Utilities Department - Current Projects

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Current Projects

Upgrades to YOUR Water & Sanitary Sewer System

Current Bond Projects

W-1 Water Treatment Plant Chemical Feed Improvements and Clearwell Baffling

Design Engineer: ZEL Engineers
Contractor: AquaSouth

Project Description:Design and construction of baffling within the existing clearwells as well aschemical feed improvements.

W-2D Hwy 1/Tobacco Rd 20" Transmission Main and 5MG Tank & Pump Station (Morgan Rd)

Design Engineer: Cranston, Robertson & Whitehurst
Contractor: Blair Construction Company

Project Description:Design and construction of a 20-inch ductile iron transmission main from Old Barton Chapel Road along Deans Bridge Road, to Old Tobacco Road and up to a new 5MG tank & pump station on Morgan Road. Construction completion is scheduled for July 1, 2000.Project will provide connection between the Highland Avenue Water Treatment Plant and the Tobacco Road area of Augusta.(Note:Although the design for the new line is funded under the current bond issue, construction of the line is being funded by renewal & extension. Design and construction of the tank & pump station are funded by bond money.)

W-2E Wrightsboro Rd/Fort Gordon Booster Station Rehabilitation

Design Engineer: ZEL Engineers
Contractor: JS Haren Company

Project Description:Design and rehabilitation of two booster stations.The Wrightsboro Road booster station pumps will be replaced so that the BelAir Road system may be isolated for improved water pressure conditions in that area.The Fort Gordon booster station will be interconnected with the two surrounding stations so that additional pumps can be used if necessary to distribute water to the new 5MG Tank on Morgan Road during peak conditions.

W-3A Little Spirit Creek & Kimberly Clark Wellfields

Design Engineer: Swift and Associates
Contractor:Graves Environmental (wells only)

Project Description:Design and construction of two new well fields.Only the Little Spirit Creek well field is scheduled to be built.The new well field will include the construction of four (4) new wells (LSC-3 is existing) along Old Waynesboro and Liberty Church roads.All five wells will pump to the new Little Spirit Creek Ground Water Treatment Plant (a.k.a. Plant 3) currently under construction.

W-3B Little Spirit Creek Ground Water Treatment Plant (a.k.a. Plant 3)

Design Engineer: ZEL Engineers
Contractor:

Project Description:Design and construction of a new ground water treatment plant. Project includes a concrete clearwell, pump station, and chemical feed/storage area.The plant is located along Old Waynesboro Road, south of Liberty Church Road. Ground water from five (5) new wells will be pumped to this plant for chemical treatment and distribution.

W-3B.2 Old Waynesboro Road 16" Connection

Design Engineer: ZEL Engineers
Contractor:Blair Construction

Project Description:Design and construction of a 16" water line for improved distribution from the new Plant 3.The line will located along Old Waynesboro Road and connect the new plant to the tanks along Brown Road.

W-4 60-inch Raw Water Main

Design Engineer: Cranston, Robertson & Whitehurst
Contractor: Chandler Construction

Project Description:Design and construction of a 60-inch raw water main used for pumping from the Raw Water Pumping Station (off Riverwatch Pkwy) to the Highland Avenue Water Treatment Plant. Associated with this project is a surge tank at the Raw Water Pump Station to prevent water hammer and damage to the system, and water improvements to the Summerville Area.

S-2B Rae's Creek Phases II and III

Design Engineer: W.R. Toole Engineers
Contractor: Blair Construction

Project Description:Design and construction of a new sewer line along Rae's Creek to replace the old and undersized existing trunk line.The new 30- and 48-inch ductile iron line will replace pipe from Skinner Mill Road and Ramsgate Road to Boy Scout Road along the creek.

S-3/5 Sewer Rehabilitation Study

Design Engineer: Augusta Design Group
Contractor: NA

Project Description:Study of the Rocky Creek, Butler Creek, and Spirit Creek sewer trunk lines. Project includes manhole inspection, smoke testing, CCTV, and TISCIT of these three (3) trunks.The lines were then modeled on the computer to determine the rehabilitation projects needed.The consultant, Augusta Design Group, is made up of Johnson Laschober (Augusta, GA) and Montgomery Watson (Atlanta, GA).

S-8 Mid-City Interceptor & Chafee Lift Station

Design Engineer: ZEL Engineers
Contractor: JS Haren Company

Project Description:The Interceptor System transports sanitary sewage to the James B. Messerly WWTP for treatment. The Main Interceptor was constructed in the 1950's in accordance with the 1952 Master Plan. The Mid-City Interceptor was completed in 1964 and collects sanitary sewage from numerous basins, including the Rae's Creek basin.

The City began upgrading the Rae's Creek Sewer in the late 70's which has continued into the 1990's in order to accommodate growth that exceeded what was expected in the 1952 Master Plan. This effort has resulted in larger trunk sewers in the reaches above Augusta National, Augusta Country Club and Lake Olmstead. The remaining effort will supplement or replace the existing system from Berckman Rd. to the Mid-City Interceptor.

The Mid-City Interceptor is operating above capacity (surcharged) for a considerable period of time and especially during wet weather. Consequently, it can not provide transport for any more flow that accompanies upgrades to the Rae's Creek trunk sewer lines.

After considerable review of locations, routing, utility interferences, road and rail crossings, crossings of canal structures, etc., the best alternative was to operate a siphon to move the water from the beginning of the Mid City to its 54" diameter size location. The siphon uses minimal equipment, uses the potential energy of the water elevation but has special conditions related to maintaining a prime in the system.

Current Renewal & Extension Projects:

Bedford Heights

Design Engineer: James G. Swift & Associates
Contractor: Blair Construction Company

Project Description:Design and construction of sanitary sewer is needed to provide public sewer to the residents of Bedford Heights. Construction of new water lines is needed for reliability and flow purposes. Bedford Heights is one of the projects listed on the approved list of unsewered pockets.

Tobacco Road Tank Painting

Design Engineer: ARC
Contractor: Frank Shelton Utilities Services

Project Description:Painting of the 500,000-gallon elevated storage tank located on Tobacco Road.near Gibralter Drive. Project has been removed from the list for 2000 and replaced with an annual maintenance contract on several tanks.

Peach Orchard Road 12" Water Line

Design Engineer: James G. Swift & Associates
Contractor: NA

Project Description:Design and construction of a 12-inch water line along Peach Orchard Road. Project can not be constructed until funding is available. Funding originally available for this project was reallocated for the Hwy 1/Tobacco Road 20" Transmission Line project.