Director: Steven Oluic, PhD
This department reports to the County Commissioners
James W. Dvorak, Timothy C. Lennon, Ralph Spidalieri
Aquilla WWTP Upgrades
NAME: Aquilla WWTP Upgrades
TOWNSHIP: Claridon Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $1,720,000.00 estimated
CONSULTING ENGINEER: HDR Inc.
CONTRACTOR: TBD
FUNDING: Ohio HB 168 funds, Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC),
Geauga County ARPA funding when and if it becomes available, and
GCDWR capital improvements funding.
SCOPE OF PROJECT: As a condition of the NPDES permit renewal in
2016, the county was to upgrade/repair the Aquilla WWTP by 3/1/2021.
However, project has been delayed until 2023. It will require the removal
of sludge from the two lagoons, inspection of/repair of/ replacement of the:
(1) lagoon liners & clay beds if necessary, (2) the aerators, and
(3) the lagoon effluent land application system (piping, pumps, and valves).
Chardon Township Sewer Project
Bainbridge TWP Waterline Loop Closure
NAME: Bainbridge TWP Waterline Loop Closure
TOWNSHIP: Bainbridge Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $1,550,000
CONSULTING ENGINEER: GPD Group
CONTRACTOR: Woodford Excavating LLC
FUNDING: OEPA-DEFA Water Supply Loan Revolving Account
SCOPE OF PROJECT: The Bainbridge Road – Chagrin Road
Waterline Loop Closure is one of a series of waterline extensions
into the township from the Cleveland Water Department. This
project will connect two waterlines along Bainbridge and Chagrin
Roads and create a complete loop for dependable potable
water supply. The new waterline is highlighted in red below.
Materials are being delivered now with construction
starting in the latter half of April 2022.
McFarland Creek WWTP Renovation & Upgrade
NAME: McFarland Creek WWTP Renovation & Upgrade
TOWNSHIP: Bainbridge Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $16,000,000.00
CONSULTING ENGINEER: HDR Engineering Inc.
CONTRACTOR: TBD
FUNDING: OWDA Planning Loan $997,459.00 and FY22 EPA-STAG
Grant $800,00.00. GCDWR will be applying to various Federal and
State agencies in FY 2023 and FY 2024 to fund the future construction
costs.
SCOPE OF PROJECT: The McFarland WWTP is currently under an
Administrative Order on Consent with the U.S. EPA Region 5 requiring
the County to improve the plant operations in order to meet the NPDES
permit requirements and halt bypassing. The renovation and upgrade
will include new headworks, oxidation ditches, clarifiers, and disc
filters. The current deadline to complete this is 12/31/2023. Once
the final engineering design is complete and approved by regulatory
agencies, the construction project will go out for bid.
NAME: Chardon Twp WWTP & Sewer Project
TOWNSHIP: Chardon Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $5,100,000.00 (updated)
CONSULTING ENGINEER: GPD Group
CONTRACTOR: Trax Construction was lowest and best bid.
The contractor was given a notice to proceed on 9/23/20.
FUNDING: Loans via OPWC, and OEPA-WPCLF.
SCOPE OF PROJECT: Construction of a sanitary sewer collection system
and a 50,000 gpd wastewater treatment plant to service 113 households in
the Berkshire Heights subdivision, Chardon TWP. The project is the
result of the “Findings & Orders” issued by the Ohio EPA in February 2015
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