Projects
Updated: 04/01/2023
Updated 03/20/2023
Updated 3/23/2023
Updated 9/19/2022
Services Center Water System Upgrade
Updated 3/23/2023
McFarland Creek WWTP Renovation & Upgrade
Chardon Township Sewer Project
Aquilla WWTP Upgrades
NAME: Aquilla WWTP Upgrades
TOWNSHIP: Claridon Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $1,720,000
CONSULTING ENGINEER: HDR Inc.
CONTRACTOR: TBD
FUNDING: Ohio HB 168 funds, Ohio Public Works Commission
(OPWC), Geauga County ARPA funding, 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).
NAME: Chardon Twp WWTP & Sewer Project
TOWNSHIP: Chardon Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $5,560,000
CONSULTING ENGINEER: GPD Group
CONTRACTOR: Trax Construction Company
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. Homes can connect to the sewers and
once sewage flow increases, the WWTP can begin full operation.
Homes must be connected by 8/31/23. ARPA funding is available for
lateral connections.
NAME: McFarland Creek WWTP Renovation & Upgrade
TOWNSHIP: Bainbridge Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $35,000,000
CONSULTING ENGINEER: HDR Engineering Inc.
CONTRACTOR: TBD
FUNDING: OWDA Planning Loan $997,459 and FY22 EPA-STAG
Grant $800,00.00. The Department is requesting ARPA funds from the
County Commissioners. Project is listed in the Water Pollution Control
Loan Fund Program Year 2023 Final Program Management Plan for
$20,000,000. The County is pursuing FY2024 Federal Funds to apply
to 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 and revised deadline to complete this is
12/31/2024. Once the final engineering design is complete and
approved by regulatory agencies, the construction project will go out
for bid. We expect to begin work in mid 2023.
Director: Steven Oluic, PhD
This department reports to the County Commissioners
James W. Dvorak, Timothy C. Lennon, Ralph Spidalieri
Geauga County Water Resources
This public utility is an equal opportunity provider
Location of Water / Sewer Lines:
Dial 811
Dial 811
Hours:
Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Service Counter: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Questions / Billing
info@gcdwr.org
billing@gcdwr.org
Phone Numbers
Phone: (440) 279-1970
Fax: (440) 285-9549
Address
12611 Ravenwood Drive, Suite 390
Chardon, Ohio 44024
NAME: Services Center Water System Upgrade
TOWNSHIP: Claridon Township
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST: $600,000
CONSULTING ENGINEER: GPD Inc.
CONTRACTOR: TBD
FUNDING: FY2023 Federal Community Project Funding via Rep
Dave Joyce, Geauga County ARPA funding, and GCDWR County
Water System Fund.
SCOPE OF PROJECT: Provide a 50,000-gallon water storage tank,
two high service pumps, required controls, ancillary piping/valves,
and a generator. This will provide an emergency water supply if the
water tower goes offline and will ensure safe drinking water to a
myriad of County Offices and Agencies in the County Services
Center area. Moreover, this system is a backup supply to the
University Hospital’s Geauga campus
