,162
Total $12,529,381
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June 29, 2007
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Sewer separateion, CSOs 047 and 048
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$43,158
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To-date
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For funded ACJ projects:
Total short-term
Total long-term
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$159,069,198
$29,364,781
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 Chronology of project construction starts
Contractors for construction projects
Grants and loans applied for—not yet approved
Grants received
Financial status report
—Midland photos courtesy of Ken Jackson and Joe Lorah, C&S-CDM
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Susan Miller, Project Deputy Director
Onondaga County Dept of Water Environment Protection