HomeMy WebLinkAbout(CM 2) Sewer Improvement - AG 2024 RV2City of Port Arthur Introduction
City of Port Arthur has a population of approximately 51,000 served by three(3) wastewater treatment facilities: Main Plant (Permitted Avg. flow 9.2 MGD), Port Acres Plant ( Permitted
Avg. flow 3.8 MGD), and Sabine Pass Plant (Permitted Avg. Flow 0.3 MGD)
There are 57 lift stations and over 230 miles of sewer piping
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Violations of Major Concern to The Texas Attorney General
Major overflows of untreated sewage from wastewater treatment facilities
Failure of WWTP’s treatment equipment, even after repairs are made
Reporting of one or more Permit limit effluent violations per month (all 3 WWTPs)
Sanitary sewer overflows from manholes and lift stations
Sewer line breakage and collapses due to old sewer lines
Overflows of sewage into residents’ yards and homes
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City Administrative Actions to Address
Wastewater Infrastructure Issues
Contracted with Consulting Engineering Firms to provide planning and design for
Wastewater Improvements
Employed Utility Director with a Professional Engineer (PE) License
Employed Utility Engineer Manager with a Professional Engineer (PE) License
Created an extra Utility Engineer position to oversee utility construction and
improvements projects
Employed Utility Compliance Manager to ensure compliance with TCEQ and EPA rules and
regulations.
Implemented a Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG)Ordinance and permitting process to reduce
grease accumulation in the sewer collection system
Employed two inspectors to oversee compliance with the FOG and educational programs.
Monitored the wastewater collection system operations
Change the Culture
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Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Operation Changes
Wastewater Treatment Operations
The Wastewater Treatment Plants currently are operated by Four(4) TCEQ “A” License operators.
Established Wastewater Treatment Laboratory w/Full Time Laboratory Analyst.
Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Operation of the treatment facilities.
Developed SOPs for reporting treatment system overflows.
Reorganized Wastewater treatment plant record keeping and filing system.
Collection System
Created a Citywide Pipe Bursting crew with the Superintendent and five full-time employees
and purchased over 1 million dollars in equipment.
Purchased Sewer Line Camera Truck for Identifying problem sewer lines and blockages.
Restructured SOPs for reporting collection system discharges.
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City-wide Collection System
Sewer Pipe Replacement 2012 -2024
THE AREAS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELOW SHOW REPLACED SEWER LINES
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Lift Station Rehabilitation 2019 -2024
46th St. Lift Station Rehabilitation. Construction Price – $784,981. Completed in 2021.
Installation of bypass header and a section of force main piping arrangement.
Lift Station Remediation & Mitigation. Construction Price – $1,385,788. Completed in 2023
New electrical power distribution equipment, and control panels for 12 Lift Stations, including 3rd Ave, 9th Ave, 46th St, 58th St, Operation Center, El Vista, Lakeside, Montrose, West
Port Arthur Rd, Roosevelt Ave, Aero Drive, and Taft Ave Lift Station.
Pioneer Park Lift Station. Construction Price – $774,065. Completed in 2023.
Rehabilitation of wet pit/dry pit into a new submersible pump lift station is complete with all new pumps, valves, piping, electrical, conversion of dry well into wet well, concrete
coatings, site work, pump removal crane, and ancillary facilities.
North Plant Lift Station. Construction Price – $578,195. Completed in 2023.
Rehabilitated the pumps, valves, and piping.
Business Park Lift Station Upgrade. Construction Price - $399,624. Completed in 2024.
Increased lift station capacity.
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Lift Station Rehabilitation 2019 -2024
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SABINE PASS COLLECTION SYSTEM
The City of Port Arthur is currently under a Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative Agreement with the TCEQ to replace and clean 2,000 linear feet a year of sewer lines in Sabine Pass.
The agreement also requires the City to replace 5 manholes per year. Prior to the revised agreement, the City replaced approximately 3,000 LF between, 2019 and 2020. The agreement was
revised in 2021 and will end on December 31, 2026.
The City has spent nearly 1.1 million dollars on the collection system in Sabine Pass.
From 2021 to 2024, the City replaced and cleaned over 12,000 linear feet of sewer lines and replaced 23 manholes in Sabine Pass and is ahead on its agreed-upon schedule(4,000 LF and
3 manholes ahead).
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Sabine Pass
Sewer Pipe Replacement 2019 -2024
Highlighted section show sewer line replacement in Sabine Pass
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SABINE PASS COLLECTION SYSTEM
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Main Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvements Projects (April 2022)
Main Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements. ALLCO, LLC. Construction Price – $73,643,227. Scheduled completion 2026
New Main Outfall Lift Station, Headworks, Primary Clarifiers, Trickling Filters, Multipurpose Lift Station, Final Clarifiers, RAS/WAS Meter Station, Filters, Chlorine Contact Basins,
Non-Potable Water System, Dewatering System, Electrical/Instrumentation & Elec. Buildings, Mechanical Screens, Washer-Compactors.
42” Force Main Construction. ALLCO, LLC. Project Price – 5,600,000. Scheduled completion March 2025.
Approximately 4,081 linear feet of 42” force main from the Main Outfall Lift Station to the Main Wastewater Treatment Plant and abandonment of the existing 30” force main.
Mention – second pre-bid meeting. Delaying bid opening for a second bidder.
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Main Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvements Projects
Main Wastewater Treatment Plant
Main Outfall
Lift Station
42” Force Main
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Main Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvements Projects (April 2022)
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Port Acres Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvement Projects
Installation of Aerobic Aeration Basin Improvement Project. Project Price -$2,600,000. Completed – 2011
Centrifuge Improvements Project. Project Price – $534,000. Completed – 2015.
A New Centrifuge was installed with new piping.
2015 Port Acres WWTP Rehabilitation. Project Price – $2,521,727. Completed – 2017.
Aeration Modifications and Digester Modifications
Influent Lift Station Rehabilitation. Project Price – $597,352.00. Completed – 2023.
New Sludge return pumps – Project Price - $400,000. Completed 2019.
Clarifier Rehabilitation. Project Price - $296,255. Completed – 2023.
Cleaned the lift station well, replaced inlet valves, and rebuilt the influent pumps.
7. Port Acres WWTP Improvements. Project Price – $1,288,300. Scheduled completion – December 2024.
Construct the new bypass header, piping, and valves.
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PORT ACRES WWTP IMPROVEMENTS
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PORT ACRES WWTP IMPROVEMENTS
Rehab Clarifiers
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Sabine Pass Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvement Projects
Clarifier Rehabilitation Project. Project Price – $237,500.00. Completed – 2022.
New clarifier equipment and the sludge pumps.
Sabine Pass WWTP Improvement Project – Phase I. Project Price - $300,000 . Completed – 2023.
Cleaned the sludge and grits, replaced blowers, rebuilt the aeration system, replaced the grinder and supernatant return pump, chlorine scales, and new splash guard around the aeration
basin. Upgraded the de-chlorine system, and installed the new office with restroom on-site.
Sabine Pass WWTP Improvement Project – Phase II. Project Price estimate – $350,000. Scheduled completion – July 2025.
Drying beds, sidewalk, and safety handrail.
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Sabine Pass Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvement Projects
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Adopted 2024 Capital Improvement Budget
5-year Program
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Lift Station Projects
Under Design/Study
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Lift Station Projects
2024 EPA Community Change Grants (Applied)
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Sewer Pipe Replacement Projects
Under Design/Study
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Sewer Pipe Replacement Projects
2024 EPA Community Change Grants (Applied)
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Sewer Pipe Replacement Projects
2024 EPA Community Change Grants (Applied)
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